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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox australian football club
  | clubname  = Lancaster
  | image     = [[Image:Williamstown Seagulls Jumper.svg|140px|center]]
 | fullname  = Lancaster Football Netball Club
  | nicknames = Wombats
  | founded   =  1910
  | colours   = {{color box|Yellow}} Yellow {{color box|Blue}} Blue
  | league    = [[Kyabram & District Football League|Kyabram DFL]]  since 1932
  | premierships = 1912, 1919, 1932, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1992, 2001, 2011, 2022, 2023.
  | ground    = Lancaster Recreation Reserve
}}
'''Lancaster Football Club''' is an [[Australian Rules Football]] team based in Lancaster, North Eastern [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite news
 |last=Daffey 
 |first=Paul 
 |title=Never dull in Kyabrum 
 |publisher=australianrules.com.au 
 |date=18 April 2003 
 |url=http://www.australianrules.com.au/2003stories/lancaster.html 
 |accessdate=2008-02-21 
 |url-status=dead
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114051758/http://australianrules.com.au/2003stories/lancaster.html
 |archivedate=14 November 2007
}}</ref> 

The team is known as ''The Wombats''.

==History==
The club was established in 1910 and joined the Kyabram District Junior Football Association.<ref>{{cite web |title=1910 - KDJFA Draw |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/269570035 |publisher=Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic |access-date=29 February 2024 |page=3 |date=24 June 1910}}</ref> Lancaster then entered the [[Kyabram & District Football League]] in 1932.

==Honours==
===Football Premierships===
;Seniors
*Kyabram Junior Football Association (1910 - 19)
**1912<ref>{{cite web |title=1912 - LANCASTER PREMIERS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/270474318 |publisher=Kyabram Guardian (Vic) |access-date=27 February 2024 |page=3 |date=17 September 1912}}</ref>
**1919<ref>{{cite web |title=1919 - LANCASTER DEFEAT TONGALA |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/270681693 |publisher=Kyabram Guardian (Vic) |access-date=27 February 2024 |page=3 |date=7 October 1919}}</ref>
*[[Kyabram & District Football League]]
**1932<ref>{{cite web |title=1932 - LANCASTER ON TOP. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/270275681 |publisher=Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) |access-date=17 February 2024 |page=3 |date=20 September 1932}}</ref> 
**1980 - Lancaster: 12.10 - 82 d Avenel: 8.9 - 57<ref>{{cite web |title=1980 - Country Football Scores |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SOdUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4ZIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5168%2C3317158 |website=Google |publisher=The Age |access-date=29 February 2024 |page=25 |date=22 September 1980}}</ref>  
**1981 - Lancaster: 13.12 - 90 d Merrigum: 8.17 - 65<ref>{{cite web |title=1981 - Country Football Scores |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iC5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pJQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4774%2C3107933 |website=Google |publisher=The Age |access-date=29 February 2024 |page=27 |date=21 September 1981}}</ref> 
**1988 - Lancaster: 19.19 - 133 d Murchison: 13.15 - 93<ref>{{cite web |title=1988 - Country Football Scores |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M4hVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8ZYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3541%2C6077330 |website=Google |publisher=The Age |access-date=29 February 2024 |page=38 |date=19 September 1988}}</ref>
**1992, 2001, 2011, 2022, 2023

;Reserves
*[[Kyabram & District Football League]]
**1977, 1987, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2015*, 2022, 2023*
**1980 - Lancaster: 8.4 - 52 d Merrigum: 6.6 - 42
* - (* undefeated premiers)

===KDFL Senior Best & Fairest Winners===
*1952 Elden Wade<ref>{{cite web |title=1952 - McNamara Medal |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/270376869 |publisher=Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic) |access-date=23 February 2024 |page=12 |date=18 September 1952}}</ref>
*1956 F.Salmon (tied)
*1994 R.Demarte
*2001 A.Thomas
*2008 C.Eddy
*2009 P.Burnett
*2011 S.Thomson
*2021 T.Davies

===KDFL Reserves Best & Fairest Winner===
*2007 Roy Emini
*2008 Anthony 'Rusty' McDonell
*2009 Anthony 'Rusty' McDonell
*2015 Harley Honig
*2023 Dean Moore

===KDFL Leading Goal Kickers===
*1982 T. Coulstock 79
*1983 T. Coulstock 65

==Links==
*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/272423322/ 1954 - Lancaster FC team photo]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kyabram & District Football League}}

[[Category:Kyabram District Football Netball League clubs]]
[[Category:1910 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Australian rules football clubs established in 1910]]

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