Brighton SC

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Brighton
Full nameBrighton Soccer Club
Founded1908;115 years ago (1908) in earliest form
1987;36 years ago (1987) as present entity
GroundDendy Park
ChairmanJohn Collins
League VSL 3 South-East (Men)
VWSL 1 South-East
2019 6th (Men)
10th (Women)
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

The Brighton Soccer Club is an Australian Community run soccer club based in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton. The club was founded in late 1987 by the merger of the original Brighton and Prahran City soccer clubs founded in 1924 and 1908 respectively. [1] [2] The club fields both senior and reserve teams for men & women, . [3] This club has no connection to the defunct 'Prahran City Football Club' that competed in 2012–2015. [4]

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Historical (1909–1987)

Brighton (1925–1987)

Prahran/Prahran City (1909–1987)

Recent (1988–present)

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