THE CHANNEL FOOTBALL CLUB WAS FORMED IN 1967 FOLLOWING THE DISASTROUS BUSHFIRES OF FEBRUARY OF THAT YEAR.

IT WAS MADE UP FROM ADMINISTRATORS, PLAYERS, AND SUPPORTERS FROM THE OLD KINGBOROUGH CLUBS OF WOODBRIDGE, KETTERING, SNUG, AND MARGATE, ALL OF WHOM LOST CLUBROOMS AND EQUIPMENT IN THE BUSH FIRE THAT RAGED THROUGH THE CHANNEL AREA. THE PLAYING COLOURS OF RED WHITE AND BLACK STRIPES WERE OBTAINED FROM THE LONGLEY CLUB, ALSO A MEMBER OF THE DEFUNCT KINGBOROUGH ASSOCIATION, AND WHO DECIDED TO FOLD AND BECOME PART OF THE KINGSTON F.C.AREA, AND WERE THE ONLY CLUB OTHER THAN KINGSTON WHO DID NOT LOSE THEIR JUMPERS IN THE BUSH FIRE. THE NEWLY FORMED CHANNEL CLUB AND THE KINGSTON CLUB JOINED THE HUON FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FOR THE START OF THE 1967 SEASON.

THE RED, BLACK AND WHITE STRIP WAS USED UNTIL 1998, WHEN IT WAS DECIDED TO CHANGE TO THE ST. KILDA FOOTBALL CLUBS NEW JUMPER DESIGN, AND AFTER OBTAINING PERMISSION FROM ST. KILDA AND THE A.F.L THE NEW JUMPERS WERE PURCHASED. CHANNEL HAS TASTED SENIOR GRAND FINAL SUCCESS ON A NUMBER OCCASIONS, IN THE HUON FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION--1975, 77,78,81,83,86,88,& 1990.AND THE INAUGURAL S.F.L. GRAND FINAL IN 1996. ALSO, SINCE 1967 THE RESERVES HAVE WON 10 FLAGS AND THE COLTS 4 FLAGS IN HUON FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION GRAND FINALS.

FUNCTIONS
Dinner is available from the Club on Thursday evenings. Come along and watch the training and afterwards have a drink and a meal with the boys. Dinner is ready from 7pm from the Canteen at the budget price of $7.00.