The Old Scotch Football Club, nicknamed the Cardinals, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell.[4] It affiliated with the Old Scotch Collegians Association and maintains a close relationship with Scotch College.[5]
| Old Scotch Football Club | |
|---|---|
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| Names | |
| Full name | Old Scotch Football Club |
| Former name(s) | Old Scotch Collegians Football Club (1921−2003) |
| Nickname(s) | VAFA: Cardinals VAFAW: Stars |
| 2024 season | |
| After finals | VAFA: 1st VAFAW: 1st |
| Home-and-away season | VAFA: 3rd VAFAW: 1st |
| Leading goalkicker | VAFA: Ryan Valentine (38)[1] VAFAW: Millie Fraser-Smith (28)[2] |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Colours | Red Gold Navy |
| Competition | VAFA: Premier VAFAW: Premier |
| President | Will Strange[3] |
| Coach | VAFA: Mark Gnatt VAFAW: Dean Anderson |
| Ground(s) | Camberwell Sports Ground |
| Other information | |
| Official website | oldscotchfc.com.a |
Old Scotch has competed in the top division of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) for 72 out of a possible 88 years, the most of any club.[6] The club has never competed lower than the Premier B division, and also held a 35-year continuous playing record in A Section/Premier Division until 2015.[7][8]
As of 2024, the club's men's and women's teams both compete in the Premier Division of the VAFA and the VAFA Women's (VAFAW) respectively.[9]
History
editIn 1894, the Scotch Collegians Football Club entered the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).[10][11] The club finished sixth in its inaugural season, and competed again in 1895, but disbanded prior to the start of the 1896 season.[12][13]
The present-day club was formed in 1921 as the Old Scotch Collegians Football Club, entering the MJFA (now known as the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association) the same year.[14] The club won back-to-back premierships in 1923 and 1924, were runners-up in 1925, then again went back-to-back in 1926 and 1927.[15]
Old Scotch went back-to-back with a B Section premiership in 1977 and an A Section premiership in 1978.[15] They moved their home ground from Yarra Park to Camberwell Sports Ground in 1992.[16] The club were runners-up to Old Xaverians in 1997 and 1998.[15][17]
The club changed its name from Old Scotch Collegians to "Old Scotch Football Club" in 2003.[10]
At the end of the 2015 season, Old Scotch was relegated after finishing ninth and entered B Section/Premier B for the first time since 1980.[18][19] They lost to Beaumaris in the 2016 preliminary final, but made the 2017 grand final and were promoted back to Premier Division in 2018.[20][21] The club also introduced its first women's team, the Old Scotch Stars, for the 2018 VAFA Women's season.[10][22]
In 2024, Old Scotch broke its 46-year men's senior premiership drought with an 18-point victory over Old Brighton in the Premier Division grand final.[23]
Club song
editThe club song is sung to the tune of "Jingle Bells".[3]
- Old Scotch, Old Scotch winners all the way
- We always play good football, on any sort of day...hey!
- Be it fine, be it wet, mud is everywhere
- Whenever there’s a game to win
- the Scotchies will be there!
References
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- ^ "William Buck Premier Women's 2024 Statistics". PlayHQ. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Our Club". Old Scotch Football Club. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Beitzel, Brad (27 August 2015). "VAFA: Collegians, Old Scotch and Old Xavs fight drop". The Age. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Old Scotch Football Club". Old Scotch Collegians Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Old Scotch Football Club". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Leonard, Andrew (5 December 2013). "SECTIONAL CHANGE". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Sholly, Michael (14 August 2015). "Editorial: Beware the relegation battle". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Atkinson, Lauren (25 September 2024). "Stars align for Old Scotch in Premiership glory". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "OSFC HISTORY". Old Scotch Football Club. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Flanagan, Brian (11 December 2012). "OLD TO NEW AND WINNING PREMIERSHIPS". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Metropolitan Junior Football Association". Trove. Sportsman. 2 October 1894. p. 6. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Fighting for the cardinal, gold and blue: a centenary history of the Old Scotch Football Club 1921-2020". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Old Scotch Football Club". Australian Sports Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Old Scotch Collegians Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Marshall, Jordan (30 August 2015). "Kew wins way to VAFA Division 1 grand final". Herald Sun. Progress Leader. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "William Buck Premier 2015". GameDay. VAFA Results Archive. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Old Scotch one win away from return to Premier". Herald Sun. Progress Leader. 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Armistead, Nick (10 December 2017). "Premier B belongs to Brighton". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "MIMI HILL – OLD SCOTCH STAR DRAFTED FOR THE BLUES". Old Scotch Football Club. 7 October 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Old Brighton Senior Mens v Old Scotch Senior Mens, 2024, GF". PlayHQ. 27 September 2024. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.