The Lancefield Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club located 61 km north of Melbourne in the town of Lancefield. It is affiliated with the Riddell District Football League.
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 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 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 - Division Two 1995, 1996 Riddell District Football League 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 - 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 page 1953 - Lancefield FC training photo