Leopold Football Netball Club

The Leopold Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Leopold, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the regional Geelong Football Netball League. They play their home games at Leopold Memorial Park.

Leopold
Names
Full nameLeopold Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)Lions
Club details
Founded1955 (1955)
Colours         
Premierships(3): 1979, 1990, 2016
Ground(s)Leopold Memorial Park
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websiteleopoldlions.com.au

History

Originally a team from Leopold played in local competitions from 1897 to 1922.

In 1923 they disbanded.[1]

In 1955 they reformed and entered into the Geelong & District Football League, Jarman Cup division. In 1963 they lost the Grand Final, both Grand Finalists were promoted to the Woolworths Cup. In 1964 they made the Woolworth Cup Grand Final but lost by a point.

In 1965 the transferred into the Polwarth Football League. While in this league moves were made for a Bellarine Peninsula based football competition. In 1971 they were one of the founding clubs of the Bellarine Football League. Finally in 1992 Leopold was admitted into the Geelong Football League, where has remained up to present days.

VFL/AFL players

Bibliography
  • Cat Country – History of Football in the Geelong Region, John Stoward, ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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