Royal Park Football Club

Royal Park Football Club was an Australian rules football founded on the 25 March 1880.[1][2]

On 4 April 1882 the South Australian Football Association held a meeting after inviting additional clubs to join the competition. Only one application was received, from the Royal Park Football Club, and the competition agreed to include them in the competition for the upcoming season with 19 votes for to 4 votes against.[3]

Royal Park only played five matches (two forfeits) in 1882 before folding, with their remaining five matches forfeited, and the majority of their best players joining South Park thereafter.[4]

References
  1. "GENERAL NEWS". The Express and Telegraph. XVII (4, 861). South Australia. 25 March 1880. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION.). Retrieved 8 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Australian Football - royal park (original) Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  3. "FOOTBALL". Adelaide Observer. XXXIX (2114). South Australia. 8 April 1882. p. 19. Retrieved 8 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "THE FOOTBALL SEASON OF 1882". South Australian Register. XLVII (11, 190). South Australia. 25 September 1882. p. 1 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGISTER.). Retrieved 8 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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