Horsham Football Club
| Horsham | ||
|---|---|---|
| Names | ||
| Full name | Horsham Football & Netball Club | |
| Nickname | Demons | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1872 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Wimmera Football League | |
| Premierships | (34): 1906, 1907, 1911, 1913, 1919, 1924, 1932, 1938, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018 | |
| Ground | Horsham City Oval | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | Horsham Demons FNC | |
The Horsham Football & Netball Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of Horsham, Victoria. The football team competes in the Wimmera Football League (WFL).[1]
History
The Horsham Football Club was formed in 1872[2] and this 1878 reference has the player profiles details of both the Horsham and Horsham Union Football Clubs.[3]
Horsham were one of three foundation clubs which joined the Wimmera District Football Association in 1902 and have played in the Wimmera Football League since its formation in 1937.[4]
Despite claiming only three premierships before 1960, Horsham has become easily the most successful club in the WFL, winning an unprecedented ten successive flags from 2003 to 2012.
Football Premierships
- Senior Football
- Rauert - Rintoule Trophy
- Sprague Trophy
- 1890[7]
- James Lang Trophy
- Dimboola Licensed Victuallers Trophy
- 1901[10]
- Wimmera District Football Association
- 1906 - 1st
- 1907 - 1st
- 1913 - Horsham: 6.11 - 47 d Ararat: 5.7 - 37[11]
- Horsham Returned Soilders & Sailors Football Association
- 1919[15]
- Wimmera Football League
- 1924
- 1932, 1938
- 1960, 1962, 1967, 1968
- 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979
- 1981, 1982, 1989
- 1990
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018
- Reserves
- Central Wimmera FL
- 1948[16]
- Wimmera Football League
- 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2011, 2013, 2022
- Thirds
- ?
League Best and Fairest
- Seniors
- 1974 - Peter Wood
- 1992 - Peter Morrison
- 1983 - Peter Light
- 1984 - Peter Light
- 1987 - Andrew Johns
- 1999 - Matt Glare
- 2004 - Scott Batchelor
- 2006 - Cameron Penny
- 2009 - Marcus Anson
- 2015 - Billy Lloyd
- 2018 - Ryan Kemp
- Reserves
Netball Premierships
- A. Grade
- ?
- B. Grade
- ?
- C. Grade
- ?
- C. Reserve
- ?
VFL / AFL players
The following footballers played with Horsham Demons FNC, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.
- 1906 - George Curran: South Melb
- 1906 - Gerald Ryan: Essendon
- 1908 - Jack Turnbull: North Melb
- 1909 - Jack Brake: University
- 1924 - Jim Shanahan: Collingwood
- 1925 - George Waterhouse: S Melb
- 1929 - Alex Doyle: Carlton
- 1933 - George Bell: Essendon
- 1933 - Alex Lee: Hawthorn
- 1950 - Jim Norman: Geelong
- 1951 - Jack Hartigan: Hawthorn
- 1952 - Sid Smith: Geelong
- 1957 - Ray Harrip: Geelong
- 1957 - Robert Norman: Collingwood
- 1959 - Kevin Dellar: Essendon
- 1961 - Bob Miller: Melbourne
- 1961 - Doug Wade: Geelong
- 1962 - Colin Sleep: Fitzroy
- 1963 - Des Bethke: South Melb
- 1968 - Darryl Schwarz: Melbourne
- 1969 - Bryan Pirouet: Essendon
- 1972 - Peter Hickmott: Essendon
- 1973 - Robert Amos: Essendon
- 1974 - Howard Staehr: Essendon
- 1977 - Shane Heard: Essendon
- 1987 - Craig Sholl: North Melb
- 1992 - Adrian Hickmott: Geelong
- 1993 - Brad Sholl: North Melb
- 1998 - Adam Goodes: Sydney
- 2003 - Luke Brennan: Hawthorn
- 2012 - Sebastian Ross: St Kilda
- 2014 - Jake Lloyd: Sydney
- 2022 - Ben Hobbs: Essendon
- 1902 - James Gullan: East Fremantle
The following footballers played senior VFL / AFL football prior to playing and / or coaching with Horsham with the year indicating their first season at Horsham FNC.
- 1899 - Teddy Holligan: Geelong
- 1906 - Jim Anderson: Essendon
- 1928 - Jack O'Rourke: Fitzroy
- 1938 - Jack Beveridge: Collingwood
- 1939 - Dan Murray: Fitzroy
- 1939 - Bernie O'Brien: Footscray
- 1946 - Bill Roberts: Essendon
- 1949 - Frank Hanna: Melbourne
- 1950 - Jack Blackman: Hawthorn
- 1960 - Colin Wilson: Melbourne
- 1966 - Gary Hamer: Geelong
- Australian Rugby Union Representative
- 1947 - Geoff Gourlay
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Horsham Football Club.
- ^ "Official Club Website". Sportingpulse.
- ^ "1872 - The Wimmera". Hamilton Spectator (Vic. : 1870 - 1918). 7 June 1876. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "1878 - Horsham Teams in 1878". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 31 August 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ "Horsham". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010.
- ^ "1889 - The Horsham Times". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 4 October 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "1889 - The Horsham Times". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 8 October 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "1890 - The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954)". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 22 August 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "1890 - The Horsham Times". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 19 September 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "1890 - The Horsham Times". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 21 October 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "1901 - FOOTBALL IN THE COUNTRY". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 24 August 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "1913 - HORSHAM PREMIERS". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 29 August 1913. p. 6. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "1911 - Horsham v Jeparit". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 1 September 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "1911 - Football Match". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 29 August 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "1912 - Football". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 24 May 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "1919 - Football - McDonald Trophy". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 29 July 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "1948 - HORSHAM SECONDS TAKE 1948 PENNANT". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 24 August 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 10 February 2026.