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KEY FACTS

Official name
Coburg Football Club

Known as
Coburg

Nickname
Lions (Tigers 2001-2013)

Formed
1891

Colours
Navy blue and red

Associated clubs
Coburg Reserves; Coburg WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Football League (VFL) 1996–2025

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1925–1995

Home Ground
Coburg City Oval

VFA Premierships
First Division - 1926, 1927, 1928, 1979, 1988, 1989 (6 in total); Second Division - 1970, 1974 (2 total)

Most Games
219 - David Starbuck (1945-56)

Championships and Trophies
Recorder Cup - E.'Snowy' Martin 1927; H.G.Reville 1936 (2 total); Liston Trophy - J.Sullivan 1967; G.Sheldon 1988; E.Poyas 2001 (3 total); Field Trophy - J.Sullivan 1969 (1 total)

Headquarters
Cnr Harding & Russell Streets, Coburg, VIC 3058

Postal Address
PO Box 154, Coburg 3058, VIC, 3058

Phone: (03) 9354 8228 

Email
info@coburgfc.com.au

Website
coburgfc.com.au

Coburg



"Coburg continued to make regular division one finals appearances throughout the 1980s, finishing as runner up to Port Melbourne in 1980, third in 1982 and 1985, and second again (to Williamstown) in 1986. The Lions then brought the decade to a satisfactory conclusion with back to back premierships. 

John Devaney looks at the history of one of the VFA's stalwart clubs.

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1947 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Coburg's 1947 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Coburg 3.24.47.109.14 68 WON Brunswick 0.32.76.118.16 64 4 BWP Apr 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Coburg 1.110.514.725.10 160 WON Brighton 4.77.910.1316.15 111 49 COB Apr 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Coburg 7.58.813.1816.20 116 WON Camberwell 3.27.88.1111.15 81 35 COB Apr 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Coburg 4.36.1011.1715.19 109 LOST Sandringham 6.314.419.820.14 134 -25 BRO May 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Coburg 5.88.1915.2020.24 144 WON Yarraville 4.68.1114.1416.18 114 30 YAR May 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Coburg 4.65.810.1013.11 89 LOST Port Melbourne 2.47.89.1115.14 104 -15 COB May 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Coburg 3.23.37.89.12 66 LOST Preston 1.36.138.1710.19 79 -13 PRE May 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Coburg 3.26.611.1314.15 99 LOST Williamstown 4.28.811.815.10 100 -1 COB May 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Coburg 1.46.89.1212.14 86 LOST Oakleigh 2.57.79.1212.18 90 -4 WAR Jun 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Coburg 4.511.1113.1218.16 124 WON Northcote 5.26.56.137.16 58 66 NOR Jun 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Coburg 1.07.98.915.17 107 WON Prahran 3.94.1510.2411.26 92 15 COB Jun 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Coburg 4.16.112.313.4 82 LOST Brunswick 3.210.412.714.12 96 -14 COB Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Coburg 5.37.68.911.11 77 LOST Brighton 4.47.149.2212.24 96 -19 ELS Jul 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Coburg 3.35.157.1510.16 76 LOST Camberwell 4.84.911.2113.23 101 -25 CBW Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Coburg 2.53.56.87.12 54 LOST Sandringham 4.49.1112.1414.17 101 -47 COB Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Coburg 9.714.1017.1320.14 134 LOST Yarraville 4.210.617.927.13 175 -41 COB Jul 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Coburg 2.22.23.66.8 44 LOST Port Melbourne 3.18.812.915.18 108 -64 NPO Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Coburg 1.14.57.912.12 84 DRAW Preston 5.56.138.1711.18 84 0 COB Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Coburg 2.55.98.1110.13 73 LOST Williamstown 4.49.811.1315.16 106 -33 WCG Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Coburg 3.15.96.118.14 62 LOST Oakleigh 4.16.212.419.8 122 -60 COB Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Coburg 4.210.914.1218.19 127 WON Northcote 6.49.611.1316.17 113 14 COB Aug 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A Coburg 2.33.57.710.11 71 LOST Prahran 3.410.810.1315.19 109 -38 TOO Sep 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.