Mulwala Football Club
The Mulwala Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Mulwala located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.
Mulwala | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Mulwala Football Netball Club | |
Nickname(s) | Lions | |
2020 season | ||
Club details | ||
Founded | 1882 | |
Colours | ||
Competition | Murray FNL | |
Coach | Jason Sanderson | |
Premierships | (1): 1990 | |
Ground(s) | Lonsdale Reserve, Mulwala (capacity: 10,000) | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | http://www.mulwalafnc.sportingpulse.net |
The first recorded match was Mulwala verses Murray Football Club on Saturday, 23 September 1882.[1]
Between 1883 and 1886 a Selector's Union Football Club played their home games in Mulwala and played against Corowa and Border United for the Camplin Cup.[2]
In 1894, the Tungamah Caladonian Society donated 20 medals to be competed for by the following football teams – Burramine South, Mulwala, Tungamah, Yarrawonga and Youarang.[3]
In 1898 Mulwala FC competed in the Yarrawonga & District Football Association against – Burramine South, Bundalong, Katamatite, Telford and Yarrawonga.[4]
In 1902, Mulwala were runners up to St. James / Devenish United Football Club in the Yarrawonga and Border Football Association.[5]
Mulwala have competed in the Murray FNL, in both football and netball since 1987.
League Competitions Timeline
Tungamah Caledonian Society Football Competition
- 1894
Yarrawonga District Football Association
- 1898 – 1919;
Benalla Mulwala Football League
- 1920 – 1937;
Coreen & District Football League
- 1938 – 1940;
- Mulwala Football Club
- 1941 - 1945 Club in recess, due to World War Two
Murray Valley North-East Football League
- 1946 – 1947;
Benalla Tungamah Football League
- 1948 – 1966
- 1967 - 1986
- 1987 to present day
Premierships
- Yarrawonga & Border Football Association (1):
- Murray Valley Football League (1):
- 1950 [8]
- Tungamah Football League (3):
- 1959, 1968, 1969
- Murray Football League (1):
- 1990
Football League - Best and Fairest Winners
- Seniors
Benalla Tungamah Football League
- 1955 - Les Squires
- 1977 - B Cooper
- 1987 - Phillip Beams
- 1999 - Robert Lamberti
- 2001 - Robert Lamberti
- 2005 - Jason Sanderson
- 2019 - Jackson Gash
Mulwala FC players who played in the VFL / AFL
The following players played with Mulwala, prior to playing senior football in the VFL, with the year indicating their VFL debut.
- 1927 - Frank Seymour - Carlton & Fitzroy
- 1974 - Dennis Payne - Melbourne
- 2002 - Mark McGough - Collingwood & St. Kilda
References
- "1882 – Mulwala v Murray". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press.
- "1886 – Camplin Cup". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press newspaper.
- "1894 – Yarrawonga DFA". Trove Newspapers. Ovens and Murray Advertiser.
- "1898 – Yarrawonga & DFA". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier.
- "1902 – Yarrawonga & BFA – Grand Final Review". Trove Newspapers. Benalla Standard Newspaper.
- "1912 - Yarrawonga & DFA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "1912 - Football premiers honoured". Trove NEwspapers. The Corowa Free Press. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "1950 - Murray Valley FL - Grand Final Review". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press.