MOONEY VALLEY
Current Affiliation: Essendon District Football League (EDFL) since 1933
Formed: 1933
Home Ground: Ormond Park, Moonee Ponds
Colours: Black and white
Emblem: Magpies
Senior EDFL Premierships: A Grade - 1952 (1 total); B Grade - 1975, 1986, 1994, 1999 (4 total)
League Best and Fairest Awards: A Grade (Reynolds Medal since 1955) - J.Taylor 1934; T.Howard 1949 (2 total); B Grade (W.Hutchison Medal since 1957) - R.Lamberti 1993 & 1998 (1 Medallist/2 Medals); B3 Grade (S.Rickards Medal) - R.Armitage 1980 (1 total)
Mooney Valley Football Club has enjoyed a long and distinguished history as a member of the Essendon District Football League. The senior side was particularly strong during the early 1950s, winning its only A Grade flag to date in 1952, as well as more recently in the 1990s. After winning the B Grade premiership in 1994 the seniors acquitted themselves well in A Grade the next year, ultimately finishing 4th. A combination of injuries and the loss of key players scuppered the club's ambitions, however, and within three years the team was back in B Grade.
One of the most noteworthy seasons in the Magpies' history came in 1999 when both seniors and reserves went top. The seniors held their own in A Grade for the next few seasons before succumbing to relegation in 2005 when they managed just 1 win from 18 matches for the year. The side has continued to struggle since, finishing 2nd from bottom in 2006 and last in 2007.
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