Formed: 1952

Colours: Navy blue and white

Emblem: Cougars

Senior Grade Premierships: E(D)FL Division Three - 1975, 1986, 1990 (3 total); Division Four - 2001 (1 total)

Senior EFL Best and Fairest Player Awards: Paul Edie Medal - Glen Robertson 1995; Matt Price 2003, 2005 & 2008 (3 Medallists/4 Medals); Perc James Medal - Matt Price 2001 (1 total)

A Coldstream Football Club existed as early as 1890, but appears to have disbanded during the first world war. The present day Coldstream Football Club was established in 1952, and competed initially in the Croydon-Ferntree Gully Football League, precursor of the Eastern Districts Football League, which commenced operations in 1962.

Most of Coldstream’s time in the EDFL (which dropped the word ‘District’ from its name in 1998) has been spent in division three, in which it contested its first ever senior grade grand final in 1965, losing to Olinda by 20 points. A second losing division three grand final appearance, this time against Upper Ferntree Gully, followed nine years later, before the side claimed its breakthrough premiership in 1975 with a 6 point grand final triumph over Norwood.

For much of the ensuing decade Coldstream was a force to be reckoned with in division three but losing grand finals in 1977, 1978 and 1983 were the closest it came to procuring a second flag. That second flag finally arrived in 1986 courtesy of a 14.19 (103) to 14.8 (92) grand final defeat of Fairpark.

During the last couple of decades the Cougars have twice more achieved premiership honours, in 1990 in division three, and most recently in 2001 in division four. The 2001 flag triumph brought promotion to division three, following which the seniors did well to reach a grand final two years later, only to lose to Norwood by 4 points. Since then the side has been competitive, and in 2008 only narrowly failed to qualify for the finals.

Coldstream’s reserves won premierships in division three in 1972 and 1993, and in division four in 2001.

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