Leopold Football Club

The Leopold Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in junior competitions in Melbourne from the late 1890s until 1924. The club was affiliated with Victorian Football League senior club South Melbourne.[1][2]

For the current Geelong-based club, see Leopold Football Netball Club.
Leopold
Names
Full nameLeopold Football Club
Nickname(s)Redlegs
Club details
Founded1898
Dissolved1924
CompetitionMetro Junior Football Association (1898–1918)
Victorian Junior Football League (1919–1924)
PremiershipsMJFA (5)

Despite its name, the club was not based in the Geelong suburb of Leopold. The name possibly came from Leopold Street in South Yarra.

History

Leopold first appeared in historical records in 1898, competing in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association. The club won its first MJFA premiership in 1900, going back-to-back with another victory in 1901.[1] At some point around 1904, Leopold had a relationship with the Melbourne Football Club.[3]

The club won two premierships in a row again in 1910 and 1911.[1] Around 1912, it began to be affiliated with the South Melbourne Football Club, which competed in the Victorian Football League. As South Melbourne was a seniors side, Leopold operated as its juniors team.[4]

A fifth premiership was won in 1915, before the impacts of World War I in Australia affected football competitions.

The VFL introduced a reserves competition in 1919, known as the Victorian Junior Football League (VJFL), and Leopold contested as South Melbourne's affiliate until the end of the 1924 season.

In 1925, the competition was renamed as the VFL seconds, and the South Melbourne Second Eighteen (later known as the South Melbourne reserves) replaced Leopold in the competition.[5][6]

Seasons
Premiers Grand Finalist Minor premiers Finals appearance Wildcard Round appearance Wooden spoon League leading goalkicker League best and fairest
Year League Finish W L D Coach Captain Leading goalkicker Goals
1898 MJFA
1899 MJFA
1900 MJFA
1901 MJFA
1902 MJFA
1903 MJFA
1904 MJFA
1905 MJFA
1906 MJFA
1907 MJFA
1908 MJFA
1909 MJFA
1910 MJFA
1911 MJFA
1912 MAFA
1913 MAFA
1914 MAFA
1915 MAFA
1919 VJFL 3rd
1920 VJFL
1921 VJFL 9th
1922 VJFL 9th
1923 VJFL 5th
1923 VJFL 5th 10 8 0

Notable players

References
  1. "Club History". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  2. "Coburg Two Years In League Seconds". Sporting Globe. 11 April 1945.
  3. "FOOTBALL NOTES". Australasian. The Australasian. 7 May 1904.
  4. Football: Metropolitan Amateur Association, The Argus, (Saturday, 8 May 1915), p.17.
  5. "Leopold". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 18 March 1925. p. 18.
  6. "V.F.L. SECONDS". Age. The Age. 26 June 1936.
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