The Research FC spent 29 years in the PHFL and then 6 years in the DVFL. The following summary shows the results of Seniors, Reserves and Juniors in all final matches played since the beginning in 1958 (scroll down to see the three page outline).

After being in the DVFL for three years, the club began to have some encounters with the Tribunal beginning in 1989. A newspaper cutting below records an early case ...

The 'booklet' below shows some records, through newspaper reports, of the details of a number of situations during 1990 when Research players or officials were required to attend a string of Tribunal meetings. 

The news article announcing the season-long suspension of the Club by the Tribunal is on page 5. The two pages after that (6 & 7) may require enlargement on you screen due to the size of the scanned news articles.

Following the Tribunal decision in 1991, the DVFL called a meeting of all clubs and determined that Research Senior Football Club should be expelled from the League and there was a limit placed on each club as to the number of ex-Research players they could sign up in the following year.

After spending a year without any teams, it was thought that there would likely be insurmountable difficulties involved in attempting to reform a club in 1993. Recruiting at least two teams (over 40 players), calling for numerous volunteers, and attracting significant finances were just some of the hurdles. Accordingly, it was decided that the Research Football Club had played its last game.

But the memories live on with the regular gatherings of past players, particularly the premiership reunions which have been held in 2023, 2024 & 2025. Hopefully these and other like it will continue.