Railways Football Club


Railways Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Albany, Western Australia. The club has played in the Great Southern Football League since 1991. Prior to this they played in the Southern Districts Football League before it merged with the Central Great Southern Football League to form the GSFL.

The Club

The Railways Football Club, Albany have been around since the 1946. They have also been called the East Albany and the Albany Railways. They play in the Great Southern Football League alongside Albany Sharks, North Albany Kangas, Royals, Denmark Walpole Magpies and the Mt Barker Bulls.
Their guernseys are the same as Australian Football League club Richmond - black with a yellow strip going from the left shoulder to the right hip.

The Derby

Railways have a strong rivalry with Royals Football Club. Big crowds always turn up to watch the game.

History

The founders of the Albany Football Association decided to create wards for the towns new football competition. There were three wards, North, East and West. All matches were to be played at the Parade Street Oval. In 1897 football players from the East Ward formed a club called the East Albany Football Club.
For the next 40 years they played as East Albany until WWII suspended football in the town. In 1946 Railways football club was formed.
Railways have won five league premierships in 1961, 1985, 1986, 2012 and 2013.

Honours

Premierships since 1991 (Start of GSFL)

League: 2012, 2013
Reserves: 1993, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2018
Colts: 1991
Under 17s: 2013

Kleemann Medalists (Best in League)

1992 M.Thomson
1993 G.Hooper
1996 B.Prater
2005 B.Parker
2007 Scott Hillman
2015 Zane Marwick
2018 Joel Want
2019 Logan Stubber

Gillies Medalists (Best in Colts)

2010 Zane Marwick
2019 Henrick Alforque

Leading Goal Kickers for the League

1996 J.King 85 Goals
2000 S.Plaisted 81 Goals
2006 B.Parker 56 Goals
2007 B.Parker 63 Goals
2012 N.Eades ?? Goals
2018 K Gibbs 45 Goals

Charlie Puch Medal

2012 Jayden Scott
2018 Hayden Davies
2019 Jarrad Norton

Ground

Railways are based at Tigerland, an oval in Centennial Park, Western Australia which is adjacent to Centennial Oval, the home ground of their rivals Royals.