Thurgoona Football Club

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Thurgoona Football Club
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Full nameThurgoona Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Bulldogs
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Founded1988;33 years ago (1988)
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Competition Tallangatta & District
Ground(s)Thurgoona Football Ground
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The Thurgoona Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football and netball club playing in the Tallangatta & District Football League. The club is based in Thurgoona, New South Wales

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Thurgoona Football Club won their first premiership in the Albury District Football Association in 1900 defeating Black Range at Jindera Park, to win the Swain Trophy. [1] [2]

History

The first recorded match involving Thurgoona FC was in 1883 when they played Wodonga FC, at Wodonga in July, 1883. [3]

South Albury (established in 1945) who had been playing in the Tallangatta & District Football League since 1977 were struggling on and off the field tried to relocate and start afresh as Thurgoona but the move didn't eventuate forcing the club to fold in 1981. [4]

Games Played

Football Premierships

Seniors

Finals

Thurgoona have made the finals on five occasions

Wooden Spoons

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References

  1. "1900 - Thurgoona Premiership". Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. 31 August 1900. p. 18 via Trove Newspapers.
  2. "1900 - Albury District FA Premiership". Ovens and Murray Advertiser. 1 September 1900. p. 3 via Trove Newspapers.
  3. "1883 - Football". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 10 July 1883. p. 1. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. "TDFL History".