The Golden Point Football Club was an Australian rules football club which competed in the Ballarat Football League from 1908 to 2000. They merged with East Ballarat in 2001 to form the East Point Football Club.
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History
The Golden Point Football Club had existed since the 1880's although they weren't formally founded until 1902.
1902 they were part of the Ballarat fourth rate association,
1903 they were part of the Ballarat third rate association,
1904 they were part of the Ballarat second rate association,
1905 they were part of the Ballarat first rate association and they won the premiership
1906 they were part of the Ballarat first rate Junior association and they won the premiership
1907 they were part of the Ballarat first rate Junior association and they won the premiership
1908 they were part of the Ballarat Football Association.
Golden Point was based on the Eastern Oval, in 2001 the club merged with their co-tenant East Ballarat.
Notable players
Charlie Clymo, St Kilda
Con Britt, Collingwood
Jack Collins, Geelong
Robert Corbett, Melbourne
Daryl Cunningham. St Kilda, Essendon
Geoff Cunningham, St Kilda
Bob Davis - Geelong
Bill Hearn
Brendan Birch
Leigh Colbert, Geelong, North Melbourne
Alan Martin, Western Bulldogs
Book
History of Football in the Ballarat District by John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9805929-0-0