# Stanhope Football Club

The Stanhope Football Club is based in the small Victorian town of Stanhope, near Kyabram. The Club are known as the 'Lions' wearing a maroon jumper with gold chevron. Stanhope has competed in the Kyabram & District Football League since 1995.

## History

The Stanhope Football Club was formed on Wednesday evening, 10th March 1920, with Mr. E B Gibney elected as the President and the club joined the newly formed Stanhope and District Junior Football Association in 1920.

## Football Premierships
### Seniors

* Stanhope & District Junior Football Association (1920)
** Nil
* Kyabram & District Junior Football Association (1921)
** Nil
* Cooma Football Association (1922)
** 1922 - Stanhope: 3.14 - 32 d Merrigum: 2,4 - 16
* Kyabram & District Junior Football Association (1927-1928)
** Nil
* Central Goulburn Valley Junior Football Association (1929-1932)
** 1931 - Stanhope: 11.12 - 78 d Rushworth: 3.8 - 26
** 1932 - Stanhope: 8.8 - 56 d Tatura: 8.7 - 55
* Kyabram & District Football Association (1933-1945)
** 1936 - Stanhope: 13.10 - 88 d Tongala: 11.12 - 78
** 1938 - Stanhope: 10.5 - 65 d Tongala: 9.7 - 61
** 1944 - Stanhope: 15.16 - 106 d Ky Valley: 8.15 - 63
* Goulburn Valley Football League (1946-1947)
** Nil
* Goulburn Valley Football League (1948-1955) as Stanhope / Girgarre F C
** Nil
* Goulburn Valley Football League (1956-1975) as Stanhope F C
** Nil
* Heathcote District Football League (1976-1994)
** 1976, 1986, 1987
* Kyabram District Football League (1995-present)
** 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008

## Football League Best & Fairest Winners
### Seniors

* Goulburn Valley Football League - Morrison Medal
** 1946 - Aub Downing (Stanhope)
** 1948 - Keith "Snowy" Dunstall (Stanhope / Girgarre)
** 1952 - Roy Barrett (Stanhope / Girgarre)
** 1966 - Ed Murray (Stanhope)
* Heathcote District Football League - Cheatley Medal
** 1978 - Robert Newton
** 1984 - Robert Harrison
** 1985 - Robert Harrison
** 1992 - Rick De Marte
* Kyabram District Football League - McNamara Medal
** 2003 - Darryl Harrison

### Reserves

* Goulburn Valley Football League - Abikhair Medal
** 1963 - J Burrows

## Leading League Goal Kickers
### Seniors

* Kyabram District Football League
** 1998 - Jodie Canavan - 116
** 2002 - Gavin Exell - 104
** 2001 - Gavin Exell - 112
** 2003 - Gavin Exell - 115

## Stanhope / Girgarre FC

In March 1948, Girgarre and Stanhope decided to merge and entered their "senior" team in the Goulburn Valley Football League and their "reserves" team in the Kyabram District Football Association. Only one week later, the Girgarre / Stanhope FC then decided to enter their "reserves" side into the newly formed Goulburn Valley Football League Reserves competition. This merged entity was in force between 1948 and 1955. In 1956, the club de-merged and Stanhope remained in the Goulburn Valley Football League and Girgarre played in the Kyabram District Football Association.
| Year | 1sts Ladder Position | 1sts Best & Fairest | 1sts Coach | 2nds Ladder Position | 2nds Best & Fairest | Competition |
| 1948 | 2nd | Keith Dunstall | A Currie | 4th | J Haw | GVFL |
| 1949 | 8th | H A Connolly | H A Connolly | 4th | Cecil Wright | GVFL |
| 1950 | 10th | Aub Downing & | Mick Keating | 9th | Cecil Wright | GVFL |
| | | Mick Keating | | | | |
| 1951 | 10th | Mick Keating | Mick Keating | 7th | N Hadfield | GVFL |
| 1952 | 10th | Roy Barrett | Mick Keating | 9th | D Crilly | GVFL |
| 1953 | 7th | Roy Barrett | Tom Ryan | 6th | Pat McCarty | GVFL |
| 1954 | 6th | Keith Dunstall | Tom Ryan | 7th | Alan Linford | GVFL |
| 1955 | 9th | E Hicks | Tom Ryan | 8th | E Crilly | GVFL |
| 1956 | | | Vic Lawrence | | | |

### League Best & Fairest Awards

* Goulburn Valley Football League - Morrison Medal
** 1948 - Keith "Snowy" Dunstall
** 1952 - Roy Barrett