The Stanhope Football Club is based in the small Victorian town of Stanhope, near

Kyabram Kyabram () is a town in north central Victoria, Australia. Kyabram is located in the centre of a rich irrigation district in the Goulburn River Valley, north of Melbourne. The name of the town is thought to derive from an Aboriginal word Kia ...

. The Club are known as the 'Lions' wearing a maroon jumper with gold chevron. Stanhope has competed in the

Kyabram & District Football League The Kyabram District Football Netball League (KDL) is a minor Australian rules football league in Victoria (Australia), Victoria made up of 15 teams. The KDL is made up of smaller country town football clubs in the Goulburn Valley. The majori ...

since 1995.

History

The Stanhope Football Club was formed on Wednesday evening, 10th March 1920, with Mr. E B Gibney elected as the President and the club joined the newly formed Stanhope and District Junior Football Association in 1920.

Football Premierships

;Seniors *Stanhope & District Junior Football Association (1920) ** Nil *Kyabram & District Junior Football Association (1921) ** Nil * Cooma Football Association (1922) **1922 - Stanhope: 3.14 - 32 d Merrigum: 2,4 - 16 *Kyabram & District Junior Football Association (1927-1928) ** Nil * Central Goulburn Valley Junior Football Association (1929-1932) **1931 - Stanhope: 11.12 - 78 d Rushworth: 3.8 - 26 **1932 - Stanhope: 8.8 - 56 d Tatura: 8.7 - 55 *Kyabram & District Football Association (1933-1945) **1936 - Stanhope: 13.10 - 88 d Tongala: 11.12 - 78 **1938 - Stanhope: 10.5 - 65 d Tongala: 9.7 - 61 **1944 - Stanhope: 15.16 - 106 d Ky Valley: 8.15 - 63 *

Goulburn Valley Football League The Goulburn Valley League (GVL), also known as the Goulburn Valley Football Netball League (GVFNL), is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia, Victoria. History The leag ...

(1946-1947) ** Nil *

(1948-1955) as Stanhope / Girgarre F C ** Nil *

(1956-1975) as Stanhope F C ** Nil *

Heathcote District Football League The Heathcote District Football League (HDFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Heathcote, Victoria, Heathcote region and major Bendigo area with clubs based in the regions of City of Greater Bendigo, Shire of Campaspe, a ...

(1976-1994) ** 1976, 1986, 1987 * Kyabram District Football League (1995-present) **2000, 2003, 2007, 2008

Football League Best & Fairest Winners

;Seniors *

- Morrison Medal **1946 - Aub Downing (Stanhope) **1948 - Keith "Snowy" Dunstall (Stanhope / Girgarre) **1952 - Roy Barrett (Stanhope / Girgarre) **1966 - Ed Murray (Stanhope) *

- Cheatley Medal **1978 - Robert Newton **1984 - Robert Harrison **1985 - Robert Harrison **1992 - Rick De Marte * Kyabram District Football League - McNamara Medal **2003 - Darryl Harrison ;Reserves *

- Abikhair Medal **1963 - J Burrows

Leading League Goal Kickers

;Seniors * Kyabram District Football League **1998 - Jodie Canavan - 116 **2002 - Gavin Exell - 104 **2001 - Gavin Exell - 112 **2003 - Gavin Exell - 115

Stanhope / Girgarre FC

In March 1948, Girgarre and Stanhope decided to merge and entered their "senior" team in the

and their "reserves" team in the Kyabram District Football Association. Only one week later, the Girgarre / Stanhope FC then decided to enter their "reserves" side into the newly formed

Reserves competition. This merged entity was in force between 1948 and 1955. In 1956, the club de-merged and Stanhope remained in the

and Girgarre played in the Kyabram District Football Association. ;League Best & Fairest Awards *

- Morrison Medal **1948 - Keith "Snowy" Dunstall **1952 - Roy Barrett

References

External sources

{{Kyabram & District Football League Kyabram District Football Netball League clubs