Website: www.merrigumfc.vcfl.com.au/

Colours: Royal blue, red and white

Emblem: Bulldogs

Senior Grade Premierships: Kyabram District Junior Football Association (KDJFA) - 1910 (1 total); KDFL -1949-50-1, 1953, 1957, 1986-7, 1990 (8 total)

McNamara Medallists: Peter Fry 1955; Ken Chapman 1970; Peter White 1987 (3 total)

Merrigum’s overall record since the war is excellent, but in recent seasons the club has struggled, with the seniors having failed to contest the finals since 1995.

Merrigum Football Club’s competitive history commenced prior to world war one in the Kyabram and District Junior Football Association. In both 1909 and 1910 the club contested the grand final, losing to Undera in the former year, and defeating Kyabram Imperials in the latter.

Between the wars Merrigum competed in various leagues and associations, but details of its achievements have proved difficult to uncover. The club really came into its own after the second world war when it competed in the Kyabram District Football Association, precursor of the present day Kyabram District Football League. The club won its first premiership in this competition in 1949, a success that was repeated in each of the ensuing two seasons. Merrigum continued to perform strongly throughout the remainder of the 1950s, adding further senior grade flags in 1953 and 1957. In retrospect, this can be viewed as the club’s halcyon era, although it came close to matching it during the period between 1986 and 1994 which spawned three premierships from four grand final appearances.

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