Canterbury Football Club

Canterbury Football Club Est. 1881

Celebrating 145 years of the Red, Gold & Black. Premiers: 1920, 1956, 1969, 1972, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2019, 2024.

The Canterbury Football Club was established in 1881 (just 4 years after the VFA was established) and remains one of the oldest Australian Rules Football Clubs in the country. Canterbury joined the Box Hill Reporter League in 1903 in the league’s second year, and a few decades later, became one of the prime movers in the formation of the Eastern Suburban Football League. The club’s home ground has

not always been at its present location in Chatham Rd. In fact, the club started football on a ground at the back of the Canterbury Hotel (between the Canterbury Railway station and Wattle Valley Rd) which is now home to the popular Maling Road shops. Now one of the oldest football clubs in Australia (even older than AFL teams including Collingwood and Richmond) the red, black and yellow panels have graced Melbourne’s football ovals for over 130 years, save for something a little more patriotic around World War II, when the club changed its colors to green and gold. In 2006 the Canterbury Football Club celebrated its 125th anniversary, attracting many of its surviving former players and their families. The great history of the club had never been more evident, leaving those that attended with the indelible impression of a proud club that is steeped in both tradition and high community values. The club has always had strong ties with Canterbury and the surrounding area; being a community based club it has provided an invaluable outlet to many of the children fortunate enough to grow up in the local area, and indeed, has nurtured the development of many talented VFL / AFL footballers, including Bob Pratt (South Melbourne), Peter Curran (Hawthorn) and Luke Penny (St Kilda). Leading the way off the field, Canterbury became one of the first football clubs in Australia to have an all female executive committee in 2002. In recent times the Canterbury Football Club has won the “best conducted club” while apart of the Southern Football League award six times throughout 2000 to 2008.

Women go back-to-back on the winners list 🎉
21/06/2026

Women go back-to-back on the winners list 🎉

Triple Header at the Snake Pit 🫨
19/06/2026

Triple Header at the Snake Pit 🫨

Throwing it back to our retro threads 🙂‍↕️
18/06/2026

Throwing it back to our retro threads 🙂‍↕️

50LDY
17/06/2026

50LDY

15/06/2026

Jai reflects on the Reserves’ comeback win over ladder-leaders West Brunswick 💪

3/4 ain’t bad, honestly
13/06/2026

3/4 ain’t bad, honestly

Top-of-the-table clash for the Reserves, a shot at 2025 redemption for the Senior men, a chance to consolidate top posit...
12/06/2026

Top-of-the-table clash for the Reserves, a shot at 2025 redemption for the Senior men, a chance to consolidate top position on the ladder for the Thirds, and an opportunity for a MUWFC clean sweep for the Women. Round 9 is peak.

Players, past players, members, fans and officials are invited to attend our annual Cobra Ball 🪩Tickets link in bio 🎟️
10/06/2026

Players, past players, members, fans and officials are invited to attend our annual Cobra Ball 🪩

Tickets link in bio 🎟️

Anyway back to the grind
09/06/2026

Anyway back to the grind

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Canterbury, VIC

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Monday 6pm - 9pm
Tuesday 6pm - 9pm
Thursday 6pm - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm

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