Coburg Amateurs | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Coburg Amateurs Football Club | |
Nickname(s) | Swans | |
1987 season | ||
Home-and-away season | 10th | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1920s [1] | |
Dissolved | 1988 | |
Colours | Blue Red | |
Competition |
MJFL (1928−34) VAFA (1935−40; 1942−87) EDFL (1941) | |
Premierships | VAFA A Section (1) VAFA B Section (2) VAFA C Section (2) VAFA D Section (2) | |
Ground(s) | De Chene Reserve, Coburg [2] [3] | |
Uniforms | ||
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The Coburg Amateurs Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, was an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg. [4] [5]
Coburg Amateurs was formed in the 1920s and first competed in the Northern District Football Association (NDFA)'s A Grade in 1928. [6] [7] The club made the finals series in 1929, but were defeated by Richmond United in the semi-final. [8]
The NDFA was renamed to the Metropolitan Junior Football League (MJFL) in 1930, and Coburg was defeated by Richmond United in the grand final later that year. [9] [10] In 1931, Coburg defeated Richmond United in the semi-final, but was defeated by West Brunswick in the grand final. [11] [12]
In its final season in the MJFL, Coburg was defeated by South Kensington in the 1934 grand final. [13] [14]
Coburg left the MJFL to join the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) in 1935. [15] Its first VAFA premiership was won in D Section in 1936, which was followed by a C Section premiership in 1937. [16] [17]
After the VAFA suspended competition in 1940 because of the Second World War, Coburg joined the Essendon District Football League (EDFL) for the 1941 season. [18] The club returned to VAFA affiliation in 1942 and resumed playing in 1946. [1] [19] The club also affiliated with Moreland Amateurs, which entered the VAFA in 1949. [20]
Coburg made the 1970 A Section Grand Final, but despite being seen as favourites going into the match and finishing strongly, they were defeated by Caulfield Grammarians by two points. [21]
In its final season in 1987, Coburg only won a single game, finishing last on the D Section ladder. The club went into recess before the 1988 season began, and folded shortly after. [22] [23]
Division | Level | Wins | Years won |
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A Section | Seniors | 1 | 1969 |
Reserves | 1 | 1976 | |
B Section | Seniors | 2 | 1955, 1963 |
C Section | Seniors | 2 | 1937, 1952 |
Reserves | 1 | 1982 | |
D Section | Seniors | 2 | 1936, 1981 |
Reserves | 1 | 1981 | |
Junior 2 | Juniors | 2 | 1973, 1979 |
Premiers | Grand Finalist | Minor premiers | Finals appearance | Wooden spoon | Division leading goalkicker | Division best and fairest |
Premiers | Runners-up | Drawn |
Year | League | Division | Grade | Opponent | Score | Venue | Date | Report |
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1930 | MJFL | A Grade | Seniors | Richmond United | 8.7 (55) d. 7.7 (49) | 6 September 1930 | [10] | |
1931 | MJFL | A Grade | Seniors | West Brunswick | 7.12 (54) d. 4.8 (32) | Motordrome | 10 October 1931 | [12] |
1934 | MJFL | A Grade | Seniors | South Kensington | 7.11 (53) d. 3.10 (28) | September 1934 | [13] | |
1936 | VAFA | D Section | Seniors | Footscray TSOB | 18.19 (127) d. 15.8 (98) | [6] | ||
1937 | VAFA | C Section | Seniors | Footscray TSOB | 22.24 (156) d. 10.6 (66) | [6] | ||
1938 | VAFA | B Section | Seniors | Old Melburnians | 13.10 (88) d. 12.10 (82) | [6] | ||
1952 | VAFA | C Section | Seniors | Elsternwick | ?.17 (??) d. 4.11 (35) | [6] | ||
1955 | VAFA | B Section | Seniors | Old Scotch | 10.12 (72) d. 8.2 (50) | [6] | ||
1956 | VAFA | A Section | Seniors | Ivanhoe | 6.14 (50) d. 5.12 (42) | [37] | ||
1963 | VAFA | B Section | Seniors | UHSOB | 9.15 (69) d. 7.13 (55) | [6] | ||
