Photos by Competition and Team
Table of contents
Introduction
Before the Second World War, Oakleigh was an independent city around 14km south east of Melbourne's CBD. Oakleigh's independent identity ended when the urban sprawl of Melbourne extended first to the city and then kept going.
Oakleigh football club was founded in 1891 and according toaustralinfootball.com, the team played in a number of competitions before joining the VFA in 1929.
1904-7 Commonwealth Football Association 1904-7
1908-11 Metropolitan Junior Football Association
1912-28 Melbourne Districts Football Association/Sub Districts Football League
Oakleigh achieved immediate success in the VFA with premierships in 1930 and 1931. After this initial success the team's fortunes changed dramatically and the 1931 premiers received the 1932 wooden spoon and spent most of the remainder of the 1930's at the bottom end of the ladder.
The early 1950's again saw Oakleigh on top of the ladder and the team achieved two more premierships in 1950 and 1952. The up and down nature of the clubs fortunes continued with premierships in 1960 and 1972, but relegation to the second division and second division premierships in 1967 and 1988.
Team Name and Jumpers
?-1929 Melbourne Districts Association
1929-1994 Victorian Football Association
Nicknames: Purple and Golds, The Devils
Team Photos
Photos by Charles Boyles
Photos by Unknown/Other Photographers
Player Photos
Lists
List_ Oakleigh Coaches
List_ Oakleigh Captains
Photos by Other Photographers
Grand Finalists 1950
They meet for the big game. (1950, September 30). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 10. Retrieved October 6, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22896877
Home Grounds
Oakleigh Football Ground (Oakleigh)
Results during Charles Boyles Work Period 1925-63
For more extensive results (and source data for this table), see
http://www.thegapchessclub.org.au/vfa/
Memorabilia
Oakleigh Annual Report 1950
External Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakleigh_Football_Club
Club Annual Meeting 1927
FOOTBALL. (1927, February 21). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 21. Retrieved January 30, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3839191