About
The history of the Spotswood Football Club began in 1927 when a team was entered in the Sub District League. After a couple of near misses, our first flag was won in 1933. The club joined the Footscray District Football League in 1935.
The Club has had 161 players advance to play in the AFL, VFL or VFA. Recent additions to this list include Bachar Houli to Essendon in 2007 and Callan Ward to the Western Bulldogs in 2008.
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Home Ground
Number 1 & 2 Ovals, McLean Reserve, The Avenue, Spotswood
Location
Spotswood is a suburb of Melbourne, located 7 km southwest of Melbourne’s CBD. It was named after J.S. Spottiswoode (shortened to Spotswood), one of the first farmers who owned much of the area in the 1840s. Spotswood is known for the Victorian Science Museum, known as Scienceworks. Scienceworks is near the old sewage pumping station of Spotswood, constructed in 1897. This location was also used as the police headquarters in the movie, Mad Max.
Premierships
1938, 1944, 1948, 1958, 1968, 1971-72, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2007-08-09, 2011
