Essendon Lions SC
Essendon LionsFull name |
Essendon Lions Soccer Club |
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Founded |
1953 as Lions Soccer Club |
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Essendon Lions is a now defunct football (soccer) club from Melbourne suburb of Essendon, Victoria. At the club's peak in the 1960s and 1970s it played in the Victorian State League, the top league in Victoria at the time.
Honours
- Victorian Division 1 Champions – 1961 (North)
- Victorian Division 2 Champions – 1960
- Victorian Metropolitan League South Runners-Up: 1956, 1957
League record
League positions since 1956[1]
Club history
Essendon Lions was formed as the Lions Soccer Club (Ukrainian: УСК (Український соккеровий клуб) «Леви» (Мельбурн), USK (Ukrainskyi Soccerovyi Club) "Levy" (Melbourne)) in 1953[2] by migrants from Ukraine in Australia. The club was named after the capital of Western Ukraine, Lviv (Coat of arms of Lviv).
In 1960, the club came first in the Second Division and were promoted to the First Division. In 1961, the club came first in the First Division and were promoted to the Victorian State League. In 1971, a ten-year lease in Victorian State League the club was relegated to Victorian Metropolitan League Division 1.
In 1974 club members of SC Croatia took over the financially struggling Essendon Lions. The first step occurred with the appointment of the influential SC Croatia figure Tony Vrzina as coach of the Essendon Lions late in the 1974 season, rescuing the club from relegation. With the completion of the season a total take-over of the club took place, with Croatia paying $25,000 to the Lions to take control of the club and the facilities at Montgomery Park in Essendon.
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Defunct competitions | |
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A-League | |
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NPL | |
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NPL 2 | |
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State League 1 | |
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State League 2 | |
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State League 3 | North-West | |
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| South-East |
- Ashburton United
- Carey EFC
- Caulfield United Cobras
- Croydon City Arrows
- East Brighton United
- Knox City
- Mazenod United
- Middle Park
- Monbulk Rangers
- Riversdale
- South Yarra
- St Kilda
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State League 4 | North |
- Brunswick Zebras
- Bundoora United
- Carey EFC
- Marcellin Old Collegians
- Mill Park
- North City Wolves
- Northern Falcons
- Plenty Valley Lions
- FC Strathmore
- Watsonia Heights
- West Preston
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| West |
- Altona North
- Balmoral
- Bell Park
- Brimbank Stallions
- Maribyrnong Greens
- Melton Phoenix
- Newmarket Phoenix
- Point Cook
- Sebastopol Vikings
- Spring Hills
- Surf Coast
- Truganina Hornets
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| South |
- Bayside Argonauts
- Dandenong South
- East Brighton United
- Endeavour Hills Fire
- Endeavour United
- Hampton Park United Sparrows
- Harrisfield Hurricanes
- Keysborough
- Lyndale United
- Noble Park
- Skye United
- Springvale City
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State League 5 | North |
- Craigieburn City
- Greenvale United
- Heidelberg Eagles
- Keon Park
- Meadow Park
- Mitchell Rangers
- Moreland Eagles
- Reservoir Yeti
- RMIT
- University of Melbourne
- Thornbury Athletic
- North City Wolves Wombats
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| West |
- Gisborne
- Golden Plains
- Keilor Wolves
- Kyneton District
- Lara United
- Laverton Park
- Melbourne Lions
- North Melbourne Athletic
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| South |
- Baxter
- Casey Panthers
- Chelsea
- Dandenong Warriors
- East Bentleigh Strikers
- Old Mentonians
- Pakenham United
- Parkmore
- Rosebud Heart
- Sandown Lions
- Springvale City
- White Star Dandenong Soccer Club
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| East | |
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Regional Leagues & Associations |
- Albury Wodonga Football Association
- Ballarat & District Soccer Association
- Bayside Football Association
- Bendigo Amateur Soccer League
- Cobram Junior Soccer Association
- Football Federation Victoria Geelong Region
- Gippsland Soccer League
- Goulburn North East Football Association
- Moama-Echuca Soccer Association
- Shepparton Junior Soccer Association
- Football Federation Victoria Sunraysia
- Swan Hill Soccer League
- Warrnambool & District Soccer League
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League Seasons | |
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Dockerty Cup | |
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