NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Collingwood FC

The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped jerseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. Collingwood Football Club logo This work is copyrighted. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Australian football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ... This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ... The MCG situated in Yarra Park The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is an iconic Australian sporting venue located in Yarra Park in inner Melbourne, home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. ... Good Old Collingwood is the official anthem of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League. ... Eddie McGuire Edward Joseph Eddie McGuire AM (born 14 October 1964) is the CEO of the Nine Network, and president of the Collingwood Football Club. ... Michael Mick Malthouse (born 17 September, 1953) is a legendary Australian rules footballer and coach. ... Australian football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ... This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ...

The Magpies are known for their passionate supporter base, and have traditionally been the team other fans "love to hate", due perhaps to their on-field successes combined with a "rough and ready" attitude in line with the club's working-class roots. The national league may have diluted this feeling somewhat, but rivalries with fellow Victorian clubs Carlton, Essendon and Richmond remain fierce. The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues for their dark blue playing colours, is one of the oldest, richest, and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

The club was traditionally known in Melbourne as the "Catholic" club, possibly due to support in the 1920s from the wealthy businessman John Wren, and also due to the support of Irish descendants living in the Collingwood slums in the early years of the 20th century. The 1920s were a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... John Wren (3 April 1871 - September 1953), Australian businessman, has become a legendary figure thanks mainly to a fictionalised account of his life in Frank Hardys novel Power Without Glory, which was also made into a television series. ...

Collingwood has traditionally been the greatest crowd puller in Australian football, which is to say among the greatest in world sport. In 1970, 121,696 spectators watched Carlton defeat Collingwood in the grand final, and several times during the "home and away" phase of the season Collingwood games will feature crowds close to the current MCG capacity of around 90,000. Collingwood's long era as the club with the highest member base has ended with the arrival of the national competition. The MCG situated in Yarra Park The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is an iconic Australian sporting venue located in Yarra Park in inner Melbourne, home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. ...

The club's motto is "Floreat Pica", translated from Latin as "May the Magpies flourish". Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

History

For several years in the late 1880s the idea of a Collingwood Football Club had been raised but nothing had eventuated. Finally a meeting was held in February of 1892 and a large, enthusiastic crowd heralded the formation of what would become the best and most feared football club in Australia. The club would play at Victoria Park in Abbotsford and the council immediately put in place plans to upgrade the ground to the standard of the VFA. It was decided that the municapility needed a football team to compete against Collingwoods neighbour and rival, Fitzroy. The Victorian Football Association (VFA) was the premier Australian Rules Football competition in Victoria and Collingwood was accepted into this competition immediately. There were some links to an established junior club, the Britannia Football Club. 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Since Collingwoods departure the famous ground has moved upmarket with its conversion to a Council tip. ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ... The Victorian Football League is regarded as one of Australias most important professional football leagues. ...

The first Collingwood match was played at Victoria Park on May the 7th, 1892 against the Carlton Blues. The new grandstand and players rooms were not yet completed, forcing the players to change at the Yarra Hotel and run up Johnston Street to the ground. A very large crowd of around 16,000 patrons greeted the players. Collingwood lost to Carlton that day but success was not far away as the Magpies defeated Williamstown at Gellibrand Oval 4 goals to 3. (Points were not counted in those days)

The team improved quickly and Collingwood won its first and only VFA premiership in 1896, defeating South Melbourne. At the end of the 1896 season Collingwood and South Melbourne finished exactly equal at the top of the ladder and it was decided that a Grand Final was required to decide the premiership. Collingwood won the first ever VFA Grand Final on October 3rd at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, beating South by 6 goals to 5.

In 1897, Collingwood with fellow VFA clubs Fitzroy, Melbourne, St Kilda, Carlton, Richmond, South Melbourne and Geelong split from the VFA and formed the VFL (Victoria Football League). The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ... The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons since 1933, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues for their dark blue playing colours, is one of the oldest, richest, and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... Sydney Swans logo The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... See also Australian Football League. ...

Collingwood was the first team to win back to back premierships in the VFL, beating Essendon in 1902 and then Fitzroy in 1903. 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Collingwood is notable for holding the greatest run of successive premierships - four in a row from 1927-1930. But equally renowned has been their tendency to lose grand finals since the 1960s. Despite this, the club still has won more individual games, more final and grand-final appearances than any other club. 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

Their 1958 premiership was to be their last for 32 years. The victory in 1958 was an underdog victory, with Collingwood motivated to prevent their opponent Melbourne winning its fourth successive Grand Final. In 1959 and 1960 Melbourne won again, so Collingwood's 1958 victory was essential to protect the club's greatest claim to fame. During this drought, fans remarkably had to endure no less than nine fruitless grand finals (1960, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1977 (drawn, then lost in a replay the following week to North Melbourne), 1979, 1980, 1981), inspiring the term "Colliwobbles" to signify a choking phenomenon (as opposed to "collywobbles", an English word meaning an upset stomach). The 1990 team coached by Leigh Matthews brought relief in a one-sided affair against Essendon. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Kangaroos Football Club plays Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. ... Leigh Matthews is widely recognised as both one of the greatest players and coaches in the history of Australian Rules Football. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...