1965 | VAFA | A Section | Seniors | University Blacks | 17.12 (114) d. 10.5 (65) | [37] | ||
1969 | VAFA | A Section | Seniors | Ormond | 13.17 (95) d. 12.12 (84) | [37] | ||
1970 | VAFA | A Section | Seniors | Caulfield Grammarians | 14.8 (102) d. 15.10 (100) | [37] | ||
1976 | VAFA | D Section | Reserves | North Old Boys | 12.18 (90) d. 7.13 (55) | 18 September 1976 | [38] | |
1979 | VAFA | Section 2 | Juniors | Kew | 14.15 (99) d. 11.15 (81) | 15 September 1979 | [3] | |
1981 | VAFA | D Section | Seniors | West Brunswick | 17.12 (114) d. 3.4 (22) | [39] | ||
1981 | VAFA | D Section | Reserves | West Brunswick | 15.7 (97) d. 13.8 (86) | [6] | ||
1982 | VAFA | C Section | Seniors | Old Camberwell | 17.20 (122) d. 11.7 (73) | [6] | ||
1982 | VAFA | C Section | Reserves | Hampton Rovers | 12.8 (80) d. 10.7 (67) | [40] |
De Chene Reserve, Bell Street: Coburg Amateur Football Club, Presbyterian Football Club
Keilor v. Coburg Amateurs, to be played at Keilor
At the annual meeting of the Northern Districts Association it was unanimously to change the name of the federation to the Metropolitan Junior Football League
The first grade final between Richmond and Coburg Amateurs was played on the Exhibition oval, the result being in Coburg's favor by 31 points
South Kensington had a meteoric career: formed in 1930 and sponsored by local bookmaker Harry Youlden, it won the Metropolitan Junior League A grade flag three years running (1932-34)
Coburg Amateurs 8-19 d. Fawkner District 3-18
With two wins In a row, Coburg has assured itself of remaining in A grade.
Moreland Amateurs (affiliated with Coburg Amateurs)
The club was fortunate in its coach, Stan McDonald.
'A' Section coaches were John Caspars (Caulfield Gramm.), Alan Salter (Coburg)
Godfrey (ex-Coburg Amateurs VAFA) played just eight games for Essendon before enlisting in the Second AIF.
After years representing school teams and suburban junior sides, Rainbow said he received interest from VFL and VFA clubs before ultimately joining Coburg amateurs.
Coburg Amateurs | ||
---|---|---|
Names | ||
Full name | Coburg Amateurs Football Club | |
Nickname(s) | Swans | |
1987 season | ||
Home-and-away season | 10th | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1920s [1] | |
Dissolved | 1988 | |
Colours | Blue Red | |
Competition |
MJFL (1928−34) VAFA (1935−40; 1942−87) EDFL (1941) | |
Premierships | VAFA A Section (1) VAFA B Section (2) VAFA C Section (2) VAFA D Section (2) | |
Ground(s) | De Chene Reserve, Coburg [2] [3] | |
Uniforms | ||
|
The Coburg Amateurs Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, was an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg. [4] [5]
Coburg Amateurs was formed in the 1920s and first competed in the Northern District Football Association (NDFA)'s A Grade in 1928. [6] [7] The club made the finals series in 1929, but were defeated by Richmond United in the semi-final. [8]
The NDFA was renamed to the Metropolitan Junior Football League (MJFL) in 1930, and Coburg was defeated by Richmond United in the grand final later that year. [9] [10] In 1931, Coburg defeated Richmond United in the semi-final, but was defeated by West Brunswick in the grand final. [11] [12]
In its final season in the MJFL, Coburg was defeated by South Kensington in the 1934 grand final. [13] [14]
Coburg left the MJFL to join the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) in 1935. [15] Its first VAFA premiership was won in D Section in 1936, which was followed by a C Section premiership in 1937. [16] [17]
After the VAFA suspended competition in 1940 because of the Second World War, Coburg joined the Essendon District Football League (EDFL) for the 1941 season. [18] The club returned to VAFA affiliation in 1942 and resumed playing in 1946. [1] [19] The club also affiliated with Moreland Amateurs, which entered the VAFA in 1949. [20]
