Fitzroy Community Club

For the club competing in the VAFA, see Fitzroy Football Club.
Fitzroy
Names
Full nameFitzroy Community Club Inc.
Nickname(s)Lions, Roys (informal)
Club songWe're the Roys
2022 (Div 6) season
After finals7th
Home-and-away season7th
Leading goalkickerJosh Rosenthal (38)
Best and fairestHeath Rusby
Club details
Founded1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Colours  blue   red   gold
CompetitionAdelaide Footy League
PresidentTalal Kayal
ChairmanDomenic Papalia
CoachWyatt MacKinnon
Captain(s)Cain Smith
Premierships(3): 1995, 2007, 2019
Ground(s)Sam Johnson Sportsground, Renown Park
Uniforms
Home
Away

The Fitzroy Community Club Inc. is a sports club based in the western suburbs of Adelaide, consisting of Australian rules football, cricket, netball and darts teams. It was formed in 1987 as a merger between the former Renown Park Football Club, St Dominic's Football Club and St Peter's Y.C.W. Football Club.[1] The club's Australian rules football team has participated in the South Australian Amateur Football League since being formed.

A-Grade Premierships

Merger history

Fitzroy Football Club was formed in 1987 from a merger of Renown Park, St Dominic's and St Peters YCW.[1]

Renown Park

The "Renown Park Football Club" was formed in 1983 as a merger of the Brompton Football Club and the Albert Sports Football Club.[4] The club had three different home grounds over its four season history, Renown Park Oval (1983), Challa Gardens Primary School (1984) and finally Sam Johnson Sports Ground (1985–86)[5] until it merged with the St Dominic's and St Peters YCW clubs to form Fitzroy.[1]

A-Grade Premierships

Albert Sports

The Albert Sports Football Club was formed as the Albert Druids Football Club and participated in the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association from 1939 until it shifted to the West Torrens District Football Association 1947. When that competition folded at the end of the 1961 season, Albert Druids shifted to the Sturt District Football Association, which became the Adelaide Metropolitan Football League (AMFL) the following year. The AMFL folded at the end of the 1967 season and Albert Druids transferred to the North Adelaide District Football Association (NADFA), which merged into the Norwood-North Football Association (NNFA) the following season. When the NNFA folded at the end of the 1977 season, Albert Druids moved to the Adelaide Suburban Football League which folded at the end of that season. In 1979 Albert Druids was renamed Albert Sports and joined the Glenelg-South Adelaide Football Association where they participated for three seasons before shifting to the South Australian Amateur Football League in 1982,[6] playing one season before merging with Brompton to form Renown Park.[4][7]

A-Grade Premierships

Brompton

The Brompton Football Club was formed in 1925 and joined the West Torrens District Football Association. Initially they only lasted one season before going into recess and returning in 1927 in the YMCA Football Association for one season and then the Independent Football Association for two seasons before going into recess again in 1930. The club was relaunched again in 1945 in the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association and in 1947 returned to the West Torrens District Football Association. When that competition folded at the end of the 1961 season, Brompton shifted to the Sturt District Football Association, which became the Adelaide Metropolitan Football League (AMFL) the following year. In 1967, Brompton joined the East Torrens Football Association (ETFA) and continued when that league merged into the Norwood-North Football Association (NNFA) in 1969. When the NNFA folded at the end of the 1977 season, Brompton moved to the Adelaide Suburban Football League which folded at the end of that season. Brompton then joined the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) in 1979.[9] In 1981 Brompton were disaffiliated from the SAAFL due to dissatisfaction with its management and facilities,[10] and joined the Glenelg-South Adelaide Football Association as a result where they participated for two seasons before merging with Albert Sports in 1983 to form Renown Park.[11]

A-Grade Premierships

St Dominic's

The St Dominic's Football Club was established as the North Adelaide Y.C.W. Football Club, based at Blackfriars Priory School and participated in the North Adelaide District Football Association (NADFA). In 1962 they were renamed St Dominic's and the following season joined the South Australian Amateur Football League.[13] In 1967 they shifted home ground full-time to Park 2, now commonly known as St Dominic's Oval.[14] In 1987 it merged with the Renown Park and St Peters YCW clubs to form Fitzroy.[1]

A-Grade Premierships

St Peter's Y.C.W.

St Peter's Y.C.W. Football Club were based at St Paul's College and participated in the Sunday YCW Football Association from 1959 to 1977. In 1978, St Peter's Y.C.W. joined the South Australian Amateur Football League,[15] and relocated to Devitt Oval the following year, where it remained until it merged with Renown Park and St Dominic's in 1987 to form Fitzroy.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1987". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ^ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1995". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ^ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 2007". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1983". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Renown Park Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. ^ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1982". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Albert Druids Football Club / Albert Sports Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. ^ "City Minor Football". The Mail (Adelaide). 25 September 1954. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  9. ^ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1979". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  10. ^ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1981". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Brompton Football Club / Brompton Methodist Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  12. ^ "World of Sport". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 27 September 1949. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  13. ^ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1963". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Northern YCW Football Club / Saint Dominics Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  15. ^ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1978". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 21 July 2016.