The Northcote Park Football Club, nicknamed the Cougars, is an Australian rules football club, located 6 km north of Melbourne, in the suburb of Northcote, currently playing in the Northern Football League.
The club has been known as Northcote Park since 1952 and play their home matches at Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote. Northcote Park have won a total of 17 premierships (5 as Prince of Wales FC). Their premiership years include - 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001,2002,and 2012.
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