The Wandsworth Demons are an Australian Rules Football club who play in the AFL London competition. They are a founding member of the league and have been based at Clapham Common in south London since 1990.
Clapham Common is a large triangular urban park in Clapham, south London. Originally common land for the parishes of Battersea and Clapham, it was converted to parkland under the terms of the Metropolitan Commons Act 1878. It is 220 acres of green space, with three ponds and a Victorian bandstand. It is overlooked by large Georgian and Victorian mansions and nearby Clapham Old Town.
The team was formed in 2007 due to playing numbers at the club warranting the extra capacity for players. The South London Demons were one of the founding members of the division, with third sides from the big clubs in London, the seconds of Wimbledon, and teams from further afield such as Bristol, Reading, and Nottingham. It has since been joined by South East London Giants, while Bristol and Nottingham have pulled out.
The South London Demons won the inaugural flag and has gone on to win another four. The team played wearing a St Kilda strip for several matches before changing to the Wandsworth Demons kit later in the season.
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