Moreland FC

In a history spanning 50 years, Moreland won the Victorian Division 1 title, then the top tier of soccer in the state, three times.

Despite losing just one game in 1935 it was Moreland's superior goal difference that handed them the title ahead of Navy, who finished with the same points.

Moreland topped the eight-team league finishing the season on 20 points, one ahead of Royal Caledonians.

[2] In 1937, Moreland won its third consecutive title and second top-tier trophy in a row finishing with 21 points, one ahead of Prahran in second.

During World War II, there was a temporary merger between Moreland and Hakoah, a club who had a predominantly Jewish supporter base.

Some clubs had difficulty fielding teams during the war years while others were forced to close down because many players had left and enlisted for the armed services.

[7] Back in the top flight, the team consolidated its position finishing fourth in 1953, sixth in 1954, seventh in 1955 and eighth in 1956.

Two Moreland players, midfielder Frank Loughran and forward Ted Smith were included in Australia's 20-man soccer squad for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

At the end of the 1962 season, the team's fifth in the State League, Moreland finished bottom, winning just one game and losing 21.

Otto Pecnick, the man who timed John Landy's attempts upon the mile record at Olympic Park was a treasurer of the club.