Stawell Football Club (Vic)
Guernseys & Nicknames :
1877-78 - Stawell's colours were red, blue & white.[source]
1883 - Stawell's colours were changed to red & black.[source]
1884-87 - Stawell's colours were red & black.[source]
1896 - Stawell's colours were red, black and blue.[source]
1900-12 - Stawell's colours were red and black, confirmed in seasons 1900, 02, 04 & 12.[source]
1914 - Stawell changed guernsey design to black with single red hoop.[source]
1922 - Stawell wore a red guernsey with black band, collar & cuffs.[source]
1925 - For a short time, Stawell were known as the Red Lowries.[source]
1936 - Stawell wore red & black colours.[source]
1939 - Stawell were known as the Robins.
<--1998 - Stawell were known as the Redlegs.
1998 - Before and after the merger, Stawell wore a red guernsey with a black vee. Their nicknamed changed to 'Warriors'.
Grounds :
1800s - Stawell most commonly played home matches at Stawell Cricket Reserve, later to be renamed Central Reserve.
1902 - Central Reserve was renamed as Central Park.[source]
1902--> - Stawell were based at Central Park.
Timeline :
1874 :
Stawell FC was formed.[source]
Scratch match - Ararat 0 drew with Stawell 0 @ Stawell Cricket Reserve.[source]
Scratch match - Ararat ? drew with Stawell ? @ Ararat.[source]
1875-76 - No record of a Stawell club.[source]
1877 :[source]
Stawell FC was reformed.
Scratch match - Ararat 2 defeated Stawell 0 @ Ararat.
Scratch match - Stawell 2 defeated Ararat 0 @ Stawell.
Scratch match - Ararat 2 drew with Stawell 2 @ Ararat.
Scratch Match - Stawell 1 defeated Horsham 0 @ Stawell Cricket Reserve.
Scratch Match - Horsham 0 drew with Stawell 0 @ Horsham.
1878 :[source]
Scratch Match - Murtoa 0 drew with Stawell 0 @ Murtoa.
Scratch Match - Ballarat 4 defeated Stawell 2 @ Central Park, Stawell.
Scratch Match - Ballarat 6 defeated Stawell 0 @ Saxton Paddock (later City Oval), Ballarat.
Scratch Match - Ballarat Imperial 2 drew with Stawell 2 @ Central Park, Stawell.
Scratch Match - Stawell defeated Ararat (easy win) @ Stawell.
Scratch Match - Stawell 2 defeated Ararat 1 @ Ararat.
Scratch Match - Combined Ararat & Stawell team 0 drew with Horsham (& District) 0 @ Stawell Cricket Reserve (Central Park).
1879 :[source]
Scratch Match - Stawell 1 defeated Ararat 0.
Scratch Match - Ararat v Stawell.
Scratch Match - Stawell 0 drew with Stawell Foundry 0 @ Stawell Cricket Reserve (Central Park).
Scratch Match - Stawell v Stawell Foundry.
1880 :[source]
Imperials were absorbed by Stawell (almost immediately upon reforming).
Scratch Match - Ararat v Stawell.
Scratch Match - Murtoa 4 defeated Stawell 0 @ Murtoa.
Scratch Match - Stawell 3 defeated Horsham 1 @ Stawell Recreation Reserve.
Scratch Match - Ballarat 1.10 drew Stawell 1.3 @ Saxon Park, Ballarat.
1881 :[source]
Scratch Match - Ararat Wanderers 1 defeated Stawell 0.
Scratch Match - Rising Star v Stawell.
Scratch Match - Horsham v Stawell.
Scratch Match - Ararat v Stawell.
1882 - Stawell FC dissolved. The station of senior team from the town passed to Rising Star FC.[source]
1883 :[source]
Stawell FC reformed.
Rising Star was absorbed by Stawell.
Scratch matches - Stawell v Union (several meetings).
1884 :[source]
Scratch Match - Ararat v Stawell.
Scratch Match - Ballarat Imperials v Stawell.
Scratch Match - Horsham United Trades v Stawell.
1885 :[source]
General - Stawell's season summary was 7w, 2d, 0l.
Scratch Match - Stawell defeated Ararat.
Scratch Match - Stawell defeated Horsham United Trades.
Scratch Match - Stawell defeated Ballarat East.
Scratch Match - Stawell v Minyip.
Scratch Match - Stawell v Horsham Union.
Scratch Match - Stawell v Ballarat.
1886 :[source]
Scratch Match - Ararat versus Stawell.
Scratch Match - Ballarat Imperials 10.21 defeated Stawell 0.4.
Scratch Match - Stawell v Soldiers Hill.
Scratch Match - Stawell v Horsham United Trades.
Scratch Match - Minyip defeated Stawell.
Scratch Match - Stawell v Union.
Scratch Match - Stawell v Stawell Imperial.
1887 :[source]
Scratch matches - Ararat v Stawell (2 matches).
Scratch Match - Stawell v Union.
