Cheltenham Football Club
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The Cheltenham Football Club is an Australian rules football
club from Melbourne, that was founded in 1895 and currently plays in Division 1 of the Southern Football League
.
As early as 1895, the Cheltenham Football Club regularly played football matches, often travelling long distances from their southern Melbourne base to play country teams such as Ballarat.
The Cheltenham
home games were played on a paddock on the corner of Park and Charman roads in Cheltenham
. In 1909, the club moved to its current home at the Cheltenham
Recreational Reserve on Weatherall Road.
Also in 1909, Cheltenham
entered in the newly formed Federal Association and became the inaugural Federal Association premiers. The club continued its affiliation with this league for many decades, even fielding an open age team during the war years.
Cheltenham
went onto win 5 senior premierships in the Federal Association by the end of the 1920s, they won the flags in 1909, 1911, 1913, 1922 and 1925, with the late Percy Watt playing in all 5 premiership sides and was captain in 1922.
1928 saw the start of an outstanding career from our oldest living player Tom Connor. There were many great players for Cheltenham
in the 1930s and Tom Butler was one of the finest, playing over 400 in a career that spanned over 20 years.
Cheltenham
continued to win premierships in the 1920s and 1930's with juniors taking out the 1929 and 1933 flags, and that continued in 1934 when Cheltenham
took out the 1st XVIII and 2nd XVIII premierships.
The 1940s saw new Cheltenham
legends starting their careers. Jack Barker, Jim Sloss, Jeff Farnbach, Eric Whitecross, Jim Brooks and Norm Wilson, all giving Cheltenham
great service during the 1940s and 1950s. Cheltenham
produced its only Brownlow Medal
list in Peter Box
who played in the late 1940s, before going to the Footscray Football Club where he became a champion.
Cheltenham
continued to show its strength in the 1940s, but were unfortunately runners up in the 1st XVIII in 1946 and also runners up in the juniors in 1942, 1948 and 1949. Cheltenham
continued to field sides during the war year’s 1939–1945.
The early 1950 saw Arthur Rose at the helm as coach until 1952, and then John Hogan arrived from North Melbourne
in 1953. Cheltenham
won a 2nd XVIII premiership in 1958 led by coach Jim Ostle.
1959 saw all 3 Cheltenham
sides making the finals with the 3rd XVIII finishing runners up and with Kevin Roberts and Bob Arnfield finishing 1st and 2nd in the 1st XVIII Federal Association best and fairest, and Jack Barker winning the best and fairest in the Federal Association 2nd XVIII.
The 1960s saw Peter Lucas and Arthur Gooch from Collingwood
showing their presence, with Cheltenham
being beaten by a kick after the siren against Springvale in the 1960 preliminary final. Cheltenham
had great success with their junior sides winning the 3rd XVIII premierships in 1967, 1968, and the 4th XVIII premiers in 1962 and 1968.
The 1970s saw the 1st XVIII play off in the 2 grand finals, the first under coach Tommy New in 1974, saw Cheltenham
go down by 1 point to Highett and in 1976, under coach Ian Cooper lost to Mentone by 6 points. The 3rd XVIII went through the season undefeated in 1974 winning the premiership, with Trevor Barker a key player before going to St Kilda the following year. The 3rd XVIII under coach Jack Hammond in 1975 and the 4ths in 1973, 1975 and 1978 were runners up. Cheltenham
had mixed success in the 1980s with Ross Embon taking the 1st XVIII into the finals in 1980. The great Gerry Callaghan, who had coached Williamstown
and played in 5 premierships for them, was Cheltenham’s last senior coach when the Federal Association ended in 1981.
Cheltenham
then joined the South East Suburban Football League under Gerry’s coaching in 1982 and he was able to help them become a force in later years with Cheltenham
making the finals in the seniors in 1984, 1985 and 1986 and the 4th XVIII taking out he 1981 premiership.
The club was a founding member of the Southern Football League
which was formed as a result of the merger between the South East Suburban Football League and the East Suburban Churches Football Association in 1993.
The 1990s brought back memories of Cheltenham’s early years with the club winning 3 senior premierships under coach Barry White in 1992, 1993 and 1995. Cheltenham
was very successful in 1995 winning both the 1st XVIII and 4th XVIII premierships and was runners up in 2nd XVIII. The 3rd XVIII were premiers in 1996 and runners up in 1997 under coach Jeff Lyon, who had worked tirelessly recruiting junior players to the club.
