Maryborough Football Club

Maryborough

Names
Full name	Maryborough Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Magpies
Club details
Founded	1872
Colours	Black      White      Teal
Competition	Ballarat Football League (1893-1928, 1931, 1946-1991) Bendigo Football League (1992-)
Ground(s)	Princess Park, Maryborough

The Maryborough Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Bendigo Football League.

They are based in the town of Maryborough, Victoria.

History

Maryborough were Ballarat Football League premiers on four occasions from 1924 to 1931 but missed both the 1929 and 1930 seasons as they were without a home ground. The council had decided to allocate Princess Park to the Maryborough District Football Association (MDFA).

After returning and winning the 1931 premiership, Maryborough were applied to join the Bendigo league and were suspended from the Ballarat Football League as a result. From 1932 to 1940, a separate club called Maryborough United participated in the Bendigo Football League.

In 1945 the original club was reformed and they spent a season in the MDFA, before returning to the Ballarat league in 1946.^[1]

Premierships

Johnny Leonard coached Maryborough's 1931 premiership team

Ballarat Football League (9)

• 1924
• 1925
• 1927
• 1931
• 1960
• 1965
• 1968
• 1972
• 1974

Bendigo Football League (2)

• 1998
• 1999

Notable players

• Ron Branton (Richmond captain and Best & Fairest winner)
• Horrie Clover (Carlton player, coach & club president)
• John Nicholls (Australian Football Hall of Fame "Legend")
• Colin Watson (St Kilda Brownlow Medal winner)
• Ron Branton (Richmond captain and Best & Fairest winner)

External links

• SportingPulse: Official Club Website

References

1. ^ "Maryborough". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/maryborough.htm.