Mitta United Football Club

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Mitta United
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Names
Full nameMitta United Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Mountain Men, Blues
2024 season
Home-and-away season9th of 12
Club details
Founded1952;72 years ago (1952)
Colours  
Competition Tallangatta & DFL
ChairmanLawrence Hodgkin
CoachLuke Hodgkin
Premierships22
Ground(s)Eskdale reserve/Mitta Football Ground
Uniforms
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The Mitta United Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Mountain Men or the Blues, is an Australian rules football and netball club playing in the Tallangatta & District Football League. The club is based in Mitta Mitta, Victoria and Eskdale, Victoria.

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History

The club is a merger of Mitta Town and Eskdale football teams, which initially occurred in 1940, then again in 1945, after World War Two

The club then was de-merged in 1947, into Mitta Town and Mitta Valley Football Club's. [1]

The club's then remerged in 1952 as a merger of Mitta Town and Eskdale (formerly Mitta Valley). [2]

A Gard won the club's inaugural best and award in 1952. [3]

Mitta Mitta Football Club - Timeline
Premierships
Eskdale Football Club - Timeline
Premierships

Football Premierships

The Mitta United FC has won five senior football T&DFL grand finals by one point and was the first club in T&DFL to win four consecutive Grand Finals in - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Seniors

League Best & Fairest Awards

Tallangatta & District Football League

VFL / AFL Players

The following footballers played with Mitta prior to playing senior VFL / AFL football.

The following footballers played VFL / AFL prior to playing with Mitta.

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References

  1. ↑ "1947 - Registered Players". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 8 July 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Mitta United FC profile". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "1952 - MITTA TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB'S BEST & FAIREST". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 17 April 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "1886 - MEMORIES OF THE PAST". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 26 April 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "1900 - NOBEL'S HAMBURG FOOTBALL COMPETITION". Upper Murray & Mitta Herald (Vic). 5 July 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "1901 - Granya: Noble's Hamburg Football Trophy". The Albury Banner & Wodonga Express (NSW). 13 September 1901. p. 16. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "1937 - Mitta refused entry". Trove Newspapers. The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 28 May 1937. p. 37. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "1939 - Junior Football Match Tallangatta v. Mitta Mitta". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 15 June 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "1944 - Football". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 27 April 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "1899 - Benambra Football Association". The Albury Banner & Wodonga Express (NSW). 15 September 1899. p. 23. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "1900 - Obituary". The Yackandandah Times (Vic). 14 September 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "1928 - Mitta Valley v Granya". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 23 August 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "1930 - GRAND FINAL FOOTBALL MATCH". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 18 September 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "1931 - Mitta again Premiers". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 17 September 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "1932 - Football Final". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic. : 1885 - 1955). 15 September 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "1944 - Football". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 27 April 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "1935 - Gundowring". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 16 August 1935. p. 37. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "1938 - Dederang Association: Eskdale Wins Premiership". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 11 August 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  19. ↑ "1940 - Premiership to Mitta". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 6 August 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  20. ↑ "1940 - Football". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 30 July 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  21. ↑ "1940 - Football". Upper Murray & Mitta Herald (Vic). 11 July 1940. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  22. ↑ "1940 - Mitta Valley FA - Best & Fairest Award". Border Morning Mail. 21 September 1940 – via Trove Newspapers.
  23. ↑ "1947 - Mitta Mitta People". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 3 September 1947. p. 15. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  24. ↑ "1947 - MITTA MITTA MUBMURINGS". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 9 October 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  25. ↑ "1948 - Football Notes". Upper Murray & Mitta Herald (Vic). 9 September 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  26. ↑ "1948 - BANQUET AT FERNVALE". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 23 September 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  27. ↑ "1948 - MITTA TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB'S BANQUET". Upper Murray & Mitta Herald (Vic). 28 October 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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