Fairpark Football Club

Fairpark Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football team. It is based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is part of the Eastern Football League.

Fairpark
Full nameFairpark Football Club
NicknameLions
Founded1969
LeagueEastern Football League
Home groundFairpark Reserve, Ferntree Gully
Strip
Red, Royal Blue with yellow monogram

History

Founded in 1969 as an outlet for boys to develop their football skills, the club had grown to be able to field a senior side in 1978. Three seasons in the Yarra Valley Mountain FL second division the club transferred to the Eastern District Football League in 1981.[1] In 1997 the club decided to change its name to Eastern Lions Football club in the hope of wider community appeal. At the end of 2016, the club voted to change its name back to Fairpark Football Club.[2] In recent times the club has experienced a downfall in junior numbers. Despite this in 2017 they experienced a resurgence boasting four junior teams with numbers looking to grow in coming years. In 2019 the senior team won their second premiership defeating East Burwood in a close match, with Ronnie McKendry winning the best on ground medal

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References
  1. http://easternlionsfc.wixsite.com/easternlionsfc
  2. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/belgrave-premiership-coach-sean-stanton-announced-as-new-fairpark-coach/news-story/1923e2cf25f5605a5e09e9f814fafad1
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