Sunshine Heights Football Club

Sunshine Heights
Names
Full name	Sunshine Heights Football Club
Nickname(s)	Dragons
Club details
Founded	1971;54 years ago (1971)
Colours
Competition	Western Region Football League
Premierships	4 (1979, 1988, 1998, 2008)
Ground(s)	Ainsworth Reserve, Sunshine West [1]
Other information
Official website	shfc.com.au

The Sunshine Heights Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the WRFL since 1988. ^[2] They are based in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine West.

History

In 1971, the club first fielded a senior team in the Western Suburbs FL. In 1979, they defeated Werribee Centrals for the premiership of the Western Suburbs FL.

The club transferred to the Footscray District FL in 1988. It won the A2 premiership defeating East Brunswick in its first year.

Guernsey

Premierships

• Div 1 = 1979 (WSFL)
• Div 2 = 2008
• Div 3 = 1988, 1998
• Div 5 = 2024 U12's

VFL/AFL players

• James Gowans – St Kilda
• Chris Burton – Western Bulldogs
• Shane Madigan - Fitzroy Football club
• Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner - Western Bulldogs AFLW

Bibliography

• History of the WRFL/FDFL by Kevin Hillier – ISBN   9781863356015
• History of football in Melbourne's north west by John Stoward – ISBN   9780980592924

References

1. "Western Region Football League". Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
2. "BLSC History - Belmont Lions Sports Club Football Club".

External links

• Official website