Author(s): Glenn McFarlane

Sport/Games

Farewell, Victoria Park.

For more than 100 years, this was the place Collingwood called home. Victoria Park, in working class, semi-industrial, inner-suburban Melbourne, was where the club played its first ever game way back in 1892. It's where legends were built and famous victories fashioned. Even now, it remains one of the most famous of all football grounds.

Victoria Park's special atmosphere came from its historic roots and the black and white army of fanatical and one-eyed supporters who filled the grandstands and terraces. As a venue it was worshipped by the faithful and feared by opponents; a visiting coach once said you had not made it in football until you had succeeded against Collingwood at Victoria Park.

This book commemorates 112 years of Victoria Park memories - tracing the ground's development and recalling the many magic moments and champions who graced the turf along the way.

This revised edition also includes photos and recollections from the emotional day late in 1999 when we said goodbye to the ground, the pre-Grand Final training sessions of 2002 and 2003, and finally the move to the Lexus Centre in 2004.