Box Hill Inter

Box Hill Soccer Club is an Australian football (soccer) club based in the Melbourne, Victoria suburb of Box Hill.

History

The club was originally formed in 1922 as Box-Hill soccer club. This name remained until the conclusion of the 1991 season where they merged with Clayton Inter to then become Box Hill Inter Soccer Club. In 1996 Bulleen Zebras and Brunswick Juventus merged together with Box Hill to create the Bulleen Inter Kings for 1997 Victorian Premier League season. Box Hill's juniors then became known as Box Hill-Clayton Inter Kings.

At the time of the merger with Bulleen and Brunswick many of the original Clayton Inter club members broke away to form another club, Clayton S.C.

Box Hill entered the Victorian division 4 in 1925 and went through the season losing one game and drawing one game as they became champions and won promotion to division 3 for the 1926 season. This season proved to be just as successful as they once again became league champions this time losing just two games through out the season. the following season the participated in the Victorian District League where they finished fourth. The league was then suspended for three seasons before restarting in 1931. box hill were once again crowned champions and moved up to division one. After a couple solid seasons placing mid table the league was again suspended due to World War II.

When the league restarted in 1946 Box Hill remained in Victoria's top division until 1961 when they were relegated to division two. In this period Box Hill were once crowned champions (1948) and once finished runner up (1950). Over the next 20 years the club remained mainly in the second division achieving promotion to the state league for just 4 seasons.

From the 1983 season until when they were relegated in 1990, Box Hill achieved 3 top 5 finishes. After being relegated it would take three seasons for Box Hill to return to the state league (which was now known as the Victorian Premier League) in 1995. Finishing ninth in 1995 and then twelfth in 1996, they then merged with Bulleen Lions and Brunswick Juventus to form the Bulleen Inter Kings.

From there foundation in 1922 until their merger in 1996, Box Hill had won 9 Championships and 11 promotions. Winning the Victorian State League title on just one occasion in 1948, and finishing in second place on two occasions.

With Box Hill Inter still running to this day, the juniors have worked up a reputation as one of the best junior development clubs in Victoria.

Box Hill Inter also fields a team in the Victorian Women's Premier League competition. Box Hill's women have enjoyed enormous success since the turn of the century, winning the first of their six WPL titles in 2001. Fourth in 2002, Inter then reclaimed its title in 2003, beginning a run of four straight championship wins. Heidelberg United defeated Box Hill in the 2007 Grand Final to break the winning sequence but Inter avenged that loss in 2008 to win back its crown.

During the same period, Box Hill Inter players have also claimed the WPL's Gold Medal for player of the season on four occasions; Louisa Bisby in 2003, Anthea Vardakas in 2005, Georgia Koutrouvelis in 2006, and in 2008 there was a tie between Vardakas and teammate Daniela Digiammarco.

WPL Champions:2001 (First-past-the-post)2003 (First-past-the-post)2004 (Defeated Cranbourne Comets 1-0 in Grand Final)2005 (Defeated Cranbourne Comets 1-1 [4-3 on penalties] in Grand Final)2006 (Defeated Heidelberg United 1-0 in Grand Final)2008 (Defeated Heidelberg United 1-0 in Grand Final)

Wembley Park

Wembley park is situated on Canterbury road, Box-Hill South. Box Hill SC moved to Wembley Park from their previous home ground. Wembley park Facilities has a grand stand, press box, function room as well as a second change room facility. They were known to train 'over the road'at another football ground which they occupied, which was directly opposite Wembley Park, also on Canterbury Road.