Tongala Football Club

The Tongala Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Murray Football League.

Tongala
Names
Full nameTongala Football & Netball Club Inc.
Nickname(s)Blues
Club details
Founded1894 (1894)
CompetitionMurray Football League
Ground(s)Tongala Recreation Reserve

The club is based in the town of Tongala located in the north of Victoria.

History

The Tongala Football Club was formed in 1894 in a meeting at Mangan's Victoria Hotel, Tongala, with games played at Tongala Recreation Reserve. Tongala initially wore a red jumper with black horizontal bars in 1894.[1]

In 1919, Tongala's application for admission into the Goulburn Valley Football League was rejected on the grounds that Tongala was not a strong enough team.[2]

The club has participated in a number of local football leagues over the years with great success.

Football competitions timeline

Tongala FC have competed in the following football competitions –

Football Premierships
Seniors

NIL

  • Goulburn Valley Football League
    • 1949, 1961, 1983, 1984
  • Kyabram District Football Association
    • 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1945
  • Kyabram District Junior Football Association

References
  1. "1894 - Kyabram v Tongala". The Kyabram Union. 22 June 1894. p. 5 – via Trove Newspapers.
  2. "1919 - GVFL rejects Tongala". The Riverine Herald. May 1919. Retrieved 26 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  3. "1915 - Tongala FC disbands". The Riverine Herald. 22 July 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 26 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  4. "1922 - Tongala FC - AGM". Shepparton Advertiser. 6 April 1922. p. 1. Retrieved 26 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  5. "1923 - Kyabram JDFA Premiers". Weekly Times. 8 September 1923. p. 77. Retrieved 26 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
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