Scratch Match - Stawell drew Horsham Trades.
Scratch Match - Stawell v Ballarat.
1888 - Sprague Cup : Stawell were premiers.
1889 - Sprague Cup : Stawell were premiers.
1890 :
Sprague Cup - Stawell participated.
James Laing Trophy - Stawell participated.
1891 - Sprague-Gregory Trophy : Stawell participated.
1892 - Stawell FC did not reform.[source]
1893 :
Stawell FC reformed this season.[source]
Nelson Trophy - Stawell participated.
Dorrity Trophy - Stawell were premiers.
Scratch match - Stawell 1.2 defeated Warracknabeal Imperials 0.2.
1894 - Stawell Brewery Trophy/Dunstan Cavanaugh Trophy : Stawell were premiers.
1895 :
Sack Trophy : Stawell participated.
Scratch match - Stawell 6.8.44 defeated Beulah 3.7.25.
1896 :
McGibbony-Wild Trophy - Stawell were premiers.
Sack Trophy : Stawell participated.
1897 :
Humphreys Trophy - Stawell were premiers.
Scratch matches - Ararat played scratches against Hamilton, Stawell and Stawell Mercantiles.
1898 - Stawell FC was in recess, with an unrelated Stawell team playing in their stead.
1899 - Refer Stawell Associated FC.
1900 - Brinkley Trophy : Stawell FC reformed.[source]
1901 - Stawell FC did not field a team.[source]
1902 (Marchant Cup) :
Stawell FC reformed.[source]
Stawell were premiers.
1903 - Wimmera DFA : Stawell participated.
1904 (W Dwyer Trophy) :
Stawell finished equal 1st.
Play-Off Final - Ararat defeated Stawell.
1905 :
Fleetwood Smith Trophy - Stawell participated.
Stawell Pennant - Stawell participated.
1906 :
Some sort of amalgamation between Stawell, Stawell Star and Oriental occurred, intending to create 3 new teams (Stawell A, B & C). These new teams seem not have been been formed.[source]
Wimmera DFA : Stawell participated.
1907 :
Wimmera DFA - Stawell finished last.
Stawell Pennant - Stawell were premiers.
1908 :
Wimmera DFA - Stawell participated.
Ararat Pennant - Stawell were premiers.
1909 :
Wimmera DFA - Stawell were premiers.
Stawell Pennant - Stawell participated.
1910 :
Mary Stuart Pennant - Stawell participated.
Ararat Pennant - Stawell participated.
1911 :
Wimmera FA - Stawell participated.
Ararat Pennant - Stawell participated.
1912 :
Wimmera FA :
Stawell failed to win a match this season.
Semi-Final - Stawell defeated Murtoa, but Murtoa awarded win after protest.
Scratch Matches :
Scratch Match - Stawell defeated Pinnaroo.[source]
1913 - Wimmera FA : Stawell participated.
1914 :
Wimmera FA - Horsham participated.
Ararat-Stawell Pennant - Stawell participated.
1915 - Wimmera FA : Stawell participated.
1916-19 - Stawell FC was in recess due to the onset of WW1.
1920-21 - Refer Stawell Association FC.
1922 - Wimmera DFL : Stawell FC reformed.[source]
1923 (Wimmera DFL) :
Semi-Final - Stawell defeated Minyip, but replayed due to protest.
Semi-Final Replay - Stawell defeated Minyip.
Final - Warracknabeal 4.15.39 defeated Stawell 2.6.18 @ Minyip.
1924 - Wimmera DFL Semi-Final : Warracknabeal defeated Stawell.
1925 (Wimmera DFL) :
Semi-Final - Stawell defeated Rupanyup by 12 pts.
Final - Stawell defeated Horsham by 2 pts.
Challenge Final - Stawell 13.10.88 defeated Horsham 10.13.73 @ Murtoa.
1926 (Wimmera DFL) :
Stawell were minor premiers.
Second Semi-Final - Stawell v Nhill @ Stawell.
Grand Final - Stawell 10.19.79 defeated Warracknabeal 7.15.57 @ Murtoa.
1927 (Wimmera DFL) :
Stawell were 2nd after H&As.
Semi-Final - Dimboola defeated Stawell.
1928 - Wimmera DFL : Stawell did not make the finals.
1929 (Wimmera DFL) :
Stawell changed full name to Stawell & District FC.[source]
Stawell & District were 4th after H&As.
First Semi-Final - Dimboola defeated Stawell & District.
1930 (Wimmera DFL) :
Stawell & District were 3rd after H&As.
Semi-Final - Stawell & District defeated Dimboola.
Final - Stawell & District 11.10.76 defeated Nhill 9.16.70.
Challenge Final - Stawell & District 13.10.88 defeated Dimboola 11.18.84 @ Murtoa.
1931 (Wimmera DFL) :
Stawell & District were minor premiers.
Grand Final - Stawell & District 18.15.123 defeated Ararat 10.16.76.
1932 - Wimmera DFL : Stawell & District participated.
