The Thurgoona Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Bulldogs'', is an

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and

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

club playing in the

Tallangatta & District Football League The Tallangatta and District Football League (TDFL) is an Australian rules football competition in north-east Victoria and the southern border area of Riverina region of the New South Wales. The clubs compete across four competitions, two of ...

. The club is based in

Thurgoona, New South Wales Thurgoona is an outer suburb of the regional city of Albury in southern New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is located in the City of Albury local government area. History Thurgoona Post Office opened on 1 January 1874, closing in 1961. ...

Thurgoona Football Club won their first premiership in the Albury District Football Association in 1900 defeating Black Range at Jindera Park, to win the Swain Trophy.

History

The first recorded match involving Thurgoona FC was in 1883 when they played Wodonga FC, at Wodonga in July, 1883. South Albury (established in 1945) who had been playing in the

since 1977 were struggling on and off the field tried to relocate and start afresh as Thurgoona but the move didn't eventuate forcing the club to fold in 1981. *Thurgoona F.C. **1988- NOW:

Games Played

*Won: 63: *Lost 295: *Drew 0:

Football Premierships

;Seniors *Albury District Football Association **1: - 1900 *

**2: – 2016, 2017

Finals

Thurgoona have made the finals on five occasions *1993 **Elimination Final: Lost to Holbrook. *1994 **Elimination Final: Lost to Mitta United. *2007 **Elimination Final: Won against Chiltern. **First Semi Final: Lost to Barnawatha. *2009 **Elimination Final: Lost to Yackandandah. *2010 **Qualifying Final: Won against Yackandandah. **2nd Semi Final: Lost to Beechworth. **Preliminary Final: Lost to Yackandandah.

Wooden Spoons

*Tallangatta & District Football League **9: 1989,1990,1992,1997,1998,2000,2002,2003,2005.

References

External links

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Gameday website
{{Tallangatta & District Football League Australian rules football clubs in New South Wales 1988 establishments in Australia Sport in Albury, New South Wales