Daylesford Football Club


Daylesford Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Victorian town of Daylesford. The club plays in the Central Highlands Football League.
The club was formerly known as the Daylesford "Demons" until 2006, when they joined the Central Highlands Football League.
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History

In September, 1877, Daylesford played an Australian Rules Football match against Castlemaine, which resulted in a draw.
In 1914, the club's colours were blue and white.
In 1926, J P Crockett was elected as President of the Daylesford FC for the 17th successive year. In 1938, J P Crockett was elected as club President.
Daylesford player, Reg Cole, won the club's 1949 best and fairest award, which was apparently the 14th best and fairest award he had won across 23 seasons of Australian Rules Football and seven different country leagues. Cole was previously captain-coach of Daylesford in 1935.
In 1950, Daylesford were minor premiers, with Maldon taking out the major Castlemaine Football League premiership.
The club competed in the Ballarat Football League from 1952 to 2005, winning one senior football premiership in 1961, with the help of former player, Jim Gull who kicked a record 159 goals for the Demons that season.
In 2006, Dayleford made the decision to move across to the Central Highlands Football League.
Daylesford's senior football side has had a successful run since joining the Central Highlands Football League, contesting six consecutive grand finals between 2007 and 2012, for three premiership wins in 2007, 2009 and 2012.
;Football Club Timeline
  • 1877 - 1890: Club active playing friendly matches against other local towns.
  • 1891 - 1894: Clunes, Allendale & Daylesford Football Association
  • 1895 - 1899: Club active, but no competition football.
  • 1900 - 1905: Club active, but not sure if Daylesford competed in any football competitions.
  • 1906 - Daylesford Football Association
  • 1907 - 1909: Creswick Football Association
  • 1910 - Daylesford Hepburn Football Association
  • 1911 - Kyneton & District Football Association
  • 1912 - 1913: Woodend & District Football Association
  • 1914 - Castlemaine & District Football League
  • 1915 - 1919: Club in recess due to World War One
  • 1920 - 1921: Castlemaine & District Football League
  • 1922 - Woodend Football League
  • 1923 - 1925: Castlemaine & District Football League
  • 1926 - 1928: Kyneton District Football League
  • 1929 - 1931: Ballarat Football League
  • 1932 - Midland Football League:, but club withdrew from the finals.
  • 1933 - 1938: Clunes Football League
  • 1939 - Clunes Football League: Club withdrew from the league in May 1939, due to a shortage of players.
  • 1940 - 1945: Club in recess, due to World War Two
  • 1946 - 1951: Castlemaine Football League
  • 1952 - 2005: Ballarat Football League
  • 2006 - 2024: Central Highlands Football League

Football Premierships

;Seniors
  • Kyneton & District Football Association
  • * 1911 - Daylesford: 1.17 - 23 defeated Trentham: 2.9 - 21
  • Woodend & District Football Association
  • * 1922 - Daylesford: 9.10 - 64 d Kyneton: 9.6 - 60
  • Kyneton & District Football League
  • * 1927 - Daylesford: 4.8 - 32 defeated Collegians: 4.4 - 28
  • Ballarat Football League
  • * 1961 - Daylesford: 13.10 - 88 d Maryborough: 8.13 - 61
  • Central Highlands Football League
  • * 2007 - Daylesford: 10.12 - 72 d Waubra: 9.10 - 64
  • * 2009 - Daylesford:10.12 - 72 d 9.13 - 67
  • * 2012 - Daylesford: 12.10 - 82 d Buninyong: 11.7 - 73
  • * 2024 Daylesford: 7.8 - 50 d Bungareee 3.5 - 23
;Reserves

Football Runners Up

;Senior Football
  • Creswick Football Association
  • *1909
  • Woodend & District Football Association
  • *1912 - Collegians : 3.9 - 27 d Daylesford: 3.5 - 23
  • *1913 - Trentham: 4.2 - 26 d Daylesford: 3.4 - 22
  • Castlemaine Football League
  • *1914 - Maldon: 17.13 - 115 d Daylesford: 5.6 - 36
  • Kyneton District Football league
  • *1926 - Collegians : 11.9 - 75 d Daylesford: 7.15 - 57
  • Clunes Football League
  • *1935 - Newlyn: 15.16 - 106 d Daylesford: 5.4 - 34
  • Ballarat Football League
  • *1960 - Maryborough: defeated Daylesford: by 10 points.
  • Central Highlands Football League
  • *2008 - Hepburn: 18.3 - 111 d Daylesford: 9.13 - 67
  • *2010 - Hepburn: 18.11 - 119 d Daylesford: 8.3 - 51
  • *2011 - Waebra: 10.9 - 69 d Daylesford: 6.8 - 44

League Best and Fairest Winners

;Senior Football

League Goal Kicking Winners

;Senior Football

VFL/AFL players

The following footballers played with Daylesford, 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 Daylesford with the year indicating their first season at DFNC.

Daylesford District Football Association

The Daylesford District Football Association was formed in April, 1914 from the following football clubs - Bullarto, Musk Vale, Star Rovers and Wombat Hill.
The Association ran for only two years just prior to World War One in 1914 and 1915, with what appears to be long break from 1916 until reforming in 1930.
In August 1946, Port Melbourne Football Association, 14.3 - 87 defeated Daylesford DFA, 7.9 - 51.

Book

History of Football in the Ballarat District by John Stoward -