1933 - Wimmera DFL Grand Final : Stawell & District 12.11.83 defeated Ararat 11.12.78 @ Central Park, Stawell.
1934 - Ballarat-Wimmera FL : Stawell & District finished 6th.
1935 - Ballarat-Wimmera FL : Stawell & District finished 7th.
1936 (Ballarat-Wimmera FL) :
Stawell & District changed name back to Stawell FC.
Stawell finished 5th.
1937 - Wimmera FL Grand Final : Dimboola 15.14.104 defeated Stawell 13.15.93 @ Horsham.
1938 - Wimmera FL Grand Final : Horsham 8.27.75 defeated Stawell 5.7.37 @ Dimboola.
1939 (Wimmera FL) :
Stawell were minor premiers.
Grand Final - Stawell 13.21.99 defeated Nhill 8.20.68 @ Horsham.
1940 - Wimmera FL Grand Final : Stawell 7.12.54 defeated Dimboola 5.15.45 @ Horsham.
1944 - South Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1946-47 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1948 (Wimmera FL) :
Stawell were 2nd after H&As.
Grand Final - Stawell 16.14.110 defeated Minyip 11.14.80.
1949 - Stawell were Wimmera FL runners-up, losing the Grand Final to Ararat, the match played at Horsham.
1950 - Stawell were Wimmera FL premiers, defeating Ararat in the Grand Final at Horsham.
1951-54 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1955 (WFL) :
Stawell finished 8th on the ladder, after the close of the home and away season.
Stawell and Ararat were the only teams not to field a reserve side.
1956-59 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1960 - Wimmera FL : Stawell were runners-up.
1961 :
A practice match between Minyip and Stawell was held at Halls Gap in front of a healthy crowd. It is assumed that the Minyip team was their WFL team.
WFL 1st Semi Final - Stawell 6.18.54 defeated Warracknabeal 6.9.45 at Horsham.
WFL Prelim - Stawell 15.9.99 defeated Nhill 13.18.96 at Horsham.
Stawell 9.13.55 lost the WFL Grand Final to Rupanyup 18.5.113.
1962-63 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1964 - Wimmera FL First Semi-Final : Stawell defeated Warracknabeal.
1965 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1966 (Wimmera FL) :
Second Semi-Final - Warracknabeal 19.17.131 defeated Stawell 9.6.60.
Grand Final - Warracknabeal 14.15.99 defeated Stawell 12.6.78.
1967-74 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1975 - Wimmera FL Grand Final : Ararat defeated Stawell.
1976-77 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1978 (Wimmera FL) :
Preliminary Final - Stawell defeated Warracknabeal.
Grand Final - Stawell were premiers.
1979 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1980 (Wimmera FL) :
Preliminary Final - Stawell 18.19.127 defeated Warracknabeal 15.15.105.
Grand Final - Murtoa 17.22.124 defeated Stawell 9.15.69.
1981 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1982 - Stawell participated in the Wimmera FL.
1983-85 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1986 - Wimmera FL : Stawell were 3rd after H&As.
1987 - Stawell were Wimmera Football League premiers.
1988-90 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1991 - Stawell, kicking 2.8.20, were Wimmera FL runners-up, losing a low-scoring Grand Final to Minyip.
1992-94 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1995 (Wimmera Football League) :
Stawell were known as the Redlegs.
Stawell finished the home and away season in fourth place on the ladder.
Elimination Final - Stawell defeated Warracknabeal.
First Semi-Final - Stawell defeated Saint Michaels.
Preliminary Final - Stawell defeated Minyip-Murtoa.
Grand Final - Stawell 17.8.110 were premiers, defeating Horsham United 16.11.107, in what was considered to have been the best grand final in the history of the league. Stawell kicked a goal in time on, to win by three points.
1996-97 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.
1998 - Warriors left the Ararat & DFA, and joined forces with Stawell in the Wimmera FL.
1999 WFL Season :
Qualifying Final : Stawell lost to either Ararat or Minyip-Murtoa.
1st Semi Final : Stawell 13.10.88 defeated St Michaels 12.11.83.
Preliminary Final : Minyip-Murtoa defeated Stawell at Warracknabeal.
2000 WFL Season :
August 12 - Stawell 19.14.128 defeated Dimboola 12.11.83.
Second Semi Final: Ararat 14.16.100 defeated Stawell 10.14.74.
Grand Final September 16 2000 : Stawell 19.11.125 defeated Ararat 16.19.115.
2001 (Wimmera FL) :
Elimination Final - Stawell 15.6.96 defeated Horsham United 9.20.74.
First Semi-Final - Rupanyup 21.17.143 defeated Stawell Swifts 16.11.107.
2002 - Wimmera FL Elimination Final : Nhill 19.14.128 defeated Stawell 11.16.82.
2003 - Wimmera FL Grand Final : Horsham 14.16.100 defeated Stawell 11.9.75 @ Warracknabeal.
2004-05 - Wimmera FL : Stawell participated.