Former Richmond
and Essendon
player Brian Winton
took over the coaching duties in 1996 and lead the club to the finals in his first year and then again in 1999. Barry White returned to coach the club in both 2000 and 2001, but not with the success of his early years. David Selleck and David Kilburn showed their skills as coaches in 2000 and 2001 when they led the 3rd XVIII to back-to-back premierships.
Andrew Butterfield took the seniors reigns in 2002 and 2003 followed by Steve ‘Spider’ Kennedy in 2004, and Neil Hassel in 2005. Season 2006 saw former player Brett Shalders take over as senior coach. In a big turnaround from previous seasons, the Rosellas finished third with a 14–4 record and in the process won the Southern Football League
Division 1 Club Championship. The Rosellas once again made the finals in 2007, finishing 3rd with a 12–6 record, but fell to Clayton with the last kick of the day in the First Semi Final. Having finished in third place after the home and away season in 2008, Cheltenham
defeated Clayton in the first semi final only to be defeated a week later by St Pauls East Bentleigh in the Preliminary Final. There was some cause for celebration when the Rosella Colts defeated Hampton to win their second premiership in succession. Ruckman Ewen McKenzie capped off a stellar first season at the club by winning the Southern Football League
Division 1 Best and Fairest award.
After missing the finals for the first time in five seasons in 2010, former Melbourne
defender Nathan Brown
took over the coaching reigns and lead an extremely young Rosellas side back to September action. In the Elimination Final, Cheltenham defeated pre season flag favorite Chelsea Heights before falling a week later to St Kilda City in the first Semi Final.
The club fields open age senior and reserve teams in the Southern Football League
as well as a Colts team. Its junior club, the Cheltenham
Junior Football Club, fields multiple junior teams in the Moorabbin Saints Junior Football League.
Reserves
Thirds
Fourths
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club from Melbourne, that was founded in 1895 and currently plays in Division 1 of the Southern Football League
Southern Football League (Victoria)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
.
As early as 1895, the Cheltenham Football Club regularly played football matches, often travelling long distances from their southern Melbourne base to play country teams such as Ballarat.
The Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
home games were played on a paddock on the corner of Park and Charman roads in Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
. In 1909, the club moved to its current home at the Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
Recreational Reserve on Weatherall Road.
Also in 1909, Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
entered in the newly formed Federal Association and became the inaugural Federal Association premiers. The club continued its affiliation with this league for many decades, even fielding an open age team during the war years.
Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
went onto win 5 senior premierships in the Federal Association by the end of the 1920s, they won the flags in 1909, 1911, 1913, 1922 and 1925, with the late Percy Watt playing in all 5 premiership sides and was captain in 1922.
1928 saw the start of an outstanding career from our oldest living player Tom Connor. There were many great players for Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
in the 1930s and Tom Butler was one of the finest, playing over 400 in a career that spanned over 20 years.
Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
continued to win premierships in the 1920s and 1930's with juniors taking out the 1929 and 1933 flags, and that continued in 1934 when Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
took out the 1st XVIII and 2nd XVIII premierships.
The 1940s saw new Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
legends starting their careers. Jack Barker, Jim Sloss, Jeff Farnbach, Eric Whitecross, Jim Brooks and Norm Wilson, all giving Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
great service during the 1940s and 1950s. Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
produced its only Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
list in Peter Box
Peter Box
Peter Box was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League during the 1950s....
who played in the late 1940s, before going to the Footscray Football Club where he became a champion.
Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
continued to show its strength in the 1940s, but were unfortunately runners up in the 1st XVIII in 1946 and also runners up in the juniors in 1942, 1948 and 1949. Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
continued to field sides during the war year’s 1939–1945.
The early 1950 saw Arthur Rose at the helm as coach until 1952, and then John Hogan arrived from North Melbourne
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
in 1953. Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
won a 2nd XVIII premiership in 1958 led by coach Jim Ostle.
1959 saw all 3 Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
sides making the finals with the 3rd XVIII finishing runners up and with Kevin Roberts and Bob Arnfield finishing 1st and 2nd in the 1st XVIII Federal Association best and fairest, and Jack Barker winning the best and fairest in the Federal Association 2nd XVIII.
