Tocumwal Football Club

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Tocumwal FC was established way back in 1891 and played its first recorded match in 1893 against Cobram. Tocumwal played the Murray Border Football Association from 1894{{cite web |title=1894 - Murray Border FA - AGM |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/211778504 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier |accessdate=4 June 2020 |date=24 May 1894|page=2}} to 1896. They then joined the newly established Federal District Football Association in 1897{{cite web |title=1897 - Federal Football Association - AGM |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209186902 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier. |accessdate=4 June 2020 |date=20 May 1897|page=3}} and play there until 1902.

Tocumwal played in seven consecutive Southern Riverina Football Association (SRFA) grand finals between 1922 and 1928, but unfortunately they only won the last won in 1928.

Tocumwal won the Southern Riverina JUNIOR FA junior premiership in 1932, defeating Berrigan in the grand final.{{cite web |title=1932 - Southern Riverina FA |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/134600952 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser|location=NSW |accessdate=4 June 2020 |date=22 September 1932|page=2}}

Tocumwal Football Club was one of the foundation clubs and played in the Murray Football League from 1931 to 2013. They have won five senior premierships in over their time in the league, with 2009 being their most recent senior premiership in the league and to date.

After struggling in the Murray Football League, Tocumwal went and joined the Picola & District Football Netball League in 2014 where they have won two U/14's premierships in 2017 and 2022. They left the league after the 2022 season when the league disassociated with the AFL. They rejoined the Murray Football League for the 2023 season, however, returned to the Picola League a year later.

Tocumwal Football Club have played in the following football competitions.

• 1894 to 1896: Murray Border Football Association{{cite web |title=1895 - Murray Border FA - Draw |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209186308 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier. |accessdate=4 June 2020 |date=4 July 1895|page=5}}
• 1897 to 1902: Federal District Football Association{{cite web |title=1897 - Federal District FA - AGM & Draw |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209183728 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier |accessdate=4 June 2020 |date=17 June 1897|page=2}}{{cite web |title=1898 - Federal District FA - Draw |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209793296 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier. |accessdate=4 June 2020 |date=16 June 1898|page=2}}{{cite web |title=1899 - Federal District FA - Draw |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209794525# |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier |accessdate=4 June 2020 |date=18 May 1899|page=2}}{{cite web |title=1900 - Federal District FA - AGM & Draw |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209639549 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier|accessdate=4 June 2020 |date=31 May 1900|page=5}}{{cite web |title=1901 - Federal District FA - AGM & Draw |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209642788 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier |accessdate=4 June 2020 |date=23 May 1901|page=6}}{{cite web |title=1902 - Federal FA - Draw|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/210453121 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier. |accessdate=4 June 2020 |date=19 June 1902|page=5}}
• 1903 & 1904: Club in recess.
• 1905: Goulburn Valley Football Association
• 1906: Club pulled out of the GVFA, but did play in some friendly matches.
• 1907: Goulburn Valley Football Association
• 1908: Club pulled out of the GVFA, but did play in some friendly matches.
• 1909: Goulburn Valley Football Association
• 1910 & 1911: Southern Riverina Football Association
• 1912: Goulburn Valley Football Association
• 1913 & 1914: Southern Riverina Football Association
• 1915 – Club active, but did not join any football association due to World War I.{{cite web |title=1915 - Tocumwal FC - AGM |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116806063 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo|location=NSW|accessdate=3 June 2020 |date=14 May 1915|page=3}}
• 1916: Southern Riverina Football Association
• 1917: Club in recess.{{cite web |title=1917 - Southern Riverina FA - AGM |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116809295 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo|location=NSW |accessdate=3 June 2020 |date=29 June 1917|page=2}}
• 1918{{cite web |title=1918 - Tocumwal FC - AGM |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/128730249 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo|location=NSW|accessdate=3 June 2020 |date=21 June 1918|page=2}} to 1930: Southern Riverina Football Association
• 1931 to 2013: Murray Football League
• 2014 to 2022: Picola & District Football League
• 2023: Murray Football Netball League
• 2024 to present day: Picola & District Football League

;Seniors

• Murray Border Football Association
• 1895{{cite web |title=1895 - Murray Border FA - Premiers |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209190120/22844101# |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier |accessdate=23 April 2020 |date=12 September 1895|page=5}}{{cite web |title=1895 - Murray Border FA - Yearly review |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/109877127 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Evening News|location=Sydney|accessdate=23 April 2020 |date=26 August 1895|page=5}}
• Federal District Football Association
• 1898{{cite news |title=1898 - Federal FA - Premiers |work=Numurkah Leader |via=Trove |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186750892 |accessdate=1 May 2020 |date=9 June 1899|page= 4}}
• Southern Riverina Football Association
• 1911,{{cite web |title=1911 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/210830119 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier |accessdate=24 April 2020 |date=27 June 1911|page=5}} 1928{{cite web |title=1928 - Southern Riverina FA - Grand Final match review. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3940087/465287 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=The Argus. |accessdate=31 May 2020 |date=27 August 1928|page=7}}
• Murray Football League
• 1935,{{cite web |title=1935 - Murray FL - Grand Final match review |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188625301 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier |date=3 October 1935|page=3}} 1946,{{cite web |title=1946 - Murray FL Grand Final match review |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186471124 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Numurkah Leader |accessdate=23 April 2020 |date=2 September 1946|page=3}} 1967, 1991, 2009

;Reserves

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;Fourths

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;Seniors

• Murray Border Football Association (1)
• 1896{{cite web |title=1896 - Murray Border FA - Grand Final match review |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209183968 |via=Trove Newspapers |work=Cobram Courier |accessdate=20 April 2020 |date=10 September 1896|page=7}}
• Southern Riverina Football Association (8)
• 1914, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927.
• Murray Football League (8)
• 1953, 1954, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1989, 1990, 2003.

The following footballers played with Tocumwal prior to playing senior VFL / AFL football, with the year indicating their debut.

• 1928 – Clem Carr – Melbourne
• 1929 – Clarrie Hearn – Essendon. Hearn won the 1929 Stawell Gift too!
• 1934 – Fred De Abel – Hawthorn
• 1950 – Max Jeffers – Melbourne
• 1955 – Jeff Harris – Hawthorn
• 1955 – Allan Jeans – St. Kilda
• 1964 – Julian Vise – Collingwood
• 1984 – Ron Watt – Geelong
• 1984 – Tony Hughes – Sydney Swans
• 1987 – Leon Higgins – Sydney Swans & Hawthorn
• 1995 – Justin Crawford – Sydney Swans & Hawthorn
• 2013 – Matthew Taberner{{cite web |title=Big Celebrations |url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/southern-riverina-news/20160713/281487865684611 |publisher=Southern Riverina News |access-date=26 September 2021 |date=13 July 2016}} – Fremantle Dockers

{{Reflist}}

• {{facebook|id= TocumwalFNC}}
• [https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?clubID=147841&c=1-6191-0-0-0 Gameday website]
• [https://aflnational.com/vic/country/picola/tocumwal-bloods/ Club profile] on AFL National
• [https://www.pressreader.com/australia/southern-riverina-news/20160713/281487865684611/ Tocumwal FNC: 125th Anniversary]
• [https://www.sheppnews.com.au/finley-sport/2020/04/30/1148676/tocumwals-decade-of-ups-and-downs/ Tocumwal FNC - Team of the Decade:2010 - 2019]

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