Fitzroy Football Club
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The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as "the Lions", was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. The club ran into financial difficulties in the 1980s and was forced to merge with the Brisbane Bears at the end of the 1996 season to form the Brisbane Lions.
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History
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Early years
Maroons
Between the wars
Post-war
1936-1956 Gorillas 1957- Lions
The merger years
Post-merger
Club Facts
Premierships
Note: The 1916 premiership came in a year when the club also won the wooden spoon. Only four teams contested the premiership that year, and at the end of the home and away rounds all teams made the finals. Fitzroy finished last at the end of the home-and-away season but finished strongly in the finals to complete a stunning form reversal.
Brownlow medallists
- Haydn Bunton Senior - 1931
- Haydn Bunton Senior -- 1932
- Wilfred 'Chicken' Smallhorn - 1933
- Haydn Bunton Senior - 1935
- Dinny Ryan -- 1936
- Alan Ruthven -- 1950
- Kevin Murray -- 1969
- Bernie Quinlan -- 1981 (co-winner)
Norm Smith medallists
Nil
Home venues
- 1884-1966 Brunswick Street Oval
- 1967-1969 Princes Park
- 1970-1984 Junction Oval
- 1985-1986 Victoria Park
- 1987-1993 Princes Park
- 1994-1996 Whitten Oval
Note: Fitzroy also played home matches at North Hobart Oval and Bruce Stadium (Canberra).
Club records
Win-loss record: Played 1928, won 869, lost 1034, drawn 25
Highest score: 238 points (36 goals 22 behinds) v Melbourne FC, Round 17 28 July 1979
Lowest score: 6 points (1 goal) v Footscray FC, Round 5 23 May 1953
Greatest winning margin: 190 points v Melbourne FC, Round 17 28 July 1979
Biggest loss: 157 points v Hawthorn FC, Round 6 28 April 1991
Longest winning streak: 14 games, Round 10 16 July 1898 to Round 4 27 May 1899
Longest losing streak: 27 games, Round 11 20 July 1963 to Round 1 17 April 1965
Most games played: 333 - Kevin Murray 1955-1964 & 1967-1974
See also
External links
- Official Website of the Fitzroy Reds Football Club (http://www.fitzroyfc.com.au/)
- Fitzroy history (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/fitzroy_(1).htm)