The 1960s saw Peter Lucas and Arthur Gooch from Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
showing their presence, with Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
being beaten by a kick after the siren against Springvale in the 1960 preliminary final. Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
had great success with their junior sides winning the 3rd XVIII premierships in 1967, 1968, and the 4th XVIII premiers in 1962 and 1968.
The 1970s saw the 1st XVIII play off in the 2 grand finals, the first under coach Tommy New in 1974, saw Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
go down by 1 point to Highett and in 1976, under coach Ian Cooper lost to Mentone by 6 points. The 3rd XVIII went through the season undefeated in 1974 winning the premiership, with Trevor Barker a key player before going to St Kilda the following year. The 3rd XVIII under coach Jack Hammond in 1975 and the 4ths in 1973, 1975 and 1978 were runners up. Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
had mixed success in the 1980s with Ross Embon taking the 1st XVIII into the finals in 1980. The great Gerry Callaghan, who had coached Williamstown
Williamstown Football Club
The Williamstown Football Club, nicknamed The Seagulls, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne and are currently playing in the Victorian Football League...
and played in 5 premierships for them, was Cheltenham’s last senior coach when the Federal Association ended in 1981.
Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
then joined the South East Suburban Football League under Gerry’s coaching in 1982 and he was able to help them become a force in later years with Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
making the finals in the seniors in 1984, 1985 and 1986 and the 4th XVIII taking out he 1981 premiership.
The club was a founding member of the Southern Football League
Southern Football League (Victoria)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
which was formed as a result of the merger between the South East Suburban Football League and the East Suburban Churches Football Association in 1993.
The 1990s brought back memories of Cheltenham’s early years with the club winning 3 senior premierships under coach Barry White in 1992, 1993 and 1995. Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
was very successful in 1995 winning both the 1st XVIII and 4th XVIII premierships and was runners up in 2nd XVIII. The 3rd XVIII were premiers in 1996 and runners up in 1997 under coach Jeff Lyon, who had worked tirelessly recruiting junior players to the club.
Former Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
and Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
player Brian Winton
Brian Winton
Brian J. Winton is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League ....
took over the coaching duties in 1996 and lead the club to the finals in his first year and then again in 1999. Barry White returned to coach the club in both 2000 and 2001, but not with the success of his early years. David Selleck and David Kilburn showed their skills as coaches in 2000 and 2001 when they led the 3rd XVIII to back-to-back premierships.
Andrew Butterfield took the seniors reigns in 2002 and 2003 followed by Steve ‘Spider’ Kennedy in 2004, and Neil Hassel in 2005. Season 2006 saw former player Brett Shalders take over as senior coach. In a big turnaround from previous seasons, the Rosellas finished third with a 14–4 record and in the process won the Southern Football League
Southern Football League (Victoria)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
Division 1 Club Championship. The Rosellas once again made the finals in 2007, finishing 3rd with a 12–6 record, but fell to Clayton with the last kick of the day in the First Semi Final. Having finished in third place after the home and away season in 2008, Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
defeated Clayton in the first semi final only to be defeated a week later by St Pauls East Bentleigh in the Preliminary Final. There was some cause for celebration when the Rosella Colts defeated Hampton to win their second premiership in succession. Ruckman Ewen McKenzie capped off a stellar first season at the club by winning the Southern Football League
Southern Football League (Victoria)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
Division 1 Best and Fairest award.
After missing the finals for the first time in five seasons in 2010, former Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
defender Nathan Brown
Nathan D. Brown
Nathan Daniel Brown is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Demons in the Australian Football League....
took over the coaching reigns and lead an extremely young Rosellas side back to September action. In the Elimination Final, Cheltenham defeated pre season flag favorite Chelsea Heights before falling a week later to St Kilda City in the first Semi Final.
The club fields open age senior and reserve teams in the Southern Football League
Southern Football League (Victoria)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
as well as a Colts team. Its junior club, the Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston to the eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north, while the City of Bayside resides over...
Junior Football Club, fields multiple junior teams in the Moorabbin Saints Junior Football League.
