Shepparton East Football Club

The Shepparton East Football Club was originally called the Settlement United Football Club{{cite web |title=1925 - Settlement FC - AGM |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173260561/19188529 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=31 July 2020 |date=30 March 1925|page=5}} and was formed in 1920 and was based at Shepparton East and originally played their games on the Central Recreation Oval.{{cite web |title=1921 - Central Recreation Ground |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/174156724 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=31 July 2020 |date=23 May 1923|page=4}}

The Settlement United FC originally played in the Shepparton District Junior Football Association in 1920{{cite web |title=1921 - Shepparton District Junior FA - AGM |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/174156474 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=31 July 2020 |date=28 April 1921|page=3}} and the club's first

president and "founder" was Neal Hanlon.{{cite web |title=1923 - Settlement United FC - President |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179141285 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=1 August 2020 |date=7 May 1923 |page=5}}{{cite web |title=1949 - Neal Hanlon - Obituary|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188084186# |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=1 August 2020 |date=30 August 1949 |page=2}}

The Shepparton East Football Club were first admitted into the Ardmona Central Junior Football Association in 1924.{{cite web |title=1924 - Ardmona Central Junior FA - Draw |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/174032175/19243501 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=31 July 2020 |date=15 May 1924|page=9}}

The Shepparton East Football Club won the 1926 – Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football Association premiership, but folded in 1927, due to a lack of playing numbers.{{cite web |title=1927 - Goulburn Valley Seconds Eighteen FA - Meeting |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/190012357 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=3 August 2020 |date=19 May 1927|page=9}}

Shepparton East FC reformed in 1944, winning the 1944 Shepparton Sunday Football Association premiership, then moved across to the Goulburn Valley Football Association, Saturday competition in 1945, wearing the black and gold colors.{{cite web |title=1945 - Shepparton East FC Reforms |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170425637 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=3 August 2020 |date=27 February 1945|page=5}}

The club now known as Shepparton United Football Club was originally called City United. It was admitted to the Goulburn Valley Football League in 1950 and had grown out of the Shepparton Preserving Company Football Club (SPC) and Shepparton East Football Club,{{cite web |title=1949 - Shepparton East & SPC Merger |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188086988 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=20 August 2020 |pages=4 |date=16 December 1949}} who had previously fielded separate teams in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League.{{cite web |title=1950 - CGVFL - AGM |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189066467 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=22 July 2020 |date=21 March 1950|page=3}} Shepparton East retained their own side in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League from 1950 to 1952.

When the Central Goulburn Valley Football League folded n 1953, Shepparton East applied for admission into the GVFL Second 18 competition, but their application was rejected.{{cite web |title=1953 - Goulburn Valley FL - Delegate's Meeting |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173890851 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |pages=6 |date=2 April 1953}}

Shepparton East played in the Kyabram & District Football League from 1956 to 1961, winning four consecutive premierships between 1958 and 1961.

Shepparton East played in the Tungamah Football League between 1968 and 1995, then played in the Goulburn Valley Football League – Division 2 competition between 1996 and 1998.

Shepparton East played in the Central Goulburn Football League from 1999 to 2005.

Following the collapse of the Central Goulburn Football League in 2005, Shepparton East entered the Picola & District Football League in 2006 and won the premiership in their first season. The Eagles have played off for the last four Picola & District South East premierships, winning in 2010 and 2012.

The club was forced to changed leagues following an administration disagreement between the AFL Goulburn-Valley and the Picola & District Football League.{{cite news|date=6 March 2018|title=AFL Goulburn-Murray refuses affiliation of Picola and District Football-Netball League on eve of 2018 season|first=David |last= Johnston|url=https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/5268339/picola-league-strikes-back-in-afl-admin-takeover-stoush/}}

They spent 2018 in the Murray Football League before transferring to the Kyabram District Football Netball League for the 2019 season

;Seniors

• Picola & District Football League
• 2006, 2010 (undefeated), 2012, 2016 (undefeated)
• Central Goulburn Football League
• 2001, 2004
• Tungamah Football League
• 1980, 1985, 1994, 1995
• Kyabram & District Football League
• 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
• Central Goulburn Valley Football League
• 1948 – Shepparton East: 10.12 – 72 d Shepparton: 10.7 – 67 {{cite web |title=1948 - Central Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169562730 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=31 July 2020 |date=28 September 1948|page=2}}
• Goulburn Valley Football Association
• 1945 – Shepparton East: 10.9 – 69 defeated SPC: 9.5 – 59 {{cite web |title=1945 - Goulburn Valley FA - Grand Final match review |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170428901 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=14 July 2020 |date=25 September 1945|page=5}}
• Shepparton Sunday Football Association
• 1944 – Shepparton East: 11.11 – 77 d SPC: 8.14 – 62 {{cite web |title=1944 - Shepparton Sunday FA - Grand Final match review |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171821130/19245645 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=3 August 2020 |date=19 September 1944|page=3}}
• Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football Association
• 1926 {{cite web |title=1926 - GVSEFA - Grand Final match review |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179501441 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=26 July 2020 |date=6 September 1929|page=5}}

;Seniors

• Ardmona Central Junior Football Association
• 1925 – Undera: 5.9 – 39 d Shepparton East: 4.3 – 27 {{cite web |title=1925 - Ardmona Central Junior FA - Grand Final |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173263264 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Shepparton Advertiser |access-date=31 July 2020 |date=7 September 1925|page=2}}
• Tungamah Football League
• 1981 – Benalla All Blacks: 20.11 – 131 d Shepparton East: 13.12 – 90
• 1988 – Alexandra: 15.16 – 106 d Shepparton East: 10.10 – 70

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• [http://sheppartoneastfc.sportingpulse.net/ Official Site]
• [https://www.phillips.ptwo.id.au/p819.htm/ 1948 Shepparton East FC team photo] at Central Goulburn Valley Football League Premiers

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