Boroondara Football Club
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| Boroondara Football Club | ||
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| Full name | Boroondara Football Club | |
| Former name | Star of Camberwell Football Club (1890−1891) | |
| Former nickname | Star[1] | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1890; 136 years ago (1890) | |
| Dissolved | 30 March 1905; 120 years ago (30 March 1905) | |
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The Boroondara Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA) until it merged with the Hawthorn Football Club in 1905.[2][3]
Boroondara was formed as the Star of Camberwell Football Club around 1890.[4] The club changed its name to Boroondara on 24 June 1891.[5]
In 1897, the club joined the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA) after absorbing Camberwell Juniors.[4] Arthur Leach and Fred Leach both played for Boroondara and were among the club's strongest players until moving to the Victorian Football League (VFL), joining Essendon and Collingwood respectively.[6][7] The club withdrew from the MJFA late in the season and likely went into recess.[8][9][10]
Boroondara returned to the MJFA for the 1903 season and remained in the competition in 1904.[11][12][13]
Following the end of the 1904 season, Booroondara merged with fellow MJFA club Hawthorn at the competition's annual meeting on 30 March 1905.[14] Hawthorn retained its own name, but adopted Boroondara's colours of a black guernsey with a red sash.[15]
References
- ↑ "MITCHAM v. STAR OF CAMBERWELL". The Reporter. 23 May 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "Football". The Reporter. 1 May 1893. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "HAWTHORN v BOROONDARA". The Herald. 16 May 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- 1 2 "Boroondara Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "Star of Camberwell Football Club". The Reporter. 27 March 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "Arthur Leach". Collingwood Forever. Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ↑ "Fred Leach". Collingwood Forever. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL". Oakleigh Leader. 25 September 1897. p. 2. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ "FINAL POSITIONS OF CLUBS". Trove. Brighton Southern Cross. 25 September 1897. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. 30 June 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "Previous VAFA Clubs". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "VAFA club's history 1892-2007". GameDay. Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "THE METROPOLITAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Age. 1 April 1905. p. 12. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
The Boroondara and Hawthorn clubs had decided to amalgamate, and would form a very strong club for the ensuing season.
- ↑ "History". Hawthorn Football Club. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
Hawthorn merged with Boroondara Football Club, retaining name but adopts Boroondara's guernsey, black with a red sash.
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