FOOTBALLERS VFA (Australian Rules) Pre-1897

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GEELONG COLLEGE FOOTBALLERS VFA (Australian Rules) Pre-1897 for the period 1860 to 1896

See Also Football (Sport)
See Also Footballers VFL/AFL (Australian Rules) Post-1897
Preliminary List.

Please note that this is not the final list.
Assistance with identifying the pre-1897 and post-1897 lists have come from many individuals, and especially Mark Pennings and Col Hutchinson.
 First Names                  Surname                      GC Attendance       Football Clubs

John Dalrymple                Adams        (1845- ? )      OGC 1863-           Geelong, 1864-66?
Robert Hopkins                Adams        (1850-1937)     OGC 1863-1867       Geelong, 1866-67.
William Anderson              Adams        (1846-1930)     OGC 1863-           Geelong, 1864-67.
McKay John 'Mac'              Armstrong    (1869-1913)     OGC                 Geelong, 1889, 1891-95.
John                          Baker        (1863-1946)     OGC 1878-           Geelong, 1889-92; Carlton, 1882-88
William Maxwell               Bell         (1873-1951)     OGC 1888-1891       Geelong, 1891, 1893.
John Clark                    Bowden       (1844-1924)     OGC                 Geelong, 1862-65, 1867-69, 1871-72.
Alexander                     Boyd         (1866-1941)     OGC 1880-1884       Geelong, 1885-89, 1891-92.
James Hill                    Boyd         (1864-1930)     OGC 1874-           Geelong, 1880, 1882-83.
William                       Boyd         (1860-1926)     OGC 1872-1878       Geelong, 1877-78.
Frederick Samuel              Brockwell    (1871-1945)     OGC 1887-           Geelong, 1894-96.
Thomas                        Calder       (1859-1915)     OGC 1872-           Geelong, 1886-87;   Essendon, 1887.
? Edmund                      Carfrae      (1857-1936)     OGC 1871-           Geelong, 1874.
John Fraser                   Carmichael   (1853-1915)     OGC 1870-           Geelong, 1872.
William McQuarrie             Carmichael   (1851-1889)     OGC 1871-           Geelong, 1869, 1871-72.
Angus Henry                   Clarke       (1866-1957)     OGC 1880-           Geelong, 1881-82.
George Samuel                 Connor       (1875-1953)     OGC 1875-           Geelong, 1893-95.
Donald                        Craig        ( ? - ? )       OGC 1862            Geelong, 1862-63.
John Auchterlonie             Creelman     (1854-1918)     OGC 1873-           Geelong, 1873-74.
Richard Hole                  Cullen       (1854-1920)     OGC 1865            Geelong, 1871-75.
Robert Isaac                  Cullen       (1852-1941)     OGC 1864-1870       Geelong, 1868.
John Annand                   Cumming      (1851-1901)     OGC 1861-1868       Geelong, 1868-69.
Walter J.                     Curle        (1857-1921)     OGC 1866            Geelong, 1873-74.
John                          Curnow       (1849-1882)     OGC 1863-1865       Geelong, 1866-69, 1872.
James Otto                    D’Helin      (1875-1953)     OGC 1889-1892       Geelong, 1896.
Alfred Ernest                 Dear         (1878-1906)     OGC 1895-           Geelong, 1896.
John Hamilton                 Dennis       (1855-1941)     OGC 1867-1869       Geelong, 1873-74.
Samuel Broadbent              Dickenson    (1849-1907)     OGC 1868-1869       Geelong, 1867-69, 1871-74, 1977.
John                          Dougharty    (1855-1900)     OGC 1873-           Geelong, 1873-74.
? Charles Ware                Dowling      (1843-1889)     ?                   Geelong, 1863-65.
John Ware 'Jack'              Dowling      (1857-1934)     OGC 1874-           Geelong, 1874-75.
Joseph                        Dowling      (1848-1910)     OGC 1863-1864       Geelong, 1868-69.
Peter Burke                   Dwyer (jun.) (1855- ? )      OGC 1868-1872       Geelong, 1874-78.
John Henry                    Edols        (1865-1940)     OGC 1881-           Geelong, 1882.
Thomas                        Fender       (1855-1924)     OGC 1867-1871       Geelong, 1871, 1874.
Frederick Charles Stackpoole  Furnell      (1867-1941)     OGC 1882-           Geelong, 1884-86; 1889;   Essendon, 1890-91.
John                          Garbutt      (1846-1910)     OGC 1861-1861       Geelong, 1868-69.
Alexander                     Gibb         (1859-1947)     OGC 1871-1872       Geelong, 1876.
John Beaumont                 Giblin       (1846-1925)     OGC 1864-1865       Geelong, 1867.
Arthur                        Greenwood    (1848-1928)     OGC 1861-1866       Geelong, 1865-66, 1868;   South Yarra.
Robert McLaren                Gullan       (1873-1944)     OGC 1885-           Geelong, 1891;   Carlton, 1893.
