Croydon Football Club

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Croydon
Full nameCroydon Football Club
NicknameBlues
Sport Australian rules football
Founded1906
League Eastern Football League
Home groundCroydon Park Reserve
Strip
Blue and white monogram

The Croydon Football Club is an Australian rules football team, founded in 1906. It is based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is part of the Eastern Football League.

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Senior club history

Formed in 1906, the club first played in competition in 1909. The club spent time in the Box Hill Reporter Football Association before transferring to the Ringwood District Football Association.

After World War II, the club founded the Croydon District Football League, which evolved into the Eastern District Football League.

The club was a foundation member of the Eastern Football League in 1962. [1]

VFL/AFL players

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References

  1. "Club History - Croydon Football Club". Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.