Nagambie Football Club is an Australian rules football club, that was established in 1881. The club is based in the North Eastern Victorian town of Nagambie.
History The first recorded match involving Nagambie was in 1881, when The Age newspaper reported of an Australian Rules football match between Seymour and Nagambie.
In 1882, the club played on the paddock of Mr. J. Swift - Esquire.
At the club's 1888 annual meeting, it was decided to join the North Eastern Football Association.
In 1890, the club was known as the Nagambie Ramblers.
In 1891, Nagambie finished in the North Eastern Football Association.
In 1909, the club had the same colours as Longwood Football Club, so they changed its colors to blue with a gold band, with green stockings.
In 1912, Nagambie joined the Goulburn Valley District Football Association.
In 1915, two former Nagambie players, Private Fen McDonald and Private C. Coe were killed in action on the Gallopli Peninsula.
Nagambie senior football team were undefeated in 1938, 1939 & experienced their first loss in three years on Saturday, 3 August 1940 from Benalla Football Club, who won by 14 points in Benalla.
In 1946, Nagambie FC rover and 1949 captain, Tommy Deane won the 1946 Stawell Gift.
The club is known as "The Lakers" and wear red, white and black panels similar to the Saints guernsey. Their most recent premiership success was in the 2019 season against Tallygaroopna.
Football Timeline 1881 - 1887: Club active, but did not play in any official competition 1888 - North Eastern Football Association 1889 - Club active, but did not play in any official competition 1890 - 1892: North Eastern Football Association 1893 - 1894: North Eastern Football Association 1895 - 1896: Club active, but did not play in any official competition 1897 - Upper Goulburn Football Association 1898 - 1903: North Eastern Football Association 1904 - 1906: Waranga Football Association 1907 - 1911: North Eastern Football Association 1912 - Goulburn Valley District Football Association 1913 - 1914: Waranga North East Football Association 1915 - 1918: Association / Club in recess due to WW1 1919 - 1938: Waranga North East Football Association 1939 - 1940: Goulburn Valley Football League 1941 - 1945: League / Club in recess due to WW2 1946 - 1964: Goulburn Valley Football League 1965 - 2019: Kyabram District Football League 2020 - 2021: League / Club in recess due to COVID-19 2022 - 2024: Kyabram District Football League
Football Premierships Seniors Waranga Football Association 1905, 1906, North East Football Association 1907 - Nagambie: 7.11 - 53 d Tallarook: 7.7 - 49 1908 - Nagambie: 7.12 - 54 d Broadford: 4.7 - 31 Waranga North East Football Association 1919 - Nagambie: 8.10 - 58 d Avenel: 6.9 - 45 1938 - Nagambie: 15.9 - 99 d Yea: 10.9 - 69 (undefeated premiers). Goulburn Valley Football League 1939 - Nagambie: 10.10 - 70 d Rushworth: 9.11 - 65 (undefeated premiers). 1946 - Nagambie: 20.13 - 133 d Camp 13: 14.16 - 100 1947 - Nagambie: 9.8 - 62 d Kyabram: 9.7 - 61 Kyabram District Football League 1965 - Nagambie: 10.13 - 73 d Tallygaroopna: 9.7 - 61 1967 - Nagambie: 24.19 - 163 d Merrigum: 6.3 - 39 1969 - Nagambie; 11.12 - 78 d Tallygaroopna: 5.6 - 36 1970 - Nagambie: 11.8 - 74 d Undera: 8.9 - 57 1975 - Nagambie: d Merrigum: 1977 - Nagambie: 16.13 - 109 d Avenel: 12.10 - 82 1998 - Nagambie: 10.17 - 77 d Undera: 8.8 - 56 1999 - Nagambie: 24.5 - 149 d Rushworth: 10.6 - 66 2010 - Nagambie: 12.17 - 89 d Undera: 10.14 - 74 2014 - Nagambie: 18.12 - 120 d Merrigum: 13.7 - 85 2016 - Nagambie: 17.16 - 118 d Avenel: 15.10 - 100 2017 - Nagambie: 21.16 - 142 d Violet Town: 13.11 - 89 2019 - Nagambie: 18.9 - 117 d Tallygaroopna: 9.5 - 59
Reserves Kyabram District Football League 1983 - Nagambie: 11.12 - 78 d Murchison: 8.6 - 54 2016 - Nagambie: 13.16 - 94 d Tallygaroopna: 6.5 - 41
Thirds Kyabram District Football League 1976 - Nagambie: 11.10 - 76 d Undera: 5.8 - 38 1981 - Nagambie: 14.11 - 95 d Murchison: 4.7 - 31 1982 - Nagambie: d Murchison: 2008 - Nagambie: d ? 2022 - Nagambie: 8.6 - 54 d Lancaster: 4.10 - 34 2024 - Nagambie: 10.14 - 74 d Violet Town: 4.6 - 30 (undefeated premiers).
