History and Heritage News

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Dockerty Cup: Leading scorers to challenge for Alec Forrest Medal

Football Victoria can reveal that the leading goalscorer in the 2024 Dockerty Cup competition will be awarded the Alec Forrest Medal.

NPLW SEASON GUIDE
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NPLW 2024 Official Season Guide

Football Victoria (FV) has released the National Premier Leagues Victoria Official Season Guide for the 2024 Senior Women's season.Serving as an accompaniment for all media covering the NPL Senior Women's competition in Victoria, the fourth offering of the Official Season Guide i

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NPLM 2024 Official Season Guide

Football Victoria (FV) has released the National Premier Leagues Victoria Official Season Guide for the 2024 Senior Men's season.Serving as an accompaniment for all media covering the NPL Senior Men's competition in Victoria, the fourth offering of the Official Season Guide is a

The Meeting
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The Meeting: When the Victorian Women's Soccer Association was born

On the cusp of Football Victoria commemorating 50 years of organised Women's football in 2024, Tony Persoglia looks back at the events leading up to and including the general meeting which birthed the Victorian Women's Soccer Association.The months that followed the now iconic Do

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Vale Len McKendry

Football Victoria is saddened to learn of the passing of former State Director of Coaching, State Team Head Coach, NSL Championship Winning Coach and NSL Coach of the Year, Len McKendry.

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Battle of the States to Honour the Greats

Football Victoria and Football Queensland are pleased to announce this Saturday's Battle of the States double-header at the Home of the Matildas will be played for the Jones-Millman Cup (Women) and the Rigby-Willis Cup (Men), as the teams rekindle a representative rivalry over 90

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Vale Hugh Murney

Football Victoria is saddened to learn of the passing of Life Member, North Caulfield and Moreland City Hall of Famer, Hugh Murney.     Hugh Murney was born in Scotland on January 29 1939, and was a promising young footballer in his homeland, debuting for Greenock Morton at th

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Victoria's first indigenous state representative, Jamara Maza

In celebration of 2023 NAIDOC Week, we recounted the journey of the first indigenous athlete to represent Victoria, Jamara Maza. In 1998, Maza first represented Victoria at the 1998 U19 National Championships, before making two more appearances at the open age level in 2002 an

Victoria 1963 U16 State team
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Vale Atti Abonyi

Atti Abonyi, a pivotal member of the Socceroos team that qualified and played in the FIFA World Cup in 1974, passed away on Thursday, aged 76.