| Port Melbourne Railway United | ||
|---|---|---|
| Names | ||
| Full name | Port Melbourne Railway Football Club | |
| Former name(s) | Port Melbourne Junior Football Club (c. 1919−c. 1928) | |
| Nickname(s) | Portsmen, Ways[1][2] | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | March 1902 | |
| Dissolved | c. 1939 | |
| Premierships | VJFA (3)
| |
| Ground(s) | Richmond City Reserve | |
| Uniforms | ||
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The Port Melbourne Railway United Football Club, also known simply as Railway United or just Railway, was an Australian rules football club based in Port Melbourne.[3][4]
Railway United was one of the most successful clubs in the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA), appearing in seven grand finals from 1910 until 1926. It also had an reserves affiliation with the Port Melbourne Football Club in the mid-1920s.[5]
The club had various rivalries throughout its history, most notably with the Yarraville Football Club, as well as with the Fernside Football Club and Prahran Juniors.[6][7][8]
- ^ "JUNIOR RESULTS". Trove. Weekly Times. 18 September 1909. p. 20. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "RAILWAY UNITED". Trove. Port Melbourne Standard. 4 May 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "RAILWAY UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB". Trove. Port Melbourne Standard. 16 September 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "JUNIOR FOOTBALL". Trove. Port Melbourne Standard. 30 September 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "1907 Reserves". Blueseum. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "First-Rate Junior Association". Trove. Port Melbourne Standard. 20 August 2010. p. 3. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
historywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "JUNIOR FOOTBALL". Trove. Port Melbourne Standard. 22 July 1911. Retrieved 27 September 2024.