Club History

The milestone of 50 years of the North Clare FC was acknowledged and celebrated on Friday the 16th July 2010 at the Sports Complex and Saturday the 17th July with the local derby against South Clare at the Clare Oval and later that evening at the Clare Town Hall.

Even though we celebrated 50 yrs of North Clare FC, Aussie Rules footy has been played by the township of Clare for the past 137 yrs. The original Clare FC was formed in 1873 and played challenge matches against any willing and nearby towns up until 1910 when they joined the Mid North Association as Clare FC. They then started playing regular matches each weekend until the end of 1914.

North Clare FC and South Clare FC were created from 1915 until 1918 for 4 years and then again from 1920 until 1936 for 17 years, although the North Clare FC had a recess year during 1924. In 1926 the Stanley Flat FC amalmagated with the North Clare FC.

On both occasions North Clare FC and South Clare FC joined the Stanley Football Association.

They combined as the Clare FC in 1919 to re-join the Mid North Association for the single year.

During WWII, both clubs combined again in 1937 and again joined the Mid North Association as the Clare FC. This lasted until the end of 1959 (the last premiership year for the Clare FC!), when they again created North Clare FC and South Clare FC in 1960 and initially joined the Mid North Association and then later transferred to the North Eastern Football League in 1964 where they still remain today.

Whilst this latest reformation was the 3rd time that both clubs reformed into 2 separate clubs it certainly was the longest with the current 50 years likely to continue for some time yet.

All 3 Clare Football Club’s have performed admirably over the past 137 years with many premierships and grand final appearances equally shared by them all.

The Clare FC won 8 premierships and appeared in 15 grand finals for the 29 years it existed in the Mid North Association football from 1910 until 1959.

South Clare FC has won 15 premierships and appeared in 33 grand finals (1 replay) during the 71 years of the South Clare FC since 1915.

The North Clare FC has won 14 premierships and appeared in 27 grand finals (1 replay against South Clare in 1920) during the 70 years of North Clare FC since 1915.

Don HOUSTON
West Beach
A former North Clare footballer.

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