The club won its only VFA premiership in its fifth and final year in the competition before switching to the newly formed VFL for the 1897 season.

It has since won a record 16 senior VFL/AFL premierships, a mark shared with both Carlton and Essendon. The Magpies have played in more Grand Finals (45) than any other team, appearing in the decider on an average of once every two and a half years.

The club has also won seven reserves flags, four in the under-19s and a VFLW Premiership in 2019. Plus it has won two Pre-Season/ Night Series Grand Finals, in 1979 and 2011, and two official VFL Lightning Premiership competitions in 1941 and 1951. 

VFL/AFL Premierships

1902: Revolution
Collingwood   1.2   3.2   5.5   9.6 (60)
Essendon   1.3   2.7   3.7   3.9 (27)

1903: Back to Back
Collingwood   2.3   3.4   3.6   4.7 (31)
Fitzroy   2.2   2.5   2.8   3.11   (29)

1910: Floreat Pica
Collingwood   4.3   5.3   8.5   9.7 (61)
Carlton   1.2   2.6   4.9   6.11 (47)

1917: Sacrifice and Success
Collingwood   2.6   3.8   6.14   9.20 (74)
Fitzroy 1.0   2.2   3.4   5.9 (39)

1919: Order Restored
Collingwood   1.5   5.5   8.8   11.12 (78)
Richmond 1.2   4.7   10.7   7.11 (53)

1927: The First of Four
Collingwood   0.1   2.6   2.9   2.13 (25)
Richmond 0.4   0.4   0.7   1.7 (13)

1928: Band of Brothers
Collingwood   2.4   7.8   9.11   13.18 (96)
Richmond 0.3   4.5   7.7   9.9 (63)

1929: The Machine
Collingwood   6.3   7.6   9.6   11.13 (79)
Richmond   2.0   3.3   5.5   7.8 (50)

1930: Mission Accomplished
Collingwood   3.2   3.7   11.13   14.16 (100)
Geelong   2.5   6.10   6.11   9.16 (70)

1935: Rebuilding the Machine
Collingwood   1.3   6.6   8.10   11.12 (78)
South Melbourne   3.6   4.8   6.10   7.16 (58)

1936: Validation
Collingwood   3.6   7.16   8.19   11.23 (89)
South Melbourne 3.4   5.7   8.12   10.18 (78)

1953: A very Collingwood Flag
Collingwood   2.4   5.6   10.10   11.11 (77)
Geelong   2.3   3.9   5.11   8.17 (65)

1958: Destiny
Collingwood   2.2   7.6   12.9   12.10 (82)
Melbourne   5.1   7.4   7.6   9.10 (64)

1990: Breaking the Drought
Collingwood   2.5   8.9   11.10   13.11 (89)
Essendon   2.2   3.5   5.6   5.11 (41)

2010: Side By Side
Collingwood   3.2   6.5   11.8   16.12 (108)
St Kilda   0.2   1.8   4.9   7.10 (52)

2023: Taking the Steps
Collingwood   4.4   9.9   10.15   12.18 (90)
Brisbane   3.0   9.3   11.5   13.8 (86)