Kyneton Football Club

The Kyneton Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Kyneton, Victoria. Kyneton teams currently compete in the Bendigo Football Netball League. The football squad has played there since 1932.

Kyneton
Names
Full nameKyneton Football & Netball Club
Nickname(s)Tigers
2018 season
Club details
Founded1868 (1868) [note 1]
Colours   
CompetitionBFL
PremiershipsBFL (5) 1936, 1960, 1961,1966, 1995, 1997
Ground(s)Kyneton Showgrounds
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitekynetonfnc.com

History

It has been said that Kyneton was the Victorian town where the first organized regional football match was contested, although other records indicate that a game was played at Castlemaine in June 1859. The first match in Kyneton was held in the early 1860s, with 84 players (42 by side) on the field. The match was played at the Showgrounds Oval

As a formal competition was established in Kyneton in 1868, with Ballarat's starting in 1869 and Castlemaine's in 1871, being the first competitions in the region until the Victorian Football League was founded in 1877.[1]

The club went into recess in 2013 citing a player shortage, but returned to the competition in 2014.

Premierships

Notable players

Bibliography

  • History of Football in the Bendigo District - John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9805929-1-7

Notes

  1. Date according to club's website.[1]

References

  1. History of the club on Kyneton website
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