East Geelong Football Club

East Geelong
Names
Full name East Geelong Football Club
Nickname(s) Eagles
Club details
Colours      Maroon      Gold
Competition Geelong & District Football League
President Michael O'Leary[1]
Coach Michael O'Leary[2]
Premierships 29
Ground(s) Richmond Oval, East Geelong[3]
Other information
Official website eastgeelongfc.vcfl.com.au
Guernsey:

The East Geelong Football Club is an Australian rules football club which has competed in the Geelong DFL since 1879.[4] It is based in the Geelong suburb of East Geelong.

Since the club's formation in 1879, the club has been known as East Geelong (1879-1892, 1907-1979, 2000-present), Marylebone (1893-1906), and Eastern Suburbs (1980-1999).

In 1979, East Geelong were a founding club of the Geelong Football League, only to return to the Geelong & District Football League the following year.[5]

Premierships

LeagueTotal flagsPremiership years
Geelong District Football Association111893, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914
Geelong & District Football League181919, 1920, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1985, 1987, 1993, 2009

Reference:[6]

References

  • Stoward, John. Cat Country - History of Football in the Geelong Region. ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3.
  1. ↑ "Executive Committee - East Geelong Football & Netball Club - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Coach & Training Information - East Geelong Football & Netball Club - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "East Geelong Football & Netball Club Inc". Community Directory - Geelong Australia. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. ↑ http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6162-80547-0-0&sID=108003
  5. ↑ "East Geelong Football Club / Eastern Suburbs Football Club (Vic)". footypedia.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Devaney, John. "Australian Football - East+Geelong Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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