The Lancefield Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
club located 61 km north of
Melbourne
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in the town of
Lancefield. It is affiliated with the
Riddell District Football League
The Riddell District Football Netball League (RDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. The RDFNL covers towns in the Macedon Ranges and an area from Melton in the south to Kyneton and Lancefield in th ...
.
History
The Lancefield Football Club was formed in 1873 and one of its earliest published match review was against Kyneton in July 1879.
In 1890, Riddell's Creek and Lancefield played
Footscray, with Footscray: 5.9 - 39 defeating Riddell's Creek / Lancefield: 4.6 - 30
Competition Timeline
*1902 - 1903: Lancefield / Romsey Football Association
*1904: Kilmore Football Association
*1905: Club active, no competition football. Lancefield was refused entry into the Kyneton District Football Association.
*1906: Club active, but no competition football
*1907: Central Dalhousie Football Association
*1908: Club active, but no competition football
*1909: Club active, but no competition football
*1910 - 1911: Romsey District Football Association
*1912 - Dalhousie Football Association
*1913: Lancefield applied to join the Riddell FA, but were refused.
*1914: Lancefield applied to join the Riddell FA, but were refused again. Club active, no competition football.
*1915: Romsey & District Football Association. Lancefield applied to join the Riddell FA, but were refused again
*1916 - 1918: Club in recess due to
World War One
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*1919: Lancefield FC reformed. Club active, but no competition football.
*1920 - 2024: Riddell District Football Association
Football Premierships
;Seniors
* Assorted District football competitions
**1888, 1890, 1894, 1895, 1899, 1911
*Romsey / Lancefield Football Association
**1903 - Lancefield: 7.8 - 50 defeated Gisborne: 4.6 - 30
*Kilmore Football Association
**1904
*Central Dalhousie Football Association
**1907 - Lancefield: 7.4 - 46 d Kilmore: 4.4 - 28
*Romsey District Football Association
**1910 - Lancefield: 3.7 - 25 d Romsey: 2.1 - 13
*
Riddell District Football League
The Riddell District Football Netball League (RDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. The RDFNL covers towns in the Macedon Ranges and an area from Melton in the south to Kyneton and Lancefield in th ...
**1923 - Lancefield: 7.5 - 47 d Romsey: 3.9 - 27
**1924 - Lancefield: 8.13 - 61 d Macedon: 7.4 - 46
**1932 - Lancefield: 15.6 - 96 d Kilmore: 10.11 - 71
**1946 - Lancefield: d ?
**1949 - Lancefield: 11.5 - 71 d Sunbury: 10.6 - 66
**1952 - Lancefield: 17.18 - 120 d Kilmore: 15.7 - 97
**1958 - Lancefield: 5.7 - 37 d Sunbury: 4.8 - 32
**1966 - Lancefield: 10.9 - 69 d Romsey: 7.8 - 50
*
Riddell District Football League
The Riddell District Football Netball League (RDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. The RDFNL covers towns in the Macedon Ranges and an area from Melton in the south to Kyneton and Lancefield in th ...
- Division Two
**1995, 1996
*
Riddell District Football League
The Riddell District Football Netball League (RDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. The RDFNL covers towns in the Macedon Ranges and an area from Melton in the south to Kyneton and Lancefield in th ...
**2004, 2009
Football Runners Up
;Seniors
*Kyneton District Football Association
**1896
*Gisborne District Football Association
* Romsey / Lancefield Football Association
**1902 - Romsey: 2.8 - 20 d Lancefield: 0.2 - 2
*Dalhousie Football Association
**1912 - Darraweit: 5.7 - 37 d Lancefield: 3.7 - 25
*Woodend District Football Association
**1930 - Woodend: 6.13 - 49 d Lancefield: 6.11 - 47
;Juniors
*Hesket District Junior Football Association
**1926: Hesket: 4.12 - 36 d Lancefield: 3.8 - 26
Football league best & fairest winners
;Seniors
*
Riddell District Football League
The Riddell District Football Netball League (RDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. The RDFNL covers towns in the Macedon Ranges and an area from Melton in the south to Kyneton and Lancefield in th ...
- Bowen Medal
**1952 - Ray Russell
**1958 - Keith Shannon
**1959 - Bill Shannon
**2008 - Tom Waters
**2010 - Tom Waters
VFL/AFL players
*1905 -
Frank Caine -
*1906 -
Harvey Gibson -
*1906 -
Alexander "Ike" Johnston -
*1927 -
Jack McCormack -
References
Books
* History of Football in the Bendigo District - John Stoward -
Links
Lancefield FNC Facebook page1953 - Lancefield FC training photo
{{Riddell District Football League
Lancefield Football Club
1872 establishments in Australia
Australian rules football clubs established in 1872
Shire of Macedon Ranges