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List of Collingwood presidents
[a]
[1]
No.
Name
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Occupation / Notes
Premierships
Ref(s).
1
William Beazley
1892
1912
20 years, 123 days
Politician; involved with precursor club, Britannia Football Club .
3 (
1902 ,
1903 ,
1910 )
[2]
[3]
2
Alfred Cross
1913
1 year
[b]
Tailor; former Collingwood vice-president.
—
[4]
[5]
3
Jim Sharp
1914
1924
10 years, 209 days
Former
VFL player; former Collingwood vice-president.
2 (
1917 ,
1919 )
[6]
[7]
[8]
4
Harry Curtis
1925
1950
25 years, 112 days
Accountant; former VFL player.
6 (
1927 ,
1928 ,
1929 ,
1930 ,
1935 ,
1936 )
[9]
[10]
—
Gordon Carlyon
24 May – 28 June 1950
[c]
35 days
—
[11]
5
Sydney Coventry Sr.
1950
1963
12 years, 246 days
Former VFL player; former Collingwood vice-president.
2 (
1953 ,
1958 )
[12]
[13]
6
Tom Sherrin
1963
1974
11 years, 214 days
Manufacturer; former Collingwood vice-president.
—
[14]
[15]
7
Ern Clarke
1974
1976
1 year, 213 days
Businessman
—
[16]
8
John Hickey
1976
1982
6 years, 153 days
RAAF pilot; former Collingwood vice-president.
—
[17]
9
Ranald Macdonald
1982
1986
3 years, 208 days
Journalist; lecturer
—
[18]
10
Allan McAlister
1986
1995
9 years, 157 days
Businessman; former Collingwood treasurer
1 (
1990 )
[19]
11
Kevin Rose
1995
1998
2 years, 253 days
Businessman; former VFL player, coach
—
[20]
[21]
12
Eddie McGuire
1998
2021
22 years, 103 days
Commentator ; journalist; businessman.
1 (
2010 )
[22]
[23]
—
Peter Murphy
Mark Korda
10 February – 21 April 2021
[d]
70 days
Collingwood vice-president(s).
—
[24]
[25]
13
Mark Korda
21 April – 16 December 2021
239 days
Businessman; former Collingwood vice-president.
[e]
—
[26]
[27]
[28]
14
Jeff Browne
2021
Incumbent
2 years, 232 days
Lawyer
1 (
2023 )
[29]
^ Unless displayed, the list does not include possible period(s) of time in which the role of president was vacant, administered by a committee or had a de facto acting President .
^ Specific dates are unknown, however, Cross is alleged to have resigned during the
1913 season .
^ Following the resignation of the Collingwood Football Social Club Committee, Mr. Carlyon, as secretary, was acting secretary-manager until the conclusion of the elections of the president, vice-president, treasurer, and committee members.
^ Following McGuire's decision to stand down, Peter Murphy and Mark Korda, Co-Vice presidents, were appointed Co-Presidents until a successor could be decided.
^ Mark Korda also holds the role of director.
^ Gastin, Sam (4 August 2015).
"Our twelve Presidents" . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
^
"The Presidents: William Beazley" . forever.collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^ "Football: The Collingwood Club".
The Sportsman . 1 March 1892. p. 6.
^ Roberts, Michael.
"The Presidents: Alfred Cross" . forever.collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^ "Collingwood – A Swarm of Recruits".
The Herald . 18 April 1913. p. 3.
^ Roberts, Michael.
"The Presidents: Jim Sharp" . forever.collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^ "Football Meetings".
The Argus . 28 February 1914. p. 21.
^ "Magpie President – Mr. J. Sharp's Retirement".
Sporting Globe . 10 September 1924. p. 13.
^ Roberts, Michael.
"The Presidents: Harry Curtis" . forever.collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^ "Collingwood Club". The Argus . 31 January 1925. p. 23.
^
Beames, Percy (24 May 1950). "Collingwood Dispute: Committee Resigns, Election on June 28".
The Age . p. 24.
^ Roberts, Michael.
"The Presidents: Syd Coventry" . forever.collingwoodfc.com.au . Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^ "No Surprise in Magpie Election". The Age . 29 June 1950. p. 14.
^
"The Presidents: Tom Sherrin" . forever.collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^ "The Floreat Club: Trouble Among the "Mighty Magpies" ".
The Bulletin . 9 March 1963. p. 14.
^
"The Presidents: Ern Clarke" . forever.collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^
"The Presidents: John Hickey" . forever.collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^ McFarlane, Glenn.
"The Presidents: Ranald Macdonald" . forever.collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^ McFarlane, Glenn.
"The Presidents: Allan McAlister" . forever.collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^ McFarlane, Glenn.
"The Presidents: Kevin Rose" . forever.collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^ "Rose New President".
The Canberra Times . 14 December 1995. p. 18.
^
"The Presidents: Eddie McGuire" . forever.collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^
"Eddie McGuire stands down as Collingwood president in wake of racism report" .
ABC News . 9 February 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^
"Collingwood Board confirms interim co-presidents" . collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^ Thomas-Wilson, Simeon (12 February 2021).
"AFL 2021: Mark Korda or Peter Murphy to replace Eddie McGuire at Collingwood" .
The Australian . Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^
"Korda appointed Collingwood's 13th president" . collingwoodfc.com.au . Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^ Niall, Jake (21 April 2021).
"Mark Korda appointed Pies president, greeted with fan unrest" . The Age . Retrieved 23 April 2021 .
^
"Mark Korda departs as Collingwood president, Jeff Browne to step in" . ABC News . 7 October 2021.
^
"Jeff Browne elected 14th president" .
Collingwood .
Telstra . 17 December 2021.