Seaford Football Club

The Seaford Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the south eastern region of Australia, first organised in late 1921. Formation meetings were held at Armstrong's Grocery Store, Martins Garage and Weatherley's Milk Bar.[1]

Seaford
Names
Full nameSeaford Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Tigers
Club details
Founded1921 (1921)
Colours   
CompetitionMPNFL
Premierships(13): 1924, 1926, 1927, 1934, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1970, 1981, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2009
Ground(s)R.F. Miles Reserve
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websiteseafordfnc.teamapp.com

The football team currently competes in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League. The netball department began at the club in 2011. The club also introduced women's football in 2013.

At end of the 2016 season, Seaford FNC fielded three men's, four netball and three women's football sides.

The highest profile player to come out of Seaford is retired St Kilda player and Brownlow Medallist Robert Harvey.

At the end of the 2018, Seaford FNC came last in the newly created First Division of MPNFL, finishing with 2 wins, 14 losses and 2 draws, and therefore were relegated to Second Division

Men's football premierships

Year Competition
1924 PDFA
1926 PDFA
1927 PDFA
1934 MPFL - B Grade
1951 MPFL - A Grade
1954 MPFL - A Grade
1956 MPFL - A Grade
1970 MPFL - A Grade
1981 MPFL - A Grade
1985 MPFL - A Grade
2007 MPNFL Peninsula
2008 MPNFL Peninsula
2009 MPNFL Peninsula

Netball premierships

Year Competition
2011 B Grade
2012 C Grade
2019 Under 19

Women's football premierships

Year Competition
2014 VWFL Div 5
2016 VWFL Div 2

VFL/AFL players

Bibliography

  • History of the Seaford Football Club - Mark Pearson [2]

References

  1. Seaford rebuilt on mateship by Adam McNicol, The Age, September 19, 2010
  2. Mark Pearson celebrates Seaford Football Club with a new book by Simon McEvoy, The Herald Sun, 15 May 2013
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