Sunshine Football Club
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Sunshine Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, was an Australian rules football
club which played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1959 until 1989. The club colours were navy blue and white.
in an upset. The club also lost the 1969 Grand Final, this time to Williamstown before finally becoming premiers in 1971, to conclude Sunshine's ninth successive finals series. Under captain-coach Don McKenzie, Sunshine defeated Brunswick
by 54 points in the decider and earn promotion to division one for the first time, although they were relegated after three seasons.
In 1986 and 1988, Sunshine were second division runners-up, but due to financial problems, the club left the VFA and folded after eight rounds of the 1989 season; their record for 1989 was expunged. They were reformed in 1993. The old VFA club has no ties with the Sunshine Football Club (previously known as Sunshine YCW Football Club) now playing in the WRFL.
J. J. Liston Trophy winners (2)
VFA Leading Goalkicker 2nd Division
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 which played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1959 until 1989. The club colours were navy blue and white.
History
Sunshine were the beneficiaries of Prahran's expulsion from the VFA in 1959 and replaced them in the second division. They competed in the 1963 finals series and the following season claimed the minor premiership, only to lose to Geelong WestGeelong West Football Club
The Geelong West Football Club are an Australian rules football club which played in the Victorian Football Association from 1963 until 1988. Geelong West, nicknamed the 'Roosters', wore white and red during their time in the association.-History:...
in an upset. The club also lost the 1969 Grand Final, this time to Williamstown before finally becoming premiers in 1971, to conclude Sunshine's ninth successive finals series. Under captain-coach Don McKenzie, Sunshine defeated Brunswick
Brunswick Football Club
Brunswick Football Club was an Australian rules football club which played in the VFA from 1897 until 1990. They were originally nicknamed the Pottery Workers before being renamed the Magpies and were based in Brunswick, Victoria. The club wore black and white guernseys...
by 54 points in the decider and earn promotion to division one for the first time, although they were relegated after three seasons.
In 1986 and 1988, Sunshine were second division runners-up, but due to financial problems, the club left the VFA and folded after eight rounds of the 1989 season; their record for 1989 was expunged. They were reformed in 1993. The old VFA club has no ties with the Sunshine Football Club (previously known as Sunshine YCW Football Club) now playing in the WRFL.
Honours
VFA 2nd Division Premierships (1)- 1971
J. J. Liston Trophy winners (2)
- Don McKenzie (1972)
- Ray Goold (1974)
VFA Leading Goalkicker 2nd Division
- George Allen (1969 & 1970) Who died of heart failure in a practice match at Benalla in 1971, aged 22.