The East Malvern Panthers compete in the Southern Football Netball League (SFNL) in Melbourne.
History
The club was established in 1964 as a result of a merger of the Tooronga FC and the Malvern Amateurs FC. The Tooronga Football Club (est. 1919) & the Malvern Amateur Football club (est. 1934), held talks to form a club that took in the Tooronga and Malvern areas. The club was known as Tooronga Malvern Football Club.
The club took awhile to have success as they won the 1978 SESFL B grade premiership. The SESFL was renamed the Southern Football League in 1992.
In 2011 the Tooronga Malvern Football Club changed its name to East Malvern Football Club. The rationale behind the change was that the club needed to align itself with the local community.
Home Ground
D.W. Lucas Reserve, Moira Street (Dunlop St)
Location
Malvern East is a suburb in Melbourne, located 13 km southeast of the Melbourne CBD. It is most famous for the Chadstone Shopping Centre, the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere.
Premierships
1978, 1985, 1990, 2001, 2012
