Spotswood Football Club Explained

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Clubname:	Spotswood
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Fullname:	Spotswood Football Netball Club
Nicknames:	Woodsmen, Woods
Colours:	Green Gold
Premierships:	WRFL Div 1 (15)
Ground:	McLean Reserve^[1]
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Url:	spotswoodfc.com.au

The Spotswood Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football club which has competed in the Western Region Football League (WRFL) since 1935.^[2] They are based in the Melbourne suburb of Spotswood.

History

The Spotswood Football Club became a member of the FDFL from 1935. They were formed in 1927 and played in the Sub Districts League from 1927 to 1934 They won the 1933 premiership.^[3] In 1935 they transferred to the Footscray District Football League.

VFL/AFL players

Charlie Sutton – Footscray
Norm Goss – Hawthorn
Fred Goldsmith – South Melbourne
Callum Urch – North Melbourne
Greg Taube - South Melbourne
Callan Ward – Western Bulldogs/GWS
Bachar Houli – Essendon/Richmond
John Dean – South Melbourne
Spencer White – St Kilda
John Heriot - South Melbourne
Ron Viney - South Melbourne
Issy Grant- Western Bulldogs
Lachlan Fogarty- Geelong/Carlton

Premierships

Western Region Football League
- Div 1 (15): 1938, 1958, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
- Div 2 (2): 1944, 1948

External links

Official website

Book

History of the WRFL/FDFL – Kevin Hillier - -
History of football in Melbourne's north west - John Stoward -

Notes and References

Web site: Western Region Football League . 2013-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130502150242/http://wrfl.org.au/clubs.htm . 2 May 2013 . dmy-all .
Web site: BLSC History - Belmont Lions Sports Club Football Club.
Web site: Who we are Spotswood Football ClubSpotswood Football Club . www.spotswoodfc.com.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306044743/http://www.spotswoodfc.com.au/who-we-are/ . 2012-03-06.