Scotch Old Collegians Football Club

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Scotch Old Collegians
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Full nameScotch Old Collegians Football Club
2021 season
After finalsDNQ
Home-and-away season9th
Leading goalkickerDaniel Cahill ( goals)
Best and fairestTim Champion
Club details
Founded1929;92 years ago (1929)
Colours  blue   gold
Competition South Australian Amateur
CoachMatthew Kluzek
Captain(s)to be announced
Ground(s)Prince of Wales Oval, Scotch College
Uniforms
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Home
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Official website scotchoc.com.au/football

The Scotch Old Collegians Football Club (SOCFC) is an Australian rules football club located in Torrens Park, South Australia, playing in the South Australian Amateur Football League. The club is one of the sports sections of Scotch College, Adelaide and was formed in 1929 and it is the fifth-oldest club in the SAAFL. [1]

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Scotch fields three teams, one each in Division 3, Division 3 Reserves and C3. SOCFC draws its players from old collegians of Scotch College and from the local community. All teams train at Scotch College with the A and B grade teams also playing home matches there.

Apart from men's and women's football, the College has also sports sections for cricket, netball, rowing, and soccer.

History

Scotch Old Collegians Football Club was formed in 1929. There have been around 225 different clubs that have participated in the South Australian Amateur Football League since its inception in 1911. Only Adelaide University (1911), Kenilworth (1914), Prince Alfred Old Collegians (1926) and St Peters Old Collegians (1928) have been in the SAAFL longer than Scotch OCFC.

Premierships

A Grade: 1959, 1989, 1997, 2018

B Grade: 1970, 1971, 1986, 1997

C Grade: 1980, 1983, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

D Grade: 1991, 1992

VFL/AFL players

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References

  1. "Scotch Old Collegians". SAAFL.