William Clark                 Guthrie      (1854-1888)     OGC 1862-1864       Geelong, 1871.
Thomas Culbertson             Hope         (1849-1913)     OGC 1862-1864       Geelong, 1865, 1869, 1874.
? Richard Shinnock            Houston      (1863-1921)     ?                   Geelong, 1891-94;   North Melb/Hotham, 1882-87
Robert                        Inglis       (1850-1931)     OGC 1864-           Geelong, 1868-69.
Alfred John                   Jarrett      (1868-1933)     OGC 1884-1887       Geelong, 1887.
August Daniel 'Gus'           Kearney      (1870-1907)     OGC 1881-           Geelong, 1890;   Essendon, 1892-96.
Michael Joseph                Kearney      (1869-1945)     OGC 1881-1900       Geelong, 1889-90, 1892;   Essendon, 1893.
Benjamin                      Knott        ( ? - ? )       OGC 1863-1864       Geelong, 1865.
Arthur                        Landon       (1852-1930)     OGC 1866-           Geelong, 1868-69.
Edward                        Landon       (1853-?)        OGC 1867-1869       Geelong, 1868-69.
Harrop                        Landon       (1856-1920)     OGC 1867-1869       Geelong, 1872.
Philip James                  Le Neveu     (1855-1929)     OGC 1871-           Geelong, 1874-76; Melbourne.
Samuel                        Leon         (1848-1933)     OGC 1863-1864       Geelong, 1868.
Arthur W.                     Longden      (1861-1941)     OGC 1871-           Melbourne, 1878-80.
Edward Wrixon                 Longden      (1856- ? )      OGC 1869-1871       Geelong, 1873-74;   Melbourne, 1877-82.
Walter Campbell               Longden      (1858-1920)     OGC 1869-1871       Geelong, 1874.
Frank James                   Macoboy      (1853-1935)     OGC 1867-1870       Geelong, 1869.
Walter Alexander              MacPherson   (1864-1926      OGC 1880-           Geelong, 1881-83.
Arthur Norman                 McArthur     (1869-1950)     OGC 1881-1886       Geelong, 1873-74.
Peter Campbell                McArthur     (1865-1953)     OGC 1877-           Geelong, 1882.
William Gilbert Stewart       McArthur     (1861-1935)     OGC 1873-1979       Geelong, 1879;   Essendon, 1880-81
Charles John                  McCormick    (1860-1892)     OGC 1871            Geelong, 1878.
James (Jim)                   McIntosh     (1876-?)        OGC 1890-           Geelong, 1893
James                         McLaughlin   (1856-1925)     OGC 1870-1872       Geelong, 1873-74.
Charles                       McLean       (1852-1944)     OGC 1873-           Geelong, 1875.
Hugh                          McLean       (1864-1915      OGC 1879-1883       Geelong, 1882-89; 1892;   Melbourne,1890.
John H.                       McRae        (1877-1972)     OGC 1891            Geelong, 1896.
Robert Augustus               Meek         (1869-1934)     OGC 1885-1888       Geelong, 1888-90.
Thomas William                Mitchell     (1855-1973)     OGC 1871-1873       Geelong, 1874.
Henry                         Montgomery                   OGC 1866-           Geelong, 1868; 1871.
Arthur Robertson              Morrison     (1868-19210                         Geelong, 1885-86; 1888-89; 1894;   University 
Charles Norman                Morrison     (1866-1909)     OGC 1876-1884       Geelong, 1883-84;   University
Donald Clive                  Morrison     (1873-1953)     OGC 1884-1890       Geelong, 1890.
Reginald Herbert              Morrison     (1863-1941)     OGC 1871-           Geelong, 1879-81.
Vincent                       O’Farrell    (1873- ? )      OGC                 Geelong, 1889-90; 1893-94.
William                       Oliver       (1853-1950)     OGC 1863-1864       Geelong, 1876, 1878;   Carlton
James                         Osborne      (1858-1918)     OGC 1874-           Geelong, 1874-75.
Charles Frederick             Palmer       (1862-1934)     OGC 1878-           Geelong, 1881-84.
William                       Parker       (1849-1928)     OGC 1862-           Geelong, 1865, 1867-69, 1871, ?1875.
Frederick Davis               Pearson      (1855-1906)     OGC 1872-           Geelong, 1873	
David Rowley                  Powell       (1857-1894)     OGC 1871            Geelong, 1873.
Nicholas John                 Raven        (1848-1924)     OGC 1865-1870       Geelong, 1867.
James Blastock                Rayner       (1850-1883)     OGC 1865-1868       Geelong, 1867-68.
George Frederick              Read         (1864-1942)     OGC 1884-           Geelong, 1884.
James Armstrong               Reid         (1856-1937)     OGC 1875-           Geelong, 1889-93;  South Melb, 1888.
Matthew Alexander             Reid         (1868-1917)     OGC 1880-           Geelong, 1885.
