It has been said that Kyneton was the Victorian town where the first organised regional football match was contested,[citation needed] although the first recorded country football match was on the Camp Reserve, Castlemaine was in September 1855 between a team of Army soldiers and a team of goldminers.[2]
The first match in Kyneton was held in the early 1860s, with 84 players (42 by side) on the field.[citation needed] The match was played at the Showgrounds Oval.
Kyneton FC is recorded as playing two matches against Redesdale, one in October 1868[3] and the return match was played in November 1868,[4] but Kyneton did not play in a formal local competition until 1891, even though they were registered with the Victorian Football Association from 1877 to 1885 and played against Hawthorn[5], Essendon[6] and Carlton[7] a number of times in the late 1870's and early 1880's.
Formal rural football competitions commenced in Ballarat starting in 1869 and Castlemaine's in 1871, being the first competitions in the region until the Victorian Football Association was founded in 1877.[1]
In 1887, the club played 17 matches, the most since the club was formed, but no formal competition.[8]
In 1895 at the annual meeting of the Kyneton United Football Club it was resolved to reform the club and change the name to the Kyneton Football Club.[11]
In 1898, Kyneton Junior FC and Kyneton Senior FC merged to form the Kyneton Football Club and adopting the club colours of blue and white.[12]
In 1899, the Kyneton District Football Club was formed and the club colours were red, white and blue.[13]
The club went into recess in 2013 citing a player shortage, but returned to the competition in 2014. At the end of 2023 the club decided to transfer from the Bendigo Football League to the Riddell District Football League.
The following footballers played senior VFL / AFL football, prior to playing / coaching with Kyneton, with the year indicating their first season at Kyneton.
↑ "1855 - FOOTBALL". Trove Newspapers. Mount Alexander Mail (Vic.: 1854 - 1917). 28 September 1855. p.2. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
↑ "1868 - Local Intelligence". Kyneton Guardian and Woodend and Malmsbury Chronicle (Vic.: 1863 - 1870). 14 October 1868. p.2. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
↑ "1868 - Kyneton Football". The Kyneton Observer (Vic.: 1856 - 1900). 3 November 1868. p.2. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
↑ "1878 - Kyneton v Hawthorne". The Kyneton Observer (Vic.: 1856 - 1900). 6 August 1878. p.2. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
↑ "1879 - Kyneton v Essendon". The Kyneton Observer (Vic.: 1856 - 1900). 9 September 1879. p.2. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
↑ "1880 - Kyneton v Carlton". Kyneton Guardian (Vic.: 1870 - 1881; 1914 - 1918). 26 May 1880. p.2. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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