Winchelsea Football & Netball Club

Winchelsea
Names
Full name Winchelsea Football & Netball Club
Nickname(s) Blues
Club details
Colours      Navy Blue
Competition Geelong DFL since 2002
Premierships 1896, 1897, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1951, 1957, 1960, 1969, 1970, 1987.
Ground(s) Eastern Reserve, Winchelsea.

The Winchelsea Football & Netball Club is an Australian rules football club which has competed in the Geelong DFL since 2002.[1] It is based in the town of Winchelsea.

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 2013-11-11.
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