Lara is situated between Geelong and Werribee on the main Geelong rail line so over the years the club has played in competitions to the East and West of the town.
In 1975 the Football club and the cricket merged to form the Lara Sporting Club.
Geelong Football League
After winning two premierships in three years Lara opted to move into the GFL in 1989. In 2015 the League was absorbed into the AFL Barwon Football League.
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Official website
August 21, 2023
lara, sporting, club, nicknamed, cats, australian, sports, club, based, city, lara, victoria, laranamesfull, namenickname, catsclub, detailsfounded1880, years, 1880, colours, premierships, 1912, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1952, 1965, 1986, 1988, 1994, 2002ground, recre. The Lara Sporting Club nicknamed the Cats is an Australian sports club based in the city of Lara Victoria LaraNamesFull nameLara Sporting ClubNickname s CatsClub detailsFounded1880 143 years ago 1880 Colours Premierships 10 1912 1929 1930 1937 1952 1965 1986 1988 1994 2002Ground s Recreation ReserveUniformsHomeOther informationOfficial websitelarasportingclub com auThe club s Australian rules football and netball teams currently compete in the Geelong Football Netball League Lara play its home games at Lara Recreation Reserve 1 Other sections of the club include baseball and cricketLara is situated between Geelong and Werribee on the main Geelong rail line so over the years the club has played in competitions to the East and West of the town Contents 1 History 2 Merger 3 Geelong Football League 4 VFL AFL players 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit1907 1914 Geelong Football Association 1919 1927 Werribee Lara Football Association 1928 1932 Geelong Athletic Societies League 1933 1935 Geelong Football Association 1936 1946 Werribee District Football League 1947 1988 Geelong amp District Football League 1989 2019 Geelong Football LeagueMerger EditIn 1975 the Football club and the cricket merged to form the Lara Sporting Club Geelong Football League EditAfter winning two premierships in three years Lara opted to move into the GFL in 1989 In 2015 the League was absorbed into the AFL Barwon Football League VFL AFL players EditAllen Christensen Geelong Brisbane Lions Josh Walker Geelong Brisbane Lions Michael Kol Geelong Nigel Kol Geelong Devon Smith Greater Western Sydney EssendonBibliography EditCat Country History of Football In The Geelong Region by John Stoward ISBN 978 0 9577515 8 3References Edit http www Archived 2006 03 26 at the Wayback Machine External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lara Football Club Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lara Sporting Club amp oldid 1159178823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