The team then fell into a state of decline, before being rejuvenated by its new president, Eddie McGuire, who led an on and off field modernisation mission which helped the team to reach the grand final in 2002 and 2003. Ironically, it was Leigh Matthews who coached the Brisbane Lions to victory on both occasions. Eddie McGuire Edward Joseph Eddie McGuire AM (born 14 October 1964) is the CEO of the Nine Network, and president of the Collingwood Football Club. ... Leigh Matthews is widely recognised as both one of the greatest players and coaches in the history of Australian Rules Football. ... The Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club, formed from the post-1996 merger of the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy, the Lions. ...

Collingwood was one of the last clubs to abandon its traditional stadium, the famous inner-city Victoria Park. Collingwood is now based at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground), with some "home" games played at the Telstra Dome. It now also has it's headquarters situated in the former Glasshouse Entertainment Centre which is now called "The Lexus Centre". This building is also shared with the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) Several places are named Victoria Park, most of which are named for Queen Victoria: In Australia: Victoria Park, Adelaide, South Australia Victoria Park, Western Australia Victoria Park, New South Wales Victoria Park Nature Reserve, New South Wales Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne, Victoria. ... The MCG situated in Yarra Park The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is an iconic Australian sporting venue located in Yarra Park in inner Melbourne, home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. ... A panoramic view of the interor of Telstra Dome with the roof closed. ...

Despite the fact that Collingwood continues to be financially viable through the loyal support of its huge following and numerous sponsors, the team continues to sink lower on the ladder after. After finishing 2nd in 2002 and 2003 the team fell to 13th and 15th (out of 16) in 2004 and 2005 respectively. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The noted Australian playwright David Williamson scripted "The Club", a play inspired by the internal politics of Collingwood. A film was made in 1980 and features Collingwood players in speaking and non-speaking roles. David Williamson (born 19 February 1942) is one of Australias most well-known playwrights who has also developed screenplays for film and television. ... The Club is a play by Australian playwright David Williamson, that follows the fortunes of a football club over the course of a season. ...

AFL/VFL Premierships

1902, 1903, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1953, 1958, 1990. 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... -1... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Collingwood has won the wooden spoon (finished last) in 1976 and 1999. A Wooden Spoon is a mock or real award, usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition, but sometimes also to runners-up. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Current roster

As of December 13, 2005: December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ryan Lonie (born March 4, 1983) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League // Early Career Lonie starred as a junior footballer with his twin brother Nathan (Hawthorn, now Port Adelaide). ... Alan Didak (born February 15, 1983) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. ... Nathan Buckley (born July 26, 1972) is an Australian Rules football player and captain of the Collingwood Football Club. ... Brodie Holland is an Australian Football League player for the Collingwood Magpies, a Victorian team. ... James Clement (born September 4, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer. ... Dale Thomas may refer to: Dale O. Thomas, wrestling Dale Thomas (footballer), an Australian rules footballer This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Paul Licuria (born January 4, 1978) is an Australian rules footballer of Italian descent. ... Chris Tarrant (born December 18, 1980) is an Australian rules football player, with Collingwood Football Club. ... Anthony Rocca (born August 15, 1977) is an Australian rules footballer who has played with the Sydney Swans and Collingwood in the AFL. Of Italian descent, Rocca is the younger brother of fellow Australian rules footballer and former teammate Saverio Rocca. ... Ben Johnson (born April 5, 1981) is an Australian rules footballer. ... Template:Infobox afl player/ Nick Maxwell (born June 3, 1983) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League Early Career A former Geelong U18 player in 2001, Maxwell then played for North Ballarat in the VFL once he moved on from junior age. ... Travis Cloke born March 5, 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who plays in the Australian Football League. ... Jason Cloke (born May 6, 1982) is an australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League // Early Career Jason got drafted to Collingwood by the father/son rule in the 2000 AFL Draft, yet was still an early selection (no. ... Heritier Harry OBrien (born November 15, 1986) is an Australian rules footballer. ...

