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Collingwood Juniors Football Club

Soon after Collingwood started its own senior football club in 1892, attention turned to finding

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

The Britannia Football Club in 1891.
Birth of the Magpies Pt3

by Michael Roberts The promoters of the Collingwood push were faced with a tough decision in the

Birth of the Magpies Pt2

by Michael Roberts Those behind the push to form the Collingwood Football Club had only a week

Birth of the Magpies Pt1

by Michael Roberts Friday 7th June, 1889, was a typically bleak Melbourne winter's day – windy,

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 Britannia Football Club in 1891.
Britannia Football Club

Britannia is considered to be something of a precursor to the Collingwood Football Club, for it was

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