Mentone Football Club (Vic)
Guernseys & Nicknames :
1904 - Mentone wore black and white colours.[source]
1908 - Mentone wore either black and white, or blue and white, colours.[source]
1909 - Mentone were noted in an all-white guernsey.[source]
1911-14 - Mentone wore blue and red colours.[source]
1915 - Mentone were known as the Redlegs, and wore blue and red colours.[source]
1916-20 - Mentone wore blue and red colours.[source]
1921 - Mentone adopted black and yellow colours.[source]
1962 - Mentone were known as the Tigers.
Grounds :
1904 - Mentone secured the Mentone Cricket Reserve as a home.[source]
1906 - Mentone Jrs were based at the Mentone Recreation Reserve.[source]
Timeline :
1889 - Mentone FC was formed.[source]
1889-96 - Within the period 1889-96 : No premierships, 1 semi-final (narrowly lost), various periods of recess.[source]
1897 - Mentone FC folded.[source]
1898-1903 - Mentone did not field a team.
1904 - A new Mentone FC was formed, but played only intraclub scratch matches.[source]
1906 - SCJFA : Mentone Jrs commenced.
1907 :[source]
Scratch Match - Melville & Mullen & Co defeated Mentone by 7 goals.
Scratch Match - Mentone defeated Richmond Congregationalists by 2 pts.
Scratch matches - Mentone v Sandringham (at least 1).
Scratch matches - Mentone played matches v Ball & Welsh, Camberwell Ramblers, Clifton Social Club, EL Yencken & Co, JF & H Roberts & Co, Hawthorn Athletic Club, Melbourne Swimming Club, Richmond Ramblers & Victorian Railways.
1908 - Sandringham DFA : Mentone commenced.
1909 (Federal FA) :
Mentone was a founding club of the Federal FA.
Mentone finished 7th.
1910 - Mentone FC was probably in recess.[source]
1913 - Federal FA : Mentone finished 7th.
1914 - Federal FA A Grade : Mentone finished 7th.
1915 - Federal FA B Grade : Mentone participated.
1920 - Federal FA : Mentone finished 10th.
1921 - Federal FA : Mentone finished 5th.
1922 - Federal FA : Mentone finished 6th.
1923 - Federal FA : Mentone finished 6th.
1924 - Federal FA Grand Final : Mordialloc 6.16.52 defeated Mentone 4.7.31 @ Cheltenham.
1925 (Federal FA) :
Semi-Final - ? defeated Mentone.
Mentone finished 3rd.
1926 (Federal FA) :
Mentone were 3rd after H&As.
Second Semi-Final - Mentone defeated Mordialloc.
Final - Moorabbin Park defeated Mentone.
Mentone finished 3rd.
1927 - Federal FA : Mentone finished 5th.
1928 - Federal FA Grand Final : Mentone 6.11.47 defeated Moorabbin Park 5.15.45.
1929 - Federal FA Grand Final : Mordialloc 13.12.90 defeated Mentone 7.3.45.
1930 - Federal FA : Mentone finished 5th.
1931 - Federal FA : Mentone finished 6th.
1932 - VFDFL : Mentone finished 2nd.
1933 (VFDFL) :
Mentone were 4th after H&As.
First Semi-Final - Mordialloc 12.12.84 defeated Mentone 11.11.77.
1934 - VFDFL A Section : Mentone finished 6th.
1935 - VFDFL District Section Grand Final Replay : Mentone 11.10.76 defeated Cheltenham District 8.16.64.[source]
1936 - VFDFL District Section : Mentone finished 3rd.
1937 - VFDFL Open Section : Mentone finished 6th.
1938 - VFDFL Open Section : Mentone finished 6th.
1939 - VFDFL Open Section : Mentone finished 7th.
1940 - VFDFL Open Section : Mentone finished 8th (last).
1941 - VFDFL Open Section : Mentone finished 7th.
1942-44 - Mentone fielded a Junior age team only.
1946-55 - VFDFL : Mentone participated.
1956 - VFDFL Grand Final : Mentone 11.8.74 defeated Mordialloc 9.11.65.
1957 - VFDFL : Mentone participated.
1958 - VFDFL Grand Final : McKinnon 20.15.135 defeated Mentone 16.6.102.
1959 - VFDFL Grand Final : McKinnon 8.13.61 defeated Mentone 8.9.57.
1960-61 - VFDFL : Mentone participated.
1962 - VFDFL : Mentone finished 7th.
1963 - VFDFL Grand Final : Springvale 17.16.118 defeated Mentone 8.14.62.
1964 - VFDFL : Mentone participated.
1965-66 - Federal FL : Mentone participated.
1967 - Federal FL Grand Final : Mentone 14.10.94 defeated Glenhuntly 11.9.75.
1968 - Federal FL Grand Final : Mentone 6.17.53 defeated Oakleigh Districts 5.13.43.
1969-75 - Federal FL : Mentone participated.
1976 - Federal FL Grand Final : Mentone 12.17.89 defeated Cheltenham 12.11.83.
1977-81 - Federal FL : Mentone participated.
1982 - SESFL Division 2 : Mentone participated.
1983 - SESFL Division 3 : Mentone participated.
1984-91 - SESFL Division 2 : Mentone participated.
1992 - Southern FL Division 2 : Mentone participated.
1993 - Saint Bedes OC merged with Mentone FC and Mentone Junior FC to form the Saint Bedes-Mentone FC.
Links :
- Mentone FC.