Sports club in Victoria, Australia
Australian rules football club
Winchelsea Full name Winchelsea Football & Netball Club Nickname(s) Blues Founded 1876; 148 years ago (1876 ) Colours Competition Geelong District FL President Daniel Greskie Coach Brendan Forssman Premierships 1896, 1897, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1951, 1957, 1960, 1969, 1970, 1987 Ground(s) Eastern Reserve
The Winchelsea Football & Netball Club , nicknamed the Blues , is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Winchelsea , Victoria .
The club teams currently compete in the Geelong & District Football League , since 2002.[ 1]
History
The Winchelsea Football Club was founded in 1876.
It was a founding club of the Polwarth Football Association in 1923.
It was a founding club of the Bellarine Football League in 1971.
It played in the Colac & District Football League from 1983 to 2001.
It got admission to the Geelong DFL in 2002
Premierships
1896, 1897, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1951, 1957, 1960, 1969, 1970, 1987.
Grandstand
The grandstand was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and is heritage listed.
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