Captains

James Jock McHale, (December 12, 1882 - 4 October 1953) was an Australian rules player and coach for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League. ... Dick Lee Richard Dick Lee Peng Boon (born 1956) is a Singapore pop star and is also a composer. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Phonse Kyne, 29 Oct 1915 - 8 April 1985, was a centre half-forward for Collingwood who later went on to coach the Magpies. ... Lou Richards (born March 15, 1923) was an Australian rules footballer, who played 250 games with the Collingwood Football Club between 1941 and 1955. ... Mark Williams is the current coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League. ... Tony Shaw (born July 23, 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer and media personality. ... Gavin Brown (born September 25, 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Collingwood Magpies in the VFL/AFL throughout his career. ... Nathan Buckley (born July 26, 1972) is an Australian Rules football player and captain of the Collingwood Football Club. ...

Individual Awards

Best and Fairest

Best and Fairest is the phrase given to players in the Australian Football League (formerly the VFL) that are adjudged to have played the best during the season without being suspended. ... The Copeland Trophy is an Australian rules football award given by the Collingwood Football Club to the player adjudged Best and Fairest during the year. ...

Brownlow Medal winners

The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is an annual medal awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Nathan Buckley (born July 26, 1972) is an Australian Rules football player and captain of the Collingwood Football Club. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Leigh Matthews Trophy winners

The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. ... About the Man Darren Pants Millane (born 9 August 1965, died 1991) played Australian rules football in the VFL/AFL for the Collingwood Football Club between 1984 and 1991, before his life was tragically cut short after he was involved in a car accident with a truck. ... This article is about the year. ...

Coleman Medal winners

The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year. ... Peter McKenna, born 1951 was an Australian rules footballer, who played 180 games and kicked 838 goals with the Collingwood Football Club between 1967 and 1974 before finishing his career with one season at Carlton Football Club. ... Early Career Brian Dolphin Taylor is a British drummer, whose career started when he gave a friend a lift to audition as bass guitarist, for the Tom Robinson Band in 1976. ...

Norm Smith Medal winners

The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in AFL grand final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match. ... Tony Shaw (born July 23, 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer and media personality. ... Nathan Buckley (born July 26, 1972) is an Australian Rules football player and captain of the Collingwood Football Club. ...

Mark of the Year winners

Luke McPharlins Mark of the Year 2005. ... Chris Tarrant appearing in an ITV 1 ident. ...

Notable Records

The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

Records set by Players

¹ League record Gordon Coventry was an Australian Rules Football player who played the full-forward position for the Collingwood Football Club in the great Collingwood teams of the 1920s and 1930s. ... Nathan Buckley (born July 26, 1972) is an Australian Rules football player and captain of the Collingwood Football Club. ... James Jock McHale, (December 12, 1882 - 4 October 1953) was an Australian rules player and coach for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League. ... Peter McKenna, born 1951 was an Australian rules footballer, who played 180 games and kicked 838 goals with the Collingwood Football Club between 1967 and 1974 before finishing his career with one season at Carlton Football Club. ... Gordon Coventry was an Australian Rules Football player who played the full-forward position for the Collingwood Football Club in the great Collingwood teams of the 1920s and 1930s. ...

Team of the Century

Collingwood announced its team of the century on June 14, 1997, celebrating 100 years since the beginning of the VFL. June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also Australian Football League. ...

In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... Nathan Buckley (born July 26, 1972) is an Australian Rules football player and captain of the Collingwood Football Club. ... In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... Robert Bob Rose (born August 7, 1928, died July 7, 2003) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. ... About the Man Darren Pants Millane (born 9 August 1965, died 1991) played Australian rules football in the VFL/AFL for the Collingwood Football Club between 1984 and 1991, before his life was tragically cut short after he was involved in a car accident with a truck. ... In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... Phonse Kyne, 29 Oct 1915 - 8 April 1985, was a centre half-forward for Collingwood who later went on to coach the Magpies. ... Gordon Coventry was an Australian Rules Football player who played the full-forward position for the Collingwood Football Club in the great Collingwood teams of the 1920s and 1930s. ... In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... Bob Rose (born in Bunclody, near Souris, Manitoba; died January 7, 2000) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... Tony Shaw (born July 23, 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer and media personality. ... Dick Lee Richard Dick Lee Peng Boon (born 1956) is a Singapore pop star and is also a composer. ... Gavin Brown has been the name of several notable figures. ... In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... James Jock McHale, (December 12, 1882 - 4 October 1953) was an Australian rules player and coach for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League. ...

'Good Old Collingwood Forever' Lyrics

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