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Sunshine Heights Football Club
2026-11-16 00:47:02 · The Daily Ledger
The Sunshine Heights Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the WRFL since 1988. They are based in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine West.
History
In 1971, the club first fielded a senior team in the Western Suburbs FL. In 1979, they defeated Werribee Centrals for the premiership of the Western Suburbs FL.

The club transferred to the Footscray District FL in 1988. It won the A2 premiership defeating East Brunswick in its first year.

Guernsey
Premierships
Div 1 = 1979 (WSFL) Div 2 = 2008 Div 3 = 1988, 1998

VFL/AFL players
James Gowans – St Kilda
Chris Burton – Western Bulldogs
Shane Madigan - Fitzroy Football club
Bibliography
History of the WRFL/FDFL by Kevin Hillier –
History of football in Melbourne's north west by John Stoward –
References
External links
Official website
Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne
Australian rules football clubs established in 1971
1971 establishments in Australia
Western Region Football League clubs
Sport in the City of Brimbank
Sunshine, Victoria