McLaren Flat Football Club
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| Full name | McLaren Flat Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Sport | Australian Rules Football |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Folded | 1997 |
| League | Southern Football League |
| Home ground | McLaren Flat Oval, McLaren Flat |
| Colours | Blue, Gold |
The McLaren Flat Football Club was an Australian rules football originally formed as the Hillside Football Club in 1903 playing in the Southern Football Association.[1] The Hillside club was named after "Hilside", a farm owned by Mr Fred Wilson of McLaren Vale, one President of the Southern Football Association.[2]
Hillside was renamed McLaren Flat in 1946 and remained in the Southern Football League until the end of the 1997 season, when they merged with the McLaren Vale Football Club and McLaren Districts Junior Football Club to form the McLaren Football Club.[1]
A-Grade Premierships
- Southern Football Association A-Grade (6)
- 1933, 1935, 1937 undefeated, 1939 undefeated, 1946, 1947
- Southern Football League Division 1 (2)
- 1966, 1976
- Southern Football League Division 2 (3)
- 1983, 1988, 1989
Significant Players
Sturt champions Paul Bagshaw and Tony Burgan were both recruited from McLaren Flat.[3]
References
- ^ a b Garvis, Sarah (30 March 2011). "Flats' Best Spans Generations". Southern Times Messenger. p. 16. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Mark, High (3 September 1923). "Nursery of City Football - Enthusiasm in Southern Association". The Register (Adelaide). Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Jane Whitford (8 June 2011). "Home Grounds Yield Top Crop". Southern Times Messenger. p. 16. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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Southern Football League (South Australia)
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- Happy Valley
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- Flinders University Stadium (Grand Final)
- Aldinga Oval
- John Bice Memorial Oval (Christies Beach)
- Cove Sports and Community Club
- Flagstaff Oval (Flagstaff Hill)
- A. A. Holly Reserve (Hackham)
- Happy Valley Sports Park
- Morphett Vale Memorial Oval
- Noarlunga Oval
- Morphett Vale Primary School Oval (OSB Lonsdale)
- Port Noarlunga Oval
- Reynella Oval
