The Parkside Football Club, nicknamed the Devils, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Alphington.
Parkside is part of the Parkside Sports Club, which also includes the Parkside Junior Football Club and cricket, golf and netball teams.[4][5]
In 2025, the club's men's team will compete in the Premier C division of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), while its women's team competes in Division 3 of the VAFA Women's (VAFAW). The club also has a team in the Victorian FIDA Football League, a competition for people with intellectual disabilities.[6]
History
Parkside was formed on 19 January 1934 after a meeting at the Alphington Hotel.[7] The club considered joining the VAFA, but found it to be too difficult and instead entered the Victorian Churches Football Association (VCFA).[7][8] In 1938, the club applied for admission into the VAFA and were accepted.[7][9]
At the end of the 2002 season, Parkside left the VAFA to join the Diamond Valley Football League (DVFL), which was later renamed to the Northern Football League (NFL).[10][11]
After 12 years in the NFL, Parkside returned to the VAFA for the 2015 season.[12]
References
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer, Week 1, 1978" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 15 April 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Football Presentation Night Report 2000". GameDay. Parkside Sports Club. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "2017 Senior Coach - Rick Frost". GameDay. Parkside Football Club. 2 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the Parkside Sports Club". Parkside Sports Club. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Johns, Christine. "Fostering a lifelong love of physical activity" (PDF). Football Victoria. City of Darebin. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Parkside Amateur Football Club". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Club History". Parkside Football Club. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Parkside Past Players and Official Association". Northern Football Netball League. 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Parkside Amateur Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer, Week 1, 2003". Issuu. VAFA Media. 5 April 2003. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "PARKSIDE APPROVED TO RETURN TO THE VAFA". Victorian Amateur Football Association. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "NFL statement on Parkside FC". Northern Football Netball League. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.