Thurgoona Football Club Explained

The Thurgoona Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football and netball club playing in the Tallangatta & District Football League. The club is based in Thurgoona, New South Wales

Thurgoona Football Club won their first premiership in the Albury District Football Association in 1900 defeating Black Range at Jindera Park, to win the Swain Trophy.^{[1] [2]}

History

The first recorded match involving Thurgoona FC was in 1883 when they played Wodonga FC, at Wodonga in July, 1883.^[3]

South Albury (established in 1945) who had been playing in the Tallangatta & District Football League since 1977 were struggling on and off the field tried to relocate and start afresh as Thurgoona but the move didn't eventuate forcing the club to fold in 1981.^[4]

• Thurgoona F.C.
  • 1988- NOW: Tallangatta & District Football League

Games Played

• Won: 63:
• Lost 295:
• Drew 0:

Football Premierships

Seniors

• Albury District Football Association
  • 1: - 1900
• Tallangatta & District Football League
  • 2: – 2016, 2017

Finals

Thurgoona have made the finals on five occasions

• 1993
  • Elimination Final: Lost to Holbrook.
• 1994
  • Elimination Final: Lost to Mitta United.
• 2007
  • Elimination Final: Won against Chiltern.
  • First Semi Final: Lost to Barnawatha.
• 2009
  • Elimination Final: Lost to Yackandandah.
• 2010
  • Qualifying Final: Won against Yackandandah.
  • 2nd Semi Final: Lost to Beechworth.
  • Preliminary Final: Lost to Yackandandah.

Wooden Spoons

• Tallangatta & District Football League
  • 9: 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005.

External links

• • Gameday website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1900 - Thurgoona Premiership . Trove Newspapers . Albury Banner and Wodonga Express . 31 August 1900. 18.
2. Web site: 1900 - Albury District FA Premiership . Trove Newspapers . Ovens and Murray Advertiser . 1 September 1900. 3.
3. Web site: 1883 - Football . Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic) . 4 October 2021 . 1 . 10 July 1883.
4. Web site: TDFL History.