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Bacchus Marsh FNC
Names
Full nameBacchus Marsh Football & Netball Club
Nickname(s)Cobras
2023 season
After finalsN/A
Home-and-away season8th: 6 wins, 10 losses
Leading goalkickerJake Owen (34)
Best and fairestJake Owen & Tyson Shea
Club details
Founded1891; 133 years ago (1891)
Colours     
CompetitionBallarat Football League
PresidentIan McClure
CoachDennis Armfield
PremiershipsBacchus Marsh: 14. Maddingley: 9
Ground(s)Maddingley Park (The Snake Pit), Cnr Grant & Station Sts, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria (capacity: 7,500)
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitebmfnc.com.au

Bacchus Marsh Football and Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club, located in Bacchus Marsh in Victoria, Australia. The football squad competes in the Ballarat Football League, which is part of the Victorian Country Football League.

The home ground of Bacchus Marsh is Maddingley Park, located to the south of Bacchus Marsh.

History[edit]

Bacchus Marsh FC (1891 to 1978)

The Bacchus Marsh FC was originally formed in May 1891, with Mr. T. Cain elected as the President.[1]

It appears the club wore red and blue horizontal stripe football jumpers from the early 1900's to the early 1920's.

The club initially joined the Ballarat Football League in 1929.

The Bacchus Marsh Tigers who wore a black guernsey with a yellow strip going diagonally from top left to bottom right from 1929 to 1978.

  • Football Club Timeline
    • 1891 - 1910: Club formed in 1891 & played friendly matches against other local clubs up until 1910.
    • 1911 - ? Football Association[2]
    • 1912 - 1915: Bacchus Marsh District Football Association[3] 1915 BMDFA season abandoned in July.[4]
    • 1916 - 1918: Club in recess due to World War One
    • 1919 - 1927: Bacchus Marsh District Football Association
    • 1928 - Werribee & Bacchus Marsh District Football Association
    • 1929 - 1930: Ballarat Football League[5]
    • 1929 & 1931 - Bacchus Marsh & Melton Football Association. BMFC 2nd 18 played in this competition.
    • 1931 - 1932: Geelong & District Football League[6][7]
    • 1933 - 1941: Bacchus Marsh & Melton Football Association[8]
    • 1942 - 1944: Association & Club in recess due to World War Two. Club active but no official competition football.
    • 1945 - 1958: Bacchus Marsh & Melton Football Association
    • 1959 - 1972: Bacchus Marsh District Football League
    • 1973 - 1978: Ballarat & Bacchus Marsh District Football League
    • 1979 - 1982: Ballarat Football League. Merged with Maddingley FC to form Maddingley-Bacchus Marsh FC
    • 1983 - 2019: Ballarat Football League. The club changed their name to just the Bacchus Marsh FC in 1983.
    • 2020 - League & club in recess due to Covid 19
    • 2021 - 2024: Ballarat Football League
Maddingley FC (1909 to 1978)

The Maddingley Football Club was formed in April 1909, with Mr. W.J. Lindsay elected as President.[9]

The Maddingley Spiders who wore a black guernsey with a red strip going diagonally from top left to bottom right.

Maddingley-Bacchus Marsh FC (1979 to 1982)

In 1978 Maddingley left the Ballarat-Bacchus Marsh FL and joined the Ballarat Football League. Bacchus Marsh remained in the B-BMFL in 1978 and struggled because the club was practically insolvent. At the end of the 1978 season, a deal was done and the two clubs merged.

The two clubs merged in 1979 to form Maddingley-Bacchus Marsh FC who now wear a black guernsey with two "v" shape strips, one red, one yellow starting at the top left and finishing on the top right.

Bacchus Marsh FC (1983 to present day)

The club changed their name to just the Bacchus Marsh FC in 1983.

There have been a few great footballers to go through the district including, Fred Wooller, Sandy Talbot, Frank Pomeroy, Liam Duggan and Bugsy.

