Dunolly Football Club (Vic)

Guernseys & Nicknames :
~1958 - When Dunolly were in the Maryborough District FL sometime around or before 1958, their colours were listed as being blue and gold stripes.
1980s - Dunolly's team wore a sort of conglomeration of purple, red and perhaps white, can't remember for sure. They were referred to as the Eagles.
2003 - Dunolly were known as the Eagles.

Timeline :
1873 :
Bealiba played Dunolly in a 'friendly match', on a Friday afternoon, August 8.
Dunolly played Maryborough a couple of times, with the first result being a draw, and the return match being won 1 to 0 by Maryborough. These matches may have been a part of a season of the North-West Division, thought they are a bit earlier for that league.

1895 - Unnamed league : A Dunolly team (combined by merger with Goldsborough), won the premiership.
1896 - Unnamed league : Dunolly were probably still participating.
1897 - Unnamed league : Dunolly were probably still participating.

1904 (Loddon Valley FL) :
Dunolly were in a league that had remarkable similarities to the Loddon Valley FL.
Bealiba played Goldsborough and Dunolly more often than they played the other teams, due to a quirk of the draw.

1909 - ? FL : Dunolly were premiers.
1919-23 - Maryborough DFL : Dunolly participated.
1924 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Moolort 10.11.71 defeated Dunolly 6.12.48.
1926-29 - Maryborough DFL : Dunolly participated.
1930 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Dunolly 11.8.74 defeated Clunes 6.8.44.
1932 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Dunolly 15.7.97 defeated Bealiba 10.13.73.
1933 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Bealiba v Dunolly (result unknown).
1934-35 - Maryborough FL : Dunolly participated.
1936-39 - Loddon Valley FL : Dunolly participated.
1940 - Maryborough DFL : Dunolly participated.
1945 - Maryborough DFL - Bealiba, playing at home, once beat Dunolly while Bealiba fielded only 14 players.
1946 - Maryborough DFL : Dunolly participated.

1947 (Maryborough DFL) :
Second last round - Bealiba easily defeated top spot team Dunolly.
Last round - Dunolly lost again in the last round to a very lowly placed team, which somehow caused Bealiba to miss out on making the four.

1948-55 - Maryborough DFL : Dunolly participated.
1956 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Maldon 15.12.102 defeated Dunolly 13.8.86.
1957 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Maldon 12.9.81 defeated Dunolly 10.5.65.
1958 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Dunolly 13.9.87 defeated Campbells Creek 10.6.66.
1959 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Dunolly 21.8.134 defeated Primrose 16.10.106.
1960 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Carisbrook 9.6.60 defeated Dunolly 8.7.55.
1961 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Dunolly 13.11.89 defeated Carisbrook 10.15.75.
1962 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Dunolly 14.11.95 defeated Talbot 3.4.22.
1963 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Dunolly 11.8.74 defeated Carisbrook 8.9.57.
1964 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Carisbrook 7.19.61 defeated Dunolly 5.11.41.
1965-68 - Maryborough DFL : Dunolly participated.
1969 - Maryborough DFL Grand Final : Dunolly 11.6.72 defeated Newstead 9.12.66.
1970-78 - Maryborough DFL : Dunolly participated.
1979 - Maryborough DFL : Dunolly's final season in this league.

1982 (Lexton FL) :
Dunolly commenced in the Lexton FL.
First Semi-Final - Natte-Bealiba 12.25.97 defeated Dunolly 8.11.59.

1983 (Lexton FL) :
Second Semi-Final - Lexton 19.14.128 defeated Dunolly 8.11.59.
Preliminary Final - Dunolly defeated Navarre.
Grand Final - Lexton 30.24.204 defeated Dunolly 11.14.80 @ Moonambel.

1984-86 - Lexton FL : Dunolly participated.
1987 - Lexton FL : During one home and away match, Dunolly 3.4.22, copped a hiding from Natte-Bealiba 34.19.223.
1988-89 - Lexton FL : Dunolly participated.
1990 - Lexton FL First Semi-Final : Marnoo 15.16.106 defeated Dunolly 6.13.49 @ Navarre.
1991-93 - Lexton FL : Dunolly participated.
1994 - Lexton FL : Dunolly finished 5th.
1995 - Lexton FL : Dunolly finished 7th (last).
1996 - Lexton FL : Dunolly finished 6th.

1997 (Lexton FL) :
Dunolly were 4th after H&As ([Scores]).
First Semi Final - Dunolly defeated Natte-Bealiba.
Preliminary Final - Dunolly defeated Navarre.
Grand Final - Avoca 17.8.110 defeated Dunolly 14.10.94 @ Landsborough.

1998 - Lexton FL : Dunolly's final season.
1999 - Lexton Plains FL : Dunolly was a founding club.
2000 - Lexton Plains FL : Dunolly's final season in this league.
2001 - Loddon Valley FL : Dunolly commenced.
2002 - Loddon Valley FL : Dunolly participated.
2003 - Loddon Valley FL : Dunolly's final season in this league.
2004 - Maryborough-Castlemaine DFL : Dunolly rejoined.

Nearby, Like-Named or Otherwise Related Clubs & Leagues :
 - Dunolly 2nds FC (Vic).

Links :
 - Dunolly FC.