Strathmore Football Club

Strathmore Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 7 km north west of Melbourne in the suburb of Strathmore and was founded in 1954 as a junior club.

The senior club was established in 1957.

The club originally played its home games in Pascoe Vale before moving to its current home at Lebanon Reserve in Strathmore.

The club won its seventh A Grade Premiership in 2011 with a win over rivals Oak Park. Strathmore came into the game underdogs after losing the semi-final to Oak Park by 37 points. However, Strathmore prevailed; the final scores were Oak Park 11.13 (79) def. by Strathmore 11.15 (81).

The club was awarded its ninth premiership in 2021 by the EDFL as the ladder leader when the season was curtailed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VFL/AFL players recruited from Strathmore

Glenn Manton – Essendon and Carlton

Andrew Horne – South Adelaide Panthers

Steven Clark – Essendon, Melbourne and St Kilda

Ed Considine – Essendon

Mark Eustice – Essendon

Darryl Gerlach – Essendon

Geoff Gosper – Essendon

Russell Muir – Essendon

Michael Thomson – Essendon

Ian Aitken – Carlton

Jeff Chandler – North Melbourne

Adam Contessa – Western Bulldogs

Lance Picioane – North Melbourne and Hawthorn

Scott West – Western Bulldogs

Jackson Trengove – Port Adelaide

Ryan O'Keefe – Sydney

Brian Wilson – Collingwood

James Polkinghorne – Brisbane Lions

Andrew Johnston – Fitzroy Football Club

References

Full Points Footy

EDFL website

Essendon District Football League clubs

1954 establishments in Australia

Australian rules football clubs established in 1954

Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne

Sport in the City of Moonee Valley