The West Coburg Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 8 km north west of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

in the suburb of

Coburg Coburg () is a town located on the Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only in 1920. Until the revolution of 1918, it ...

. The club fields seniors and juniors in the

Essendon District Football League The Essendon District Football League (EDFL) is a professional Australian rules football league competition based in Essendon, Victoria, consisting of teams based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne. Founded in 1930, the men's competition ...

History

The club is one of the oldest in the EDFL, founded in 1927, it soon found itself playing in the VFA Sub-District Association. It took a little time to settle then the club won five premierships in a row from 1937 to 1941. After the war the club again saluted in 1949 and 1953.

EDFL

In 1954 West Coburg transferred to the

. The VFA Sub Districts had wounded up and the club needed a new competition. Coming from a strong standard competition the club was competitive by falling short in its debut season and gain in 1957. West Coburg's first A Grade premiership was in 1965, defeating Aberfeldie, 5.6.36 to 4.7.31 in a low-scoring affair. The club won four premierships across two Grades between 1965 and 1968.

Senior Premierships

* VFA Sub-districts ** 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1949, 1953. *

A Grade (Premier Division) ** 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971. *

B Grade (Division 1) ** 1958, 1963, 1966, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2006, 2014. *

C Grade ** 1977

VFL/AFL players

David Dench David Dench (born 23 August 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League. He played his whole career with North Melbourne Football Club during one of its most successful periods. VFL career Dench play ...

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Daryl O'Brien Daryl Ernest O'Brien (born 10 September 1941) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 135 games for the North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s. A tenacious utility player who often started on the hal ...

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Adam Saad Adam Saad (born 23 July 1994) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League. He previously played for the Gold Coast Suns and the Essendon Football Club. Early career As a ...

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Books

* History of football in Melbourne's north west – John Stoward - {{EDFL Essendon District Football League clubs 1927 establishments in Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1927 Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne Sport in the City of Merri-bek