List of SANFL wooden spoons

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The wooden spoon is the imaginary and ironic "award" which is said to be won by the team finishing in last place in the South Australian National Football League. No physical wooden spoon award exists nor is such an award officially sanctioned by the SANFL.

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Competitions

South Australian Football Association (1877) was dissolved in May 1888 after the remaining three Clubs Norwood, Hotham (North Adelaide 1888) and Gawler applied and joined the South Australian United Football Association newly formed by Adelaide, Port Adelaide and South Adelaide who had all resigned from the South Australian Football Association.
South Australian United Football Association (1888) was renamed South Australian Football Association in 1889.
South Australian Football Association (1889) was renamed South Australian Football League in 1907.
South Australian Football League (1907) was renamed South Australian National Football League in 1927.

Criteria

The team which finishes with the worst record across the completed season is awarded the wooden spoon. This is determined by:

Wooden spoons by season

SeasonClubTotalWinsLossesDrawsPercentagePoints
1877 Bankers 10150N/A0
1878 Kensington 1093N/A3
1879 Kensington 2081N/A1
1880 Adelaide (I) 1182N/A4
1881 Adelaide (I) - Kensington 1050N/A0
1882 Royal Park 10100N/A0
1883 Victorian (SAFA)
(North Adelaide 1883-1884) 		12112N/A6
1884 Victorian (SAFA)
(North Adelaide 1883-1884) 		21101N/A3
1885 Adelaide (II)
(1885 - 1893 SAFA) 		14110N/A8
1886 Port Adelaide [1] 13111N/A7
1887 West Adelaide (1887) 11132N/A2
1888 Medindie (North Adelaide) 11160N/A2
1889 Medindie (North Adelaide) 20150N/A0
1890 Gawler 10122N/A2
1891 Adelaide (II)
(1885-1893 SAFA) 		20160N/A0
1892 Adelaide (II)
(1885-1893 SAFA) 		30151N/A1
1893 Adelaide (II)
(1885-1893 SAFA) 		41150N/A2
1894 North Adelaide [2] 31170N/A2
1895 Natives (West Torrens) 12140N/A4
1896 Port Adelaide [1] 24131N/A9
1897 West Adelaide [3] 1115120.77%3
1898 West Adelaide [3] 2014020.11%0
1899 North Adelaide [2] 4110135.59%3
1900 Port Adelaide [1] 3210040.3%4
1901 Sturt [4] 1512137.87%11
1902 Sturt [4] 2111026.43%2
1903 Sturt [4] 329135.44%5
1904 West Adelaide [4] 3111027.94%2
1905 West Adelaide [3] 4111028.61%2
1906 West Adelaide [3] 5012026.91%0
1907 Sturt [4] 439041.60%6
1908 Sturt [4] 5012032.99%0
1909 South Adelaide [5] 1012032.72%0
1910 South Adelaide [5] 2111035.37%2
1911 South Adelaide [5] 3111041.24%2
1912 North Adelaide [2] 539044.54%6
1913 Norwood [6] 1210044.20%4
1914 Norwood [6] 248045.46%8
1915 Norwood [6] 339040.34%6
1919 Norwood [6] 4111039.52%2
1920 West Adelaide [3] 629140.59%5
1921 Glenelg [7] 1014030.00%0
1922 Glenelg [7] 2014031.81%0
1923 Glenelg [7] 3014032.35%0
1924 Glenelg [7] 4014036.97%0
1925 Glenelg [7] 5212038.81%4
1926 South Adelaide [5] 4013140.26%1
1927 South Adelaide [5] 5215039.11%4
1928 South Adelaide [5] 6214144.67%5
1929 South Adelaide [5] 7314041.72%6
1930 West Torrens [8] 1314045.35%6
