Saint Pauls Bentleigh Football Club / Bentleigh CYMS Football Club / Bentleigh YCW Football Club (Vic)

Guernseys & Nicknames :
1948 - Bentleigh CYMS wore navy guernseys with a gold vee.
1970s - The guernsey was changed to red white and blue, in Footscray-style.
1979 - Bentleigh YCW adopted a royal blue guensey with red and white vee.
1988 - Saint Pauls Bentleigh reverted to the red white and blue, Footscray-style guernsey.
2001 - Saint Pauls Bentleigh were known as the Bulldogs.

Grounds :
1948 - Bentleigh CYMS played at McKinnon Oval No2.
1979 - Bentleigh Saint Pauls moved home to Bentleigh Recreation Reserve.
1984 - Bentleigh CYMS returned to McKinnon Oval.

Timeline :
1948 - CYMS FL : Bentleigh Catholic Young Mens Society (Bentleigh CYMS) FC was formed, commencing in this league.
1951 - CYMS FL C Grade South : Bentleigh CYMS participated.
1953 - CYMS FL C Grade South Grand Final : Bentleigh CYMS 10.12.72 defeated Murrumbeena 10.8.68.
1974 - CYMS FL B Section Grand Final : Heatherton 2nds defeated Bentleigh CYMS.
1975 - YCW FL : Bentleigh CYMS changed name to Bentleigh YCW and commenced in this league.
1977 - YCW FL C Section Grand Final : Corpus Christi defeated Bentleigh YCW.
1978 - YCW FL : Bentleigh YCW finished 4th.
1979 - YCW FL : Bentleigh YCW's final season in this league, in which they finished 3rd.

1980 (ESCFA E Grade) :
Bentleigh CYMS changed name to Saint Pauls Bentleigh.
Saint Pauls Bentleigh commenced in the East Suburban Churches FA.
Grand Final - Black Rock defeated Saint Pauls Bentleigh.

1981 - ESCFA D Section Grand Final : Saint Pauls Bentleigh defeated Balwyn Combined @ Mackie Reserve, Bentleigh.
1984 - ESCFA C Grade Grand Final : Aquinas 15.10.100 defeated Saint Pauls Bentleigh 12.10.82.
1985 - ESCFA B Grade Grand Final : Mazenod 7.11.53 defeated Saint Pauls Bentleigh 2.9.21.
1986-90 - ESCFA A Grade : Saint Pauls Bentleigh participated.
1991 - ESCFA A Grade : Saint Pauls Bentleigh were 2nd after H&As.

1992 (ESCFA A Grade) :
Second Semi-Final - Saint Pauls Bentleigh 20.8.120 defeated Hampton United 9.13.67.
Grand Final - St Pauls Bentleigh 6.12.48 defeated Collingwood Districts 5.7.37.

1993 - Southern FL Premier Division : Saint Pauls Bentleigh finished 5th.
1994 - Southern FL Premier Division : Saint Pauls Bentleigh finished 4th.
1995 - Southern FL Division 1 : Saint Pauls Bentleigh finished 5th.

1996 (Southern FL Division 1) :
First Semi-Final - Saint Pauls Bentleigh 15.17.107 defeated Cheltenham 7.7.49.
Preliminary Final - Saint Pauls Bentleigh were defeated.

1997 - Southern FL Division 1 : Saint Pauls-Bentleigh finished 5th.
1998 - Southern FL Division 1 : Saint Pauls East Bentleigh finished 7th.
1999 - Southern FL Division 1 : Saint Pauls East Bentleigh finished 4th.
2000 - Southern FL Division 1 Grand Final : Balwyn 15.7.97 defeated Saint Pauls Bentleigh 5.10.40.
2001 - Southern FL Division 1 : Saint Pauls Bentleigh finished 5th.
2002 - Southern FL Division 1 : Saint Pauls Bentleigh finished 7th.
2003 - Southern FL Division 1 Grand Final : Balwyn 17.16.118 defeated Saint Pauls Bentleigh 14.7.91.

2004 (Southern FL Division 1) :
Preliminary Final - Saint Pauls Bentleigh 11.7.73 defeated Balwyn 5.5.35.
Grand Final - East Brighton 15.5.95 defeated Saint Pauls Bentleigh 13.7.85.

2005 - Southern FL Division 1 : Saint Pauls-East Bentleigh participated.