Adelaide Metropolitan Football League
The Adelaide Metropolitan Football League (AMFL) was an Australian rules football competition based mainly in the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Originally known as the Sturt District Football Association (SDFA),[1] the competition reformed after World War II, became the Adelaide Metropolitan Football League in 1963 and folded at the end of the 1967 season.[2]
Member Clubs
[edit]| Club | Known Years Participating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Colts | 1951-52 | Underage grades only |
| Albert Druids | 1962-67 | |
| Blackwood | 1949-52 [3] | |
| Brompton | 1962-63, 1965-66 | |
| Burnside | 1961-67 | |
| Colonel Light Gardens | 1946-53 | |
| Cudmore Park | 1953-54 | |
| Eastwood | 1946-53, 1964-67 | Eastwood Rechabites (1946–48) |
| Goodwood | 1947 | also Goodwood C (1946-50) |
| Hindmarsh CYMS | 1967 [2] | |
| Kelvinator | 1951, 1962-67 | |
| Kenilworth B | 1948-52 | |
| Lockleys Youth Club | 1951 | Underage grades only |
| Mitcham District | 1947-1967 [2][4] | |
| Mitcham Youth Movement | 1946 | |
| Myer | 1948-52 | Myer Emporium (1948) |
| North Adelaide Junior | 1951 | Underage grades only |
| Parkside Youth Movement | 1946-52 | |
| Parkview | 1947-51 | |
| Postal Institute | 1953-65 | |
| Royal Park | 1967 [2] | |
| St Raphael's | 1946-67 | |
| South Adelaide Ramblers | 1949, 1958-67 | |
| Sturt C | 1946-52 | |
| Sturt Park | 1953-54 | |
| University | 1953-54 |
Premierships
[edit]Sturt District Football Association
[edit]| Year | A Division | B Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Eastwood Rechabites [5] | |
| 1947 | Eastwood Rechabites [6] | |
| 1948 | Eastwood Rechabites [7] | Mitcham District B [7] |
| 1949 | Sturt C [8] | South Adelaide Ramblers [8] |
| 1950 | Blackwood[9] | Kenilworth B [9] |
| 1951 | Eastwood [10] | St Raphael's |
| 1952 | Blackwood[11] | Kenilworth[11] |
| 1953 | Sturt C | |
| 1954 | Mitcham District[4] | |
| 1955 | ||
| 1956 | Mitcham District[4] | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1958 | ||
| 1959 | Mitcham District[4] | |
| 1960 | Mitcham District[4] | |
| 1961 | ||
| 1962 |
Adelaide Metropolitan Football League
[edit]| Year | A Division | B Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | ||
| 1964 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| 1966 | ||
| 1967 | Hindmarsh C.Y.M.S[2] |
Medallists
[edit]H. S. Dunks Medal
[edit]- 1946 - Gerke, Harders, Thomas and May (Tie)[12]
- 1947 - William Maxwell May (Camden Park)
- 1948
- 1949
- 1950
- 1951 - Colin Hender (Blackwood)[3]
- 1952 - George Southby (Blackwood)[3][13]
- 1953 - George Southby (Blackwood)[3]
- 1954
- 1955
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1961
- 1962
- 1963
- 1964
- 1965
- 1966
- 1967
References
[edit]- ^ "New Football Boundaries - Opinions Divided on Proposal". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 15 February 1946. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History - 1968". South Australian Amateur Football League. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d Stallard, Neil. "Blackwood Football Club - The Early Days, 1912–1986". Blackwood Football Club. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Brief version of the History of The Mitcham Football Club". Mitcham Football Club. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Junior Football - Sturt District - Grand Final". The Mail (Adelaide). 31 August 1946. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Junior Football - Sturt District - Grand Final". The Mail (Adelaide). 27 September 1947. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Junior Football - Sturt District Association". The Mail (Adelaide). 11 September 1948. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Junior Football - Sturt". The Mail (Adelaide). 10 September 1949. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Junior Football - Sturt". The Mail (Adelaide). 9 September 1950. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Minor Football - Sturt". The Mail (Adelaide). 15 September 1951. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Minor Football - Sturt". The Mail (Adelaide). 13 September 1952. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Sturt District Grand Final". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 30 August 1946. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Captains Forecast Even Game". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 13 September 1952. Retrieved 21 November 2014.