Buchan Football Club (Vic)

Guernseys & Nicknames :
1948-50 - Buchan wore a white vee on a ?-coloured guernsey.
2002 - Buchan's football club are known as the Cavemen.

Timeline :
1890s - Scratch matches were played between Buchan & Gelantipy.
1900s - Scratch matches were played between Buchan, Orbost, Ensay and Bruthen.
1909 - Buchan FC existed.
<--WW1 - Lake Tyers and Buchan sometimes played matches.
1920s - Buchan & Gelantipy had a combined team.
1923-31 - East Gippsland FL : Buchan (or Buchan-Gelantipy) participated.
1932 - East Gippsland FL Grand Final : Newmeralla 6.12.48 defeated Buchan 4.13.37.
1933-35 - East Gippsland FL : Buchan (or Buchan-Gelantipy) participated.
1938 - East Gippsland FL : Buchan participated.
WW2 - Buchan FC was in recess.
1947 - East Gippsland FL : Buchan participated.
1948-50 - East Gippsland FL : Buchan participated.

1951 (Orbost DFL) :
Buchan commenced in the Orbost DFL.
Grand Final - Buchan 5.17.47 defeated Orbost 2nds 3.9.27.

1952 - Snowy Valley FL Grand Final : Buchan 11.10.76 defeated Nowa Nowa 7.9.51.
1953-54 - Snowy Valley FL : Buchan participated.
1955 - Snowy Valley FL Grand Final : Newmeralla 10.21.81 defeated Buchan 8.6.54.
1956-57 - Snowy Valley FL : Buchan participated.
1958 - Snowy Valley FL Grand Final : Newmeralla defeated Buchan.

1959 (Snowy Valley FL) :
Grand Final - Buchan 12.12.84 defeated Marlo 1.10.16.
This was Buchan's final season in this league.

1960 - Buchan entered recess.
1964 - Gippsland FL Buchan reformed and commenced, winning very few matches.
1965-68 - Gippsland FL Buchan won very few matches.
1969 - Gippsland FL : Buchan's final season, winning very few matches.
1970 - Buchan entered recess.
1978 - Omeo DFL : Buchan reformed.
1979 - Omeo DFL : Buchan participated.
1980 - Omeo DFL Grand Final : Swifts Creek 18.14.122 defeated Buchan 10.10.70.
1981-82 - Omeo DFL : Buchan participated.
1983 - Omeo DFL Grand Final : Buchan defeated Benambra.
1984 - Omeo DFL Grand Final : Bruthen defeated Buchan.
1985-86 - Omeo DFL : Buchan participated.
1987 - Omeo DFL Grand Final : Buchan 20.14.134 defeated Bruthen 18.16.124.
1988-89 - Omeo DFL : Buchan participated.
1990 - Omeo DFL Grand Final : Benambra 25.17.167 defeated Buchan 8.2.50.
1991-97 - Omeo DFL : Buchan participated.
1998 - Omeo DFL Grand Final : Buchan 19.8.122 defeated Benambra 11.3.69.
1999-2000 - Omeo DFL : Buchan participated.
2001 - Omeo DFL Grand Final : Swifts Creek 16.12.108 defeated Buchan 10.12.72.
2002-03 - Omeo DFL : Buchan participated.
2004 - Omeo DFL Grand Final : Buchan 14.10.94 defeated Omeo 9.15.69.