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.

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

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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