West Torrens District Football Association

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The West Torrens District Football Association (WTDFA) was an Australian rules football competition based in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia that initially ran from 1921 to 1926, folded, and then reformed for another 15 years from 1947. [1] The association was first established following a meeting on 8 February 1921 involving the Kilkenny United, West Suburban, Croydon, Torrensides, Woodville and Underdale clubs along with the West Torrens Football Committee where it was decided to form an association. [2]

Contents

First era (1921–1926)

Member clubs

ClubYears participatingOther names
Brompton1925–26Brompton Juniors (1925)
Brompton United1921
Croydon Juniors1923
Croydon Union1921–26 [2]
Ethelton 1925
Henley and Grange 1924–26 [3]
Henley Juniors1925
Kilkenny United 1921–23 [2]
Lockleys 1924–26
St. Saviour1921–24
Torrens Central1925
Torrenside1921–26 [2]
Torrensville United1924–25
Underdale United1921–26 [2]
West Suburban1921 [2]
West Torrens Centrals1922–25
Woodville Catholics1922–25
Woodville United1921–22 [2]

Premierships

YearA-Grade
1921 Kilkenny United [4]
1922Underdale United [5] [6]
1923Underdale United [7] [8]
1924Croydon Union [9] [10]
1925Croydon Union [11]
1926Underdale United [12]

Second era (1947–1961)

Member clubs

ClubYears participatingOther names
Albert Druids 1947–61
Brompton 1947–60
Brooklyn Park1950
Davies Coop1948–49
Don Bosco1949–50
Ethelton 1952–56 [13]
Flinders Park 1947–49
Grange 1947–53
Henley Beach 1947–52 [1] [14]
Hindmarsh1948–50
Kilkenny United 1947-52; 1957-60
Lockleys 1951–59
North Croydon1948–52
Rosatala1952–53
Seaton Ramblers 1958–60
Torrensville United1947–60
Woodville B1949–51 [15]
Woodville North1948–49

Premierships

YearBlue DivisionGold Division
1947 Flinders Park (undefeated) [16] [1] [17] Torrensville United [18]
1948 Flinders Park [16] [19] [17] Grange [19] [20]
1949Hindmarsh [21] Brompton [22]
1950 Henley Beach (undefeated) [23] [24] Woodville B [25]
1951 Henley Beach (undefeated) [26] [27] Lockleys [28]
1952 Henley Beach [29] [30]
1953 Lockleys [31]
1954 Albert Druids [32]
1955Torrensville
1956Hindmarsh
1957 Brompton
1958 Albert Druids
1959 Brompton
1960 Brompton
1961 Albert Druids

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