Lancefield Football Club Explained

Clubname:	Lancefield FNC
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Fullname:	Lancefield Football Netball Club
Nicknames:	Tigers
Season:	2023
Home&Amp;Away:	8th, 4 wins, 12 losses
League:	Riddell District Football League
Ground:	Lancefield Park Lancefield, Victoria
Capacity:	5,000
Premierships:	(16) 1903, 1904, 1907, 1910, 1923, 1924, 1932, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1966, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2009
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Url:	Lancefield FNC website

The Lancefield Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club located 61 km north of Melbourne in the town of Lancefield. It is affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.

History

The Lancefield Football Club was formed in 1873 and one of its earliest published match review was against Kyneton in July 1879.^[1]

In 1890, Riddell's Creek and Lancefield played Footscray, with Footscray: 5.9 - 39 defeating Riddell's Creek / Lancefield: 4.6 - 30^[2]

Competition Timeline

• 1902 - 1903: Lancefield / Romsey Football Association
• 1904: Kilmore Football Association
• 1905: Club active, no competition football. Lancefield was refused entry into the Kyneton District Football Association.^[3]
• 1906: Club active, but no competition football
• 1907: Central Dalhousie Football Association
• 1908: Club active, but no competition football^[4]
• 1909: Club active, but no competition football
• 1910 - 1911: Romsey District Football Association^{[5] [6]}
• 1912 - Dalhousie Football Association^[7]
• 1913: Lancefield applied to join the Riddell FA, but were refused.^[8]
• 1914: Lancefield applied to join the Riddell FA, but were refused again. Club active, no competition football.^{[9] [10]}
• 1915: Romsey & District Football Association. Lancefield applied to join the Riddell FA, but were refused again^[11]
• 1916 - 1918: Club in recess due to World War One
• 1919: Lancefield FC reformed. Club active, but no competition football.^[12]
• 1920 - 2024: Riddell District Football Association^[13]

Football Premierships

Seniors

• Assorted District football competitions
  • 1888, 1890, 1894, 1895, 1899, 1911
• Romsey / Lancefield Football Association^[14]
  • 1903 - Lancefield: 7.8 - 50 defeated Gisborne: 4.6 - 30^{[15] [16]}
• Kilmore Football Association
  • 1904^[17]
• Central Dalhousie Football Association
  • 1907 - Lancefield: 7.4 - 46 d Kilmore: 4.4 - 28^[18]
• Romsey District Football Association
  • 1910 - Lancefield: 3.7 - 25 d Romsey: 2.1 - 13^[19]
• Riddell District Football League
  • 1923 - Lancefield: 7.5 - 47 d Romsey: 3.9 - 27^[20]
  • 1924 - Lancefield: 8.13 - 61 d Macedon: 7.4 - 46^[21]
  • 1932 - Lancefield: 15.6 - 96 d Kilmore: 10.11 - 71^[22]
  • 1946 - Lancefield: d ?
  • 1949 - Lancefield: 11.5 - 71 d Sunbury: 10.6 - 66^[23]
  • 1952 - Lancefield: 17.18 - 120 d Kilmore: 15.7 - 97^[24]
  • 1958 - Lancefield: 5.7 - 37 d Sunbury: 4.8 - 32^[25]
  • 1966 - Lancefield: 10.9 - 69 d Romsey: 7.8 - 50^[26]
• Riddell District Football League - Division Two
  • 1995, 1996
• Riddell District Football League
  • 2004, 2009

Football Runners Up

Seniors

• Kyneton District Football Association
  • 1896^{[27] [28] [29] [30]}
• Gisborne District Football Association
• Romsey / Lancefield Football Association
  • 1902 - Romsey: 2.8 - 20 d Lancefield: 0.2 - 2^[31]
• Dalhousie Football Association
  • 1912 - Darraweit: 5.7 - 37 d Lancefield: 3.7 - 25^[32]
• Woodend District Football Association
  • 1930 - Woodend: 6.13 - 49 d Lancefield: 6.11 - 47^[33]

Juniors

• Hesket District Junior Football Association
  • 1926: Hesket: 4.12 - 36 d Lancefield: 3.8 - 26^[34]

Football league best & fairest winners

Seniors

• Riddell District Football League - Bowen Medal
  • 1952 - Ray Russell
  • 1958 - Keith Shannon
  • 1959 - Bill Shannon
  • 2008 - Tom Waters
  • 2010 - Tom Waters

