Murchison Football Club (Vic)
Guernseys & Nicknames :
1884 - Murchison wore a dark blue guernsey, with striped stockings & red cap.
1897ish - Murchison adopted black and white stripes with a green sash with black and white hooped socks.
1908 - Murchison wore black, white and green colours.
1910 - Murchison adopted a green jumper & shorts with a gold band, collars and cuffs, with green sock with gold tops.
191?/2? - Murchison adopted a green and gold guernsey.
1927 - Murchison adopted a green guernsey with gold MFC monogram.
1937 - Murchison adopted a green guernsey with gold sash.
1945 - Murchison reverted to a green jumper & shorts with a gold band, collars and cuffs, with green sock with gold tops.
1953 - Murchison adopted a bright forest green guernsey with gold sash (the previous Toolamba colours). They also took the nickname of Grasshoppers from aforementioned club.
1976 - Murchison adopted green and gold vertical stripes, with green shorts and green and gold hooped socks.
1979 - Murchison adopted a green guernsey with gold sash.
1980-2000 - Murchison wore a green guernsey with gold sash.
2001 - Murchison wore bright forest green guernseys with a gold sash, and were known as the Grasshoppers.
2002-03 - Murchison wore a green guernsey with gold sash.
Timeline :
1879 - Murchison commenced advertising in relation to forming a footy club. The club was formed this year.
1881 - Murchison played a one-off game against Rushworth.
1897 - Upper Goulburn FA Grand Final : Murchison 5.9.39 defeated Nagambie 5.7.37.
1898 - Upper Goulburn FA : Murchison participated.
1899 - Upper Goulburn FA : Murchison's final season in this league.
1900 - Goulburn Valley FA : Murchison commenced, lasting just this, one, season.
1901-03 - Murchison played scratch matches only.
1904 (Waranga FA) :
Murchison was a founding club of the Waranga FA.
Murchison were 1st at season's end, and, therefore, premiers.
1905-06 - Waranga FA : Murchison participated.
1907 - Waranga FA : Murchison's final season in this league.
1908 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison commenced, finishing last.
1909 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison finished last.
1910 (Goulburn Valley FL) :
Murchison were 2nd after H&As.
Preliminary Final - Murchison 8.7.55 defeated Shepparton 7.7.49.
Grand Final - Murchison 13.9.87 defeated Echuca 3.7.25.
1911 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison participated.
1912 (Goulburn Valley FL) :
Grand Final - Shepparton defeated Murchison @ Tatura.
This was Murchison's final season in the Goulburn Valley FA.
1913 - Waranga-Northeast FL : Murchison was a founding club.
1914 (Waranga North-East FL) :
Murchison were minor premiers.
Grand Final - Murchison 7.6.48 defeated Nagambie 4.8.32.
1919 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison participated.
1920 - Goulburn Valley FL Grand Final : Shepparton defeated Murchison.
1921-28 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison participated.
1929 :
Conflicting Data :
- Central Goulburn Valley JFA : Murchison participated.
- Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison participated.
1930 - Goulburn Valley FL Grand Final : Rushworth defeated Murchison.
1931-33 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison participated.
1936-39 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison participated.
1945 - Euroa & DFL Grand Final : Murchison 26.17.173 defeated Euroa 9.9.63.
1946 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison commenced.
1947-51 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison participated.
1940s (late) - Murchison may have been fielding a second eighteen in another league, at around-about this time.
1952 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison and Toolamba merged to form Murchison-Toolamba FC.
1956 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison-Toolamba changed name to Murchison FC.
1957-59 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison participated.
1960-62 - Goulburn Valley FL : Murchison had a poor year.
1963 (Goulburn Valley FL) :
Murchison had a poor year.
This was Murchison's final season in the Goulburn Valley FL.
1964 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison commenced, and were premiers.
1965 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 3rd.
1966 - Kyabram & DFL Grand Final : Murchison 10.15.75 defeated Nagambie 8.15.63.
1967 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 4th.
1968 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 3rd.
1969 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 3rd.
1970 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison participated.
1971 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 3rd.
1972 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 4th.
1973 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 3rd.
1974 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison participated.
1975 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 4th.
1976 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 3rd.
1977 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 4th.
1978-80 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison participated.
1981 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 3rd.
1982 - Kyabram DFL Grand Final : Murchison defeated Avenel.
1983-86 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison participated.
1987 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 4th.
1988 - Kyabram DFL Grand Final : Lancaster 19.19.133 defeated Murchison 13.18.96.
1989 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 3rd.
1990-93 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison participated.
1994 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished fifth.
1995 (Kyabram & DFL) :
Murchison were 4th after H&As.
Elimination Final - Murchison defeated Merrigum.
First Semi-Final - Murchison defeated Undera.
Preliminary Final - Ardmona defeated Murchison.
1996-97 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison participated.
1998 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison finished 3rd.
1999-2005 - Kyabram & DFL : Murchison participated.
2016 - ? FL : Murchison changed name back to Murchison-Toolamba FC.[source]
Links :
- Murchison FC.