Maryborough Football Club


The Maryborough Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Maryborough, Victoria.
The club is currently a member of the Bendigo Football Netball League. However, they have been in recess since 2025. They have applied to AFL Victoria to transfer to the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League for 2026.

History

An Australian Rules football club was tried to be formed in Maryborough in 1869, but was unsuccessful, then in 1872, the club was formed and three matches were played against Avoca.
In 1891, the Maryborough Albion Junior FC played 15 games, for 14 wins, one draw to be premiers of the Maryborough district.
Maryborough joined the Ballarat Football League in 1924 and were premiers on four occasions between 1924 and 1931 but missed both the 1929 and 1930 seasons as they were without a home ground. The council had decided to allocate Princes Park to the Maryborough District Football Association.
In August, 1928, Marborough player, Charlie Backway kicked 18 goals against Ballarat Imperial FC.
After returning and winning the 1931 premiership, Maryborough applied to join the Bendigo Football League in 1932 and were suspended by the Ballarat Football League as a result, who refused to clear the club to the Bendigo Football League.
To get around the disqualification, a new club was formed, called Maryborough United FC and they participated in the Bendigo Football League, from 1932 to 1940, due to Maryborough FC's disqualification.
The original club reformed in 1945, spent a season in the Maryborough District Football Association, before returning to the Ballarat Football League in 1946.
At the end of 1991 the club were successful in transferring to the Bendigo Football League.
;Football Timeline

Football Premierships

;SeniorsMaryborough Football Association :
  • * 1892 - Maryborough: 4.6 - 30 defeated Bowenvale: 2.8 - 20
  • *1894 - Maryborough:
  • *1908 - Maryborough: 7.9 - 51 d Carisbrook: 1.0 - 6Ballarat Football League :
  • *1924 - Maryborough: 6.13 - 49 d Ballarat: 6.4 - 40
  • *1925 - Maryborough: 11.12 - 78 d Ballarat: 10.9 - 69
  • *1927 - Maryborough: 6.10 - 40 drew Ballarat: 6.10 - 40
  • *1927 - Maryborough: 8.17 - 65 d Ballarat: 8.12 - 60
  • *1931 - Maryborough: 13.24 - 102 d Ballarat Imperial: 11.7 - 73
  • *1960 - Maryborough: 8.12 - 60 d Daylesford: 6.14 - 50
  • *1965 - Maryborough: 13.10 - 88 d Ballarat: 8.8 - 56
  • *1968 - Maryborough: 21.18 - 124 d Ballarat: 9.13 - 68
  • *1972 - Maryborough: 18.12 - 120 d North Ballarat: 9.14 - 68
  • *1974 - Maryborough: 10.12 - 72 d East Ballarat: 9.16 - 70Bendigo Football League :
  • *1998 - Maryborough: 19.11 - 125 d Sandhurst: 12.6 - 78
  • *1999 - Maryborough: 20.17 - 137 d Castlemaine: 17.4 - 106
;ReservesBallarat Football League
;ThirdsBallarat Football League
  • *1961, 1963

Football Runners Up

;Seniors
;Reserves

League Best & Fairest Winners

;Senior Football

League Leading & / or Century Goalkicker

Football Club Best & Fairest Award

The club's senior football best and fairest award, was initially called the G F Cuttle Memorial Award, who resurrected the club in 1924 and was Maryborough's first president when they joined the Ballarat Football League and was first awarded in 1926. Cuttle received a life membership of the Maryborough FC in April, 1926, just prior to his unfortunate death in June, 1926.

Football Coaches

;Seniors

Notable players

The following footballers played with Maryborough FNC, 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 Maryborough FNC with the year indicating their first season at MFNC.

Netball Premierships

;Bendigo Football Netball League
  • B Grade
  • *1996

Netball Runners Up

;Bendigo Football Netball League
  • A Grade
  • *2002
  • B Grade
  • *1999, 2000, 2004
  • C Grade
  • *1997, 1998, 2000
  • Under 17
  • *2010, 2017