Longwood Football Club

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 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

History

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 Football Association^[6][7]
• 1895 - 1900: North Eastern Football Association.
• 1901 - 1903: Club active, but no official competition football.^[8]
• 1904 - 1908: Euroa and District Football Association.
• 1909 - 1912: North Eastern Football Association.^[9]
• 1913 - 1914: Euroa and District Football Association.
• 1915 - 1919: Club in recess, due to WW1.
• 1920 - 1921: Euroa and District Football Association.
• 1922 - Longwood FC went into recess, due to a player shortage.^[10]
• 1923 - 1937: Euroa and District Football Association
• 1938 - 1945: Club in recess, due to WW2.
• 1946 - 1949: Euroa and District Football Association
• 1950 - 1954: Longwood was a part of the Hume Highway Football League.
• 1955 - Longwood was a part of the Waranga NE 2nd XVIII competition.
• 1956 to 1969: Longwood was a part of the Avenel-Longwood Football Club in the Waranga NE 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

Runners Up

Senior Football

• Euroa District Football Association
  • 1905, 1909,^[21] 1913, 1914, 1920, 1927, 1928, 1929.

• Hume Highway Football League
  • 1951, 1952

• Benalla & District Football League
  • 1973, 1986, 1995, 2002

References

1. "Longwood Football Club". SportingPulse. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
2. "1888 - The Advertiser". Euroa Advertiser. 4 May 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
3. "1888 - Football". Euroa Advertiser. 24 May 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
4. "1890 - Longwood". Euroa Advertiser. 10 October 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
5. "1891 - Euroa Advertiser". Euroa Advertiser. 19 June 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
6. "1894 - Football Fixtures". Euroa Advertiser (Vic. : 1884 - 1920). 1 June 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
7. "1894 - Position of clubs". Euroa Advertiser (Vic. : 1884 - 1920). 24 August 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
8. "1901 - Longwood". Euroa Advertiser (Vic. : 1884 - 1920). 21 June 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
9. "1909 - N.E.F. ASSOCIATION MEETING". Euroa Advertiser (Vic). 7 May 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
10. "1922 - Euroa". The Age (Melbourne, Vic). 12 May 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
11. "1906 - The Premiership Match". Euroa Advertiser (Vic). 24 August 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
12. "Country matches: Longwood". The Age (Melbourne, Vic). 14 September 1908. p. 9. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
13. "1908 - TROUBLE OVER THE FINAL "MATCH"". Euroa Advertiser (Vic). 11 September 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
14. "1924 - N.E. DISTRICT ASSOCIATION". Benalla Standard (Vic). 2 September 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
15. "1930 - Country Games: Euroa". The Age (Melbourne, Vic). 11 August 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
16. "1930 - Football Appeal". Shepparton Advertiser (Vic). 13 October 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
17. "1934 - Other Matches: Euroa". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic). 10 September 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
18. "1935 - END OF SEASON COUNTRY FOOTBALL MATCH SCORES: Euroa District Association". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 2 September 1935. p. 30. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
19. "1936 - Win To Longwood". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic). 10 October 1936. p. 73. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
20. "1953 - Football Final". Alexandra Standard and Yarck, Gobur, Thornton, Taggerty and Acheron Express (Vic). 9 October 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
21. "1909 - Football". The Broadford Courier. 10 September 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

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