Yallourn Football Club
Yallourn Football Club was an Australian Rules Football Club based in Yallourn, Victoria, which ran from 1921 to 1976. The first documented football match that Yallourn FC was involved in was a practice match against Morwell in 1921. History. In 1922, Yallourn were admitted into the Central Gippsland Football Association. Reg Anthony was elected as captain. Between 1937 and 1940 Yallourn entered two teams into the Central Gippsland Football Association, under the names of Yallourn Blue and Yallourn Gold, with Yallourn Blue winning the 1939 Central Gippsland Football Association premiership. In 1947, Yallourn had two sides in  the Central Gippsland Football League Seconds competition, Yallourn and Yallourn Youths. Yallourn FC and Yallourn North FC merged in 1977 to form the Yallourn Yallourn North FC. The Yallourn North FC commenced playing in 1948 in the Mid Gippsland Football League after the Brown Coal Mine Imperials and Brown Coal Mine Rovers teams merged and changed their name to the Yallourn North FC. Yallourn FC and Yallourn North FC's merged in 1977 to form Yallourn Yallourn North FC, who played in the Mid Gippsland Football League up until 2019. In 2021 YYNFC joined the Gippsland Football League. The Yallourn  Imperials Football Club first competed in the Morwell & Yallourn Football Association in 1932. The “Imps” eventually folded just prior to the 1940 season, due to many players enlisting in the Army. VFL Players. The following footballers played with Yallourn FC prior to playing VFL football The following footballers played/coached with Yallourn FC after playing senior VFL football, with the year indicating their first season at Yallourn.