Premierships
Seniors- Federal League / Association
- 1909, 1911, 1913, 1922, 1925, 1934
- South East Suburban Football League
- 1992
- Southern Football LeagueSouthern Football League (Victoria)The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
- 1993, 1995
Reserves
- Federal League / Association
- 1934, 1958
- Southern Football LeagueSouthern Football League (Victoria)The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
- 2010
Thirds
- Federal League / Association
- 1928, 1929, 1967, 1973, 1974
- Southern Football LeagueSouthern Football League (Victoria)The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
- 1996, 2000, 2001, 2008
- Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football LeagueMornington Peninsula Nepean Football LeagueThe Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League is an Australian rules football competition, governed by the Victorian Country Football League. The MPNFL contains teams near the south eastern region of Victoria, Australia...
- 2007
Fourths
- Federal League / Association
- 1942, 1962
- Southern Football LeagueSouthern Football League (Victoria)The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
- 2009
Best and Fairests
| Year | First XVIII | Second XVIII | Third XVIII | Fourth XVIII |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | B.Anderson | J.Barker | A.Rainey | J.McEwen |
| 1963 | G.Turton | B.Arnott | V.Ellis | L.Yates |
| 1964 | I.Shepherd | W.Foley | L.Yates | S.Ginn Stewart Ginn Stewart Ginn is an Australian professional golfer.Ginn was born in Melbourne. He grew up behind the twelfth green of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club and started caddying at the age of ten. In the 1970s and 1980s he won several professional tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia and one on the... |
| 1965 | P.Twyford | F.Hutchinson | R.Turner | W.Green |
| 1966 | M.Hewitt | R.Brearley | J.Antonie | J.Woolhouse |
| 1967 | M.Ould | L.Yates | J.Antonie | J.Woolhouse |
| 1968 | R.Brearley | R.Wills | W.Higgs | C.Antonie |
| 1969 | E.Williams | R.Newman | M.Lewis | G.Watts |
| 1970 | M.Ward | H.Nicol | M.Campbell | I.Lines |
| 1971 | L.Woodward | W.Warburton | C.Bartram | P.Wilkie |
| 1972 | M.Hewitt | G.Ansell | G.Walker | T.Barker Trevor Barker Trevor Barker was an Australian rules footballer with the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League .... |
| 1973 | B.Dingle | M.Grimmer | T.Barker Trevor Barker Trevor Barker was an Australian rules footballer with the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League .... |
M.Roberts |
| 1974 | M.Hewitt | M.Grimmer | T.Barker Trevor Barker Trevor Barker was an Australian rules footballer with the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League .... |
S.Emmitt |
| 1975 | J.Austin | E.Williams | P.Sheppard | S.Upton |
| 1976 | G.Dunn | I.Brown | S.Emmitt | W.Smirdell |
| 1977 | B.Hillier | M.Rodwell | R.Cunningham | C.Upton |
| 1978 | M.Donnell | A.Webster | S.Tanian | J.Burke |
| 1979 | G.Ansell | K.Ellis | G.Kelly | P.O'Brien |
| 1980 | R.Embom | M.Shaw | J.Burke | R.Blainey |
| 1981 | D.Caddaye | R.Carruthers | P.Rocke | G.Blainey |
| 1982 | A.Roche | A.Jelleff | R.Blainey | D.O'Riley |
| 1983 | R.Powely | K.Eastwood | M.Jones | J.Clagnan |
| 1984 | T.Ryan | K.Eastwood | R.O'Brien | |
| 1985 | L.Caddaye | A.Jelleff | N.McKenzie | |
| 1986 | P.Jeans | M.Shaw | ||
| 1987 | B.McConnell | S.Bawden | R.Aitken | |
| 1988 | B.McConnell | D.Kilburn | C.Mason | S.Kneen |
| 1989 | B.McConnell | S.Ellery | B.Campbell | |
| 1990 | P.Finlay | S.Ellery | ||
| 1991 | S.MacKinnon | S.Ellery | ||
| 1992 | P.Jeans | P.Joyce | ||
| 1993 | A.Jelleff | B.Crimmin | T.Drinan | |
| 1994 | A.Thomas | G.Duckworth | ||
| 1995 | A.Thomas | P.Goodchild | S.Nish/S.Rowe | |
| 1996 | A.Thomas | P.Fielding | M.Rand | M.Spiliotis |
| 1997 | M.Goodchild | W.Jones | W.Wells | |
| 1998 | M.Rand | A.Jelleff | J.Mills | |
| 1999 | M.Szakacs | B.Crimmin | C.Saddington | P.Groves |
| 2000 | M.Robinson | D.Hughes/C.Saddington | R.Everett | |
| 2001 | S.Rowe | S.Clifford/D.Keller | C.Jowett | |
| 2002 | A.Daff | C.Sendeckyj | ||
| 2003 | M.Shalders | C.Sendeckyj/S.Croft | ||
| 2004 | A.Shilton | D.Schwarze | ||
| 2005 | J.McGeoch | P.Nunn | ||
| 2006 | M.Shalders | S.Farnsworth | ||
| 2007 | M.Shalders | P.Conroy | S.Goodman | |
| 2008 | E.McKenzie | D.Macklin | C.Neophitou | L.Woolley |
| 2009 | A.Cole | D.Ferguson | R.Mahony | J.Jones |
| 2010 | A.Symes | A.Butterfield | D.Vaughan | A.Pullman |
| 2011 | J.Martin | C.Johnston | C.Tuck |
AFL / VFL Recruits from Cheltenham
- Trevor BarkerTrevor BarkerTrevor Barker was an Australian rules footballer with the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League ....
