BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INGLEWOOD FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB
1873 – Social matches being played by the ‘Inglewood Cricket and Football Club’
1876 – Inglewood Football Club plays matches against Wedderburn and Serpentine.
- Home matches are played at Inglewood Cricket Ground in the Public Park (present day golf course)
– Club officially formed on June 1st at a meeting at the Empire State Hotel.
1877 – Inglewood is a founding member of the Victorian Football Association (now known as the VFL), predecessor of the AFL. The other foundation members are Albert Park, Ballarat, Barwon, Beechworth, Carlton, Castlemaine, Geelong, Hotham (Nth Melbourne), Melbourne, Rochester, and St Kilda.
- Inglewood hosts matches against Melbourne FC in 1877 and Carlton FC in 1879
- Club colours are Blue and Red
1893 – The club relocates to the Inglewood Recreation Reserve (‘Old Rec’, corner of Heales and Morrow Streets)
1895 – Dunolly Electorate competition held between Inglewood, Dunolly, Tarnagulla, Newbridge and Bealiba. Inglewood wins the premiership trophy donated by Mr Duggan, MP, after Dunolly fail to show up for the final.
1903 – Loddon Valley Football League formed, Inglewood premiers
1908 – Inglewood, Bridgewater, Wedderburn and Korong Vale form the Korong District Central Association, Inglewood premiers over Korong Vale.
1909 - Club colours changed to Blue and White (vertical stripes)
1910-1912 – Inglewood appears in 3 consecutive Grand Finals, winning in 1910 and 1912. The 1910 team includes Percy Martyn, who would have a decorated career with Richmond, St Kilda and Essendon, as well as several Tasmanian and Bendigo league teams.
1921 – Guernsey changed to Navy Blue.
1922 – Inglewood’s Val Marchesi commences VFL career with Geelong. He would later play for Essendon
1923-1930 – Inglewood plays in 6 of 8 grand finals, winning 5 premierships.
1935 – Inglewood signs former Geelong star Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves as coach. Greeves was the first winner of the Brownlow Medal in 1924.
1936 – Increasing cost of travel during the Depression results in a new competition being formed consisting of Inglewood Stars (light blue), Inglewood Rovers (yellow & black), Serpentine and Rheola, known as the Inglewood Football Association
1937 – Inglewood rejoins the Korong District Central Association.
1938 – Inglewood rejoins the Loddon Valley Football League
1946 – Inglewood premiers.
1947 – Guernsey changed to Royal Blue with White ‘V’.
1950 – Inglewood and Serpentine Basketball teams play twice as curtain-raisers to football.
1951 – Loddon Valley Basketball Association formed. Inglewood Premiers 1951 and 1952.
1951 – Club moves to the newly established Community Sports Centre (current ground)
1951-1958 – Inglewood plays in 7 of 8 Grand Finals, winning 5 Premierships
1955-56 – Basketball Team claim successive premierships being undefeated for two straight seasons.
1959 – Junior competition added to LVFL.
1963 – Junior Basketball competition formed (15 & Under, later becoming 17 & Under)
1970 – Name changed from basketball to netball, B Grade added to competition. Reserves competition added to LVFL.
1970-73 –Inglewood Juniors win 4 flags in a row under coach Graham Roberts
1971 – Inglewood Premiers and first Champion Team (undefeated) in Loddon Valley history.
1972 – C Grade added to basketball competition
1973 – Reserves premiers
1976– Guernsey changed to Navy Blue and White ‘IFC’ monogram, Reserves Premiers.
1977 – A Grade Premiers.
1981 – A Grade Premiers
1986 – After consecutive Grand Final losses, Inglewood defeats Bridgewater to win its most recent premiership
1987 – A Grade Premiers
1994 – Inglewood complete the trifecta of A, B & C Grade premierships.
2001 – Inglewood celebrates 125 years of football with reunions, Anniversary Dinner and naming of a Team of the Century.
2003 – Club record score of 57.23 (365) vs Dunolly 3.1 (19)
2005 – Football and Netball Clubs amalgamate to form Inglewood Football Netball Club
2007 – Seniors 51 game winless streak is broken with victory over Marong in Round 4.
2012 – C Reserve added to netball competition
2013 – Guernsey changed to Navy Blue with White ‘V’.
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PREMIERSHIPS (18)
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1895
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1930
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1903
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1946
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1908
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1951
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1910
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1953
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1912
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1954
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1923
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1956
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1924
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1958
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1926
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1971
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1927
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1986
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PREMIERSHIPS
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RESERVES
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UNDER 17s
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1973
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1970
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1976
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1971
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1972
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1973
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