Hampton Football Club

Hampton Football Club
Full nameHampton Football Club
Emblem The Hammers
ColoursBlack and gold stripes with blue collar
Founded1947
LeagueSouthern Football League
Premierships1959, 1961, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2010
Official websiteOfficial website

The Hampton Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. The club participates in The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.

History

In 1947 a group of young people met at the back of the Hampton Methodist Hall to see if they could form a football Club. The Hampton Methodist Football Club was formed in 1947 and played in the Melbourne Methodist League until it went into recess in 1951.[1]

The club reformed in 1959, joining Eastern Suburban Protestant FA, where they won the C grade premiership. Promoted into B grade the club won the flag in 1961 and were again elevated to A grade.

In 1976 the club changed its name to "Hampton United" and then again in 2000 to just Hampton.

Senior Premierships

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