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1921
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Box Hill Junior
Football Club participated in local competition.
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1923
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Eastern Suburban
Protestant Churches Football Association formed with two teams representing
Box Hill; Box Hill United and Box
Hill City.
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1932
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Eastern Suburban
Football League formed with Box
Hill City
as a foundation member.
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1936
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Box Hill
City
amalgamated with Box Hill East to become the Box Hill Football Club.
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1937
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Box Hill moved to
newly constructed Box Hill City Oval.
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1940
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Victorian Football
Association comprised twelve Clubs and was a most powerful football body, rivalling the V.F.L. for popularity and drawcard players.
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1950
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Box Hill invited to
field teams in the V.F.A. for the 1951 season.
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1951
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Box Hill Football
Club made its debut in the V.F.A.
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1956
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Box Hill reaches the
V.F.A. Finals for the first time, defeating Brunswick in the First Semi Final
but losing to Williamstown in the Preliminary Final to finish 3rd.
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1960
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Between 1960 and
1968, Box Hill suffered financially being the only club unable to play Sunday
Football at home due to Council restrictions.
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1961
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V.F.A. introduces
Divisional Football. Box Hill is a
foundation member of Division One but finishes last in 1961 to be relegated
to Division Two for season 1962.
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1965
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Emblem the
"Mustangs" was adopted by the Box Hill Football Club. When the Club
joined the V.F.A. it was known as the "White Horses" and for a
brief period during the mid-1960s was known as the "Stranglers".
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1968
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Box Hill Football
Club was financially stricken and unable to pay its players. Discussions were
held with the Eastern Districts Football League with a view to returning to
Junior Football. Box Hill Under 19s
claims the Club’s first V.F.A. Premiership in any Grade.
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1969
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Box Hill gained
permission to play Sunday home matches.
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1970
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Box Hill reaches the
Grand Final for the first time, losing the Division Two Grand Final to Coburg.
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1975
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Box Hill changed its
uniform to the current design; a brown jumper with two large gold panels on
the front and the larger "wild Mustang" emblem centrally located.
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1976
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New Social Rooms
were opened. Box Hill Under 19s claims
the Premiership after going through the season undefeated, the only Box Hill
team to achieve this feat.
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1980
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Committee decided to
disband Box Hill Football Club due to the poor on-field situation, huge
accumulated debts and lack of support. This decision was not carried at a
General Meeting of the Club’s members. A new Committee, led by prominent
local solicitor John Zigouras, took over administration of the Club.
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1984
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Mustangs dominated
the V.F.A. Division Two Competition, claiming the premiership by 135 points
against Oakleigh, 32.23 (215) to 11.14 (80). This remains a record score and
winning margin in any Australian Football Senior Grand Final.
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1986
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Box Hill claims a 2nd
V.F.A. Division Two Premiership, defeating Sunshine in the Grand Final
14.14(98) to 11.14(80).
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1994
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Box Hill Football
Club finally contests a First Division Grand Final. Despite a gallant
performance, it was defeated by Sandringham
11.12 (78) to 10.9 (69)
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1995
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Box Hill becomes one
of nine V.F.A. Clubs invited by the Victorian State Football League to become
a foundation Member of the newly formed V.F.L.
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1998
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A.F.L. and V.F.L.
restructure Victorian Football by abolishing the AFL Reserves Competition for
the 2000 season. A.F.L. teams would be invited to either field their own
reserves teams in the V.F.L. or to form alignments with existing V.F.L.
teams.
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2000
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Box Hill Mustangs
establish an alliance with the Hawthorn Football Club to form the Box Hill
Hawks.
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2001
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Box Hill Hawks win
first ever V.F.L. Premiership after defeating Werribee 13.13 (91) to 7.12
(54). This followed a season where the club won 15 out of its 20 Home and
Away matches and finished second on the ladder at seasons end.
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2002
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Brand new
administration and players facilities building officially opened. This was a
combined venture between the City of Whitehorse,
Football Victoria
and the Hawthorn Football Club.
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2003
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Box Hill goes on a
13-game winning streak, to break the club's all-time record of successive
wins. The Club goes on to lose the Grand Final to Williamstown by 29 points.
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2006
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Box Hill Reserves
claim their first-ever premiership, beating the undefeated and more fancied
Williamstown, 10.11 (71) to 8.11 (59).
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2007
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New main spectator
entry gates to Box Hill City Oval opened – the “Ron and Barbara Gibbs
Entrance”.
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2009
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South Pavilion
officially opened. It is licensed for
170 people and has two multi—purpose rooms and a full commercial. Box Hill Reserves claims its second Premiership,
defeating Sandringham in the Grand Final
16.18 (114) to 13.8 (86).
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