Cope Cope Football Club (Vic)
Guernseys & Nicknames :
1912 - Cope Cope wore a guernsey, colours unknown, which differs from that after WW1.
1921 - It seems that Cope Cope adopted blue and gold colours around this time.
1930 - Cope Cope wore blue and gold colours.
Timeline :
1879 - Scratch Match : Cope Cope v Jeffcott (result unknown).
1880 - Cope Cope FC played scratch matches.[source]
1884 - Scratch Match : Cope Cope V Donald (result unknown).
1891 - Cope Cope FC existed.
1892 - Scratch Match : Cope Cope V Donald (result disputed).
1894 - Cope Cope FC played scratch matches.[source]
1899 - Cope Cope FC played scratch matches.[source]
1900 - Donald Junior FA : Cope Cope participated.
1906 :
Scratch Match(?) - Cope Cope 3.4 defeated Coonooer Bridge 0.3.
Scratch match(?) - Cope Cope v Jeffcott.[source]
1907 - Donald JFA : Cope Cope participated.
1908 - Saint Arnaud & DFA : Cope Cope had 0 wins as at 17 July.
1912 (Donald FA) :
Cope Cope were premiers.[source]
This was Cope Cope's final season in this competition.
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1915 - Donald DFA : Cope Cope rejoined.
1916-18 - Cope Cope did not field a team.
1919 - Donald DFA(?) : Cope Cope FC reformed.
1920 - North Western FA : Cope Cope withdrew preseason.
1921 - Saint Arnaud & DJFA Grand Final : Cope Cope 4.8.32 defeated Coonooer Bridge 4.6.30 @ King George's Park, Saint Arnaud.
1923 - ? FA : Cope Cope were premiers, league unknown.
1924 - North Western DFA : Cope Cope commenced.
1925 - North Western DFA : Cope Cope made the final 4.
1926 (North-Central DFL) :
Cope Cope stayed with the league as its name changed from the North Western DFA to the North-Central DFL.
Cope Cope finished 5th.
This was Cope Cope's final season in this league.
1927 :
General - Seems Cope Cope had a team in each of two competitions this year.
'Line Competition' - Cope Cope participated.
? FA - Cope Cope were premiers. (a reference to the Kara Kara JFA seems to be erroneous).
1929 - North Central JDFA : Cope Cope participated.
1930 (Kara Kara JFA) :
Cope Cope commenced in the Kara Kara JFA, joining one round into the season.
Cope Coper were 2nd after H&As.
First Semi-Final - Cope Cope 10.12.72 defeated Saint Arnaud Rovers 6.12.48 @ King Georges Park.
Grand Final - Cope Cope 11.10.76 defeated Kooreh 5.7.37 @ King Georges Park.
Grand Final Challenge - Cope Cope 11.12.78 defeated Kooreh 10.7.67 @ King Georges Park.
1931 - Kara Kara JFA : Cope Cope 'stood out' of the competition.
1934 - Cope Cope did not have a team this year.
1938 - Kara Kara FL : Cope Cope commenced.
1939 (Kara Kara FL) :
Second Semi-Final - Cope Cope 11.14.80 defeated Redbank 9.11 9.11 @ King Georges Park.
Grand Final - Redbank 9.17.71 defeated Cope Cope 5.18.48 @ King George's Park.
1940 - Kara Kara FL Grand Final : Cope Cope defeated Navarre by 6 points.
1945 - North Central FL : Cope Cope recommenced.
1946-48 - North Central FL : Cope Cope participated.
1949 - North Central FL : Cope Cope's final season.
1950 - North Central FL : Laen-Litchfield merged with Cope Cope to form Laen-Cope Cope-Litchfield FC.
Nearby, Like-Named or Otherwise Related Clubs & Leagues :
- Laen-Cope Cope-Litchfield FC.
References & Publications :
- A History Of Cope Cope : Lilian B Kirk (see Prahran Mechanics Institute).