1931 West Adelaide [3] 7213041.82%4
1932 South Adelaide [5] 8214143.59%5
1933 West Adelaide [3] 8017043.37%0
1934 South Adelaide [5] 9413043.33%8
1935 Glenelg [7] 6116039.26%2
1936 West Adelaide [3] 9215034.99%4
1937 Glenelg [7] 7313141.82%7
1938 Glenelg [7] 8314041.87%6
1939 Glenelg [7] 9215043.64%4
1940 Glenelg [7] 10314041.07%6
1941 West Torrens [8] 2413042.14%8
1945 South Adelaide [5] 10314045.90%6
1946 Glenelg [7] 11116040.92%2
1947 South Adelaide [5] 11215039.93%4
1948 South Adelaide [5] 12017035.20%0
1949 Sturt [4] 6314040.78%6
1950 South Adelaide [5] 13017031.460
1951 South Adelaide [5] 14117036.63%2
1952 Sturt [4] 7314040.79%6
1953 South Adelaide [5] 15513038.75%10
1954 Glenelg [7] 12414044.90%8
1955 South Adelaide [5] 16215039.01%4
1956 Sturt [4] 8314140.44%7
1957 South Adelaide [5] 17216039.64%4
1958 Sturt [4] 9215142.33%5
1959 South Adelaide [5] 18315038.20%6
1960 Glenelg [7] 13216040.31%4
1961 Sturt [4] 10316042.70%6
1962 South Adelaide [5] 19316035.41%6
1963 South Adelaide [5] 20218041.28%4
1964 Central District [9] 1020031.10%0
1965 Woodville 1317042.05%6
1966 Glenelg [7] 14317039.30%6
1967 Woodville 2118139.60%3
1968 Norwood [6] 5316144.56%7
1969 South Adelaide [5] 21218038.23%4
1970 South Adelaide [5] 22317040.35%6
1971 Woodville 3615037.12%12
1972 West Adelaide [3] 10416144.35%9
1973 West Adelaide [3] 11317142.35%7
1974 West Adelaide [3] 12418040.53%8
1975 West Torrens [8] 3216041.84%4
1976 West Torrens [8] 4219040.12%4
1977 Central District [9] 2516142.00%11
1978 North Adelaide [2] 6517042.82%10
1979 West Adelaide [3] 13714148.30%15
1980 Woodville 4418040.60%8
1981 Woodville 5319036.53%6
1982 Woodville 6121037.47%2
1983 Woodville 7418039.51%8
1984 Woodville 8418043.29%8
1985 Woodville 9616046.35%12
1986 West Torrens [8] 5616041.61%12
1987 South Adelaide [5] 23517041.37%10
1988 South Adelaide [5] 24121032.31%2
1989 Sturt [4] 11418042.92%8
1990 Sturt [4] 12218037.20%4
1991 Sturt [4] 13319038.07%6
1992 Sturt [4] 14220037.16%4
1993 Sturt [4] 15416041.25%8
1994 Sturt [4] 16517042.04%10
1995 Sturt [4] 17022032.22%0
1996 Sturt [4] 18416038.78%8
1997 South Adelaide [5] 25414240.85%10
1998 Glenelg [7] 15416042.93%8
1999 North Adelaide [2] 7218038.17%4
2000 Glenelg [7] 16317039.81%6
2001 Glenelg [7] 17316139.09%7
2002 Glenelg [7] 18317038.53%6
2003 North Adelaide [2] 8117236.77%4
2004 Norwood [6] 6416041.82%8
2005 West Adelaide [3] 14317038.01%6
2006 West Adelaide [3] 15218039.25%4
2007 West Adelaide [3] 16317038.47%6
2008 West Adelaide [3] 17218039.17%4
2009 South Adelaide [5] 26218038.35%4
2010 South Adelaide 27217140.48%5
2011 Sturt [10] 19515044.45%10
2012 Sturt [10] 20614044.06%12
2013 Glenelg [11] [12] 19416041.13%8
2014 Glenelg 20414038.22%8
2015 North Adelaide [13] 9117033.91%2
2016 West Adelaide 18216034.78%4
2017 North Adelaide 10414043.97%8
2018 Adelaide (III)
(AFL Reserves) 		1117037.10%2
2019 West Adelaide 19216038.83%4
2020 West Adelaide 20211140.42%5
2021 West Adelaide 21216039.39%4
2022 West Adelaide 22315041.90%6
2023 West Adelaide 23413145.83%9
2024 Port Adelaide
(AFL Reserves) 		4414040.28%8

