The Lockhart Football and Netball Club is situated in the Riverina, New South Wales area and currently plays in the Hume Football League and fields four football and five netball teams in this competition.
History
The Lockhart Football Club (Australian Rules Football) was formed in April 1898, after a meeting at the Lockhart Hotel. and they defeated Urana in their first official game in August 1898.
In 1925, The Urangeline & DFA, had six teams in the competition and both Lockhart FC and Milbrulong FC were expelled from the competition on the eve of the finals series, for refusing to play their final at Urangeline. Urangeline FC were defeated by Osborne FC in the grand final played at Pleasant Hills and won Mrs Maloney's Cup.
In 1931, Lockhart was refused entry into The Rock & DFA
Lockhart played in four consecutive grand finals in The Rock & District Cricket Association between 1933 and 1936, winning two premierships.
Football Competitions Lockhart FC have played in the following competitions -
1905: Lockhart & District Football Association. 1905 Premiers, Napier South 1906: Greensgunyah Football Association. 1906 Premiers, Boree Creek 1907 - 1909: Lockhart & District Football Association. Premiers: 1907: Boree Creek; 1908: Napier South, 1909: Boree Creek, 1910 & 1911: The Rock Football Association. Premiers: 1910 - Milbrulong, finished on top of the ladder., 1911: Milbrulong 1912 - 1914: Lockhart & District Football Association: Premiers: 1912 - Boree Creek; 1913: Oaklands 1914: Urana 1915 - 1917: Club in recess due to World War One 1918 - 1924: Lockhart & District Football Association. Premiers - 1918: Brookdale, 1920: Mt. Pleasant, 1921: Tootool, 1922: Lockhart, 1923: Oaklands, 1924: Oaklands 1925 - 1926: Urangeline Football Association 1927 & 1928: Osborne & District Football Association 1929 - Lockhart Lines Football Association. Premiers: Osborne 1930 - 1931: Active but did not play in an official competition. In 1931, Lockhart was refused entry into The Rock & DFA 1932 - 1939: The Rock And District Football League. Premiers: 1932 - The Rock; 1933 - Mangoplah, 1934 - Lockhart, 1935 - Lockhart, 1936 - The Rock, 1937 - Osborne, 1938 - Drawn grand final, 1938 - Grand final replay, Osborne won, 1939 - Milbrulong 1940: Lockhart & District Football Association. 1940 Premiers: Osborne 1941 - 1944: Club in recess due to World War Two 1945 - 1948: Milbrulong & District Football League 1949 - 1956: Central Riverina Football League 1957: Albury & District Football League. 1957 Premiers: Wagga 1958 - 1981: Farrer Football League 1982 - 2025: Hume Football League
Football Premierships Seniors Lockhart Oaklands Lines Football Association 1922: Lockhart: 5.15 - 45 d Milbrulong: 3.3 - 21 The Rock & District Football Association 1934 - Lockhart: 9.13 - 67 d The Rock: 9.12 - 66 1935 - Lockhart d Milbrulong: by 12 points Milbrulong & District Football League 1948 - Lockhart: 9.14 - 68 d Yerong Creek: 9.13 - 67 Central Riverina Football League 1949 - Lockhart: 15.12 - 102 d Yerong Creek: 7.7 - 49 1956 - Lockhart: d Milbrulong: Farrer Football League 1960 - Lockhart: 16.14 - 110 d Wagga Tigers: 14.10 - 94 Hume Football League 1982 - Lockhart: 13.17 - 95 d Henty: 7.6 - 48 2003 - Lockhart: 19.12 - 126 d Holbrook: 13.6 - 84
Reserves Hume Football League 2006
Football Runners Up Seniors Lockhart & District Football Association 1911, 1913, 1921 Urangeline Football Association 1926 The Rock & District Football Association 1933, 1936 Farrer Football League 1959, 1968
Football Best and Fairest Awards Farrer Football League - Baz Medal Seniors 1959 - R Haberecht 1968 - John Wright 1972, 1973, 1975 - Jeff Nimmo
Hume Football League - Azzi Medal Seniors 1982 - Graeme Johnstone 1991 - Warren Sykes 1998 - Shane Lennon 1999 - Paul Scoullar 2009 - Nathan McPherson 2023 - Abe Wooden
Reserves 1985 - Peter Hyde 1999 - Rhys Kelly 2015 - Josh Firman
Leading Goalkicker Seniors Farrer Football League 1974 - Steven Goodwin: 111
Seniors Hume Football League 1982 - Warren Sykes: 133 1983 - Warren Sykes: 117 1998 - Michael Hewitt: 82 1999 - Anthony Carroll: 121
VFL / AFL Players 1973 - Harry Frei - Footscray 1981 - Dennis Carroll - Sydney Swans
Links Albury & District Football League Central Riverina Football League Farrer Football League Hume Football League Australian rules football in New South Wales Albury & DFL & Farrer FL Premiership & Best & Fairest Lists. 1930 to 1979 (page 20)
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