Box Hill football amid World War II
The growing turmoil and looming war in Europe must have seemed a distant threat for the Box Hill Soccer Club as they kicked off the 1939 season in the Metropolitan League Second Di
Throwback Thursday: Making way for a cemetery and battling mad cows
Did you know that Box Hill Soccer Club’s first “home” was on the land now occupied by the Box Hill cemetery on Middleborough Road? And that when the club found its first perm
Ian McLeod, a Box Hill champion
In 1954, John Frederick McLeod, an urbane young Englishman with a pleasant disposition, arrived by steamer at Port Melbourne as part of another wave of British migrants. It would b
Throwback Thursday – Bill Stewart, Box Hill’s first professional player
Box Hill’s first and only Victorian championship team included Bill Stewart, who joined Box Hill at the start of the 1948 season and was a key defender in the historic success th
Box Hill’s Golden Generation
A Junior Revolution that saw Box Hill Soccer Club become a production line of talented home-grown players was sparked in 1978. That year a Golden Generation in Box Hill’s under 1
Throwback Thursday – The History of Wembley Park
Box Hill Soccer Club spent years in the 1950s searching for a permanent home ground, having a temporary hire arrangement at Surrey Park where they had to share with other sports.
Throwback Thursday: Box Hill United Women’s team cement amazing 40-year legacy
The Box Hill United Women’s team has a storied history so far, with the roller-coaster of troubles since its inception – battling societal norms and squad issues before
Remembering Franz Beckenbauer: Former Box Hill Junior Greg McLeod on receiving the Weinstein Medal
Greg McLeod was just 16 years old when he received the Weinstein Medal, but it is a memory that he thinks of fondly.