Sunshine Football Club (WRFL)
Sunshine
| Names |
| Full name |
Sunshine Football Club |
| Nickname(s) |
Kangaroos |
| Club details |
| Colours |
Blue Yellow |
| Competition |
WRFL since 1978 |
| Premierships |
YCW: 1966, 1969, 1976 (3) |
| Ground(s) |
Kinder Smith Reserve, Braybrook,.[1] |
The Sunshine Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the WRFL since 1978.[2]
They are based in the Melbourne suburb of Braybrook.
History
Formed as the Sunshine YCW Football Club in 1959 as a junior club. The joined the YCW National Football Association playing its first senior game was in 1963. After winning three premierships in the YCW National Football Association the club transferred to the Footscray Districts Football league in 1978.
After losing consecutive Grand Finals in 1994 and 1995 in A2 grade the club was promoted to A1 grade (division 1) in 1996 and have remained in the top level of the competition ever since.
At the end of the 2000 season with the change in the League's name the club followed suit by dropping the YCW from its title.
Premierships
YCW National Football Association
References
External links
Book
- History of the WRFL/FDFL – Kevin Hillier - - ISBN 9781863356015
- History of football in Melbourne's north west - John Stoward - ISBN 9780980592924
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