Bacchus Marsh FC colours: early 1900's
Bacchus Marsh FC Colours
Maddingley FC Colours

Football Premierships[edit]

Seniors
Bacchus Marsh FC
  • Bacchus Marsh & Melton District Football Association
    • 1933 - Bacchus Marsh: 10.23 - 83 d Maddingley: 11.8 - 74[16]
    • 1937 - Bacchus Marsh: 9.10 - 64 d Maddingley: 6.22 - 58[17]
    • 1940 - Bacchus Marsh: 14.9 - 93 d Darley: 10.14 - 74[18]
    • 1941 - Bacchus Marsh: 9.10 - 64 d Ballan: 7.14 - 56[19]
    • 1945 - Bacchus Marsh: 14.8 - 92 d Darley: 13.12 - 90[20][21]
    • 1946 - Bacchus Marsh: 11.7 - 73 d Darley: 8.20 - 68[22]
Maddingley FC
Reserves

Football Runner Up[edit]

Seniors
Bacchus Marsh FC

League Best & Fairest winners[edit]

Senior Football

League Goal Kicking Award Winners[edit]

Senior Football

VFL/AFL players[edit]

The following footballers played with Bacchus Marsh FNC, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.

The following footballers played senior VFL / AFL football prior to playing and / or coaching with Bacchus Marsh FNC with the year indicating their first season at BMFNC.

Bacchus Marsh Football Association[edit]

The Bacchus Marsh Football Association was formed in 1912 from the following clubs - Bacchus Marsh, Deer Park, Maddingley, Melton and Parwan.[37]

The Bacchus Marsh Football Association went into recess in 1928 due to Ballan pulling out, which left only four clubs, then Bacchus Marsh FC joined the Geelong & District Football League.[38]

The Bacchus Marsh District Football Association was reformed in April 1929, at their annual meeting.[39]

In 1979, the Ballarat & Bacchus Marsh District FL merged with the Clunes FL to form the Central Highlands Football League.

Premiers[edit]

  • Bacchus Marsh FA
  • 1912 - Bacchus Marsh
  • 1913 - Melton
  • 1914 - Melton
  • 1915 - Season abandoned in July > WW1
  • 1916-18: In recess > WW1
  • 1919 - Melton
  • 1920 - Bacchus Marsh
  • 1921 - Melton
  • 1922 - Melton
  • 1923 - Darley
  • 1924 - Bacchus Marsh
  • 1925 - Bacchus Marsh
  • 1926 - Darley
  • 1927 - Rockbank
  • 1928 - BMFA in recess
  • 1929 - Melton
  • Bacchus Marsh & Melton District FA[40]
  • 1930 - Melton
  • 1931 - Melton
  • 1932 - Ballan
  • 1933 - Bacchus Marsh
  • 1934 - Darley
  • 1935 - Melton
  • 1936 - Maddingley
  • 1937 - Bacchus Marsh
  • 1938 - Darley
  • 1939 - Darley
  • 1940 - Bacchus Marsh
  • 1941 - Bacchus Marsh
  • 1942 - 44: In recess > WW2
  • 1945 - Bacchus Marsh
  • 1946 - Bacchus Marsh
  • 1947 - Darley
  • 1948 - Ballan
  • 1949 - Darley
  • 1950 - Darley
  • 1951 - Maddingley
  • 1952 - Darley
  • 1953 - Rockbank
  • 1954 - Maddingley
  • 1955 - Darley
  • 1956 - Ballan[41]
  • 1957 - Darley
  • 1958 - Maddingley
  • Bacchus Marsh District FL
  • 1959 - Darley
  • 1960 - Rockbank
  • 1961 - Rockbank
  • 1962 - Bacchus Marsh
  • 1963 - Melton
  • 1964 - Rockbank
  • 1965 - Rockbank
  • 1966 - Rockbank
  • 1967 - Maddingley
  • 1968 - Maddingley
  • 1969 - Darley
  • 1970 - Darley
  • 1971 - Darley
  • 1972 - Darley
  • Ballarat & Bacchus Marsh District FL
  • 1973 - Maddingley
  • 1974 - Bacchus Marsh
  • 1975 - Sebastopol
  • 1976 - Dunnstown
  • 1977 - Maddingley
  • 1978 - Dunnstown[42]
  • 1979 - Central Highlands Football League

External links[edit]

Book[edit]

History of Football in the Ballarat District by John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9805929-0-0


References[edit]

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  2. ^ "1911 - Football". The Sunbury News (Vic). 27 May 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. ^ "1912 - BACCHUS MARSH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic). 25 May 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ^ "1915 - Football". The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic). 24 July 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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