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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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1959 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Coburg's 1959 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Coburg 2.06.59.613.8 86 WON Yarraville 2.34.38.710.11 71 15 YAR Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Coburg 4.38.611.1114.14 98 LOST Port Melbourne 5.310.915.1322.16 148 -50 COB May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Coburg 4.310.912.1020.21 141 WON Preston 3.34.68.88.8 56 85 PRE May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Coburg 2.56.97.1612.17 89 WON Brunswick 3.44.68.612.11 83 6 COB May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Coburg 4.38.1014.1219.18 132 WON Sunshine 3.24.46.76.7 43 89 SEL May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Coburg 2.58.1311.1619.19 133 WON Northcote 5.26.210.511.8 74 59 NOR May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Coburg 5.59.59.612.9 81 LOST Williamstown 2.16.79.1011.16 82 -1 COB Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Coburg 2.66.1011.1615.19 109 WON Preston 2.33.64.87.12 54 55 COB Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Coburg 1.14.48.1113.16 94 WON Brunswick 3.46.77.109.12 66 28 NOR Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Coburg 2.78.1215.1323.20 158 WON Sunshine 2.03.15.67.6 48 110 COB Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Coburg 2.25.78.1212.19 91 WON Port Melbourne 7.410.611.912.11 83 8 NPO Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Coburg 3.23.69.1311.14 80 WON Yarraville 1.26.86.119.12 66 14 COB Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Coburg 5.69.814.1419.16 130 WON Northcote 0.25.106.1011.17 83 47 COB Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Coburg 7.77.79.1211.12 78 WON Williamstown 0.04.86.128.16 64 14 WCG Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Coburg 1.41.42.72.10 22 LOST Moorabbin (Original) 0.15.35.59.10 64 -42 MOO Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Coburg 4.49.911.1117.15 117 WON Brighton 0.02.04.26.4 40 77 COB Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Coburg 0.22.73.118.16 64 WON Sandringham 3.53.65.96.9 45 19 COB Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Coburg 6.010.613.818.10 118 WON Dandenong 3.26.510.1013.15 93 25 DAN Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Coburg 5.210.711.716.10 106 WON Box Hill 5.56.78.128.13 61 45 COB Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Coburg 1.23.74.117.14 56 LOST Oakleigh 2.87.1110.1413.18 96 -40 WAR Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF A Coburg 3.24.56.712.11 83 WON Oakleigh 5.27.67.97.14 56 27 JUN Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
PF A Coburg 5.107.139.1614.16 100 WON Sandringham 1.34.98.1213.18 96 4 JUN Sep 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF A Coburg 1.15.69.911.10 76 LOST Williamstown 2.86.136.1415.21 111 -35 JUN Oct 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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