Allan McAlister looks on during the 1995 round 7 contest between Collingwood and Sydney.
The Presidents: Allan McAlister

By Glenn McFarlane: Allan McAlister made a pledge when he became Collingwood president during the

Ranald Macdonald
The Presidents: Ranald Macdonald

By Glenn McFarlane. Ranald Macdonald and the 'New Magpies' were swept into power in late 1982

John Hickey
The Presidents: John Hickey

By Glenn McFarlane: The appointment and sacking of Tom Hafey were almost the bookends to John

Ern Clarke
The Presidents: Ern Clarke

Businessman Ern Clarke's tenure as president lasted only 17 months, but it covered one of the most

Tom Sherrin
The Presidents: Tom Sherrin

No one from the Sherrin family ever played a senior game of football for Collingwood, but the

Syd Coventry
The Presidents: Syd Coventry

By Michael Roberts: It is difficult to imagine a more difficult set of circumstances for a football

Harry Curtis
The Presidents: Harry Curtis

By Michael Roberts: Even now it seems unfair that the man who holds the record as Collingwood's

Jim Sharp
The Presidents: Jim Sharp

By Michael Roberts. After the death of founding President William Beazley and the brief term of

Alfred Cross
The Presidents: Alfred Cross

By Michael Roberts: It might seem an odd thing to say, but Collingwood's shortest-serving

The Presidents: William Beazley

Collingwood's founding President was a man of compassion, vision and foresight. William Beazley's

Len Thompson won the 'Most Consistent Player' award a record five times.
Most Consistent Player

The award for Most Consistent Player began in the 1920s and 1930s, then died out until it

Les Smith won the inaugural award in 1951.
The awards: Under-19s Best and Fairest

The Collingwood Football Club first fielded a thirds team – the under-19s – in 1951,