VFL/AFL players

• 1905 - Frank Caine -
• 1906 - Harvey Gibson -
• 1906 - Alexander "Ike" Johnston -
• 1927 - Jack McCormack -

Books

• History of Football in the Bendigo District - John Stoward -

Links

• Lancefield FNC Facebook page
• 1953 - Lancefield FC training photo

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1879 - Football . The Kyneton Observer (Vic) . 11 April 2024 . 2 . 1 July 1879.
2. Web site: 1890 - Football . Independent (Footscray, Vic. : 1883 - 1922) . 22 April 2024 . 3 . 13 September 1890.
3. Web site: 1905 - Football . The Woodend Star (Vic) . 11 April 2024 . 3 . 6 May 1905.
4. Web site: 1908 - Lancefield . The Argus . 12 April 2024 . 16 . 25 April 1908.
5. Web site: 1910 - Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 12 April 2024 . 3 . 28 May 1910.
6. Web site: 1911 - Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 12 April 2024 . 3 . 27 May 1911.
7. Web site: Sporting: Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 12 April 2024 . 2 . 10 August 1912.
8. Web site: 1913 - Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 12 April 2024 . 2 . 10 May 1913.
9. Web site: 1914 - Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 12 April 2024 . 3 . 16 May 1914.
10. Web site: 1914 - Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 12 April 2024 . 2 . 30 May 1914.
11. Web site: 1915 - Sporting: Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 12 April 2024 . 2 . 15 May 1915.
12. Web site: 1919 - Sporting: Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 12 April 2024 . 2 . 31 May 1919.
13. Web site: 1920 - Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 12 April 2024 . 2 . 27 March 1920.
14. Web site: 1903 - Sporting: Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 11 April 2024 . 3 . 30 May 1903.
15. Web site: 1903 - Sporting: Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 11 April 2024 . 2 . 15 August 1903.
16. Web site: 1903 - Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 11 April 2024 . 3 . 17 October 1903.
17. Web site: 1904 - Football . The Broadford Courier and Reedy Creek Times (Broadford, Vic) . 10 April 2024 . 3 . 12 August 1904.
18. Web site: 1907 - Football . Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic) . 11 April 2024 . 3 . 18 July 1907.
19. Web site: 1910 - Sporting: Football . The Sunbury News (Vic) . 12 April 2024 . 3 . 3 September 1910.
20. Web site: 1923 - Lancefield wins pennant . Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic) . 11 April 2024 . 81 . 22 September 1923.
21. Web site: 1924 - Football: LANCEFIELD 8.13 v MACEDON 7.4. . The Woodend Star (Vic) . 11 April 2024 . 2 . 20 September 1924.
22. Web site: 1932 - LANCEFIELD - KILMORE GRAND FINAL . The Woodend Star (Vic) . 11 April 2024 . 3 . 1 October 1932.
23. Web site: 1949 - Riddell FL . Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic) . 11 April 2024 . 5 . 22 September 1949.
24. Web site: 1952 - Lancefield Wins Premiership . Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic) . 11 April 2024 . 1 . 21 August 1952.
25. Web site: 1958 - Country Football Scores . Google . The Age . 11 April 2024 . 19 . 15 September 1958.
26. Web site: 1966 - Country Football Scores . Google . The Age . 11 April 2024 . 23 . 26 September 1966.
27. Web site: 1896 - The Premiership Match . The Woodend Star (Vic) . 23 April 2024 . 2 . 22 August 1896.
28. Web site: 1896 - football . The Sunbury News & Bulla & Melton Advertiser (Vic) . 23 April 2024 . 3 . 29 August 1896.
29. Web site: 1896 - Football . The Woodend Star (Vic) . 23 April 2024 . 5 . 29 August 1896.
30. Web site: 1896 - The Woodend Star . The Woodend Star (Vic) . 23 April 2024 . 2 . 12 September 1896.
31. Web site: 1902 - Football . The Woodend Star (Vic) . 11 April 2024 . 3 . 9 August 1902.
32. Web site: 1912 - Darraweit Guim . Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic) . 12 April 2024 . 2 . 5 September 1912.
33. Web site: 1930 - KEEN FINAL GAMES IN COUNTRY FOOTBALL COMPETITIONS . The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956) . 15 June 2024 . 31 . 25 August 1930.
34. Web site: 1926 - Hesket Premiers . The Woodend Star (Vic. : 1888 - 1942) . 29 April 2024 . 2 . 24 July 1926.