Creswick Football Netball Club

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Creswick FNC
Names
Full nameCreswick Football Netball Club
Club song"Oh we're from Creswick town"
2023 season
After finalsN/A
Home-and-away season13th
Club details
Founded1869;155 years ago (1869)
Colours  black   white   red
Competition Central Highlands FL
CoachPaul Borchers
Premierships(14): 1894, 1907, 1914, 1915, 1919, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1931, 1940, 1950, 1961, 1974, 1987
Ground(s)Doug Lindsay Reserve, Creswick (2012-present)
Former ground(s)Hammon Park (1869-2011)
Uniforms
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The Creswick Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club that plays in the Central Highlands Football League and is based in the town of Creswick, Victoria.

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History

The Creswick Football Club was founded in 1869, with Mr. J Wighton elected as President. [1]

Creswick's first recorded game was July 24 that same year against Kingston, with the result being a 0-0 draw. [2]

The club played in 1876 against Clunes and Daylesford, winning both games 1 goal to 0. Between 1869 and 1914, the name of the league where the Wickers played changed almost yearly but the league was often known as the 'Challenge Cup'. There was no football between 1870 and 1875 due to floods.[ citation needed ]

In 1878, the Ballarat Caledonia FC played the Creswick Hill Camp FC in Creswick, with Creswick winning four goals to nil. [3]

In 1880, Creswick FC President was, Mr. Thomas Cooper (MLA). [4]

The Creswick District Football Association was reformed in 1914, with Creswick joined by clubs from Dean, Smeaton, Newlyn and Allendale & Broomfield. [5] Creswick won the 1914 premiership from Newlyn, [6] and repeated the dose in 1915. [7]

There was a suspension of football in the league due to World War I which lasted from 1916 to 1918, with the league ultimately ceasing existence in early 1935. [8]

In 1922, Creswick: 12.9 - 81 defeated North Melbourne: 9.15 - 69 [9] and Mr. Herbert Packham was voted the most popular footballer at Creswick. [10]

Creswick joined the Ballarat First Rate Association in 1929 [11] and lost the first semi final in 1930 [12] and were premiers of the Ballarat & District Football Association in 1931, prior to joining the Clunes Football Association from 1932 to 1940, while fielding a seconds team in the Creswick Association.

Creswick's ground hosted what turned out to be the last CDFA grand final between Springmount and Allendale in 1934. [13]

In 1941, Creswick went into recess, where World War II was the cause of no football from 1941 to 1945.

Creswick shifted back to the Clunes competition in 1950 where they stayed until 1978 before joining the newly-formed Central Highlands Football League as a founding member.

They are currently affiliated with the CHFL and continue to field junior and senior football and netball teams. Creswick relocated its home ground of 143 years at Hammon Park to a new venue at Doug Lindsay Reserve in 2012. [14] [15]

Football Club Timeline

Football Premierships

Seniors
Reserves
Juniors
Under 18's
Central Highlands Football League

League Best & Fairest Winners

Senior Football

League Goalkicking Award Winners

Senior Football

VFL / AFL players

Year - Debut season

Creswick District Football Association

Creswick FC played in the following football competitions between 1892 and 1934, with the competition name changing their title a number of times.

In 1904, there was a four team local football competition between - Allendale, Clementston Creswick and Lawrence. [28]

In 1906, the Creswick DFA comprised the following eight clubs: Allendale, Lawrence, Long Point, Mount Prospect, Newlyn, North Creswick, Rocky Lead and Springmount. [29]

When the Creswick DFL folded in 1935, [30] the remaining clubs joined the following local competitions - Allendale joined the Clunes Football League, [31] Springmount - Daylesford & DFA. [32] Unsure what happened to the Creswick Rovers, Eganstown and Kingston Football Club's in 1935.

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