Champion athletes aren’t just born – they’re supported, trained, molded and tested. We hone raw talent to maturity with quality coaching, primal workouts and a true love of the sport. Teamwork, perseverance, sportsmanship – those are the hallmarks of Bentleigh Football Netball Club.
History
The club was established in 1965 and was originally called Bentleigh Methodists Football Club. In 1965 the club had enough seniors to enter the Eastern Suburban Churches Football Association D grade and won nine and lost nine games.
In 1968 the club won their first premiership downing Mont Albert by 98 points. Promoted to C grade, the club lost the C grade grand final in 1970 and the B grade in 1971. The ESCFA had a system of both Grand Finals teams got promoted so to avoid the risk of a side playing dead so not to get promoted. By 1972 they were in A grade.
In 2015 the name became Bentleigh Football and Netball Club to include the netballers and acknowledge the efforts they put in for the club.
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Home Ground
Arthur Street Reserve, Arthur Street, Bentleigh
Location
Bentleigh is a suburb in Melbourne, located 13 km southeast of Melbourne’s CBD. Formerly known as East Brighton, the area was renamed Bentleigh in 1908 after Victorian Premier, Sir Thomas Bent (1838-1909).
Premierships
