1960's

 



The
1960's started out well for the Club with finals appearances in both 1960 and
1961, although finishing second in 1961 was a disappointment. Following those
early years of success, a period of decline set in which was not arrested
until the decade's mid years.

In late
1965 two club-deprived football bodies, the Mountain District Football
Association and the Yarra Valley Football League, held urgent talks with a
view to combining their meagre resources into one, hopefully strong, football
competition. As a result of these talks the imaginatively named Yarra Valley
- Mountain District Football League was born and began united competition in
1966.

For the
Upwey - Tecoma Club the union was to prove bountiful. The inaugural
premiership in that 1966 season was won by the Senior team and they then made
it back to back flags with another win in 1967. That '67 grand final is still
classed by many who witnessed it as the finest ever. Certainly it was the
closest, with the three point margin in Upwey's favour still the narrowest
grand final winning margin. 


 


 


1960



Club Officials

Coaches

Best & Fairest

President

Eric
McClellan

Seniors

Ron
Cunningham

Seniors

Jim
Mackie

Secretary

Bill
Goodwin

Reserves

Vic
Ressom

Reserves

Vic
Ressom

Treasurer

Fred
Mackie

Juniors

*________*

Juniors

Alan
Pearson


 



Senior
Ladder Position

Fourth

Reserves
Ladder Position

Fourth

Junior
Ladder Position

Seventh


 


 


 


 


1961



Club Officials

Coaches

Best & Fairest

President

Jack
Burley

Seniors

Ron
Cunningham

Seniors

Robert
Jack

Secretary

Bill
Goodwin

Reserves

Vic
Ressom

Reserves

Vic
Ressom

Treasurer

Fred
Mackie

Juniors

*__________*

Juniors

*______*


 



Senior
Ladder Position

First

Reserves
Ladder Position

*__*

Junior
Ladder Position

*__*


 


 


 


 


1962



Club Officials

Coaches

Best & Fairest

President

Jack
Burley

Seniors

Ken
Fyffe

Seniors

*_________*

Secretary

Bill
Goodwin

Reserves

Vic
Ressom

Reserves

George
Johnstone

Treasurer

Fred
Mackie

Juniors

Bill
Graham

Juniors

Michael
Collins


 


 


 


 


1963-RESERVES PREMIERS



Club Officials

Coaches

Best & Fairest

President

Vic
Ressom

Seniors

Ken
Blenheim

Seniors

Ken
Fyffe

Secretary

Bruce
Marke

Reserves

John
Brown

Reserves

Jack
Lind

Treasurer

Fred
Mackie

Juniors

Bill
Philip

Juniors

Don
Hodge


 



Senior
Ladder Position

Sixth

Reserves
Ladder Position

Fourth

Junior
Ladder Position

Seventh


 


 


 


1964



Club Officials

Coaches

Best & Fairest

President

Eric
McClellan

Seniors

John
Brown

Seniors

Robert
Jack

Secretary

Terry
Cormack

Reserves

Jim
Varty

Reserves

John
Burley

Treasurer

Jim
Varty

Juniors

Bill Haines

Juniors

Michael
Waters


 



Senior
Ladder Position

Seventh

Reserves
Ladder Position

* ___ *

Junior
Ladder Position

Eighth


 


 


1965



Club Officials

Coaches

Best & Fairest

President

Eric
McClellan

Seniors

John
Brown

Seniors

John
Logan

Secretary

Terry
Cormack

Reserves

Jim
Varty

Reserves

John
Burley

Treasurer

Jim
Varty

Juniors

Bill
Haines

Juniors

Ray
Nightingale


 



Senior
Ladder Position

Sixth

Reserves
Ladder Position

Seventh

Junior
Ladder Position

Second


 


1966-SENIORS PREMIERS


 



Club Officials

Coaches

Best & Fairest

President

Eric
McClellan

Seniors

Neil
Edwards

Seniors

Alan
Stephens

Secretary

Terry
Cormack

Reserves

Stan
Bailey

Reserves

Stan
Bailey

Treasurer

Bruce
Stephens

Juniors

Bill
Haines

Juniors

Alistair
Kensley


 



Senior
Ladder Position

Second

Reserves
Ladder Position

Third

Junior
Ladder Position

First


 


 


 


1967-SENIORS PREMIERS


 



Club Officials

Coaches

Best & Fairest

President

Eric
McClellan

Seniors

Neil
Edwards

Seniors

Neil
Edwards

Secretary

Terry
Cormack

Reserves

Warren Maggeniss

Reserves

Peter
Kempson

Treasurer

Bruce
Stephens

Juniors

Bill
Haines

Juniors

Geoff
Brown


 



Senior
Ladder Position

Second

Reserves
Ladder Position

Third

Junior
Ladder Position

First


 


 


1968


 



Club Officials

Coaches

Best & Fairest

President

Eeric
McClellan

Seniors

Neil
Edwards

Seniors

Steve
Goodwin

Secretary

Terry
Cormack

Reserves

Jim
Mackie

Reserves

Ken
Houston

Treasurer

Jack
Fryer

Juniors

Bill
Haines

Juniors

Don
Sinclair


 



Senior
Ladder Position

Second

Reserves
Ladder Position

Fourth

Junior
Ladder Position

Fifth


   


 


1969


 



Club Officials

Coaches

Best & Fairest

President

Alan
Bayliss

Seniors

Neil
Edwards

Seniors

Ian
Lasslett

Secretary

Terry
Cormack

Reserves

EricRobbins

Reserves

Hank
Van Oosten

Treasurer

Jack
Fryer

Juniors

Bill Haines

Juniors

Neil
Fisher


 



Senior
Ladder Position

Second

Reserves
Ladder Position

Fifth

Junior
Ladder Position

Fourth