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KEY FACTS

Official name
Box Hill Football Club

Known as
Box Hill

Nickname
Hawks (formerly Mustangs)

Formed
1936

Colours
Brown and gold

Associated clubs
Hawthorn; Box Hill Reserves; Box Hill WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Football League (VFL) 1996–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1951–1995

Home Ground
Box Hill City Oval

VFL Premierships
2001, 2013, 2018 (3 total)

VFA Premierships
Second Division - 1984, 1986 (2 total)

Most Games
180 - Jack Wright (1951-1961)

Championships and Trophies
Liston Trophy - D.Brown 1960; D.Beasy 1961; S.Mitchell 2002; M.Hallahan 2013; A.Woodward 2014 (5 total); Field Trophy - G.Bryant 1973, 1975; P.Nicholson 1984 (2 winners/3 wins)

Headquarters
Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill, VIC 3128

Postal Address
PO Box 143, Box Hill, VIC, 3128

Phone: (03) 9890 9442 

Email
[email protected]

Website
boxhillhawks.com.au

President
E.H. Hammond

Box Hill



Grand Finals | Honour board | Notable players
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"...early promise was not built upon, however, and when the VFA introduced a second division in 1961 it was there that the Mustangs found themselves, and indeed would remain for more than two decades"

John Devaney surveys the history of the Box Hill Football Club.

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1959 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Box Hill's 1959 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Box Hill 1.97.1214.1622.21 153 WON Camberwell 0.22.54.78.8 56 97 CBW Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Box Hill 6.49.816.1118.14 122 WON Brighton 0.73.118.1413.16 94 28 BOX May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Box Hill 1.07.612.916.11 107 WON Dandenong 3.43.55.911.14 80 27 BOX May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Box Hill 1.32.45.76.8 44 LOST Moorabbin (Original) 4.113.816.1423.22 160 -116 MOO May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Box Hill 2.45.57.98.12 60 LOST Oakleigh 2.25.98.1111.15 81 -21 BOX May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Box Hill 4.25.26.411.8 74 LOST Sandringham 3.110.616.1120.13 133 -59 BRO May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Box Hill 1.33.35.96.12 48 LOST Mordialloc 2.46.107.127.14 56 -8 BOX Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Box Hill 3.45.48.610.11 71 LOST Dandenong 2.36.910.1213.15 93 -22 DAN Jun 15 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
9 H Box Hill 5.311.713.1115.17 107 WON Moorabbin (Original) 3.54.86.1210.14 74 33 BOX Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Box Hill 4.15.26.68.10 58 LOST Oakleigh 1.25.86.109.13 67 -9 WAR Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Box Hill 3.74.910.1413.18 96 WON Brighton 3.44.65.710.12 72 24 ELS Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Box Hill 2.64.711.1017.16 118 WON Camberwell 0.02.42.54.10 34 84 BOX Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Box Hill 3.25.45.67.7 49 LOST Sandringham 3.07.17.412.10 82 -33 BOX Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Box Hill 4.46.910.913.14 92 WON Mordialloc 3.06.38.59.7 61 31 BKR Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Box Hill 0.12.64.95.16 46 LOST Sunshine 3.64.79.89.9 63 -17 SEL Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Box Hill 1.36.89.1016.18 114 WON Preston 0.33.63.65.7 37 77 BOX Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Box Hill 0.33.57.79.8 62 LOST Port Melbourne 2.04.510.713.15 93 -31 NPO Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Box Hill 0.01.31.74.13 37 LOST Yarraville 4.39.511.712.10 82 -45 BOX Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Box Hill 5.56.78.128.13 61 LOST Coburg 5.210.711.716.10 106 -45 COB Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Box Hill 4.24.49.711.11 77 LOST Williamstown 3.310.1011.1314.15 99 -22 BOX Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.