Maryborough Football Club
Encyclopedia
The Maryborough Football Club are an Australian rules football
club which compete in the Bendigo Football League
.
They are based in the town of Maryborough, Victoria
.
premiers on four occasions from 1924 to 1931 but missed both the 1929 and 1930 seasons as they were without a home ground. The council had decided to allocate Princess Park to the Maryborough District Football Association
(MDFA).
After returning and winning the 1931 premiership, Maryborough were applied to join the Bendigo league and were suspended from the Ballarat Football League as a result. From 1932 to 1940, a separate club called Maryborough United participated in the Bendigo Football League.
In 1945 the original club was reformed and they spent a season in the MDFA, before returning to the Ballarat league in 1946.
Ballarat Football League (9)
Bendigo Football League (2)
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club which compete in the Bendigo Football League
Bendigo Football League
The Bendigo Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Bendigo region of Victoria, Australia.Formed in 1880, it is one of the oldest football leagues in Australia, and among its members are some of the oldest football clubs in Australia, including the Castlemaine...
.
They are based in the town of Maryborough, Victoria
Maryborough, Victoria
-Education:Maryborough has three schools:*Highview Christian Community College*Maryborough Education Centre Years Prep–12*St Augustine's Primary School Grades Prep–6-Music:...
.
History
Maryborough were Ballarat Football LeagueBallarat Football League
The Ballarat Football League is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia.The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football League in 1908 and was briefly known as the Ballarat-Wimmera...
premiers on four occasions from 1924 to 1931 but missed both the 1929 and 1930 seasons as they were without a home ground. The council had decided to allocate Princess Park to the Maryborough District Football Association
Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League
The Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in central Victoria. This is a minor league with clubs coming from towns near the regional centres of Maryborough, and Castlemaine.-History:...
(MDFA).
After returning and winning the 1931 premiership, Maryborough were applied to join the Bendigo league and were suspended from the Ballarat Football League as a result. From 1932 to 1940, a separate club called Maryborough United participated in the Bendigo Football League.
In 1945 the original club was reformed and they spent a season in the MDFA, before returning to the Ballarat league in 1946.
Premierships
- 1924
- 1925
- 1927
- 1931
- 1960
- 1965
- 1968
- 1972
- 1974
Bendigo Football League (2)
- 1998
- 1999
Notable players
- Ron BrantonRon BrantonRonald 'Ron' Branton is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1953 and 1962 for the Richmond Football Club.-References:* Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996*...
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captain and Best & Fairest winner) - Horrie CloverHorrie CloverHorrie Clover was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .A high-marking centre half-forward who was Carlton’s key player during his career...
(CarltonCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
player, coach & club president) - John Nicholls (Australian Football Hall of FameAustralian Football Hall of FameThe Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established...
"Legend") - Colin WatsonColin Watson (footballer)Colin C. Watson was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Watson played with St Kilda in various positions, predominantly on the half back line or across the centre. Spotted as a schoolboy by Roy Cazaly and was brought to Melbourne in 1919 where he played some games with...
(St Kilda Brownlow Medal winner) - Ron BrantonRon BrantonRonald 'Ron' Branton is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1953 and 1962 for the Richmond Football Club.-References:* Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996*...
(RichmondRichmond Football ClubThe Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
captain and Best & Fairest winner)