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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