Wooden spoons by SANFL clubs

ClubTotal
Wooden
Spoons		First
Season		Years of Wooden Spoon
South Adelaide
27
1877 1909, 1910, 1911, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1987, 1988, 1997, 2009, 2010
West Adelaide
23
1897 1897, 1898, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1920, 1931, 1933, 1936, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Sturt
20
1901 1901, 1902, 1903, 1907, 1908, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2011, 2012
Glenelg
20
1921 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2014
North Adelaide
10
1888 1888, 1889, 1894, 1899, 1912, 1978, 1999, 2003, 2015, 2017
Woodville
9
19641965, 1967, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Norwood
6
18781913, 1914, 1915, 1919, 1968, 2004
West Torrens
5
18971930, 1941, 1975, 1976, 1986
Port Adelaide
4
1877 1886, 1896, 1900, 2024
Central District
2
1964 1964, 1977
Adelaide (III)
(AFL Reserves)
1
2014 2018
Woodville-West Torrens
0
1991N/A

Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the SANFL.
North Adelaide joined SAFA in 1888 as Medindie and renamed to its current name in 1893.
West Torrens and Woodville merged at the end of the 1990 season. The merged club has never collected a wooden spoon.
Adelaide AFL Crows reserves first competed in SANFL in 2014 season.

Wooden spoons by former SAFA clubs (1877-1896 pre Electoral Districts)

ClubTotal
Wooden
Spoons		First
Season		Number of
Seasons		Wooden
Spoons
Bankers
1
187711877
Kensington
2
187741878,1879
Adelaide (I)
1
187741880
South Park
0
18778N/A
Adelaide (I)-Kensington
1
188111881 *
Royal Park
1
188211882
Victorian
(North Adelaide (I) 1883-84)
2
187781883,1884
Adelaide (II)
(1885-1893)
4
188591885,1891,1892,1893
West Adelaide (1887)
1
188711887
Hotham
(North Adelaide (II) 1888)
0
18872N/A
Gawler
1
188741890
Natives (West Torrens)
1
189521895

Notes: Adelaide Football Club merged with Kensington for 1881 and resigned after 4 games (excluding 1 forfeit)
Victorian in 1883 and Hotham in 1888 both renamed to North Adelaide but have no connection with the current SANFL North Adelaide (which joined in 1888 as Medindie and also changed its name to North Adelaide in 1893)
Adelaide (1885-1893) was formed from the merger of the North Adelaide Junior (renamed Adelaide in 1884) [14] and North Parks both junior clubs from the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association. [15]
Natives (formerly Port Natives) after 2 seasons changed their name to West Torrens in 1897 with the introduction of Electoral District Football

Longest wooden spoon droughts

ClubTime periodYears
Port Adelaide 1901-2023123
North Adelaide 1913-197866
Norwood 1920-196849
Central District 1978-present47
Sturt 1909-194941
Norwood 1878-191336
West Adelaide 1937-197236
Norwood 1969-200436
Woodville-West Torrens 1991-present34
West Torrens 1942-197534
West Torrens 1897-193034
Glenelg 1967-199832
Sturt 1962-198928
West Adelaide 1980-200526

Active wooden spoon drought by Clubs

ClubLast wonYears since
Central District 197747
Woodville-West Torrens never33
Norwood 200420
South Adelaide 201014
Sturt 201212
Glenelg 201410
North Adelaide 20177
Adelaide
(AFL Crows Reserves) 		20186
West Adelaide 20231
Port Adelaide 20240

Consecutive Wooden Spoons

Eight clubs have finished last in 4 or more consecutive seasons.

ClubConsecutive
Wooden Spoons		Sequence of Seasons
Sturt 81989–1996
Woodville 61980–1985
Glenelg 51921–1925
West Adelaide 52019–2023
Norwood 41913–1915,1919
South Adelaide 41926–1929
Glenelg 41937–1940
West Adelaide 42005–2008

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