The Collingwood Football Club was formed in February 1892. Collingwood played its first game in the Victorian Football Association on 7 May 1892, against Carlton. In 1902, Collingwood won its first premiership against the Essendon Football Club.[1]
The Victorian Football League (VFL) formed in 1897. Collingwood was one of the original teams (along with Fitzroy, Melbourne, St Kilda, Carlton, Essendon, South Melbourne and Geelong). In the early years of the VFL, Collingwood was the most successful team; it won 11 premierships in the first 40 years. They won the most recent AFL premiership against Brisbane in 2023.
Club song
Good old Collingwood forever, They know how to play the game. Side by side, they stick together, To uphold the Magpies name. See, the barrackers are shouting, As all barrackers should. Oh, the premiership's a cakewalk, For the good old Collingwood.
