Winchelsea Football & Netball Club

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Winchelsea
Names
Full nameWinchelsea Football & Netball Club
Nickname(s)Blues
Club details
Founded1876; 146 years ago (1876)
Colours   
CompetitionGeelong District FL
Premierships(19) 1896, 1897, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1951, 1957, 1960, 1969, 1970, 1987
Ground(s)Eastern Reserve
Uniforms
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The Winchelsea Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Winchelsea, Victoria.

The club teams currently compete in the Geelong & District Football League, since 2002.[1]

History[]

The Winchelsea Football Club was founded in 1876. It was a founding club of the Polwarth Football Association in 1923. It was a founding club of the Bellarine Football League in 1971. It played in the Colac & District Football League from 1983 to 2001. It got admission to the Geelong DFL in 2002

Premierships[]

  • 1896, 1897, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1951, 1957, 1960, 1969, 1970, 1987.

Grandstand[]

The grandstand was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and is heritage listed.

Bibliography[]

  • Cat Country - History of Football In The Geelong Region - John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3

References[]

  1. ^ "BLSC History - Belmont Lions Sports Club Football Club - FOX SPORTS PULSE". Sportingpulse.com. Retrieved 11 November 2013.

External links[]

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