Peter MacPherson              Reid         (1864-1930)     OGC 1878            Geelong, 1883.
Robert Ezekiel                Reid         (1870-1944)     OGC 1880-           Geelong, 1887-91.
Walter Lorraine               Reid         (1866-1934)     OGC 1879-           Geelong, 1884-85.
William Hatrick               Reid         (1860-1952)     OGC 1875-           Geelong, 1879-80.
Charles Edward                Ritchie      (1863-1948)     OGC 1880-           Geelong, 1883.
Arthur Swanston               Robertson    (1861-1929)     OGC 1871-           Geelong, 1878-81;  Essendon, 1881, 1884.
? James                       Robertson    ( ? - ? )       ?                   Geelong, 1866-68.
Lewis                         Robertson    (1859- ? )      OGC 1871-           Geelong, 1878.
William                       Rock         (1865-1940)     OGC 1880-           Geelong, 1884-85.
James Duff                    Rose         (1855-1928)     OGC 1869-           Geelong, 1871.
Frank                         Rout         (1854-1903)     OGC 1871-           Geelong, 1873.
George Herbert                Rout         (1856-1879)     OGC 1871-           Geelong, 1873-74.
? George Alfred               Rylah        (1858-1937)     ?                   Geelong, 1876.
George James                  Sandford     (1872-1940)     OGC 1887-           Geelong, 1893, 1895; St Kilda 1901-2
? Albert                      Scott        ( ? - ? )       ?                   Geelong, 1864, 1867-68.
Robert Blackwood              Sibley       (1860-1900)     OGC 1874-1876       Geelong, 1877.
Andrew Murray                 Simson       (1866-1928)     OGC 1875-           Geelong, 1883-84.
James Murray                  Simson       (1852-1889)     OGC 1861-           Geelong, 1869, 1871, 1874-75.
John Willis                   Sommers      (1858-1895)     OGC 1872-           Geelong, 1877-80.
Edward Rogers                 Sparrow      (1847-1918)     OGC 1861-           Geelong, 1867-69, 1872-74.
? A.                          Stewart      ( ? - ? )       OGC 1861            Geelong, 1861.
? James                       Stewart      ( ? - ? )       ?                   Geelong, 1864-65.
David Edmund                  Stodart      (1846-1916)     OGC 1861-1864       Geelong, 1863-65, 1867.
Charles                       Strachan     ( ? - ? )       OGC 1861-           Geelong, 1864.
Hugh Murray                   Strachan     (1851-1933)     OGC 1861            Geelong, 1871-74.
Frederick Philip              Strickland   (1853-1942)     OGC 1865-1866       Geelong, 1868, 1871-73.
Archibald E.                  Thompson     (1875-1950)     OGC 1892-           Geelong, 1896.
Thomas William                Thomson      (1856-1933)     OGC 1873-           Geelong, 1873.
Alexander Boswell             Timms        (1872-1922)     OGC 1882            Geelong, 1889-92.
Harry Alexander               Timms        (1844-1935)     OGC 1861            Geelong, 1860-64.
? E.                          Tolmie       ( ? - ? )       ?                   Essendon, 1888.
Henry                         Upton        (1855-1936)     OGC 1869-1871       Geelong, 1872-78;   Melbourne
William Charles               Upton        (1853-1930)     OGC 1868-           Geelong, 1874.
George                        Ware         (1851-1925)     OGC 1864-1868       Geelong, 1867-69, 1871.
William                       Ware         (1852-1890)     OGC 1863-1869       Geelong, 1867-68.
Ernest William                Watt         (1854-1944)     OGC 1873-           Geelong, 1875-77.
Henry George                  Waugh        (1871-1911)     OGC 1878-           Geelong, 1889.
David McLaren                 Whitelaw     (1859-1938)     OGC 1871-           Geelong, 1879, 1881-83.
Thomas Napier                 Whyte        (1848-1904)     OGC 1863-1865       Geelong, 1867-71.
William                       Wilson       (1860- ? )      OGC 1874-           Geelong, 1878-83.

To be Added:

Charles Edward Hobson (1873-1924) OGC 1891-
Frank Reginald Longden (1862-1938) OGC 1871-1879
George Nugent Synnot (1848-1920)   OGC 1861-? Geelong 167-69;1871-73; 1875-77.
David John 'Dandy' Ryan (1869-?) OGC 1886-1887  Geelong 1889-1893 90 games.
Wheeler Sparrow (c1854-1908) OGC 1868-? Geelong 1873-1879, 1881.
George McWilliam (1878-1968) OGC 1889- Fitzroy
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GFC Forgotten Era Team:
Old Collegians, Mac 'Possum' Armstrong; 'Jack' Bowden; 'Jack' Baker; 'Alec' Boyd; 'Hughie' McLean; 'Teddy' Rankin; 
Jack 'Dandy' Ryan; Wheeler Sparrow; 'Billy' Wilson; George Synnot; and maybe ? Henry 'Tracker' Young 
were selected as Geelong Football Club Champions of the forgotten era, 1860-1896.