Box Hill Football Club (Vic)

Guernseys & Nicknames :
<--1960s - Box Hill were known as the White Horses until Mid-60s.
Mid-60s - For a short time, Box Hill were known as the ‘Stranglers’.
Mid-60s - Box Hill became known as the Mustangs.
<--1975 - Box Hill's old jumper was brown with gold vee and collar and the white horse emblem on the breast, which had been unchanged since the Box Hill Combine teams of the 1930s.
1975 - Box Hill changed to brown jumper with two large gold panels on the front and the larger 'wild Mustang' motif front and centre.
Until 1999, Box Hill were known as the Mustangs.
From 2000, after merging with Hawthorn's reserve team, the nickname changed over to the Hawks.

Grounds :
1937 - Box Hill moved to newly constructed Box Hill City Oval after the land south of Whitehorse Road was acquired by the Box Hill Cemetery Trust.

Timeline :
1899 - Eastern Suburbs FA : Box Hill finished about 5th.
1900 - Eastern Suburbs FA : Box Hill participated.
1903 - Box Hill Reporter DFL Play-Off : Mitcham defeated Box Hill.
1904 - Box Hill Reporter DFL : Box Hill finished 5th.
1911 - Box Hill Reporter DFL Section B : Box Hill finished 2nd.
1912 - Box Hill Reporter DFL Section A : Box Hill finished 3rd.
1913 - Box Hill Reporter DFL : Box Hill finished 5th.
1914 - Box Hill Reporter DFL : Box Hill finished 6th.
1921 - Box Hill Reporter DFL : Box Hill finished 8th.
1923 - Box Hill Reporter DFL : Box Hill finished 5th.
1924 - Box Hill Reporter DFL : Box Hill finished 7th.
1925 - Box Hill Reporter DFL : Box Hill finished 3rd.
1926 - Box Hill Reporter DFL : Box Hill finished 6th.
1927 - Box Hill Reporter DFL Grand Final : Surrey Hills 14.12.96 defeated Box Hill Stars 3.3.21.

1936 (Eastern Suburbs FL B Grade) :
Box Hill City and Box Hill East merged to form Box Hill FC.
Box Hill were premiers.

1937 - Eastern Suburbs FL A Grade : Box Hill were runners-up.
1939 - Eastern Suburbs FL A Grade : Box Hill were premiers.
1945 - Eastern Suburbs FL : Box Hill were premiers.
1946 - Eastern Suburbs FL : Box Hill were premiers.
1947 - Eastern Suburbs FL Grand Final : Mitcham defeated Box Hill by 1 point.
1948 - Eastern Suburbs FL Grand Final : Box Hill contested the Grand Final.
1949 - Eastern Suburbs FL Grand Final : Box Hill contested the Grand Final.
1951 - VFA : Box Hill commenced, winning no matches but drawing one.
1952 - VFA : Box Hill won 2 matches.
1953 - VFA : Box Hill won 7 matches.
1954 - VFA : Box Hill won 9 matches.
1955 - VFA : Box Hill did not make the finals.

1956 (VFA) :
Box Hill were 4th after H&As.
First Semi-Final - Box Hill defeated Brunswick.
Preliminary Final - Williamstown defeated Box Hill.

1957 - VFA : Box Hill participated.
1958 - VFA First Semi-Final : Port Melbourne defeated Box Hill.
1959 - VFA : Box Hill participated.
1960 - VFA : Box Hill finished 10th.
1961 - VFA Division 1 : Box Hill finished 10th (last).
1962-63 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill participated.
1964 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill finished last.
1965-68 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill participated.

1969 (VFA Division 2) :
Box Hill were 4th after H&As.
First Semi-Final - Williamstown defeated Box Hill.

1970 (VFA Division 2) :
Box Hill were 3rd after H&As.
First Semi-Final - Box Hill defeated Brunswick.
Second Semi-Final - Coburg 20.17.137 defeated Box Hill to 16.11.107.
Preliminary Final - Box Hill defeated Sunshine.
Grand Final - Coburg defeated Box Hill.

1971-72 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill narrowly missed the finals.
1973 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill finished last (winless).
1974-76 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill participated.
1977 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill finished last (winless).
1978 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill participated.
1979 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill won 3 matches.
1980 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill won 1 match. The club nearly disbanded this season.
1981 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill won 2 matches.
1982 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill won 10 matches.
1983 - VFA Division 2 : Box Hill 'narrowly missed (the final) 4'.

1984 (VFA Division 2) :
Box Hill lost only 2 H&As and were minor premiers.
Second Semi-Final - Box Hill 19.19.133 defeated Brunswick 13.6.84.
Grand Final - Box Hill 32.23.215 defeated Oakleigh 11.14.80 @ Toorak Park.

1985 - VFA Division 1 : Box Hill participated.

1986 (VFA Division 2) :
Box Hill enjoyed a 15w/3l record, and were 2nd after H&As.
Second Semi-Final - Box Hill defeated Sunshine ‘comfortably’.
Grand Final - Box Hill 14.14.98 defeated Sunshine 11.14.80.

1987 - VFA Division 1 : Box Hill had a 4w/1d record.
1988 - VFA Division 1 : Box Hill won 8 matches.

1989 (VFA Division 1) :
Box Hill had a 14w/1d record, and were 3rd after H&As.
Qualifying Final - Box Hill defeated Williamstown by 12 points.
Second Semi-Final - Coburg defeated Box Hill.
Preliminary Final - Williamstown defeated Box Hill.

1990 - VFA : Box Hill participated.
1991 - VFA : Box Hill finished 3rd.
1992 - VFA : Box Hill finished 4th.
1993 - VFA : Box Hill missed the finals by percentage.

1994 (VFA) :
Box Hill won 13 matches, lost 5, and were 2nd after H&As.
Qualifying Final - Box Hill defeated Springvale.
Second Semi-Final - Sandringham defeated Box Hill by 1 goal.
Preliminary Final - Box Hill defeated Springvale.
Grand Final - Sandringham 11.12.78 defeated Box Hill 10.9.69 @ Victoria Park.

1995 - VFA : Box Hill missed the finals by percentage.
1996 - VFA : Box Hill participated.
1997 - VFL : Box Hill finished 9th.
1998 - VFL : Box Hill finished 9th.
1999 - VFL : Box Hill finished 8th.
2000 - VFL Elimination Final : Williamstown 22.17.149 defeated Box Hill Hawks 15.14.104.

2001 (VFL) :
Box Hill won 15 of 20 matches and were 2nd after H&As.
Grand Final - Box Hill 13.13.91 defeated Werribee 7.12.54.

2002 - VFL : Box Hill participated.
2003 - VFA Grand Final : Williamstown 13.14.92 defeated Box Hill Hawks 9.9.63 @ Optus Oval.
2004-05 - VFL : Box Hill Hawks participated.

Nearby, Like-Named or Otherwise Related Clubs & Leagues :
 - Box Hill Pioneers.

Links :
 - Box Hill Hawks FC.