Coburg Amateurs Football Club

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Coburg Amateurs
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Full nameCoburg Amateurs Football Club
Nickname(s)Swans
1987 season
Home-and-away season10th
Club details
Founded1920s [1]
Dissolved1988
Colours  Blue   Red
Competition MJFL (1928−34)
VAFA (1935−40; 1942−87)
EDFL (1941)
PremiershipsVAFA A Section (1)
VAFA B Section (2)
VAFA C Section (2)
VAFA D Section (2)
Ground(s)De Chene Reserve, Coburg [2] [3]
Uniforms
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The Coburg Amateurs Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, was an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg. [4] [5]

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History

Early years

Coburg Amateurs was formed in the 1920s and first competed in the Northern District Football Association (NDFA)'s A Grade in 1928. [6] [7] The club made the finals series in 1929, but were defeated by Richmond United in the semi-final. [8]

The NDFA was renamed to the Metropolitan Junior Football League (MJFL) in 1930, and Coburg was defeated by Richmond United in the grand final later that year. [9] [10] In 1931, Coburg defeated Richmond United in the semi-final, but was defeated by West Brunswick in the grand final. [11] [12]

In its final season in the MJFL, Coburg was defeated by South Kensington in the 1934 grand final. [13] [14]

VAFA

Coburg left the MJFL to join the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) in 1935. [15] Its first VAFA premiership was won in D Section in 1936, which was followed by a C Section premiership in 1937. [16] [17]

After the VAFA suspended competition in 1940 because of the Second World War, Coburg joined the Essendon District Football League (EDFL) for the 1941 season. [18] The club returned to VAFA affiliation in 1942 and resumed playing in 1946. [1] [19] The club also affiliated with Moreland Amateurs, which entered the VAFA in 1949. [20]

Coburg made the 1970 A Section Grand Final, but despite being seen as favourites going into the match and finishing strongly, they were defeated by Caulfield Grammarians by two points. [21]

In its final season in 1987, Coburg only won a single game, finishing last on the D Section ladder. The club went into recess before the 1988 season began, and folded shortly after. [22] [23]

Honours

Premierships

DivisionLevelWinsYears won
A Section Seniors1 1969
Reserves1 1976
B Section Seniors2 1955, 1963
C Section Seniors2 1937, 1952
Reserves1 1982
D Section Seniors2 1936, 1981
Reserves1 1981
Junior 2 Juniors2 1973, 1979

Leading VAFA goalkickers

Seasons

Seniors

Premiers Grand Finalist Minor premiersFinals appearanceWooden spoonDivision leading goalkickerDivision best and fairest
YearLeagueDivisionFinishWLDCoachCaptainBest and fairestLeading goalkickerGoalsRef
1928 NDFA A Grade
1929 NDFA A Grade
1930 MJFL A Grade
1931 MJFL A Grade
1932 MJFL A Grade
1933 MJFL A Grade
1934 MJFL A Grade
1935 VAFA D Section 4th
1936 VAFA D Section
1937 VAFA C Section 1st00J. Plunkett99
1938 VAFA B Section Stan McDonald [25]
1939 VAFA A Section 4th
1940 VAFA A Section
1941 EDFL
1942 VAFA (No season)
1943 VAFA (No season)
1944 VAFA (No season)
1945 VAFA (No season)
1946 VAFA A Section
1947 VAFA A Section 4th
1948 VAFA A Section [26]
1949 VAFA
1950 VAFA
1951 VAFA B Section
1952 VAFA C Section
1953 VAFA
1954 VAFA B Section 3rd
1955 VAFA B Section 1st
1956 VAFA A Section
1957 VAFA
1958 VAFA
1959 VAFA B Section 3rdK. C. O'Brien41
1960 VAFA I.J. Merrick
1961 VAFA
1962 VAFA B Section 3rd
1963 VAFA B Section Peter Scanlon
1964 VAFA A Section
1965 VAFA A Section
1966 VAFA A Section 3rd
1967 VAFA A Section Alan Salter [27]
1968 VAFA A Section Alan Salter Rod McFarlane 54
1969 VAFA A Section Alan SalterNorman Beattie Rod McFarlane 70
1970 VAFA A Section Alan SalterNorman Beattie Rod McFarlane 105 [3]
1971 VAFA A Section 4thAlan SalterJohn Douglas
1972 VAFA A Section 4thAlan Salter [28]
1973 VAFA A Section
1974 VAFA A Section 3rd
1975 VAFA A Section Graham Warfe [29]
1976 VAFA A Section
1977 VAFA A Section Lance RikyC. V. Cunningham [30]
1978 VAFA
1979 VAFA
1980 VAFA
1981 VAFA A Section
1982 VAFA C Section
1983 VAFA B Section 9th6120 [31]
1984 VAFA B Section 9th4140 [29]
1985 VAFA C Section 10th4140 [32]
1986 VAFA D Section 5th971John Taylor [33] [34]
1987 VAFA D Section 10th1170John Maloney [35] [36]

Grand finals

Premiers Runners-up Drawn
YearLeagueDivisionGradeOpponentScoreVenueDateReport
1930 MJFL A GradeSeniorsRichmond United8.7 (55) d. 7.7 (49)6 September 1930 [10]
1931 MJFL A GradeSeniors West Brunswick 7.12 (54) d. 4.8 (32) Motordrome 10 October 1931 [12]
1934 MJFL A GradeSeniors South Kensington 7.11 (53) d. 3.10 (28)September 1934 [13]
1936 VAFA D Section Seniors Footscray TSOB 18.19 (127) d. 15.8 (98) [6]
1937 VAFA C Section Seniors Footscray TSOB 22.24 (156) d. 10.6 (66) [6]
1938 VAFA B Section Seniors Old Melburnians 13.10 (88) d. 12.10 (82) [6]
1952 VAFA C Section Seniors Elsternwick  ?.17 (??) d. 4.11 (35) [6]
1955 VAFA B Section Seniors Old Scotch 10.12 (72) d. 8.2 (50) [6]
1956 VAFA A Section Seniors Ivanhoe 6.14 (50) d. 5.12 (42) [37]
1963 VAFA B Section Seniors UHSOB 9.15 (69) d. 7.13 (55) [6]
1965 VAFA A Section Seniors University Blacks 17.12 (114) d. 10.5 (65) [37]
1969 VAFA A Section Seniors Ormond 13.17 (95) d. 12.12 (84) [37]
1970 VAFA A Section Seniors Caulfield Grammarians 14.8 (102) d. 15.10 (100) [37]
1976 VAFA D SectionReserves North Old Boys 12.18 (90) d. 7.13 (55)18 September 1976 [38]
1979 VAFA Section 2Juniors Kew 14.15 (99) d. 11.15 (81)15 September 1979 [3]
1981 VAFA D Section Seniors West Brunswick 17.12 (114) d. 3.4 (22) [39]
1981 VAFA D SectionReserves West Brunswick 15.7 (97) d. 13.8 (86) [6]
1982 VAFA C Section Seniors Old Camberwell 17.20 (122) d. 11.7 (73) [6]
1982 VAFA C SectionReserves Hampton Rovers 12.8 (80) d. 10.7 (67) [40]

Notable players

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