List of Collingwood Football Club presidents


There have been twelve presidents of the Collingwood Football Club. The first and founding president of Collingwood was former Collingwood Mayor and Victorian MP William Beazley. Beazley was president of Collingwood from the founding of the club in 1892 until 1911. The second president of Collingwood was Alfred Cross, who was only president for a brief period of time. Third was former Fitzroy and Collingwood player Jim Sharp, who was president for ten years. The fourth president of Collingwood was another former player, Harry Curtis. Curtis currently is the longest-serving president of Collingwood, having served as president for twenty-six years. Another former player of Collingwood, Syd Coventry was the fifth president for Collingwood, serving twelve years between 1950 and 1962.
Tom Sherrin was the sixth president of Collingwood, serving from 1963 to 1974. Ern Clarke, president for one year, was the seventh president. John Hickey, Ranald MacDonald and Allan MacAlister all served as president during 1977 through to 1995. Eleventh president and former player, Kevin Rose, was the second most recent president of Collingwood. The current, twelfth, and second-longest serving president of Collingwood, is radio and television presenter, commentator and journalist Eddie McGuire. McGuire has been president of Collingwood since 1998.
TimePresidentDurationOccupation / NotesPremierships
1892–1911William Beazley19 yearsPolitician3
1912Alfred Cross1 yearN/A0
1913–1923Jim Sharp10 yearsFormer VFL player 2
1924–1950Harry Curtis26 yearsFormer VFL player 6
1950–1962Sydney Coventry12 yearsFormer VFL Captain 2
1963–1974Tom Sherrin11 yearsN/A0
1975–1976Ern Clarke1 yearN/A0
1977–1981John Hickey4 yearsFormer VFL player 0
1982–1986Ranald MacDonald4 yearsN/A0
1986–1995Allan MacAlister9 yearsN/A1
1996–1998Kevin Rose2 yearsFormer VFL player 0
1998–presentEddie McGuireCommentator, media personality, journalist1