Port Victoria F.C.

Port Victoria F.C. is a football club based in the west-coast city of Port Victoria. Founded in 1931, they are notable as the first team from outside the Southern region to join the AFGM. They competed in the Mulryne Cup for two seasons, 1931 and 1932, before the competition was restricted to Southern teams only. Subsequently, they became one of the leading proponents of a fully national competition.

History
Football came to Port Victoria from the dockyards of Southeringdale and Bromyard. The ports saw heavy traffic due to their status as the primary port with easy access to the Yardes Peninsula, and sailors passing through brought the game with them. In 1931, the team was established, and immediately joined the AFGM. They were the first team from any region other than the Southern part of Mindano to join, and would prove to be the only such team. In their first season, they won the Mulryne Cup, beating Welbury Steel 3-0 in the final. Their second season, 1932, proved greatly more controversial. In the first round they were drawn to play Brylow, who - unable to afford the journey to Port Victoria - were forced to withdraw from the competition. Port Victoria themselves were eliminated in the following round, going down 2-1 to Welbury Steel.

In order to ease the travel expenses for the rest of the clubs, the AFGM blocked Port Victoria's entry into the 1933 competition, before kicking them out in early 1934. Port Victoria would go on to help found the MPFA in mid-1935.

Port Victoria were responsible for the introduction of league football to Mindano; their attempts to ensure more regular matches led to the creation of the regional Western Alliance, which they administered for four seasons before becoming founder members of the National League in 1942.

Cups

 * Mulryne Cup
 * Winners (1): 1931


 * Western Alliance
 * Runners-up (1): 1938