Prahran Football Club
1886
Prahran Football Club formed at meeting at Prahran Court House on 20 March, 1886. Colours of Royal Blue and Sky Blue adopted. Entry into Victorian Football Association sought and gained. Home games at Warehouseman's Ground (later known as Albert Reserve).
1887
Home games played at
1897
Eight clubs break-away from VFA to form Victorian Football League.
1889
Prahran Football Club reformed at meeting on 15 March 1899 at
1909
Prahran finished season on top of ladder. After losing semi-final to
1910
Prahran finished season fourth. Lost Semi Final to Essendon Association (2.7.19 to 5.9.39).
1911
Finished season third. Again lost Semi Final to Essendon Association.
1918
After World War I, VFA resumed play with 6 teams & shortened season (10 games). Prahran finished second to
1920
Bert Chadwick, later
1928
Frank Smith awarded the Recorder Cup. First Prahran player to win this trophy.
1931
Bill Koop awarded the Recorder Cup.
1934
Full-Forward George Hawkins became first Prahran player to kick century of goals with 107.
1935
Les White awarded Prahran's third Recorder Cup in eight seasons.
1936
Prahran finished home and away season second to
1937
Prahran finished fourth after home and away rounds. Prahran 11.18.84 drew Yarraville 12.12.84 in 1st Semi Final. Prahran won the replay by 28 points. Prahran 14.12.96 d
1938
Prahran again finished fourth after home and away matches. Northcote defeated Prahran by 15 points in 1st Semi Final. Jack Lowry tied Williamstown player Huggins for VFA Medal.
1939
Prahran finished the season at the top of the ladder. Lost 2nd Semi Final to
1939 - 40
Harold Bray, later to play for and captain St.Kilda, played two seasons for Prahran. Bray was runner-up in the Brownlow in 1947 and third in 1949 and 1952.
1940
Prahran finished third. Won 1st Semi Final 16.26.122 to
1941
Prahran second (by percentage) to Port Melbourne. Lost 2nd Semi Final by 2 points.
1945 - 47
Former Fitzroy player Keith Stackpole (father of the Australian test cricketer) appointed Captain/Coach.
1946
Prahran won 5 games for season, but still 'won' wooden spoon.
1947
Prahran improved to make finals, but lost 1st Semi Final to
1950
Recruits included 1948 Morrish Medallist Ray Harvey from
1951
Prahran finished second to Port Melbourne. Prahran 19.19.133 d Port 12.13.85 in 2nd Semi. Prahran 11.13.79 defeated Port Melbourne 10.10.70 in Grand Final.
1953
Prahran fourth. Lost 9.7.61 to Yarraville 8.16.64 in First Semi Final. Prahran player Roy Hart won the Stawell Gift foot race held at Easter.
1959
Expelled from VFA after losing sole use of
1960
Re-admitted to VFA. Ray Harvey retired as a senior player after 206 games & 328 goals in 11 years.
1961
VFA split into two divisions. Prahran in 2nd Division.
1962
Garry
1963
Prahran lost Preliminary Final to
1964
Kevin Sheedy played first senior game. Played 50 games (1964-7) Recruited by
1966
Prahran finished third. PFC 11.15.81 defeated Sunshine 2.7.19 in 1st Semi, beat Northcote by a point in Preliminary Final. Prahran 17.12.114 defeated Geelong West 5.15.45 in Grand Final and won promotion to First Division.
1968
Kevin Rose appointed Captain/Coach. Prahran finish second. In the Grand Final
1970
Prahran topped the ladder with 15 wins (18 games) PFC 10.15.75 defeated Williamstown 9.15.69 in Second Semi Final. In Grand Final Prahran 17.18.120 defeated Williamstown 10.10.70.
1973
Prahran fourth. Won First Semi Final 18.21.139 to Port
1974
Kim Smith played first game with PFC. Leading club goalkicker every year from 1974-82 except 1975 when he played at
1975
Wayne Johnston recruited from Wandin North. Went on to play 69 games and kick 173 goals for PFC including 1978 Premiership. Also finished in top three of B&F 1975-8. Played 209 games (283 goals) for
1976
Ross Thornton joins Prahran. plays 71 games including '78 Premiership then recruited by Fitzroy in 1980. Played 146 games for Fitzroy (1980-9).
1978
Prahran finished third. Won First Semi against Dandenong by 25 points. Defeated Port
1979
Prahran beaten in First Semi-Final by Port Melbourne.
1983
Graeme Yeats, after several years ith Prahran Juniors, recruited by
1985
Prahran finished tenth of twelve clubs. VFA restructure of divisions meant that PFC relegated to Second Division with Werribee and Box Hill.