– St Kilda 1975–89, 230 Games 134 Goals. - Peter BoxPeter BoxPeter Box was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League during the 1950s....
– Footscray Brownlow MedallistBrownlow MedalThe Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
1951–57, 107 Games 43 Goals. - Ted RipponTed RipponEdward C. "Ted" Rippon was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon prior to his World War II service for St Kilda after the war in the VFL....
– EssendonEssendon Football ClubThe Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, St Kilda 1933–45, 85 Games, 31 Goals. - Jack AustinJack Austin (footballer)John William "Jack" Austin was an Australian rules football player for the South Melbourne Swans from 1930 to 1938, playing 140 games in the back-pocket and at full-back...
– St Kilda, FitzroyFitzroy Football ClubThe Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
1966–68, 9 Games, 6 Goals - Colin Carter – St Kilda 1975–80, 49 Games, 16 Goals.
- Vaughan Ellis – CollingwoodCollingwood Football ClubThe Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
1965–69, 19 Games, 3 Goals. - Brian Leary – HawthornHawthorn Football ClubThe Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
1950, 2 Games, 0 Goals. - Clarrie Lonsdale – HawthornHawthorn Football ClubThe Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
1927–37, 109 Games, 122 Goals. - Neil Park – St Kilda 1982, 3 Games, 5 Goals.
- Kevin RobertsKevin Roberts (Australian footballer)Kevin 'Noofa' Roberts is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League during 1960s....
– St Kilda 1960–68, 106 Games, 110 Goals. - Ern Trickey – FitzroyFitzroy Football ClubThe Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
, South MelbourneSydney SwansThe Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
1982, 3 Games, 5 Goals. - Colin Antonie – St Kilda 1968–71, 17 Games, Goals: 7
- Francis Biehl – South MelbourneSydney SwansThe Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
1910, 3 Games, 1 Goal. - William Butler – St Kilda 1942–46, 58 Games, 0 Goals.
- Joseph Chandler – South MelbourneSydney SwansThe Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
1898, 3 Games, 2 Goals. - John Hogan – St Kilda 1960, 2 Games, 0 Goals.
- John HynesJohn HynesJohn B. Hynes , a Massachusetts politician, was mayor of Boston 1950-1960.Family backgroundHynes was the son of Bernard Hynes, Abbey Street, Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland, who emigrated to Boston about 1890...
– CarltonCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
1998, 4 Games, 2 Goals. - Steve LeehaneSteve LeehaneJohn Stephen "Steve" Leehane was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League ....
– CarltonCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
1914–19, 82 Games, 14 Goals. - Clem Neeson – CarltonCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
, St Kilda 1936–37, 13 Games, 2 Goals. - Ron Porta – Footscray, South MelbourneSydney SwansThe Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
1953–61, 84 Games, 2 Goals. - Arch Roberts – MelbourneMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, EssendonEssendon Football ClubThe Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
1932–37, 48 Games, 0 Goals. - Arthur Rose – St Kilda 1937–40, 28 Games, 2 Goals.