CLUB HISTORY

The Seaford Football Club was born in late 1921, when formation meetings were held at Armstrong’s Grocery Store, Martins Garage and Weatherley’s Milk Bar.

The aim of the Club was to encourage and foster the youth of the area into playing Australian Rules Football.  A request was granted to field a tem in the Mornington Peninsula Association’s 2^nd Division for the 1922 Season

The original ground was at the end of Robinsons Road and Admans Street, being known as “The Flat”. Bill Klauers’ plough was used to make a boundary line and saplings were cut from his nearby farm as goalposts.  Players changed behind a large boxthorn tree nearby.

Understandably the fledging team failed to win a game in its opening year.  Players were recruited from Richmond in 1923 hence the long association with our name, “The Tigers”.

Success was quick to come with Premierships in 1924, 1926 and 1927.

The Council had transformed McCullochs old sand-pit into a recreational ground for football and cricket and hence the Club had a new home for the 1930 season.  The ground dimensions of 150m x 100m have not changed since its inception in1930.

Despite the depression hitting hard, the Club opened its new Sandstone Clubrooms in May of 1934.  It capped the season off by winning the premiership.

The Club was promoted to “A” Division and struggled before the war when the competition was abandoned.  After the war the Club had its most successful decade competing in 8 Finals campaigns.

The Club won the 1951 “Golden” Flag (100 years since Gold was discovered in Victoria),  the 1954 (a Royal visit by the New Queen),  and 1956 (The Olympic Premiership).

The wheel turns with all clubs and the next decade was a downhill trend, and by the early 60s the Club suffered heavy defeats.  Local identity, Alan Wicks, helped resurrect the Club to runners-up in 1968 and again in 1969 before local champ, Graham Alderson steered what most believe was the strongest side ever to win the 1970 Premiership.

The Club only made the First Semi Final in 1974 and 1977.

The Seaford Junior Football Club began to feed the Senior Club and again we participated in 8 Finals campaigns in a decade with Premierships in 1981 and 1985 along with 2nds and 3rds flags also.

The 90’s were again a roller-coaster-ride as the Club competed in the 1993 Preliminary Final and then relegated at the end of 1996.

Now in the Peninsula Division of the MPNFL, the Tigers have engaged in 3 Finals campaigns with runners-up on two occasions, in 1998 and 2000.

The Club has come a long way in its 80 years considering it took 26 pounds to run the Club, build new rooms in1970 and add a 40 foot extension in 1981.

Over the years, the financial backbone of the Club was hosting the Finals and in the 90’s, our own Night Series – through very dedicated and hard-working individual who believed in the culture of this great Football Club.

We have not been without our successes with local players, gifted enough to play VFL/AFL:

*( Dual Brownlow Medallist )

We Have many more champions in the making come have a look they are  just around the corner.

Players to have commenced their career here and gone on to V.F.L./A.F.L. clubs include...

	Fred Davies Carlton 125 Games
	Robert Elphinstone St Kilda 157 games
	Anthony Harvey St Kilda 4 games
	Robert Harvey St Kilda 245 games
Eric White South Melbourne 21 games  Brian Woinarski St Kilda 41 games Steve Arnott Melbourne 1 game  Ron Battams St Kilda 3 games