Finley Football Club

The Finley Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Finley located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.

Finley
Names
Full nameFinley Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Cats
Club details
Foundedc. late 19th. Century [note 1]
Colours   
CompetitionMurray FNL
PresidentAshley Haynes
CoachTom Doyle
Premierships(17): 1907, 1910, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1923 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1971, 1981, 1982, 1988
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitehttp://www.finleyfc.sportingpulse.net

The club’s football and netball teams currently play in the playing in the Murray FNL, which Finley joined in 1933.

History

The club held an Annual General Meeting in 1895 and entered the Murray Border Football Association,[2] then in 1899 joined the Federal Football Association. [3]

Finley FC competed in the Southern Riverina Football Association from 1905 to 1931 and played in 16 grand finals in that period and winning 10 premierships.

Walter Barthelson, a 17 year old Finley footballer from “The Rocks", Tocumwal, New South Wales was injured whilst playing football in 1908 against Leniston and died after an abdominal operation the following day. [4] [5] [6]

In 1915, Finley footballer, Sidney Jones was killed shortly after the outbreak of World War One.[7] [8] [9]

Some players from Finley have risen to the major football league in the country, the Australian Football League (AFL), including -

Football Competitions Timeline

Finley FC have played in the following competitions.

  • 1895 - Murray Border Football Association
  • 1896 - No official competitions?
  • 1897 - No official competitions?
  • 1898 - No official competitions?
  • 1899 & 1900 - Federal Football Association
  • 1901 - In recess. Refused entry into the Federal FA due to excess travel for other clubs.[11]
  • 1902 - No official competitions?
  • 1903 - No official competitions?
  • 1904 - No official competitions?
  • 1905 - No official competitions?
  • 1906 to 1932 - Southern Riverina Football Association
  • 1933 to 2020 - Murray Football League

Premierships
Senior Football

Runners Up
Senior Football

Southern Riverina Football Association (6)

  • 1909,[24] 1913, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1928.

Murray Football League (11)

  • 1938, 1950, 1952, 1968, 1972, 1986, 1991, 1993, 2012, 2014, 2016.

VFL / AFL Players

The following footballers, played with Finley prior to playing senior VFL / AFL football, with the year indicating their debut season.

Notes
  1. The date of foundation is unclear. Some sources state the club was established in the 1890s but there is no reliable evidence about that.[1]

References
  1. Finley FC profile
  2. "1895 - Murray Border FA - Draw". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. "1899 - Federal FA - Draw". Trove Newspapers. Cobram Courier. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. "1908 - Walter Bartelson's Death". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. "1908 - Walter Barthelson's death". Trove Newspapers. Goulburn Evening Penny Post. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. "1908 - Coronial Enquiry". Trove Newspapers. Tocumwal Guardian & Finley Free Press. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  7. "1915 - Sidney Jones death notice". Trove Newspapers. The Farmer & Settler. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. "1915 - Sidney Jones - Death Notice". Trove Newspapers. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  9. "1915 - Jones Family & World War One". Trove Newspapers. The Albury Banner & Wodonga Express. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  10. Wilks, M. (2011) Australian football clubs in NSW Bas Publishing. p. 42
  11. "1901 - Federal FA - AGM". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  12. "1907 - Southern Riverina FA Premiers". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Chronicle. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  13. "1907 - Southern Riverina FA - Premiers". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  14. "1914 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  15. "1918 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final Protest". Trove Newspapers. Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo (NSW). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  16. "1922 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal.
  17. "1923 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  18. "1926 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  19. "1927 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  20. "1929 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. The Independent (Deniliquin, NSW). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  21. "1930 - Southern Riverina Football Club". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  22. "1930 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match preview". Trove Newspapers. Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  23. Club history
  24. "1909 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. / Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press (NSW). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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