List of Collingwood Football Club presidents

There have been twelve presidents of the Collingwood Football Club. The first and founding president of Collingwood was former Collingwood Mayor and Victorian MP William Beazley. Beazley was president of Collingwood from the founding of the club in 1892 until 1911. The second president of Collingwood was Alfred Cross, who was only president for a brief period of time. Third was former Fitzroy and Collingwood player Jim Sharp, who was president for ten years (1913–1923). The fourth president of Collingwood was another former player, Harry Curtis. Curtis currently is the longest-serving president of Collingwood, having served as president for twenty-six years. Another former player of Collingwood, Syd Coventry was the fifth president for Collingwood, serving twelve years between 1950 and 1962.

Tom Sherrin was the sixth president of Collingwood, serving from 1963 to 1974. Ern Clarke, president for one year, was the seventh president. John Hickey, Ranald Macdonald and Allan MacAlister all served as president during 1977 through to 1995. Eleventh president and former player, Kevin Rose, was the second most recent president of Collingwood. The current, twelfth, and second-longest serving president of Collingwood, is radio and television presenter, commentator and journalist Eddie McGuire. McGuire has been president of Collingwood since 1998.

List of Collingwood presidents[1]
Time President Duration Occupation / Notes Premierships
1892–1911 William Beazley 19 years Politician 3 (1902, 1903, 1910)
1912 Alfred Cross 1 year N/A 0
1913–1923 Jim Sharp 10 years Former VFL player (Fitzroy, Collingwood) 2 (1917, 1919)
1924–1950 Harry Curtis 26 years Former VFL player (Carlton, Collingwood) 6 (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936)
1950–1962 Sydney Coventry 12 years Former VFL Captain (Collingwood, Victoria) 2 (1953, 1958)
1963–1974 Tom Sherrin 11 years N/A 0
1975–1976 Ern Clarke 1 year Businessman 0
1977–1981 John Hickey 4 years Former RAAF pilot (DFC) 0
1982–1986 Ranald MacDonald 4 years Managing director (The Age) 0
1986–1995 Allan MacAlister 9 years Businessman 1 (1990)
1996–1998 Kevin Rose 2 years Former VFL player (Collingwood) 0
1998–present Eddie McGuire 22 years ago Commentator, media personality, journalist 1 (2010)

See also

References
  1. Gastin, Sam (4 August 2015). "Our twelve Presidents". Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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