Eskdale Football Club / Mitta Valley Football Club (Vic)

General :
Mitta Valley and Eskdale were interchangeable so many times that they were basically always the same club.

Guernseys & Nicknames :
1924 - Eskdale wore red and white colours.
1927 - Mitta Valley were known as the Purples.

Grounds :
1940 - Mitta Valley alternated use of grounds at Eskdale and Mitta Mitta for home fixtures.

Timeline :
1894 - Eskdale FC existed.
1896 - Scratch Match : Mitta Mitta v Eskdale.
1897 - Scratch Match : United Miners (Eskdale) defeated Glencoe @ Tallandoon.
1898 - Carkeek Trophy Grand Final : Tallangatta defeated Eskdale by 10 pts.
1899 - Benambra FA : Eskdale participated.
1900 - Nobels-Hamburg Competition Grand Final : Eskdale defeated Mitta Mitta by 5 pts @ Mitta.
1904 - Rout Football Trophy : Eskdale participated.
1905 - Mitta Mitta FA B Section : Eskdale participated.
1906 - Crawford Trophy : Eskdale participated.
1907 - Mitta Mitta FA A Section : Eskdale participated.
1908 - Tallangatta FA : Eskdale participated.
1910 - Twamley Trophy Grand Final : Granya defeated Eskdale.
1911 - Blanchfield Trophy : Eskdale participated.
1912 - Tallangatta & Mitta Mitta FA Division B : Eskdale participated.
1913 - Mitta Mitta Valley FA Grand Final : Tallangatta Valley defeated Eskdale by 19 pts @ Eskdale.
1914 - Blanchfield Trophy Grand Final : Eskdale defeated Mitta Mitta @ Eskdale.
1915 - Mitta Mitta Valley FA : Eskdale were premiers.
1919 - Mitta Mitta Valley FA : Eskdale participated.
1921 - Mitta Mitta FA : Eskdale participated.
1922 - Tallangatta & DFL : Eskdale commenced.
1923 - Tallangatta & DFL : Eskdale participated.
1924-26 - Mitta Valley FA : Eskdale participated.
1927 - Kiewa & DFA : Mitta Valley FC was formed.
1928 - Kiewa & DFA Grand Final : Mitta Valley 10.6.66 defeated Granya 8.7.57 @ Tallangatta.
1931 - Tallangatta & DFL : Eskdale participated.
1934 - Tallangatta JFA : Mitta Valley participated.
1936-37 - Dederang & DFA : Eskdale participated.
1938 - Dederang & DFA Grand Final : Eskdale 16.14.110 defeated Kiewa 5.6.36 @ Sandy Creek.
1939 - Dederang & DFA : Eskdale participated.
1940 - Kiewa & Mitta Valleys FL Grand Final : Mitta Valley 12.7.79 defeated Tallangatta 9.12.66.
1944 - unofficial competition : Mitta Valley split to field both Mitta FC & Eskdale FC.
1945 - Tallangatta & DFL : Mitta Town and Eskdale merged for just the one year to form Mitta-Eskdale FC.
1946 - Tallangatta & DFL : Mitta-Eskdale split to form Mitta Town FC and Mitta Valley FC.
1947-50 - Tallangatta & DFL : Mitta Valley participated.
1951 - Tallangatta & DFL : Mitta Valley changed name to Eskdale FC.
1952 - Mitta United FC was formed through the merger of Mitta Town FC and Eskdale FC.