Thomson Football Club

Thomson
Names
Full name	Thomson Football Club
Nickname(s)	Tigers
Club details
Colours	Purple Yellow
Competition	Geelong DFL since 1957
Premierships	1964, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2008.
Ground(s)	Godfrey Street oval

The Thomson Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Geelong DFL since 1957.^[1] They are based in the Geelong suburb of Thomson.

History

The Thomson Football Club was formed in 1953 by a group of local parents. The club would field a team in the local junior competition. Club meetings were held in the local Tate Street Primary School, the club would adopt the school colours of gold and purple for its jumper.^[2] First match games were played at Richmond Crescent, East Geelong. Part way through the 1956 season the club moved to the Godfrey Street oval. The club would develop the site by building change room is 1967 and then a social club complex in 1980.

In 1957 a senior team was admitted to the Geelong DFL. Initially in the Woolworth cup competition it moved to the more rural Jarman Cup division and stayed there before being promoted back to the Woolworths cup in 1963 and then winning the premiership in 1964. ^[2]

Premierships

1964, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2006, and 2008.

VFL/AFL players

References

External links

Official Geelong and District Football League Website

Book

Cat Country - History of Football In The Geelong Region - John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9577515-8-3

Clubs in the Geelong & District Football League

Anakie Bannockburn Bell Post Hill Belmont Corio East Geelong Geelong West Giants Inverleigh North Geelong Thomson Werribee Centrals Winchelsea

Australian rules football in Australia

National governing bodies	AFL Commission Australian Amateur Football Council Women's Football Australia

By state or territory	Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia (Goldfields)

Australian rules football in Victoria

Representative side	Victoria

Governing bodies	AFL Victoria (metropolitan) AFL Victoria Country (country)

Professional clubs	Carlton Collingwood Essendon Geelong Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Richmond St Kilda Western Bulldogs

Statewide leagues	Victorian Football League TAC Cup (under-18) List of Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Metropolitan leagues	Eastern Essendon District Northern Riddell District Southern VAFA Western Region

Regional leagues (major)	Ballarat Bellarine Bendigo Central Murray Geelong Gippsland Goulburn Valley Hampden Mornington Peninsula Nepean Murray North Central Ovens & Murray Sunraysia Wimmera Yarra Valley Mountain

Regional leagues (district)	Alberton Central Highlands Colac & District East Gippsland Ellinbank & District Geelong & District Golden Rivers Heathcote Horsham & District Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Kyabram & District Loddon Valley Maryborough Castlemaine Mid Gippsland Millewa Mininera North Gippsland Omeo & District Ovens & King Picola & District South East South West Tallangatta Upper Murray Warrnambool Western Border

Women's leagues	Victorian Women's Football League AFL Victoria Youth Girls Competition

Defunct leagues	Benalla (1946-2009) Federal (1909-1981) Lexton Plains (1999-2010) Mallee (1997-2015) Riviera (1986-2003) Tyrrell (1945-1978) List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

Principal venues	Melbourne Cricket Ground Docklands Stadium Princes Park Kardinia Park

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