Ungarie Football Club

Ungarie
Names
Full name Ungarie Football Netball Club
Nickname(s) Magpies, Pies, Black & Whites
2013 season
Home-and-away season 7th out of 7 (2 wins, 10 losses)
Club details
Founded 1916
Colours      Black      White
Competition Northern Riverina Football League
Premierships 16 (1923,1935, 1950, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2001)
Ground(s) Ungarie Recreation Ground
Other information
Official website Ungarie FC Official Website

The Ungarie Football Netball Club (nicknamed The Magpies) is an Australian rules football and netball club that plays in the Northern Riverina Football Netball League (NRFNL). Formed in 1916, the Magpies are most famous for producing the Daniher brothers (Terry, Neale, Anthony and Chris) as well as Ben Fixter.

History

Formation and Early Years

The Ungarie Football Club was formed in 1916, forty-four years after the founding of Ungarie in 1872. The first two years of the Magpies' existence saw them play against Blow Clear in friendly social games in 1916 and 1917 after which the Ungarie-Girral Australian Rules Football Association was formed in 1918. Five years later, the Magpies won their only Ungarie-Girral Australian Rules Football Association premiership in 1923. One year later, the Ungarie-Girral Australian Rules Football Association amalgamated with the Lake Cargelligo Australian Rules Football Association to form the Northern Riverina Australian Rules Football Association (NRARFA).

20th Century

The Magpies enjoyed their first eighty-four years of existence, winning forty-one premierships across six grades of football and netball, with these being:

21st Century

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Magpies have continued to enjoy their existence, winning seventeen premierships across six grades of football and netball, with these being:

Club Honours

Football

Seniors

1923
1935, 1950, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2001
1982, 1984, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2003
1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2000
1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995

Under 16s/17s

1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2009
2008, 2011
1991,2009
2009

Under 13s/14s

1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2006, 2011

Under 12s

2002, 2009
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Netball

A-Grade

1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014
2011

B-Grade

1995, 2000

Under 13s/14s

1998

External links

Further reading