Parkside Football Club
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| Full name | Parkside Football Club |
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| Nickname | The Devil Devil The Devil is believed in many religions and cultures to be a powerful, supernatural entity that is the personification of evil and the enemy of God and humankind. The nature of the role varies greatly... s |
| Strip | Red with white monogram |
| Founded | 1934 |
| League | Northern Football League |
| Ground | Pitcher Park, Alphington Alphington, Victoria Alphington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Darebin and Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Alphington had a population of 4,483... |
| Senior Premierships | 12 |
| Premierships Years | 1954, 1963, 1972, 1982, 1988, 2001, 2009. |
The Parkside Football club is an Australian rules football club located 8 km north east 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...
in the suburb of Alphington
Alphington
Places called Alphington include:* Alphington, Devon, England* Alphington, Victoria, Australia...
. The clubs home matches are at Pitcher Park in Alphington
Alphington, Victoria
Alphington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Darebin and Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Alphington had a population of 4,483...
.
The Parkside Football Club was founded in 1934 and 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...
and remained with the Association until 2002.
Season 2003 the club affiliated with the Northern Football League.
Parkside has won twelve premierships the last in 2009.
2009 Northern Football League Division Three Grand Final Parkside 12.09.81 defeated Hurstbridge 08.17. 65
2010 Northern Football League Division Three Grand Final Parkside 02.07.19 lost to Hurstbridge 07.10. 52
2011 Northern Football League Division Three Grand Final Parkside 11.13.79 lost to South Morang 15.12.102
The club is rich in history and tradition. The clubs most famous VFL/AFL player Ray Gabelich
Ray Gabelich
Ray Gabelich was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .He came to Collingwood from Western Australia as a centre half-forward in 1954 too late to be listed...
played with Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
during the 1950s and 1960s.