Goodwood Saints Football Club

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Goodwood Saints
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Full nameGoodwood Saints Football Club
Club details
Founded1985;40 years ago (1985)
Colours  black   red   gold
Competition Adelaide Footy League
SANFL Juniors
SANFL Inclusive League
PresidentJordan Dodd
CoachBen Johnston
Captain(s)Oliver Johnson & Nick Favretto (2024)
Premierships11
D1 (1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2020)
D2 (1990)
D3 (1987)
Ground(s)Goodwood Oval, Millswood, South Australia
Uniforms
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Official website goodwoodsaints.com.au

Goodwood Saints Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide. Formed in 1985 (as a merger of the Goodwood Football Club and the St Raphael's Football Club) they compete in the Adelaide Footy League in Division 2 (Men) and Division 1 (Women).

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One of the most successful amateur football clubs in Australia, they dominated the Adelaide Footy League in the mid to late 2000s, winning five straight Division 1 grand finals from 2005 to 2009. They also hold the record for the longest time spent in top division of the league, 1991 - 2023, until their first relegation in August 2023. [1]

A Grade Premierships

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Men

Women

Merger history

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Goodwood Oval

Goodwood Saints Football Club was formed in 1985 as a merger of the Goodwood Football Club and the St Raphael's Football Club. [3]

Goodwood

The Goodwood Football Club was based at Goodwood Oval and competed in various suburban competitions over its history, most notably the South Australian Amateur Football League and the Glenelg-South Adelaide Football Association.

A-Grade Premierships

St Raphael's

The St Raphael's Football Club were an Adelaide Park Lands based club who regularly shifted between different competitions throughout much of their history.

A-Grade Premierships


Notable Past Players

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Men

References

  1. ↑ About the Club
  2. 1 2 Goodwood Saints FC - AustralianRulesFootball.com.au
  3. ↑ "Goodwood Football Club / Goodwood Rovers Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Junior Games – Mid-Southern Association". The Mail (Adelaide). 6 October 1928. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1931". South Australian Amateur Football League. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1947". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1967". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Minor Football - Sturt". The Mail (Adelaide). 8 September 1951. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1983". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1978". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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