Heidelberg Football Club

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HEIDELBERG FOOTBALL CLUB
Full name Heidelberg Football Club
Nickname Tigers
Strip Black with yellow sash
Founded 1876
League Northern Football League
Ground Warringal Park, Heidelberg
Premierships 24
Premiership Years 1890, 1905, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1923, 1930, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1950, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2004, 2006, 2007


Heidelberg Football Club is an Australian rules football club in Heidelberg, Victoria, currently competing in the Northern Football League.

Established in 1876, Heidelberg Football Club is one of the oldest Australian Rules Football Clubs in the country. The club initially competed in the Melbourne Football League against other suburban clubs such as Northcote, Waverley, South Melbourne and Sandridge. Heidelberg's guernsey was blue and white, the club adopting its current yellow and black colours during the 1880s before the more famous Richmond was formed.

Heidelberg has competed in many different football leagues during its history. Commencing in the Melbourne Football League, the club was a founding member of Bourke-Evelyn Football League in 1890. Between 1900 and 1902, Heidelberg competed in the VFA's second division before transferring to the Northern Suburban Football League. The club was a founding member of Heidelberg District Football League in 1909 and transferred to the fledgling Diamond Valley Football League in 1923. Heidelberg's dominance of the DVFL lead to the club moving temporarily to VFL Sub-Districts League in 1925 whilst still successfully fielding a "junior" team in the DVFL. The club returned exclusively to the DVFL in 1930 and has remained in this league since with considerable success.

Heidelberg became the inaugural Northern Football League Premiers in 2007, going through the entire season undefeated. Ironically Heidelberg were also the last Diamond Valley FL premiers in 2006 after a formal audit by Football Victoria forced the league to change it's name.

Heidelberg's on-field performances rank amongst the finest with the total of 24 premierships, the first being in 1890, and are the current reigning premiers.

The original home ground was at Heidelberg Park, but after a recess during the World War 2, the club moved across Beverley Road to the current address at Warringal Park.

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[edit] Honour Board

Year President Secretary Treasurer Coach
1946 H Cowling W Donovan G Cooper J Delaney
1947 H Cowling W Donovan G Cooper A Stott
1948* H Cowling J F Walton E J Ogilvie A Stott
1949 H Cowling J F Walton E J Ogilvie A Stott
1950* H Cowling W T Randle E J Ogilvie R Clarke
1951 H Cowling W T Randle E J Ogilvie R Clarke
1952 H Cowling W T Randle E J Ogilvie T Crane
1953 J Dawson J M King J Gillham T Crane
1954 I Elliott F Sheahan J Gillham G Irvine
1955 E J Ogilvie L Dixon J Gillham K Dixon
1956* J Mchugh D Culph D Culph K Hart
1957* J Mchugh D Culph D Culph K Hart
1958 J Mchugh D Culph D Culph K Hart
1959* J Mchugh R J Sullivan R J Sullivan P Curry
1960 W T Randle R J Sullivan R J Sullivan P Curry
1961 W T Randle R J Sullivan R J Sullivan P Curry
1962 W T Randle R J Sullivan R J Sullivan C Howard
1963 W T Randle R J Sullivan R J Sullivan C Howard
1964* W T Randle R J Sullivan R J Sullivan B McMahon
1965 W T Randle R J Sullivan R J Sullivan B McMahon
1966 W T Randle R J Sullivan R J Sullivan B McMahon
1967 W T Randle R J Sullivan R J Sullivan B McMahon
1968 W T Randle R J Sullivan R J Sullivan L Williams
1969 W T Randle R J Sullivan R J Sullivan L Williams
1970 W T Randle R J Sullivan R J Sullivan M Delanty
1971 R J Sullivan N A Peacock R Elsworth M Delanty
1972 R J Sullivan N A Peacock R Elsworth M Delanty
1973 R J Sullivan N A Peacock C Horwood J Clancy
1974 N A Peacock D Elliott C Horwood J Clancy
1975 N A Peacock D Elliott G Browne J Clancy
1976 N A Peacock D Elliott G Browne F Rosbrook
1977 G Browne D Elliott T Taylor F Rosbrook
1978 G Browne G Byrne G Woods R Beattie
1979 G Browne Mrs H Cummins G Norman B Evans
1980 W Rudd C Viola N Young W McWhinnie
1981 W Rudd C Viola P Yelland B Padley
1982 W Rudd C Viola S Cashen B Padley
1983* C Viola B Lang S Cashen M Sullivan
1984 B Lang T Randle N Schott M Sullivan
1985 R Stokes T Randle B Smout M Sullivan
1986* B Harvey B Lang B Smout M Sullivan
1987 B Harvey D Sheahan B Smout M Sullivan
1988 D J Batchelor D Sheahan S Cashen M Sullivan
1989 D J Batchelor W Hesline S Cashen J Edmond
1990* D J Batchelor K Mongan R Timms M Sullivan
1991 G Plain R Spratt R Timms M Sullivan
1992 G Plain N Cochrane R Timms G Wilmot
1993 S Cashen G Jurgens B Smout M Sullivan
1994 W Twomey G Jurgens B Smout M Sullivan
1995 W Twomey R Young B Smout M Sullivan
1996 W Twomey R Young B Smout B Wilson
1997 W Twomey R Young B Smout J Bourke
1998 B Wilson G Jurgens R Byrne A Viola
1999 B Wilson G Jurgens R Byrne A Viola
2000 T Barrot M Sullivan (MGR) R Byrne A Viola
2001 D J Batchelor J Sheahan S Vallos D Rhys-Jones
2002 D J Batchelor R Byrne (MGR) S Vallos M Sullivan
2003 D J Batchelor R Byrne (MGR) S Vallos M Sullivan
2004* T Barrot R Byrne/N Peacock (MGR) R Byrne/N Peacock C Hunter
2005 T Barrot N Peacock (MGR) N Peacock C Hunter
2006* T Barrot N Peacock (MGR) N Peacock C Hunter
2007* T Barrot G Sheahan (MGR) G Shehan P Plunkett
* Premiership Year

[edit] League Best & Fairest Winners

Year Player
2001 Dean Haydock
1998 Ryan Smith
1989 Richard Guldon
1975 John Clancy
1972 Polly Perkins
1971 Jim Christou


[edit] Team of the Century

Heidelberg Team of the Century
B: F.Clarke R.Blackbourn A.Viola
HB: K.Dixon B.McMahon(V.C.) S.Delanty
C: W.Twomey R.Perkins N.Papagianis
HF: M.Kemp C.Hodgson W.Elsworth
F: R.Stokes J.Philippe R.Guldon
Foll: G.Austen G.Dixon J.Clancy(Capt)
Int: K.Hart C.Hall R.Young
D.Hogan
Coach: M.Sullivan

[edit] Notable Players

  • Fred Clarke (Richmond)
  • John Murphy (Fitzroy, North Melbourne & South Melbourne)
  • Brian Wilson (Footscray, North Melbourne, Melbourne & St Kilda)
  • Jim Edmond (Footscray, Sydney & Brisbane Bears)
  • Geoff Austin (Fitzroy & Collingwood)
  • Mick Twomey (Collingwood}
  • Pat Twomey (Collingwood)
  • Justin Murphy (Richmond, Carlton, Geelong & Essendon)
  • John Wise (Collingwood)

[edit] External links

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Former Victorian Football Association clubs