1986
Jim Stynes recruited from
1987
Prahran 18.9.117 defeated
1992
Bryan Taylor kicked 16 goals in game against Oakleigh.
1993
Michael Sinni awarded JJ Liston Trophy. First time Liston won by a Prahran player, first major VFA award since Les White's Recorder Cup win in 1935, with the execption of Garry Butler's Field Trophy in 1962.
1994
Prahran played its last game in the Victorian Football Association. Although having beaten reigning premier Werribee, won only 3 games and collected wooden spoon.
1995 - 98
Club in recess.
1999
Prahran returns to the field with two junior teams, Under 10 and Under 12 in the Moorabbin Saints Junior Football League, and Senior, Reserve and Club XVIII teams which play in the Victorian Amateur Football Association as Prahran Amateur FC, formed from amalgamation with Southbank AFC. The Club XVIII team was formerly affiliated with Kew Amateur FC.
2000
Tony Free (ex-Richmond) appointed coach. Junior teams (Under 9, 11 & 13) play in Waverley Junior Football Association.
2001
Tony Free plays his first game in 5 years and inspires his team to its first win of the season. André Pitts plays his 250th game for the club. Four junior teams (U 9, 10, 12 & 14) compete in the WJFA.
2002
1978 Premiership coach Mick Erwin returns to Club as Football Director. Derek Hine returns to role of Senior Coach. Five junior teams (u9, 10, 11, 13 in WJFA & u15 in Yarra JFL) Under 15 team wins Division 2 Premiership. Under 13 wins B Section Premiership. Two Blues name their Team of the Century. Bill Morrow, ToC centre half forward passed away at the end of the season.
2003
After luring former Port Melbourne coach Neil Ross to the club as Derek Hine's assistant, Hine is appointed to the position of Player Development Officer at Collingwood. Neil Ross is appointed head coach at Oakleigh Chargers two weeks later and Prahran is without a senior coach just two months before the start of the season. John Ross is appointed to the role after seven seasons as reserves coach with Southbank/Prahran. Despite the disruption during the pre-season the Two Blues win their first round one clash for 5 years. Their opponent in that game, Ormond, is however destined to drop from B Section straight through C & into D1. Prahran wins only twice more in the remaining 17 rounds. One of those wins a remarkable comeback in the return game at Ormond after trailing by 20 points going into time on in the last quarter. The Club XVIII team does the club proud by reaching the Grand Final. The junior section of the club continued to grow, with six teams fielded. (u9, 10, 11, 12, & 14 in WJFA & a joint Glen Iris/Prahran team in the u16/17 colts section of the YJFL) The under 11 & 12 teams won B Section premierships. Long serving Team Manager/Committeeman Len Reed and Club Legend Ray Harvey both passed away after the season. His assistant John Ross took over at a difficult time as the club was in constantly in relegation battles.
2004
At the end of season 2002, coach Derek Hine was appointed to the role of Development Coach at Collingwood. His assistant John Ross took over at a difficult time as the club was in constantly in relegation battles. After five seasons in C Grade- the club finished eighth three times- Prahran was relegated to D1 for 2004.
2005
Leigh Stafford in his second year as playing coach took the club winning a final before bowing out in the preliminary final of Division 1.
2006
Staffored ended his three years in charge and after losing the first nine games miraculously avoided relegation with a barnstorming finish to the season.
2007
Champion St Kevins footballer Paul Greenham took charge as playing coach and in his first season took the club to the finals bowing out to Hampton Rovers.
2008
Greenham badly injured his knee in an inter-league match and the team's efforts fell away accordingly. The disqualification of
2009
Stephen Mead from Oakleigh Chargers took over as non playing coach.
2010
Mead was transferred in his employment and replaced by 1978 premiership player Serge D'Angelo. A frustrating season with narrow losses and key injuries saw the club relegated to Divison 3.
2011
Late in 2010 a joint venture with Assumption College Kilmore was approved.
Assumption is steeped in football history and fielded a team in the VAFA up to the 1960s.
These two proud football institutions, who both sport the Two Blues colours, formed the Prahran Assumption Football Club and went through the Division 3 season undefeated to earn promotion to Division 2 as premier and champions.
2012
Grand finalists v Bulleen Templestowe, defeated by two points promoted to Division 1.
2017
Division 2 premiers, Seniors and Reserves at Elsternwick Park v West Brunswick under coach Ash Mills.
2018
First senior women's team, coached by Wayne Oswald.
2019
Coach Ash Mills resigned at the end of the season after seven seasons.
2020
