Football clubs bearing the name Woodville were reported in newspapers as early as 1868 when a team of that name played a team called Port Suburban. The Express and telegraph of 2 June 1868, p. 2, reported that The manly game of football has come into vogue this season in the Port Adelaide district, Woodville being the chosen place where the different matches take place...The game creates great amusement, and the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages turn out in large numbers to witness the sport.

In fact a Woodville team competed in the first season of the South Australian Football Association (SAFA), the forerunner of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The Advertiser reported on the 25 June 1877, p. 7, ...a keenly contested match took place at Glanville between the above Clubs [Port Adelaide and Woodville]...Play was commenced about quarter-past 3 by the Port captain kicking-off towards the south goal against the wind, Woodvilles having won the toss...Time being called, the match resulted in a draw. It was their only season in the SAFA.

However these teams were not the forerunner of the Woodville Football Club that later joined the SANFL. That club began in 1938 and played in the Port and Suburban Football competition for two seasons before joining the South Australian Amateur Football League.

In 1959 Woodville, along with the Central District Football Club, was admitted to the SANFL B Grade competition and served a five year probationary period before entering the SANFL A grade competition in 1964. The Club's last SANFL game occurred on Saturday, September 8th 1990, against West Torrens, the club they were to merge with the following year.

During their SANFL history Woodville produced many fine players including their first league captain Bob Simunsen, state players Ray Huppatz, Craig McKellar, Ralph Sewer and John Roberts. The finest player to ever don the green and gold was 1972 Magarey Medallist and All-Australian Malcolm Blight who later, in 1978, won the Brownlow Medal for the best and fairest player in the Victorian Football League. He later coached the Adelaide Crows to two Australian Football League premierships in 1997 and 1998.

The Woodpeckers as they were known until the early 1980s when they changed their nickname to the Warriors, only played finals football in three seasons finishing fifth in 1979 under coach Barry Goodingham, third in 1986, and fifth in 1987 both under coach Malcolm Blight who had returned to the club from Victoria.

Football supporters are eager to show their loyalty to a particular club whether by wearing a badge to a match or displaying a sticker on their car window or school folder. Businesses, interested in using the popularity of football to promote their wares, produce these and many other colourful items.

Item 1 : Woodpeckers to win sticker which was given away with tins of Milo in 1965

Item 2 : Mobil sticker dating from 1965/66

Item 3 : Badge given away with a packet of Twisties in 1969

Item 4 : Mascot sticker, circa 1971

Item 5 : Caltex sticker from the early 1970s

Item 6 : Amscol sticker from 1973