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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017
A representative match was played at Footscray oval on July 19th 1959 in aid of Footscray Hospital.

“A combined Footscray District League team turned on excellent football to be beaten by only 11
points by a Footscray 18 in a charity match at the Western Reserve on Sunday. The attendance was
good and a £47 gate will go to Footscray Hospital. Outstanding in the junior side were Bailey,
McInnes (Braybrook) and Ellior, Short (Spotswood). Also prominent was Ken Duff, a Parkside ruckman
who has been signed by Footscray.”

The club purchased a medallion and present same to B. Wright and K. Duff to commemorate their
selection in the interstate team that played in South Australia.

“Unless Parkside can topple the competition leaders, Footscray and Yarraville Socials, in the last
home-and-home round this Saturday they are almost to miss out on making the Footscray District
League finals.”

The Mail, July 1959

“In a thrilling finish to the battle for positions in the Footscray League A Grade final four, Parkside on
Saturday scraped into the finals by downing Socials, previously undefeated for the season.”

“It was an outstanding example of football's "glorious uncertainty." Parkside were in fourth position
and faced a cut-throat match against the undefeated leaders, while Kingsville, lying fifth, were pitted
against the bottom side, Maidstone.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider