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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
admin@boxhillhawks.com.au

Website
boxhillhawks.com.au

President
E.H. Hammond

Box Hill



"...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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1960 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Box Hill's 1960 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Box Hill 1.54.76.96.10 46 LOST Moorabbin (Original) 4.39.511.918.12 120 -74 BOX Apr 18 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
2 Box Hill       Bye        
3 A Box Hill 1.24.38.510.8 68 LOST Oakleigh 3.48.613.1220.19 139 -71 CBW Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Box Hill 0.13.34.36.3 39 LOST Sandringham 2.64.116.158.18 66 -27 BOX May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Box Hill 2.23.36.57.7 49 LOST Mordialloc 2.24.87.99.12 66 -17 BKR May 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Box Hill 1.13.24.310.9 69 WON Yarraville 3.35.56.97.11 53 16 BOX May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Box Hill 0.16.76.1012.13 85 WON Camberwell 5.77.710.1211.12 78 7 CBW May 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Box Hill 4.76.1011.1316.19 115 WON Brighton 0.22.74.117.18 60 55 BOX Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Box Hill 1.53.109.1410.18 78 LOST Dandenong 3.25.58.814.11 95 -17 DAN Jun 13 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
10 H Box Hill 3.45.712.813.10 88 WON Port Melbourne 1.23.47.109.13 67 21 BOX Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Box Hill 5.36.37.69.8 62 WON Moorabbin (Original) 1.23.73.95.12 42 20 MOO Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Box Hill 5.48.811.1520.19 139 WON Prahran 1.35.69.611.11 77 62 TOO Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Box Hill 1.24.54.66.10 46 LOST Oakleigh 6.49.513.1016.13 109 -63 BOX Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Box Hill 3.35.35.66.7 43 LOST Sandringham 2.47.1611.1917.23 125 -82 BRO Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Box Hill 1.23.56.77.9 51 WON Mordialloc 1.12.12.44.5 29 22 BOX Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Box Hill 2.34.85.95.9 39 LOST Yarraville 6.37.811.1513.20 98 -59 YAR Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Box Hill 2.26.1110.1315.15 105 WON Camberwell 3.44.57.710.11 71 34 BOX Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Box Hill 12.416.822.1327.16 178 WON Brighton 0.02.43.47.9 51 127 ELS Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Box Hill 1.35.107.1211.15 81 LOST Dandenong 5.47.610.1012.12 84 -3 BOX Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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