Stanhope Football Club

Stanhope FNC
Names
Full name	Stanhope Football & Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Lions
Club song	"Stanhope Coloured Blood"
2025 season
Club details
Founded	1920;105 years ago (1920)
Colours
Competition	Kyabram District Football League
Premierships	(13): 1922, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1976, 1986, 1987, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2025
Ground(s)	Stanhope Recreation Reserve (capacity: 5,000)
Uniforms
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Other information
Official website	Stanhope FNC

The Stanhope Football Club is based in the small Victorian town of Stanhope, near Kyabram. The Club are known as the 'Lions' wearing a maroon jumper with gold chevron. Stanhope has competed in the Kyabram & District Football League since 1995.

History

The Stanhope Football Club was formed on Wednesday evening, 10th March 1920, with Mr. E B Gibney elected as the President ^[1] and the club joined the newly formed Stanhope and District Junior Football Association in 1920. ^[2]

Football Premierships

Seniors ^[3]

• Stanhope & District Junior Football Association (1920)
  • Nil
• Kyabram & District Junior Football Association (1921)
  • Nil

• Cooma Football Association (1922) ^[4]
  • 1922 - Stanhope: 3.14 - 32 d Merrigum: 2,4 - 16 ^{[5] [6]}

• 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 ^[7]
  • 1932 - Stanhope: 8.8 - 56 d Tatura: 8.7 - 55 ^[8]

• Kyabram & District Football Association (1933-1945)
  • 1936 - Stanhope: 13.10 - 88 d Tongala: 11.12 - 78 ^[9]
  • 1938 - Stanhope: 10.5 - 65 d Tongala: 9.7 - 61 ^[10]
  • 1944 - Stanhope: 15.16 - 106 d Ky Valley: 8.15 - 63 ^[11]

• Goulburn Valley Football League (1946-1947)
  • Nil

• Goulburn Valley Football League (1948-1955) as Stanhope / Girgarre F C
  • Nil

• Goulburn Valley Football League (1956-1975) as Stanhope F C
  • Nil

• Heathcote District Football League (1976-1994)
  • 1976, 1986, 1987

• Kyabram District Football League (1995-present)
  • 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2025

Football League Best & Fairest Winners

Seniors

• Goulburn Valley Football League - Morrison Medal
  • 1946 - Aub Downing (Stanhope)
  • 1948 - Keith "Snowy" Dunstall (Stanhope / Girgarre)
  • 1952 - Roy Barrett (Stanhope / Girgarre)
  • 1966 - Ed Murray (Stanhope)

• Heathcote District Football League - 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

• Goulburn Valley Football League - 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 Goulburn Valley Football League and their "reserves" team in the Kyabram District Football Association. ^[12] Only one week later, the Girgarre / Stanhope FC then decided to enter their "reserves" side into the newly formed Goulburn Valley Football League Reserves competition. ^[13] This merged entity was in force between 1948 and 1955. In 1956, the club de-merged and Stanhope remained in the Goulburn Valley Football League and Girgarre played in the Kyabram District Football Association.

Year	1sts Ladder Position	1sts Best & Fairest	1sts Coach	2nds Ladder Position	2nds Best & Fairest	Competition
1948	2nd	Keith Dunstall	A Currie	4th	J Haw	GVFL [14] [15]
1949	8th	H A Connolly	H A Connolly	4th [16]	Cecil Wright	GVFL [17]
1950	10th	Aub Downing &	Mick Keating	9th	Cecil Wright	GVFL
		Mick Keating
1951	10th	Mick Keating	Mick Keating	7th	N Hadfield	GVFL [18]
1952	10th	Roy Barrett	Mick Keating	9th	D Crilly	GVFL [19]
1953	7th	Roy Barrett	Tom Ryan	6th	Pat McCarty	GVFL [20]
1954	6th	Keith Dunstall	Tom Ryan	7th	Alan Linford	GVFL [21]
1955	9th	E Hicks	Tom Ryan	8th	E Crilly	GVFL
1956			Vic Lawrence [22]

League Best & Fairest Awards

• Goulburn Valley Football League - Morrison Medal
  • 1948 - Keith "Snowy" Dunstall ^[23]
  • 1952 - Roy Barrett ^[24]

References

1. "1920 - CLUB FORMED AT STANHOPE". Kyabram Guardian (Vic). 16 March 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
2. "1920 - JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FORMED". Kyabram Guardian (Vic). 18 June 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
3. "Historical Timeline". Gameday. Stanhope FNC. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
4. "1922 - COOMA DISTRICT FOOTDALL ASSOCIATION". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 25 April 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
5. "1922 - The Premiership Won by Stanhope". Kyabram Guardian (Vic). 1 August 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
6. "1920 - Stanhope News". Kyabram Guardian (Vic). 19 September 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
7. "1931 - Stanhope Premiers". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 15 September 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
8. "1932 - Goulburn Valley Central Junior League". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 9 September 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
9. "1936 - STANHOPE PREMIERS". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 22 September 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
10. "1938 - A Hard Game. K.D.F.A. GRAND FINAL". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 6 September 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
11. "1944 - Stanhope Wins Premiership". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 8 September 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
12. "1948 - FOOTBALL Girgarre and Stanhope Combine". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 12 March 1948. p. 14. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
13. "1948 - G.V.L. SECONDS FORMED". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 18 March 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
14. "1948 - Kyabram Wins League Football Premiership". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 23 September 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
15. "1948 - Stanhope-Girgarre Meeting". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 23 September 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
16. "1949 - Seconds Semi-Final As Curtain Raiser". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 1 September 1949. p. 11. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
17. "1949 - Stanhope-Girgarre Banquet". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 27 October 1949. p. 16. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
18. "1951 - Final Four Unaltered". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 23 August 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
19. "1952 - Stanhope F.C. Awards". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 4 September 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
20. "1953 - Stanhope Football Club Awards". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 1 October 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
21. "1954 - Stanhope-Girgarre Football Club Wind-up". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 23 September 1954. p. 14. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
22. "1955 - STANGARRY SIGNS UP VIC LAWRENCE AS COACH". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 9 September 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
23. "1948 - Presentation of Morrison Medal". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 23 September 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
24. "1952 - Morrison Medal Goes To Stanhope Again". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic). 21 August 1952. p. 14. Retrieved 1 March 2024.