Rutherglen Football Club
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| Names | |
| Full name | Rutherglen Football Netball Club |
| Nickname(s) | The Cats Heritage: The Redlegs |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1893 as Rutherglen FC 1978 as Rutherglen-Corowa FC |
| Colours | Navy & White Heritage: Navy & Red Socks |
| Competition |
Ovens & Murray Football League: 1893-1978 Coreen & District Football League: 1979-1991 Ovens & King Football League: 1992-2003 Tallangatta & District Football League: 2004-Present |
| Premierships |
OMFL:15 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1935, 1954. CDFL: 3 1984, 1986, 1990. |
| Ground(s) | Barkly Park, Rutherglen, Victoria |
| Other information | |
| Official website | Football & Netball |
The Rutherglen Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing their home games in Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia. The current Rutherglen was created after the merger of Ovens & Murray Football League sides Rutherglen and Corowa in 1979. Surplus players formed the Rutherglen-Corowa FC and played in the Coreen & District Football League for 13 years. A stint in the Ovens & King Football League followed before moving to the Tallangatta & District Football League. The club dropped the Corowa part in their name in 2002.
The Original Rutherglen FC established in the 1893 and one of the four founding clubs of the Ovens And Murray Football Association, wearing a navy blue with a white monogramed "RFC" jersey along with white shorts and red socks for the majority of their history. The club was based at Rutherglen's "Barkley Park" located just off Reid Street & just north-west of the town's center. It was a powerhouse in the league during its early days competing in many finals. Such was the strength of the Rutherglen Football Club during the Gold Rush era, many VFL teams challenged this successful country club and were defeated. During this era, 6 of the famous King brothers played for the club. Many Rutherglen players went on to play VFL football including Fred Hiskins (Essendon), Rupert Hiskins (Carlton), Arthur & Stan Hiskins (South Melbourne) and Bill Francis (Fitzroy). Hassa Mann (Melbourne) and Grag Tate (Essendon) also played football for Rutherglen with Tate coaching the 1954 premiership team.
The Rutherglen's Seconds side was established in 1950, initially playing 3 season in the Coreen & District Football League before joining the newly established Ovens & Murray Football League Seconds competition in 1953. Ever since all lower sides of the Rutherglen Football Club have competed in the same league as the Senior side.
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