The Spotswood Football Netball Club is an

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club which has competed in the

Western Region Football League The Western Football Netball League (WFNL) is a semi-professional Australian rules football and netball league, based in the western suburbs of Melbourne. History The league was formed in 1931 as the Footscray District Football League (FDFL). ...

(WRFL) since 1935. They are based in the Melbourne suburb of Spotswood.

History

The Spotswood Football Club became a member of the FDFL from 1935. They were formed in 1927 and played in the Sub Districts League from 1927 to 1934 They won the 1933 premiership. In 1935 they transferred to the Footscray District Football League.

VFL/AFL players

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– Footscray * Norm Goss – Hawthorn * Fred Goldsmith – South Melbourne * Callum Urch – North Melbourne * Greg Taube - South Melbourne *

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– Western Bulldogs/GWS * Bachar Houli – Essendon/Richmond *

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– South Melbourne * Spencer White – St Kilda * John Heriot - South Melbourne * Ron Viney - South Melbourne * Issy Grant- Western Bulldogs * Lachlan Fogarty- Geelong/Carlton

Premierships

** Div 1 (15): 1938, 1958, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 ** Div 2 (2): 1944, 1948

References

External links

Official website

Book

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