City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Badge - S.D.F.A. Premiers 1908 (Sandringham District Football Association), c 1908
... ellindale football club...Sandringham and Ellindale (now McKinnon Football Club... Sandringham and Ellindale (now McKinnon Football Club) played off ...
Sandringham and Ellindale (now McKinnon Football Club) played off for the district premiership on the Friendly Societies Ground, Melbourne on 26 September 1908.
Ellindale won the game but had to wait to see if they won a protest against Dandenong before they could claim that they had won the premiership.
In the local paper, the Brighton Southern Cross on Saturday 10 October 190, it was reported that Ellindale were the premiers of the season.
This medal was awarded to W. Kennedy, who was a forward for Ellindale.A Premiership Medal presented in 1908 to W.Kennedy an early settler in Moorabbin Shire The Medal is made from 9ct gold and engraved with a sheath on the edges and a picture of men playing football in the centre,Side one - S.D.F.A. Premiers - 1908 Side two - Ellindale F.C. W. Kennedy Forwardsandringham football club, ellindale football club, football final 1908, w. kennedy, mckinnon football club, sandrigham district football association, moorabbin shire, early settlers, market gardeners