South Park Football Club |
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| Title : | South Park Football Club |
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| Source : | B 10436 | ||
| Date of creation : | ca. 1879 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 159 mm x 119 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
South Park were one the clubs that competed in the South Australian Football Association's (SAFA) inaugural season of 1877. The others being South Adelaide, who were premiers, Victorian, Adelaide, Port Adelaide, Woodville, Kensington and Bankers. South Park was never to win a premiership and folded at the end of the 1884 season. The SAFA changed its name to the South Australian Football League in 1907 and later, in 1927, to the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). It is the oldest surviving major football competition in Australia. In the photograph number 8 is John Creswell, 14 is A.M. Pettinger and 19 is J.R.G. Adams. John Creswell was an important figure in South Australian sporting circles. He was secretary of the SAFA in 1879 and 1881 to 1885, and was secretary of the South Australian Cricket Association from 1883 to 1909, the year of his death. The Creswell Gardens on the south-eastern side of Adelaide Oval are named in his honour. |
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| Coverage year : | 1879 |
| Period : | 1852-1883 |
| Region : | Adelaide city,Adelaide metropolitan area |
| Further reading : | Whimpress, Bernard. The South Australian football story, West Lakes, S. Aust. : South Australian National Football League, 1983. |
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