Football Runners Up Seniors Upper Goulburn Football Association 1897 Waranga North East Football Association 1913, 1920 - Seymour: 5.14 - 44 d Nagambie: 6.6 - 42 1923, 1931, 1933, 1936. Kyabram District Football Netball League 1966 - Murchison: 10.15 - 75 d Nagambie: 8.15 - 63 1971 - Tallygaroopna: 11.15 - 81 d Nagambie: 11.8 - 74 1976 - Girgarrie: 17.13 - 115 d Nagambie: 14.13 - 97 1984 - Avenel: 17.9 - 111 d Nagambie: 12.14 - 86 1985 - Avenel: d Nagambie: 2000 - Stanhope: 23.11 - 149 d Nagambie: 11.11 - 77 2009 - Undera: 16. 13 - 109 d Nagambie: 13. 14 - 92 2018 - Tallygaroopna: 11.15 - 81 d Nagambie: 9.6 - 60 2023 - Lancaster: 19.11 - 125 d Nagambie: 8.12 - 60
Reserves Kyabram District Football Netball League 1966 - 1971 - 1985 - Avenel d Nagambie: 2000 -
Thirds Kyabram District Football Netball League 1970 1977 1978 1985 1998 2005 2009 2013 2023 2025
League Best & Fairest Awards Senior Football Goulburn Valley Football League - Morrison Medal 1956 - Ken Shaw Kyabram District Football Netball League - McNamara Medal 1965 - Richard Moore 1974 - Murray Black 1975 - Brian Finnigan 1977 - Tom Gallager 1984 - Edward Shiels 1985 - Murray Black 1986 - Edward Shiels 1992 - Edward Shiels 1993 - Edward Shiels 1998 - Rohan Aldous 1999 - Rohan Aldous 2000 - Rohan Aldous 2007 - Michael Shiels 2014 - Michael Shiels 2024 - Blake Fothergill & Rielly Old
Reserves Goulburn Valley Football League - Abikhair Medal 1954 - Ian Sutton Kyabram District Football Netball League - Wade Medal 1983 - Brian Reardon 1985 - Guiseppe Gattuso 2016 - Ben Robinson 2018 - Mitchell Sanderson
Thirds Kyabram District Football Netball League Wright Medal 1971 - Murray Black 1972 - Murray Black 1973 - Edward Shiels Kyabram District Football Netball League Jim Inch Medal 1978 - David Moore 1988 - Simon Gribbin 1996 - Brent Clydesdale 1997 - Robert Lincoln 1998 - Tony D' Andrea 2023 - Blake Ezard
VFL / AFL Players The following footballers played with Nagambie, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut. 1903 - Jack Sullivan - Essendon 1905 - Arch McDonald - Essendon 1905 - Edwin McDonald - Essendon 1911 - Fen McDonald - Essendon 1912 - Jack Blencowe - Essendon 1913 - Alf Baud - Carlton 1927 - Don Wallace - Footscray 1936 - Dick Welch - Essendon 1944 - Harold McDonald - Carlton 1956 - Fred Le Deux - Geelong 1961 - Graeme Taylor - Footscray 1964 - Rob Taylor - Footscray
Netball Premierships A. Grade Kyabram District Football Netball League 1985, 1995, 1998, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017 B. Grade Kyabram District Football Netball League 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2023 C. Grade Kyabram District Football Netball League 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2018 C. Reserve Kyabram District Football Netball League 2025 17 & Under Kyabram District Football Netball League 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016 Under 16 Kyabram District Football Netball League 1983, 1986 15 & Under Kyabram District Football Netball League 2013, 2014
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