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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



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"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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1980 Season (VFA Division 1) Fixture

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Coburg's 1980 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Coburg 6.212.722.1527.17 179 WON Geelong West 4.34.107.1114.14 98 81 COB Apr 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A Coburg 4.56.1011.1822.19 151 WON Dandenong 8.413.716.1021.14 140 11 SHE Apr 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 H Coburg 1.49.1016.1420.16 136 WON Caulfield 4.76.119.1415.17 107 29 COB Apr 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 A Coburg 5.37.1016.1717.18 120 WON Preston 3.39.511.716.13 109 11 PRE May 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 A Coburg 4.46.1012.1022.13 145 WON Frankston 2.74.1010.1112.14 86 59 FRA May 11 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 H Coburg 6.49.1113.1415.19 109 WON Camberwell 2.43.710.1415.15 105 4 COB May 18 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 A Coburg 4.910.1016.1722.21 153 WON Sandringham 4.29.611.717.11 113 40 BRO May 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 A Coburg 7.213.817.1020.16 136 WON Prahran 5.58.714.1315.17 107 29 TOO Jun 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H Coburg 6.413.916.1219.18 132 LOST Port Melbourne 7.112.619.1122.12 144 -12 COB Jun 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A Coburg 2.58.715.1121.13 139 WON Geelong West 2.38.78.915.10 100 39 WES Jun 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 H Coburg 3.25.38.89.13 67 WON Dandenong 2.13.26.36.9 45 22 COB Jun 29 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 A Coburg 7.210.516.1219.12 126 WON Caulfield 4.38.510.1013.13 91 35 PPC Jul 13 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H Coburg 6.312.716.725.11 161 WON Preston 3.25.38.128.14 62 99 COB Jul 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H Coburg 6.411.1116.1529.21 195 WON Frankston 4.15.27.611.7 73 122 COB Jul 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 A Coburg 9.212.614.1017.13 115 WON Camberwell 2.210.311.716.10 106 9 CBW Aug 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 H Coburg 6.49.618.719.8 122 WON Sandringham 3.49.911.1416.20 116 6 COB Aug 10 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 H Coburg 6.313.1121.1429.17 191 WON Prahran 3.47.413.618.11 119 72 COB Aug 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 A Coburg 3.36.613.816.9 105 LOST Port Melbourne 5.56.1214.1819.24 138 -33 NPO Aug 24 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2SF H Coburg 3.49.511.815.10 100 LOST Port Melbourne 6.211.617.1022.18 150 -50 JUN Sep 7 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
PF H Coburg 2.16.69.1214.16 100 WON Geelong West 1.84.98.1412.17 89 11 JUN Sep 14 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
GF A Coburg 3.55.88.1010.10 70 LOST Port Melbourne 1.22.95.1111.15 81 -11 JUN Sep 21 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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