Castlemaine Football Club

Castlemaine
Names
Full nameCastlemaine Football Netball Club[1]
NicknameMagpies
2025 season
After finalsN/A
Home-and-away season7th (3 wins/7 losses)
Leading goalkickerMichael Hartley (17)
Best and fairestBailey Henderson
Club details
Founded1859; 167 years ago (1859)
Colours    Black and White
CompetitionBendigo Football League (BFL)
CoachBailey Henderson
PremiershipsBFL: 4 (1926, 1952, 1992, 2000)
GroundCamp Reserve, Castlemaine (capacity: 7,000)
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitecastlemainefnc.com.au

The Castlemaine Football Netball Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia and is currently a member of the Bendigo Football League.

The club is notable for several reasons. Formed in 1859, it is the second oldest documented football club in Australia after the Melbourne Football Club and it has produced many notable Australian rules footballers.

History

Foundation

The first recorded football match on the Camp Reserve was in September 1855 between a team of Army soldiers and a team of goldminers.[2] The "Castlemaine Football Club" was formed on 15 June 1859 at the Supreme Court Hotel, Castlemaine and chaired by T Butterworth with reference from an article in the Castlemaine Mail newspaper[3] Castlemaine played its first match on 22 June 1859 on the Cricket Ground Barkers Creek.[4]

Records for the foundation date was discovered in 2007 which rewrote history; as many had previously believed that the Geelong Football Club had been formed earlier.[5]

Competition

The club was formed in an era before codified rules organised competition, but according to some sources, including Graeme Atkinson, "football" was popular in the goldfields region; and, without a league to participate in, the club was an irregular competitor during its first decade.

Timeline

Uniform

The original uniform was a white cap with royal-blue Maltese cross.

1925

In 1925, Castlemaine joined the Bendigo Football League, coached by the West Australian champion Phil Matson, Castlemaine made the 1925 Grand Final, but lost to South Bendigo by 14 Points: 7.12 (54) to 6.4 (40).[9][10][11][12]

Tragedy

In June 1953, Castlemaine footballer, Ian Brown accidentally received a knock to his head in an inter-league match between Bendigo Football League and Ballarat Football League and died in the Ballarat Hospital the following day.[13]

Football Premierships

Seniors

Bendigo Football League

  • 1926 - Castlemaine: 13.18 - 96 d Sandhurst: 8.16 - 64[22]
  • 1952 - Castlemaine: 15.9 - 99 v Sandhurst: 9.16 - 70[23][24][25]
  • 1992 - Castlemaine: 14.13 - 97 d Golden Square: 14.8 - 92
  • 2000 - Castlemaine: 12.11 - 83 d Kangaroo Flat: 9.17 - 71
Reserves
  • 1956, 1981, 1996,
Thirds
  • 1960, 1965,

Alumni

Castlemaine players in the VFL/AFL

The following 47 footballers played with Castlemaine FC, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or were drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut. Not 100 percent sure if Jack Titus actually played with Castlemaine FC.

Percy Bentley
Jack Titus
Ron Barassi Senior
Dustin Martin
Player VFL/AFL Clubs VFL/AFL Career Notes/References
Arthur Cummins Carlton 1897
John Everard Essendon 1905
Bill Sewart Essendon 1905-15 1911 & 1912 VFL Premierships
Len Bowe Essendon 1907-15 1911 & 1912 VFL Premierships
Bill Johnson Essendon, Carlton 1907-12 1908 VFL Grand Finalist
Norm Oliver Collingwood 1909-11 1910 VFL Premiership
Gil Ebbott St Kilda 1911
Victor Jackson Collingwood 1912
Bob Curtayne St Kilda 1920-21
Frank Gleeson St Kilda 1920
Percy Bentley Richmond, Carlton 1925–40 1932, 1934 VFL Premierships
Jack Titus Richmond 1926–43 1932, 1934 VFL Premierships
Jack Fincher Richmond, Footscray 1927-33 1927-28-29 VFL Grand Finalist
Bert Smedley St Kilda 1928-29
Harry Crapper Melbourne 1930–31
Norm McPherson South Melbourne 1931-2
Matt Carland Essendon, Footscray 1932 & 38
Les Bogie Footscray 1934-36
David Wilkie Essendon 1934
Ron Barassi, Sr. Melbourne 1936–40 1940 VFL Premiership
Ron McCann Collingwood 1936 1936 Stawell Gift winner[26]
Darrell Wilkins St Kilda 1936
Jack Showell St Kilda 1936-38
Arthur Sanger Carlton 1938-47 1945 VFL Premiership
Fred Burge Richmond 1942-50 1942 & 1944 VFL Grand Finalist
Bert Harper Essendon 1943-52 1946 & 1950 VFL Premierships
Ray Bower Richmond, Essendon 1944-47
Jeff Patterson South Melbourne 1951-54
Vin Williams Fitzroy 1952-59
Graham Minihan St Kilda 1953–59
Bud Annand St Kilda 1956–62
Brian McMillan Richmond 1962–64 1962 VFL Night Premiership
Kevin Delmenico Footscray 1966–70
Robert Thompson Essendon 1968–71 1968 VFL Reserves Premiership
Peter Hall Carlton 1971
Peter Fyffe Carlton 1970–73
Mark Cross Footscray 1974
Warren Jones Carlton, St Kilda 1978–85 1982 VFL Premiership
Lazar Vidovic St Kilda 1989–97
Rod Keogh Melbourne, St Kilda 1990–98 1997 AFL Grand Finalist
Adrian Bassett Carlton 1990-92
Paul Starbuck Sydney, Carlton 1990
Steven Oliver Carlton 1992–94
Tom Kavanagh Melbourne, Fitzroy 1993–94
Heath Culpitt Carlton 1999–2001
Dustin Martin Richmond 2010–24 2017, 2019, 2020 AFL Premierships
Kane Farrell Port Adelaide 2018-

References

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  2. ^ "1855 - FOOTBALL". Trove Newspapers. Mount Alexander Mail (Vic. : 1854 - 1917). 28 September 1855. p. 2. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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  4. ^ Mt Alexander Mail, June 1859
  5. ^ Real Footy [dead link]
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  8. ^ "1931 - SIX CLUBS IN NEW ASSOCIATION Football Competition For Midlands". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956). 13 February 1931. p. 30. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  9. ^ Country Matches: Bendigo Grand Final: South Bendigo Win Premiership, The Age, (Monday, 5 October 1925), p.7.
  10. ^ Bendigo Matches: South Bendigo Premiers, The Argus, (Monday, 5 October 1925), p.17.
  11. ^ 'Half-Forward', "In the Presence of 12,000 Spectators, South Bendigo Win Premiership of Bendigo League", The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 10 October 1925), p.88.
  12. ^ Bendigo League Premiership Won by South Bendigo, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 October 1925), p.37.
  13. ^ "1953 - CASTLEMAINE FOOTBALLER KILLED AT BALLARAT". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002). 29 June 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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  22. ^ "1926 - At Their Second Attempt, Castlemaine Win Bendigo Football League Premiership". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 9 October 1926. p. 68. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  23. ^ "1952 - £2070 Gate At B.F.L. Grand Final". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002). 29 September 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
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