Story of the Sunbury Football Club
Sunbury Football Club is one of the oldest football clubs in Victoria (Australia). Founded in 1879, Sunbury won its first Premiership in 1892 in the Riddell District Football League. In 1997 Sunbury joined the Ballarat Football League winning the Premiership that year and continued its winning streak in 1998, 1999 & 2004.
Sunbury Football Club has won 25 Premierships to date and remains one of the strongest Division One Country Football Teams in Victoria.
In excess of 20 local Sunbury Football Club players have gone on to play VFL/AFL including D.Mounsey, J.Walsh, Stan Thomas, Jimmy Bayliss, Des Baird, George Naylor, John Hoiles, Noel Long, Bob Foreman, Barry Palmer, Grattan Rigg, J.Sweeney, Mick Breen, Mick Stafford, Percy Burdeu, Dean Lupson, Matt McLelland, Mark Johnson, David Johnson, Daryl Griffin, Cameron Wight, Matthew White & Cameron Gutherie
The Club has also provided the following League Best & Fairest winners:
Seniors: B.Palmer (1955), K.Conduit (1975), T.Turley (1988), S.Nash (1990), A.Willmott (1992),Matt Power (1995), Mark Power (1996),H.Williams (1999), J.Lewis (2003),
Thirds: B.Dunshea (1990), C.Phillips (1996)
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