Charlie Pannam (footballer, born 1874)
Charles Henry Pannam was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) between 1894 and 1896 then in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1897 and 1906. He then played for the Richmond Football Club in the VFA in 1907 then in the VFL in 1908. He was senior coach of Richmond in 1907 and 1912.
Pannam's grave at Melbourne General Cemetery
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. Founded in 1892 in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, the club played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) before joining seven other teams in 1896 to form the breakaway Victorian Football League (VFL), known today as the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally based at Victoria Park, Collingwood now plays home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and has its headquarters and training facilities at Olympic Park Oval and the AIA Centre.
The Collingwood team that won the VFA premiership in 1896
Jock McHale coached the club to four consecutive Grand Final victories
Nathan Buckley captained Collingwood between 1999 and 2007, and served as the club's senior coach from 2012 to 2021
Collingwood player Tom Nelson wrote the lyrics to "Good Old Collingwood Forever" in 1906.