Coburg made the 1970 A Section Grand Final, but despite being seen as favourites going into the match and finishing strongly, they were defeated by Caulfield Grammarians by two points. [21]
In its final season in 1987, Coburg only won a single game, finishing last on the D Section ladder. The club went into recess before the 1988 season began, and folded shortly after. [22] [23]
Division | Level | Wins | Years won |
---|---|---|---|
A Section | Seniors | 1 | 1969 |
Reserves | 1 | 1976 | |
B Section | Seniors | 2 | 1955, 1963 |
C Section | Seniors | 2 | 1937, 1952 |
Reserves | 1 | 1982 | |
D Section | Seniors | 2 | 1936, 1981 |
Reserves | 1 | 1981 | |
Junior 2 | Juniors | 2 | 1973, 1979 |
Premiers | Grand Finalist | Minor premiers | Finals appearance | Wooden spoon | Division leading goalkicker | Division best and fairest |
Premiers | Runners-up | Drawn |
Year | League | Division | Grade | Opponent | Score | Venue | Date | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1930 | MJFL | A Grade | Seniors | Richmond United | 8.7 (55) d. 7.7 (49) | 6 September 1930 | [10] | |
1931 | MJFL | A Grade | Seniors | West Brunswick | 7.12 (54) d. 4.8 (32) | Motordrome | 10 October 1931 | [12] |
1934 | MJFL | A Grade | Seniors | South Kensington | 7.11 (53) d. 3.10 (28) | September 1934 | [13] | |
1936 | VAFA | D Section | Seniors | Footscray TSOB | 18.19 (127) d. 15.8 (98) | [6] | ||
1937 | VAFA | C Section | Seniors | Footscray TSOB | 22.24 (156) d. 10.6 (66) | [6] | ||
1938 | VAFA | B Section | Seniors | Old Melburnians | 13.10 (88) d. 12.10 (82) | [6] | ||
1952 | VAFA | C Section | Seniors | Elsternwick | ?.17 (??) d. 4.11 (35) | [6] | ||
1955 | VAFA | B Section | Seniors | Old Scotch | 10.12 (72) d. 8.2 (50) | [6] | ||
1956 | VAFA | A Section | Seniors | Ivanhoe | 6.14 (50) d. 5.12 (42) | [37] | ||
1963 | VAFA | B Section | Seniors | UHSOB | 9.15 (69) d. 7.13 (55) | [6] | ||
1965 | VAFA | A Section | Seniors | University Blacks | 17.12 (114) d. 10.5 (65) | [37] | ||
1969 | VAFA | A Section | Seniors | Ormond | 13.17 (95) d. 12.12 (84) | [37] | ||
1970 | VAFA | A Section | Seniors | Caulfield Grammarians | 14.8 (102) d. 15.10 (100) | [37] | ||
1976 | VAFA | D Section | Reserves | North Old Boys | 12.18 (90) d. 7.13 (55) | 18 September 1976 | [38] | |
1979 | VAFA | Section 2 | Juniors | Kew | 14.15 (99) d. 11.15 (81) | 15 September 1979 | [3] | |
1981 | VAFA | D Section | Seniors | West Brunswick | 17.12 (114) d. 3.4 (22) | [39] | ||
1981 | VAFA | D Section | Reserves | West Brunswick | 15.7 (97) d. 13.8 (86) | [6] | ||
1982 | VAFA | C Section | Seniors | Old Camberwell | 17.20 (122) d. 11.7 (73) | [6] | ||
1982 | VAFA | C Section | Reserves | Hampton Rovers | 12.8 (80) d. 10.7 (67) | [40] |
De Chene Reserve, Bell Street: Coburg Amateur Football Club, Presbyterian Football Club
Keilor v. Coburg Amateurs, to be played at Keilor
At the annual meeting of the Northern Districts Association it was unanimously to change the name of the federation to the Metropolitan Junior Football League
The first grade final between Richmond and Coburg Amateurs was played on the Exhibition oval, the result being in Coburg's favor by 31 points
South Kensington had a meteoric career: formed in 1930 and sponsored by local bookmaker Harry Youlden, it won the Metropolitan Junior League A grade flag three years running (1932-34)
Coburg Amateurs 8-19 d. Fawkner District 3-18
With two wins In a row, Coburg has assured itself of remaining in A grade.
Moreland Amateurs (affiliated with Coburg Amateurs)
The club was fortunate in its coach, Stan McDonald.
'A' Section coaches were John Caspars (Caulfield Gramm.), Alan Salter (Coburg)
Godfrey (ex-Coburg Amateurs VAFA) played just eight games for Essendon before enlisting in the Second AIF.
After years representing school teams and suburban junior sides, Rainbow said he received interest from VFL and VFA clubs before ultimately joining Coburg amateurs.