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Magpies come to blows over first captain

by Michael Roberts You might think that the build-up to Collingwood's debut as a football club

Our First Election

By Michael Roberts Collingwood elections haven't always been pretty affairs. Indeed there have

7 May: A date with the Blues

By: Glenn McFarlane, Herald Sun journalist and Collingwood historian. On 7 May 1892, Collingwood

The suburb of Collingwood, from the Town Hall Tower - date unknown.
Feb 12, 1892: Oh what a night!

By Michael Roberts Collingwood has known some big nights throughout its history, but few have

The Presidents: William Beazley

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

The earliest known photograph of a Collingwood team, in 1895, as published in Collingwood at Victoria Park - Revised and Updated Edition (Roberts and McFarlane, 2005).
Vic Park 3: Football comes to Victoria Park

By: Michael Roberts Several cricket sides used the Victoria Park ground in the 1880s, most

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Archie Smith

In a club that is famous for its great forwards, Archie Smith is the champion forward that few

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Charlie Sime

A consistently brilliant winger who complemented the style of his fellow winger Pannam. He was a

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Bill Proudfoot

Of the 20 players who took to the field in Collingwood jumpers for the first time ever, on 7 May

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Harry Dowdall

In the mid-1890s, Collingwood possessed one of the game's first ever 'mosquito fleets'. Names like

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George Watt

By Michael Roberts: The man who captained Collingwood in its first ever game of senior football

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Ern Waldron

Ern Waldron was part of one of the most famous footballing families of Colonial times. One of