Deniliquin Football Club

Football appears to have been played in and around Deniliquin as early as the 1870s,[1] but today's Deniliquin FC was born some six decades later, in 1933.

In early July, 1892, two football clubs were established in Deniliquin, one called the Imperials, of North Deniliquin and the South Deniliquin Football Club.[2]

The first recorded match was in late July, 1892 between was between South Deniliquin: 2.6 – 18 defeating Imperials: 1.8 – 14.[3]

In 1893, Deniliquin FC played a match against Echuca and was played on the Park Oval, with Echuca thrashing Deniliquin.[4]

In 1894, the Deniliquin Juniors played a match against the Echuca Railway Juniors, on the Park Oval, Echuca.[5]

In 1895, Deniliquin were runners up for the Gillespie Cup to the Trades FC.[6]

In 1899, three football club's were formed in Deniliquin.[7]

In 1900, the Deniliquin Football Association was established.[8]

In 1901, the Deniliquin footballers, under the name of the Commonwealth Football Club won the premiership and received premiership medals from Mr. John Moore Chanter,[9] MHR.[10][11]

The Deniliquin Football Association ran from 1900 to 1932, with usually three clubs from within the town of Deniliquin playing in this competition on a regular basis up until 1932.

In 1933, the Deniliquin Football Club was formed[12] and were admitted into the Echuca Football League,[13] with Norm Sexton[14] as coach.[15]

In 1949, Deniliquin joined the Murray Football League.[16]

Seniors

• Echuca Football League (3):
  • 1933,[17] 1934, 1935
• Murray Football League (14):
  • 1957, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011

Reserves

• Murray Valley Second Eighteen Football Association
  • 1954[18]
• Murray Football League
  • 1962, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1993, 1996, 2001,

A small number of former Deniliquin players have gone on to play in the Victorian and Australian Football Leagues (VFL and AFL), including –

• 1953 – Ian Egerton – Hawthorn
• 1953 – Bob Henderson – Fitzroy
• 1963 – Peter Lyon – Hawthorn
• 1982 – Simon O'Donnell – St. Kilda
• 1991 – Peter McIntyre – Adelaide Crows
• 1995 – Leo Barry – Sydney Swans
• 2014 – Sam Lloyd Richmond & Western Bulldogs
• 2017 – Todd Marshall – Port Adelaide

Additionally, former VFL footballers to have played / coached Deniliquin in the following year(s)include –

• 1933 – Norm Sexton – Carlton & Footscray
• 1947 – Phil Nagle – Richmond
• 1950 – Kevin O'Donnell – St. Kilda
• 1953 – Keith Schaefer – South Melbourne
• 1955 – Peter O'Donohue – Hawthorn
• 1966 – Graham Ion – Footscray

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deniliquin Football Club.

• Gameday website
• Deniliquin FNC on Facebook
• Footypedia page