Lancaster Football Club

{{Infobox australian football club

| clubname = Lancaster

| image = Image:Williamstown Seagulls Jumper.svg

| fullname = Lancaster Football Netball Club

| nicknames = Wombats

| founded = 1910

| colours = {{color box|Yellow}} Yellow {{color box|Blue}} Blue

| league = Kyabram DFL since 1932

| premierships = 1912, 1919, 1932, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1992, 2001, 2011, 2022, 2023.

| ground = Lancaster Recreation Reserve

}}

Lancaster Football Club is an Australian Rules Football team based in Lancaster, North Eastern Victoria, Australia.{{cite news

|last=Daffey

|first=Paul

|title=Never dull in Kyabrum

|publisher=australianrules.com.au

|date=18 April 2003

|url=http://www.australianrules.com.au/2003stories/lancaster.html

|accessdate=2008-02-21

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114051758/http://australianrules.com.au/2003stories/lancaster.html

|archivedate=14 November 2007

}}

The team is known as The Wombats.

History

The club was established in 1910 and joined the Kyabram District Junior Football Association.{{cite web |title=1910 - KDJFA Draw |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/269570035 |publisher=Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic |access-date=29 February 2024 |page=3 |date=24 June 1910}} Lancaster then entered the Kyabram & District Football League in 1932.

Honours

=Football Premierships=

;Seniors

Kyabram Junior Football Association (1910 - 19)
1912{{cite web |title=1912 - LANCASTER PREMIERS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/270474318 |publisher=Kyabram Guardian (Vic) |access-date=27 February 2024 |page=3 |date=17 September 1912}}
1919{{cite web |title=1919 - LANCASTER DEFEAT TONGALA |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/270681693 |publisher=Kyabram Guardian (Vic) |access-date=27 February 2024 |page=3 |date=7 October 1919}}
Kyabram & District Football League
1932{{cite web |title=1932 - LANCASTER ON TOP. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/270275681 |publisher=Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) |access-date=17 February 2024 |page=3 |date=20 September 1932}}
1980 - Lancaster: 12.10 - 82 d Avenel: 8.9 - 57{{cite web |title=1980 - Country Football Scores |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SOdUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4ZIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5168%2C3317158 |website=Google |publisher=The Age |access-date=29 February 2024 |page=25 |date=22 September 1980}}
1981 - Lancaster: 13.12 - 90 d Merrigum: 8.17 - 65{{cite web |title=1981 - Country Football Scores |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iC5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pJQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4774%2C3107933 |website=Google |publisher=The Age |access-date=29 February 2024 |page=27 |date=21 September 1981}}
1988 - Lancaster: 19.19 - 133 d Murchison: 13.15 - 93{{cite web |title=1988 - Country Football Scores |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M4hVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8ZYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3541%2C6077330 |website=Google |publisher=The Age |access-date=29 February 2024 |page=38 |date=19 September 1988}}
1992, 2001, 2011, 2022, 2023

;Reserves

Kyabram & District Football League
1977, 1987, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2015*, 2022, 2023*
1980 - Lancaster: 8.4 - 52 d Merrigum: 6.6 - 42
- (* undefeated premiers)

=KDFL Senior Best & Fairest Winners=

1952 Elden Wade{{cite web |title=1952 - McNamara Medal |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/270376869 |publisher=Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) |access-date=23 February 2024 |page=12 |date=18 September 1952}}
1956 F.Salmon (tied)
1994 R.Demarte
2001 A.Thomas
2008 C.Eddy
2009 P.Burnett
2011 S.Thomson
2021 T.Davies

=KDFL Reserves Best & Fairest Winner=

2007 Roy Emini
2008 Anthony 'Rusty' McDonell
2009 Anthony 'Rusty' McDonell
2015 Harley Honig
2023 Dean Moore

=KDFL Leading Goal Kickers=

1982 T. Coulstock 79
1983 T. Coulstock 65

References

Category:Kyabram District Football Netball League clubs

Category:1910 establishments in Australia

Category:Australian rules football clubs established in 1910