Boroondara Football Club

This article is about the former senior Australian rules football club. For the former junior club known as the Boroondara Hawks, see Balwyn Junior Football Club. For the present-day soccer club, see Boroondara-Carey Eagles FC.

Boroondara Football Club
Names
Full name	Boroondara Football Club
Former name	Star of Camberwell Football Club (1890−1891)
Former nickname	Star [1]
Club details
Founded	1890;136 years ago (1890)
Dissolved	30 March 1905;120 years ago (30 March 1905)
Uniforms
Home

The Boroondara Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA) until it merged with the Hawthorn Football Club in 1905. ^{[2] [3]}

History

Boroondara was formed as the Star of Camberwell Football Club around 1890. ^[4] The club changed its name to Boroondara on 24 June 1891. ^[5]

In 1897, the club joined the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA) after absorbing Camberwell Juniors. ^[4] Arthur Leach and Fred Leach both played for Boroondara and were among the club's strongest players until moving to the Victorian Football League (VFL), joining Essendon and Collingwood respectively. ^{[6] [7]} The club withdrew from the MJFA late in the season and likely went into recess. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Boroondara returned to the MJFA for the 1903 season and remained in the competition in 1904. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Following the end of the 1904 season, Booroondara merged with fellow MJFA club Hawthorn at the competition's annual meeting on 30 March 1905. ^[14] Hawthorn retained its own name, but adopted Boroondara's colours of a black guernsey with a red sash. ^[15]

References

1. "MITCHAM v. STAR OF CAMBERWELL". The Reporter. 23 May 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
2. "Football". The Reporter. 1 May 1893. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
3. "HAWTHORN v BOROONDARA". The Herald. 16 May 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
4. "Boroondara Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
5. "Star of Camberwell Football Club". The Reporter. 27 March 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
6. "Arthur Leach". Collingwood Forever. Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
7. "Fred Leach". Collingwood Forever. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
8. "FOOTBALL". Oakleigh Leader. 25 September 1897. p. 2. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
9. "FINAL POSITIONS OF CLUBS". Trove. Brighton Southern Cross. 25 September 1897. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
10. "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
11. "FOOTBALL". The Argus. 30 June 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
12. "Previous VAFA Clubs". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
13. "VAFA club's history 1892-2007". GameDay. Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
14. "THE METROPOLITAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Age. 1 April 1905. p. 12. Retrieved 13 October 2024. The Boroondara and Hawthorn clubs had decided to amalgamate, and would form a very strong club for the ensuing season.
15. "History". Hawthorn Football Club. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024. Hawthorn merged with Boroondara Football Club, retaining name but adopts Boroondara's guernsey, black with a red sash.