South Park Football Club (SAFA)

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South Park Football Club
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Full nameSouth Park Football Club
Club details
Founded10 April 1877 [1]
Dissolved18 March 1885
Colours  Light Blue   White.
Competition South Australian Football Association

The South Park Football Club was a foundation club of the South Australian Football Association (later renamed the SANFL) which competed in the inaugural 1877 SAFA season. [2] and played its home games on the Adelaide South Parklands.

The Football Club was formed following a meeting called by the Secretary of South Park Cricket Club at the Prince Albert Hotel, Wright Street, Adelaide on Tuesday 10 April 1877. [1]

South Park's Captain for the 1877 season was Mr. J. H. Sinclair. [3]

Team members for the 1879 season included John Creswell (Secretary), Aldam Murr Pettinger (Captain), Morton Beach Ive (Vice-Captain), E. Cotching, A. Clarke, F. Dobbs, E.B. Colton, A.H. Dick, C. Hall, James Thornhill Darwent, G.E. Durant, John James Palmer, R. Binney, Jack Hall, J.V. Smith, D. Harrold, William James Dishley, C. Godfrey, Harry Ewer, Fred Stacey, A. Wilson, Joseph Robert George Adams, William Rousenvell and F. Taylor. They had a total of 104 members. Part of their uniform included a striped hat and tall lace up boots. [4]

1880 Season - Patron Mr James Hamilton Parr, [5] President Superintendent Peterswald, Messrs. W. B. Rounsevell, M.P., [6] W.K.Simms, M.P. and W. Sketheway, vice-presidents. [7]

The club played a game against the Victorian Football Association (VFA) Champions Geelong Football Club in the 1884 Season, losing 2 goals 6 behinds to 7 goals 12 behinds.

At the end of the 1884 season which had seen it finish fourth (out of five) and with just one win and one draw from 12 games equal with North Adelaide (1877-1884) formerly known as Victorian, South Park only avoided the wooden spoon by the number of goals scored. The club forfeited its final two games of the season, against Port Adelaide and Norwood.

Following the Annual General Meeting held at Hamburg Hotel on Wednesday 18 March 1885 in which the last minutes were read and confirmed and the balance sheet reported showing a small deficit a motion was passed to resign from the SAFA and disband. It was reported that great regret was expressed by members present, a vote of thanks in recognition of the efforts for the officers was taken and it was decided by those present to give their support for the newly amalgamated "Adelaiders". [8]

The new senior Adelaide Club, formed from the best players from South Park, North Adelaide Junior and North Park (these two junior clubs having merged) [9] after finishing wooden spooners in 1885, won the 1886 premiership.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Advertising - the South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) - 9 Apr 1877". South Australian Advertiser. 9 April 1877.
  2. ↑ "Australian Football - South Park Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Football". South Australian Register. 3 October 1877.
  4. ↑ "South Park Football Club".
  5. ↑ "James Hamilton Parr".
  6. ↑ "South Australian Celebrities : W.B. Rounsevell".
  7. ↑ "Football". South Australian Advertiser. 26 April 1880.
  8. ↑ "Football". South Australian Advertiser. 20 March 1885.
  9. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208347077
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