Port Melbourne Railway United Football Club

Port Melbourne Railway United
Names
Full namePort Melbourne Railway United Football Club
Former name(s)Port Melbourne Junior Football Club (c. 1919−c. 1928)
Nickname(s)Portsmen, Ways
Club details
FoundedMarch 1902 (1902-03)
Dissolvedc. 1939 (1939)
PremiershipsVJFA (3)
  • 1910
  • 1913
  • 1914
Ground(s)Richmond City Reserve
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The Port Melbourne Railway United Football Club, also known simply as Railway United or just Railway, was an Australian rules football club based in Port Melbourne.

Railway United was one of the most successful clubs in the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA), appearing in seven grand finals from 1910 until 1926. It also had an reserves affiliation with the Port Melbourne Football Club in the mid-1920s.

The club had various rivalries throughout its history, most notably with the Yarraville Football Club, as well as with the Fernside Football Club and Prahran Juniors.

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