Collingwood’s Forgotten ‘forties - by Mountains Magpie

The 1940s are quite often overlooked by Collingwood’s fans and with good reason. This was the only decade in which Collingwood failed to make the grand final.
In 1939, Collingwood finished runners-up for the third consecutive year after claiming back-to back premierships in 1935 and 1936. As our history has displayed, this sort of sustained success inevitably has it’s downside with a lean period for the club in the succeeding years. For example, it was nine years after the Hafey years before the Magpies contested another grand final.
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*NEW* Magpies Before McHale - by Mountains Magpie


The origins of our beloved Collingwood are shrouded in mystery but we do know the club was borne of the Britannia club. The Britannia club was in turn founded from Collingwood Juniors, a club founded in 1880. The residents of the suburb thought they should have a side in the VFA and Victoria Park was inspected to see if it met with the standards of the Association. Read More...


'Changing' history, and a plan for '05 - by 35forever

Collingwood's history is well known, and one which should neither be ignored nor dwelt on unduly.
As has been said, we all know about it, some better than others. But while it is a record we are determined to change, it is a record that has made Collingwood, and indeed us, its supporters, who we are today. Read More...

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Collingwood is a club of two distinct colours, two distinct halves. Black and white, success and despair. By 1937, it had won 11 premierships. In the 64 years since it could only add three more.

If football has a fairytale it is how a club that emerged from the swamp and shanties of an inner suburb 109 years ago transformed itself into a proud powerhouse of the game. It does not matter whether you support Collingwood or not, the facts show that the Pies have occupied a remarkable niche in football since we formally became a nation in 1901. More...