Albert Park Football Club
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Albert Park Football Club is an Australian rules football
club located 3 km south of Melbourne
in the suburb of Albert Park
.
Originally affiliated with the VFA during the 19th century.
The club colours are red and white.
Albert Park was one of the eight founding members of the Victorian Football Association in 1877.
The club finished fourth in their debut season but their stay in the Association was short lived, in 1880 the club merged with South Melbourne Football Club
. As a joint entity with South Melbourne the merged club won five VFA premierships between 1881 and 1890. South Melbourne FC affiliated with the VFL.
The newer entity of Albert Park
Football Club have become affiliated with the Victorian Amateur Football Association
(VAFA), a competition that covers all of greater metropolitan Melbourne
. The VAFA has over 70 senior clubs, and around 3,500 registered players. The club has its origins going back to the 1920s and has progressed from affiliation with the ANZ Bank
Staff Social Club to its current suburban identity in the inner-suburban Albert Park
area of Melbourne
.
Known as the Falcons, the Club has always been based at Albert Park
, the former Clubrooms and playing area were moved when the Grand Prix
site was formed. The Club is now situated at the Beaurepaire Pavilion on Oval 20.
Australian rules football
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club located 3 km south of Melbourne
Melbourne
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in the suburb of Albert Park
Albert Park
Albert Park may refer to:In Australia:* Albert Park, Lismore, home to international baseball stadium Baxter Field* Albert Park, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne** Albert Park and Lake, the park itself...
.
Originally affiliated with the VFA during the 19th century.
The club colours are red and white.
Albert Park was one of the eight founding members of the Victorian Football Association in 1877.
The club finished fourth in their debut season but their stay in the Association was short lived, in 1880 the club merged with South Melbourne Football Club
Sydney Swans
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. As a joint entity with South Melbourne the merged club won five VFA premierships between 1881 and 1890. South Melbourne FC affiliated with the VFL.
The newer entity of Albert Park
Albert Park
Albert Park may refer to:In Australia:* Albert Park, Lismore, home to international baseball stadium Baxter Field* Albert Park, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne** Albert Park and Lake, the park itself...
Football Club have become affiliated with the Victorian Amateur Football Association
Victorian Amateur Football Association
The Victorian Amateur Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Victoria, Australia consisting purely of amateur players. Unlike the Victorian Football League and the VFL/AFL, the VAFA has always been strictly a purely amateur league and has affiliations with both AFL Victoria...
(VAFA), a competition that covers all of greater metropolitan Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. The VAFA has over 70 senior clubs, and around 3,500 registered players. The club has its origins going back to the 1920s and has progressed from affiliation with the ANZ Bank
ANZ Bank
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Staff Social Club to its current suburban identity in the inner-suburban Albert Park
Albert Park
Albert Park may refer to:In Australia:* Albert Park, Lismore, home to international baseball stadium Baxter Field* Albert Park, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne** Albert Park and Lake, the park itself...
area of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
Known as the Falcons, the Club has always been based at Albert Park
Albert Park
Albert Park may refer to:In Australia:* Albert Park, Lismore, home to international baseball stadium Baxter Field* Albert Park, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne** Albert Park and Lake, the park itself...
, the former Clubrooms and playing area were moved when the Grand Prix
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site was formed. The Club is now situated at the Beaurepaire Pavilion on Oval 20.
Club song
- Cheer, cheer the Red and the Blue
- We'll keep on fighting all the game through
- Soaring to Success we Fly
- Shake down the thunder from the sky
- Whether the odds are great or be small
- The Falcons from the Park will win overall
- While our loyal sons are marching
- Onwards to victory