Stawell Football Club

Stawell FNC Inc.
Names
Full nameStawell Football Netball Club Inc
NicknameWarriors
Club details
Founded1874
Colours  Black   Red
CompetitionWimmera Football League
Premierships8 (1939, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1978, 1987, 1995, 2000)
GroundCentral Park

The Stawell Football Club is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Wimmera Football League (WFL).[1] It is based in the town of Stawell, Victoria.

History

Stawell FC have been playing in the Wimmera Football League since 1937.

In 1998 they merged with the Stawell Warriors Football Club, Before the merger, Stawell were nicknamed the Redlegs.[2]

Stawell Warriors FC

The Warriors and Stawell Swifts both came into being in 1926 when the Stawell Junior Football Club was split into two. The two clubs were part of the Stawell DFA that was a forerunner to the South Wimmera Football League that commenced in 1929.

Both teams commenced in the Ararat & District Football Association (ADFA) in 1970 after their previous competition disbanded at the end of 1969.

The Warriors were blocked by the ADFA from merging with Stawell so they took the drastic step of disbanding. Stawell absorbed the remnants of the Warriors club.

Football Premierships

Stawell FC (Redlegs)

Football Premierships
Seniors
  • Sprague Cup
  • Marchant Cup
Reserves
Thirds

League best & fairest

Wimmera Football League

Senior Football

Stan P Freeland Medal

Toohey Medal

Reserves
  • 1975 - Steven Potter
  • 1978 - Ian Potter
  • 1994 - Des Beaton
  • 1995 - Bill Norton
  • 2016 - Nathan Sabbo
  • 2017 - Shane Field
Thirds
  • ?

VFL / AFL Players

VFL/AFL footballers recruited from Stawell include -

The following footballers played senior VFL / AFL football prior to playing and / or coaching with Stawell with the year indicating their first season at SFNC.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stawell Football Club.
  1. ^ "Official Club Website". Sportingpulse.
  2. ^ History of the Stawell Football Club ISBN 9780987139412
  3. ^ "1888 - Football". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954. 21 August 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  4. ^ "1889 - Football". The Ararat Advertiser and Chronicle for the Stawell and Wimmera Districts (Vic. : 1885 - 1918). 11 October 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  5. ^ "1902 - STAWELL WINS THE PREMIERSHIP". The Ararat Advertiser and Chronicle for the Stawell and Wimmera Districts (Vic. : 1885 - 1918). 8 August 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  6. ^ "1932 - WIMMERA'S BEST FOOTBALLER". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 16 September 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  7. ^ "1933 - Wimmera voting close". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 16 September 1933. p. 73. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  8. ^ "1951 - Stawell Star". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 15 August 1951. p. 50. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  9. ^ "1951 - Stewart best in Wimmera". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956). 24 August 1951. p. 20. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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