Reserves Players – the complete list

Luke — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:28:25 +0000

Collingwood has fielded a reserves team since 1919 – initially under the banner of the Collingwood District Football Club, and from 1939 onwards as part of the Collingwood Football Club, right through to the team it fields in the present day VFL competition.

Now, for the first time, we have been able to produce a list of the players who represented us at reserves level in those years. The list is not complete – far from it. Records of reserves teams, match results and goalkickers are variable in quality. We are extremely confident in the data we have from 1958 onwards, but before then it is a mixed bag. While the games data is solid from 1930 on, the goals records are much less complete – especially in the Districts years and the 1940s. We are always on the lookout for more records or history, so if you have anything to add please contact us at forever@collingwoodfc.com.au

Even though there are still gaps – including many first names we would love to add – putting this list together has been a monumentally difficult task. That we have got to this stage is almost entirely down to the work of Collingwood Archives researcher Phil Taranto, who has spent years compiling the information by trawling through online and physical records. In more recent times he has been greatly helped by another researcher, Rob Harris. Both have spent crazy hours on this project (and will almost certainly continue to into the future), and we can’t thank them enough.

The Reserves (or the seconds, the twos, the ressies, the magoos, or the various other names they’ve gone by over the years) have played a huge role in the history of the Collingwood Football Club. The vast majority of senior players have spent time here, either on the way up or sometimes the way down. But just as importantly, there are the hundreds of guys who played reserves footy but never quite made it to senior level. Now, at last, their names can also join their more fabled colleagues in being recorded and remembered in our official records.

To view the entire list of Collingwood’s reserves / VFL players from 1919 onwards (with surnames from A-D), click here.

To view the entire list of Collingwood’s reserves / VFL players from 1919 onwards (with surnames from E-K), click here.

To view the entire list of Collingwood’s reserves / VFL players from 1919 onwards (with surnames from L-Q), click here.

To view the entire list of Collingwood’s reserves / VFL players from 1919 onwards (with surnames from R-Z), click here.

Collingwood Districts Honour Roll 1906-38

Luke — Thu, 28 May 2020 03:37:09 +0000

The Collingwood District Football Club ran from 1906-38, acting as Collingwood’s official reserves side from 1919-38. Below is a summary of its performances and leadership during its life as a football club.

Premierships: 1915, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1925
Runners-up: 1913, 1914, 1921, 1937
Overall record: P584, W377, L203, D4
Highest scores: 31.16.202 (v University B, 1919); 30.18.198 (v St. Kilda Districts, 1919); 28.20.188 (v University, 1914); 27.22.184 v West Melbourne, 1920
Biggest winning margins: 177 points (v University B, 1919); 174 points (v St. Kilda, 1919); 164 points (v West Melbourne, 1920); 155 points (v University, 1914)
Most games*: Bill Fitzgerald 120; Bert Thorpe 80; Archie Thomson 79
Most goals*: Bill Eade 130; Cliff Monohan 126; Ern Utting 125; Bill Fitzgerald 120
Most goals in a game: 15 by Ern Utting (v St. Kilda Districts, 1919); 14 by Ern Utting (v University B, 1919); 12 by George Clayden (v Melbourne 1923); 11 by Keith Stackpole (v North Melbourne 1938)

* Due to the lack of completeness in early records, many players’ individual career records are far from comprehensive. We expect many players would have played more games, or kicked more goals, than their records currently show. As such, these figures represent the best of our knowledge at the moment.

YEAR	FINISH	COACH	CAPTAIN	MOST GOALS	B&F
Year	Finish	Coach	Captain	Most Goals	B&F
1906	6th	Nil	Steve Stephens/Chris Kiernan	Bert Hart (17)	Unknown
1907	10th (Last)	Nil	Bill Punch	Bill Punch (11*)	Unknown
1908	9th	Nil	Willie Pitcher	Bert Hart (11*)	Unknown
1909	9th	Nil	Roy Waterson	Richardson (15)	Unknown
1910	5th	Nil	Ted Lockwood	Jack Ryder (42*)	Bert Thorpe
1911	5th	Nil	Tom Worle	TBA	Art Wilkinson
1912	8th	Nil	Andy Duff	Bill Eade (13*)	Unknown
1913	R/U	Nil	Thomas Gibney	T. Fitzgerald (25*)	Unknown
1914	R/U	Nil	Roy Waterson	Bill Eade (69)	Con McCarthy
1915	Premiers	Nil	Bob Nash	Harry Kerley/Bob Nash (11*)	Unknown
1916-17	Competition suspended	Competition suspended	Competition suspended	Competition suspended	Unknown
1918	3rd	Bob Nash/Bill Allen	Bob Nash/Charlie Mutch	Bill Eade (30*)	Unknown
1919	Premiers	Charlie Mutch	Charlie Mutch	Ern Utting (91)	Unknown
1920	Premiers	Charlie Mutch	Archie Thomson	Herbie Taylor (24*)	Unknown
1921	R/U	Ernie Lumsden	Archie Thomson	Ern Utting (24*)	Unknown
1922	Premiers	Hugh Thomas	Charlie Mutch	George Clayden (12*)	Unknown
1923	3rd	Hugh Thomas	A. Smith	George Clayden (36)	Unknown
1924	7th	Hugh Thomas	Wally Haysom	Cliff Monohan (23*)	Unknown
1925	Premiers	Hugh Thomas	Charlie Mutch	Albert Collier (23*)	Unknown
1926	5th	Hugh Thomas	Jack Jobson	Tommy Bird (16*)	Unknown
1927	4th	Hugh Thomas	Jack Jobson	Bill Fitzgerald (10*)	Unknown
1928	4th	Hugh Thomas	Tommy Bird	Bill Fitzgerald (26*)	Unknown
1929	7th	Hugh Thomas	Jack Jobson	TBA	Bob Ross
1930	3rd	Hugh Thomas	Jack Jobson	Fred Froude (38*)	Unknown
1931	3rd	Hugh Thomas	Bob Muir	D. Peterson (15*)	Unknown
1932	7th	Hugh Thomas	Ernie Wilson/Lindsay Willison	D. Peterson (22*)	Reg Boyle
1933	4th	Hugh Thomas	Lindsay Willison	Phonse Kyne (23*)	Norm Le Brun
1934	7th	Hugh Thomas	Frank Murphy/Ted Baker	Lou Riley/Jim Toone (18*)	Leo Morgan
1935	3rd	Hugh Thomas	Ted Baker	Ron Todd (41*)	Unknown
1936	3rd	Hugh Thomas	Bill Fitzgerald	Des Fothergill (43*)	Des Fothergill
1937	R/U	Hugh Thomas	Bill Fitzgerald	Lou Riley (30*)	Bill Fitzgerald
1938	3rd	Hugh Thomas	Bill Fitzgerald	Stan Dawson (40*)	Bill Fitzgerald

collingwood districts football club – Collingwood Forever

Reserves Players – the complete list

Collingwood Districts Honour Roll 1906-38