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Melbourne City (VFA)

Photos by Competition and Team

Introduction

Melbourne City played in the VFA in 1912 and 1913. The club was added to the VFA in the inner-city presence.

On 1 December 1913, Melbourne City formally resigned from the Association, and disbanded as a club

"Some three months ago a meeting of those interested in the formation of a club, to take the place of the defunct. West Melbourne club, was held to elect a committee to make representations to the Victorian association for admittance into that association. After due consideration, the new club, which is . called the CityFootball Club. was admitted into the Victorian association." Age -Jan 19121

Team Name and Jumpers

"The club wore a dark red coloured guernsey (described as 'claret' in contemporary sources) with white shoulders" - Wikipedia

Sport 2 Aug 1912Melbourne City Phillips
Sport 2 Aug 1912Melbourne City Phillips


Team Photos

Photos by Charles Boyles

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Photos by Other Photographers


Lists

Reference _ Melbourne City Coaches
Reference _ Melbourne City Captains

1912 George 'Mallee' Johnson

Home Grounds

East Melbourne Cricket Ground

Results

For extensive results, see http://www.thegapchessclub.org.au/vfa/

Melbourne City lost every one of it's VFA matches.

Formation of Club


BREVITIES (1911, November 25). Independent (Footscray, Vic. : 1883 - 1922), p. 2. Retrieved October 29, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73479028

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_City_Football_Club_(VFA)

Sources

1 FOOTBALL. (1912, January 19). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved October 29, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197399676

Matches

Boyles Photos by Year//Interesting Games 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

Outside Football

General links to footballers' occupations and links to other sports. Links to Outside Football

Quizes