| Fitzroy Football Club | ||||
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| Names | ||||
| Full name | Fitzroy Football Club (incorporating the Fitzroy Reds) | |||
| Nickname(s) | Roys, Roy Boys, Reds, Roy Girls | |||
| Former nickname(s) | Maroons (1883–1938) Gorillas (1938–1957) Lions (1957–1996) | |||
| Club details | ||||
| Founded | 26 September 1883[a][1] | |||
| Colours | Red Blue Yellow[2] | |||
| Competition | VAFA: Premier VAFAW: Premier B | |||
| President | David Leydon | |||
| Coach | VAFA: Travis Ronaldson VAFAW: Nathan Jumeau | |||
| Captain(s) | VAFA: Julian Turner VAFAW: Steph Pitt | |||
| Premierships | VFA (1) VFL/AFL (8) VAFA (1) | |||
| Ground(s) | Brunswick Street Oval | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| Other information | ||||
| Official website | fitzroyfc.com.au | |||
The Fitzroy Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). Formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne municipality of Fitzroy, the club is based at the W. T. Peterson Community Oval in Fitzroy North. The club nickname is the Roys, having previously been the Maroons (until 1938), Gorillas (1938–1957) and Lions (1957–1996). Since 1975, the club's colours have been red, blue and gold.
Fitzroy was established as a member of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), winning one premiership in that competition. In 1897, it was a foundation member of the breakaway Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest senior professional league in Victoria and later, as the Australian Football League (AFL), in Australia. Fitzroy was one of the most successful clubs over the league's first three decades, contesting 19 finals series and winning a league-high seven premierships in that time. However, success was limited thereafter, and its last seventy years yielded only one premiership from eleven finals appearances. The club suffered persistent financial losses through the 1980s and 1990s, culminating in being placed into administration in 1996, and its AFL operations were merged into those of the Brisbane Bears, who became the Brisbane Lions from 1997.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Fitzroy came out of administration in 1998, and formed sponsor partnerships with local amateur clubs over the next ten years. Since 2009, the club has competed in the VAFA in its own right, and as of 2025 plays in the Premier B division.
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- ^ The Argus, 28 September 1883
- ^ Maroon was lightened close to red for colour TV from 1975 onwards, and the FFC logo changed from white to gold in 1974 (see History of AFL/VFL Jumpers)
- ^ "140 years of Fitzroy Football Club". ABC listen. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Fitzroy Football Club - Lions". fitzroyfc.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Maine, Jim (12 April 2012). Aussie Rules For Dummies - Jim Maine - Google Books. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118348758. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Fitzroy". australiaforeveryone.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "The Deed - Victorian Lions Supporters Group". viclions.wordpress.com. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "The Deed of Arrangement between Fitzroy's administrator and the Brisbane Bears". Big Footy. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.