Winchelsea | |
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Names | |
Full name | Winchelsea Football & Netball Club |
Nickname(s) | Blues |
Club details | |
Colours | blue |
Competition | Geelong DFL since 2002 |
Premierships | 1896, 1897, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1951, 1957, 1960, 1969, 1970, 1987. |
Ground(s) | Eastern Reserve, Winchelsea. |
The Winchelsea Football & Netball Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Geelong DFL since 2002. They are based in the town of Winchelsea.
The Winchelsea Football Club was founded in 1876. It was a founding club of the Polwarth Football Association in 1923. It was a founding club of the Bellarine Football League in 1971. It played in the Colac & District Football League from 1983 to 2001. It got admission to the Geelong DFL in 2002
The grandstand was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and is heritage listed.
Cat Country - History of Football In The Geelong Region - John Stoward - ISBN