Longwood Football Club
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Full nameLongwood Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Redlegs
Founded1888
Colours
| Longwood Football Netball Club | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Names | |
| Full name | Longwood Football Netball Club |
| Nickname(s) | Redlegs |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Colours | |
| Competition | Kyabram DFL since 2010 |
| Premierships | (11) 1906, 1908, 1924, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1953, 1977, 1985, 2000. |
| Ground(s) | Longwood Recreation Reserve |
| Other information | |
| Official website | Longwood FNC website |
The Longwood Football Netball Club was established in 1888 and is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Kyabram DFL since 2010.[1] They are based in the Victorian town of Longwood.
Longwood Football Club was formed in 1888[2] and played their first match at Longwood against a combined Castle Creek and Euroa football team in May, 1888.[3]
Longwood joined the Kyabram DFL in 2010 after the Benalla & District Football League folded at the end of 2009.
Football Competitions Timeline
- 1890 - Sutherland Cup competition[4]
- 1891 - 1892: North Eastern Football Association[5]
- 1894 - Euroa District Football Association[6][7]
- 1895 - 1900: North Eastern Football Association.
- 1901 - 1903: Club active, but no official competition football.[8]
- 1904 - 1908: Euroa District Football Association
- 1909 - 1912: North Eastern Football Association.[9]
- 1913 - 1914: Euroa District Football Association
- 1915 - 1919: Club in recess, due to WW1.
- 1920 - 1921: Euroa District Football Association
- 1922 - Longwood FC went into recess, due to a player shortage.[10]
- 1923 - 1937: Euroa District Football Association
- 1938 - 1945: Club in recess, due to WW2.
- 1946 - 1949: Euroa District Football Association
- 1950 - 1954: Longwood was a part of the Hume Highway Football League.
- 1955 - Longwood was a part of the Waranga North East Football Association 2nd XVIII competition.
- 1956 to 1969: Longwood was a part of the Avenel-Longwood Football Club in the Waranga North East Football Association 2nd XVIII competition.
- 1970 to 2009: Longwood reformed in its own right and played in the Benalla & District Football League. They competed in this league until it folded after the 2009 season.
- 2010 - 2024: Kyabram & District Football League
Football Premierships
- Seniors
- Euroa District Football Association:
- 1906 - Longwood: 6.10 - 46 d Euroa: 4.7 - 71[11]
- 1908 - Longwood defeated Euroa. Euroa refused to play the grand final at Longwood.[12][13]
- 1924 - Longwood: 9.14 - 68 d Euroa Imperials: 6.6 - 42[14]
- 1930 - Euroa Imperials defeated Longwood by 16 points, but Longwood were later awarded the premiership on appeal.[15][16]
- 1934 - Longwood: 7.16 - 58 d Violet Town: 3.10 - 28[17]
- 1935 - Longwood: 9.14 - 68 d Miepoll: 3.10 - 28[18]
- 1936 - Longwood: 16.21 - 117 d Miepoll: 14.16 - 100[19]
- Hume Highway Football League:
- 1953 - Longwood: 12.4 - 76 d Strathbogie: 8.9 - 57[20]
- Benalla & District Football League:
- 1977 - Longwood: 17.4 - 106 d Benalla All Blacks: 8.19 - 67
- 1985 - Longwood: 23.13 - 151 d Goorambat: 12.6 - 78
- 2000 - Longwood: 18.12 - 120 d - Devenish: 10.5 - 65
