Maryborough Football Club | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Maryborough Football Club [1] | |
Nickname(s) | Magpies | |
2023 season | ||
After finals | N/A | |
Home-and-away season | 10th (last) | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1872 | |
Colours | ||
Competition | Bendigo Football League (BFL) | |
President | Kelvin Noonan | |
Premierships | 14: MFA, 1892, 1894, 1908, BFL 1924, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1960, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974 BFL: 1998, 1999 | |
Ground(s) | Princes Park | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | https://maryboroughfnc.com.au/ |
The Maryborough Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Maryborough, Victoria.
The club teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League.
An Australian Rules football club was tried to be formed in Maryborough in 1869, but was unsuccessful, then in 1872, the club was formed and three matches were played against Avoca.
In 1891, the Maryborough Albion Junior FC played 15 games, for 14 wins, one draw to be premiers of the Maryborough district. [2]
Maryborough joined the Ballarat Football League in 1924 and were premiers on four occasions between 1924 and 1931 but missed both the 1929 and 1930 seasons as they were without a home ground. The council had decided to allocate Princes Park to the Maryborough District Football Association (MDFA). [3] [4]
In August, 1928, Marborough player, Charlie Backway kicked 18 goals against Ballarat Imperial FC. [5]
After returning and winning the 1931 premiership, Maryborough applied to join the Bendigo Football League in 1932 and were suspended by the Ballarat Football League as a result, who refused to clear the club to the Bendigo Football League. [6] [7]
To get around the disqualification, a new club was formed, called Maryborough United FC and they participated in the Bendigo Football League, from 1932 to 1940, due to Maryborough FC's disqualification. [8]
The original club reformed in 1945, spent a season in the Maryborough District Football Association (MDFA), before returning to the Ballarat Football League in 1946. [9]
At the end of 1991 the club were successful in transferring to the Bendigo Football League.
The club's senior football best and fairest award, was initially called the G F Cuttle Memorial Award, who resurrected the club in 1924 and was Maryborough's first president when they joined the Ballarat Football League [45] [46] and was first awarded in 1926. [47] [48] Cuttle received a life membership of the Maryborough FC in April, 1926, [49] just prior to his unfortunate death in June, 1926.
The following footballers played with Maryborough FNC, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.
The following footballers played senior VFL / AFL football prior to playing and / or coaching with Maryborough FNC with the year indicating their first season at MFNC.
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