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 |
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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 |