Thoona Football Club
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| Thoona | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Full name | Thoona Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Maroons |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Colours | |
| Owners | Members |
| Premierships | 1906, 1910, 1911, 1932, |
| Ground(s) | Thoona Sports Ground, Thoona |
The Thoona Football Club was an Australian rules football club which competed in the numerous Associations and Leagues since 1885.
History[edit]
The club was based in the North Eastern town of Thoona, Victoria, Australia.
Thoona was first officially formed on 25 April 1885 at Warrington's Commercial Hotel in Thoona.[1]
Their first game was played against Benalla on 4 July 1885.
The Club colours were first red and white vertical strips with a green sash before changing to a maroon with a blue sash.
Club Honourboard[edit]
| Year | President | Vice President | Secretary | Treasurer | Captain | Competition | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | J.J.Simcocks | W.A.B.Hart | W.A.B.Hart | Higgins | |||
| 1901 | W.J.Tonkin | H.Lott, J.Richards | K.McIntosh | W.Ghent | |||
| 1902 | W.J.Tonkin | J.B.Higgins & H.Lott | W.H.McBean | J.Richards | W.Ghent | Moria Shire Association | |
| 1903 | W.J.Tonkin | J.Higgins, A.Douglas & H.Lott | J.Rees | J.Rees | Moria Shire Association | ||
| 1904 | W.J.Tonkin | Wooden Spoon | |||||
| 1906 | W.J.Tonkin | S.Sargeant | Greta, Glenrowan & Winton Association | Premiers[2] | |||
| 1909 | W.J.Tonkin | Sargeant,Justice,Cummings,R.Jones,Higgins,Goode | J.Conway | Mr. Anderson | |||
| 1910 | W.J.Tonkin | W.J.Bergin | A.Johnson | Thoona-Goorambat Association | Premiers | ||
| 1911 | W.J.Bergin | W.J.Tonkin,R.Justice,R.Jones | A.Johnson | R.B.McLennan | Thoona Association | ||
| 1912 | Moria Association | ||||||
| 1913 | Glenrowan-Thoona Association | ||||||
| 1914 | W.J.Tonkin | Platt | Hale | Devenish Association | |||
| 1919 | Allen | Thoona-Greta Association | Runners Up | ||||
| 1929 | W.J.Tonkin | A.Beckwith | A.Nicholson | Benalla & District League | |||
| 1930 | A.Beckwith | Benalla & District League | |||||
| 1931 | G.M.Paulsen | G.W.Veall | A.Beckwith | A.Beckwith | Benalla & District League | ||
| 1932 | A.L. Gerrard | F.J.Lee, P.Edmunds | A.Beckwith | A.Beckwith | Benalla & District League | Premiers | |
| 1933 | P.Edmunds | H.Garratt, F.Conway | A.Beckwith | A.Beckwith | Tatong-Thoona Association | ||
| 1934 | J.E.Bowdern | H.Garratt | Tatong-Thoona Association | ||||
| 1935 | J.E.Bowdern | A.Beckwith, A.L. Gerrard | H.Garratt | H.Garratt | Tatong-Thoona District League | ||
| 1936 | J.E.Bowdern | A.Beckwith, A.Robertson | H.Garratt | H.Garratt | Tatong-Thoona District League | ||
| 1937 | J.E.Bowdern | Jim Cleary | Tatong-Thoona District League | ||||
| 1938 | J.E.Bowdern | Jim Cleary | Tatong-Thoona District League | ||||
| 1946 | A.M.Irvine | Ross Lindham | Jack Sammon | A.W.Moore | F.McIntosh | Benalla District League | |
| 1947 | A.M.Irvine | R.Lindham, J.Jones, R.Beattie | J.Sammon | A.W.Moore | Benalla District League | ||
| 1948 | A.M.Irvine | J.Jones | J.Sammon | Ross Lindham | Benalla District League | ||
| 1949 | A.M.Irvine | J.Sammon | Benalla District League | ||||
| 1950 | A.M. Irvine | J.Sammon | Kevin Goonan | Benalla & District League | |||
| 1951 | A.M.Irvine | J.Jones,R.Beatie | M.O'Hare | M.O'Hare | Kevin Goonan | Benalla District League | |
| 1952 | A.M.Irvine | J.Jones,R.Lindham | M.O'Hare | M.O'Hare | Barry Talochino | Benalla & District League | |
| 1953 | J.O'Donohue | M.O'Hare | Greg White | Benalla & District League | |||
| 1954 | J.O'Donohue | A.M.Irvine,J.Jones | P.M.Phillips | P.M.Phillips | I.Banfield | Benalla & District League |
References[edit]
- ^ "1885 - Thoona". The North Eastern Ensign (Benalla, Vic). 1 May 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "1906 - THOONA FOOTBALL CLUB". Benalla Standard (Vic). 14 September 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 17 August 2023.