Whittlesea Football Club
| Names | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Whittlesea Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | The Eagles |
| 2011 season | |
| Leading goalkicker | Andrew Fairchild |
| Best and fairest | Rocky Collins |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Colours | Navy and Gold |
| Competition | Northern Football League |
| Chairman | Rob Barker |
| Coach | Peter Budgen |
| Captain(s) | Garrett Heenan |
| Ground(s) | Whittlesea Showgrounds |
| Other information | |
| Official website | whittleseafc.com.au |
Whittlesea Football Club is a local Australian rules football club in Whittlesea, Victoria, on the outer suburbs of Melbourne playing in the Northern Football League.
From the club's inception until the 1970s, Whittlesea wore navy guernseys with gold band and trim. Now it wears dark blue with an eagle and wing on the front similar to the West Coast Eagles AFL side.
Timeline of different leagues
1904 – Whittlesea was a founding club of the Whittlesea DFA.
1906 – Whittlesea played in the Bourke-Evelyn FL
1933 – Whittlesea played in the Panton Hill & DFL
1934 – Whittlesea played in the Diamond Valley FL
1940 – Whittlesea played in the Panton Hill & DFL
1946 – Whittlesea played in the Diamond Valley FL
1947 – Whittlesea played in the Panton Hill FL
1987 – Whittlesea played in the Riddell DFL
Whittlesea changed name to Northern Eagles FC.
1992 – Whittlesea played in the Diamond Valley FL (now Northern Football League), and changed the name back to the Whittlesea Football Club
Premierships 15
- 1907 – Bourke-Evelyn FL
- 1923 – Bourke-Evelyn FL
- 1924 – Bourke-Evelyn FL
- 1925 – Bourke-Evelyn FL
- 1932 – Panton Hill & DFL
- 1954 – Panton Hill FL
- 1957 – Panton Hill FL
- 1958 – Panton Hill FL
- 1959 – Panton Hill FL
- 1960 – Panton Hill FL
- 1973 – Panton Hill FL
- 1974 – Panton Hill FL
- 1988 – Riddell DFL Division Two as Northern Eagles
- 2010 – Northern Football League Division Two - 2010 Northern Football League Division Two Grand Final played at Preston City Oval 11 September Whittlesea 9.17.71 defeated Lower Plenty 9.3.57
- 2013 – Northern Football League Division Two - 2013 Northern Football League Division Two Grand Final played at Preston City Oval 14 September Whittlesea 17.14.116 defeated Fitzroy Stars 14.13.97
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