Southern Metropolitan Football League

The Southern Metropolitan Football League (SMFL) was an Australian rules football competition based in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia until it folded at the end of the 1986 season. It first formed in 1912 as the Sturt Football Association,[1][2] and during its history was also known as the Mid-Southern Football Association (1920-1930),[3] Glenelg District Football Association (1931–1949),[4] Glenelg-South-West District Football Association (1950–1966)[5] and Glenelg-South Adelaide Football Association (1967–1983),[6] before finally being named Southern Metropolitan Football League (1984–1986).[7]

The association first affiliated with the South Australian Football League in 1921.[8] In 1927, the association made a special request to the SAFL for financial assistance.[9]

Collapse

The remaining clubs at the end of the 1986 season were distributed in 1987 as follows:
Joined SAFA – Brighton, Mitchell Park [10]
Joined Hills Football League – Blackwood [11]
Joined Southern Football League - Marion,[12] Morphettville Park,[13] Plympton [14]
Joined Central District Football Association – Ovingham [15]
Merged and joined SAAFL - Camden (merged with Greek FC) [16][17]

Member Clubs

Clubs in Bold indicate teams playing in the final season (1986)

ClubYears participatingOther names
Adelaide Lutheran1980-84 [18]
Albert Sports1979-81 [19]
ANZ Bank1960-80 [20]
Bank of Adelaide1971-76 [21]
Black Forest1919-1927, 1931-33 [22]
Blackwood1912-15, 1919–41, 1944–48, 1953-86
Bridgewater1915
Brighton1912-13, 1919–41, 1946–57,[23] 1969-86 [24]Brighton and Seacliff (1938–56)
Brompton1981-82
Brunswick1952-53
Camden1927-86 [25]Novar Gardens (1927–31)
Clarendon1925, 1929, 1948
College Park1950-51
Colonel Light Gardens1944-45, 1976-85 [26][27]
Edwardstown1920, 1925–33, 1936-54Edwardstown B participated 1935
Flagstaff Hill1978-84Brighton Tigers (1978)
Glandore1958-84 [18]
Glenelg Imperial1912-15, 1923–30, 1942-46
Glenelg Junior1933-34, 1936
Glenelg Rovers1931-32
Glenelg Sailing Club1928-29B-Grade only
Glenelg United1929
Glenelg YMCA1946
Goodwood1915, 1925–30,[28] 1979-84 [18][29]
Happy Valley1924,[30] 1964-79
Immanuel Old Scholars1978-79 [31]
Kelvinator1950, 1953-67 [32]
Lockleys1960-85 [27]
Marion1912-15, 1920–41, 1946-86Sturt (1920–41, 1946–56)
Mitcham1912-15, 1922–24, 1976-84 [18][26]
Mitcham Park1915
Mitchell Park1969-85
Morphettville Park1959-86
Mortlock Park1927-30
North Brighton-Somerton1950-51 [33]
Norwood Union1979-82 [34]
Ovingham1986
Plympton1921-27, 1937-86
Port Noarlunga1935-36
Public Service1948
Reynella1920-27, 1930-47
Richmond and Keswick United1928-30
Salesian1980-84 [18][31]
Seacliff1931-35
Semaphore Seasiders1915
South Adelaide Ramblers1950-57South Adelaide C (1953–55)
St. Leonards1930-53
St. Leonards Colts1935-38
St. Peters1929
South Road Estate1929B-Grade only
Sturt-Brighton1942-45
Sturt Centrals1916
Sturt College Of Advanced Education1981
Sturt Imperial1915
Sturt Ramblers1912-15
Torrens College Of Advanced Education1975-78
Torrensville United1962-78
Underdale United1927 [35]
West Suburban1930
Wingfield Royals1979-81 [19]
Woodville South1962-78 [29]Kilkenny United (1962–70)

Premierships

Sturt Football Association
YearA-Grade
1912Mitcham Undefeated [36]
1913Sturt Ramblers
1914Mitcham [36]
1915Sturt Ramblers
1916Sturt Centrals
1917In recess (World War I)
1918In recess (World War I)
1919Brighton

Mid-Southern Football Association
YearA-GradeB-Grade
1920Brighton
1921Sturt [12]
1922Mitcham [36]
1923Brighton [37]
1924Brighton [38]Brighton B [38]
1925Brighton [39]Goodwood B
1926Sturt [12]Goodwood B
1927Mortlock Park [40]Mortlock Park B [41]
1928Goodwood [42]Richmond and Keswick United
1929Mortlock Park [43]
1930Goodwood [3][28]Glenelg Juniors

Glenelg District Football Association
YearA-GradeB-Grade
1931Sturt [12]
1932EdwardstownEdwardstown B
1933Black Forest [44]St. Leonards B [45]
1934St. Leonards Undefeated [46]
1935St. LeonardsSt. Leonards Colts [47]
1936BrightonReynella [48]
1937Camden [49]
1938Blackwood [11][50]
1939Edwardstown [51]
1940Edwardstown [51][52]
1941Edwardstown [51]
1942Edwardstown [51]
1943Edwardstown [51]
1944Sturt-Brighton [12]
1945Sturt-Brighton [12][53]
1946Edwardstown [54][55]
1947Brighton and Seacliff [56]
1948Edwardstown [57]
1949EdwardstownPlympton B [58]

Glenelg-South-West District Football Association
YearA1A2A3
1950Plympton [59]Kelvinator [60]
1951Sturt [12][61]College Park [61]
1952Edwardstown [62]Edwardstown [63]
1953Blackwood [11][64]
1954Blackwood [11][65]
1955Blackwood [11]
1956Plympton
1957BrightonMarion [12]
1958Marion [12]
1959Camden [49]
1960Edwardstown
1961Glandore
1962Edwardstown
1963GlandoreMorphettville Park [13]
1964Plympton
1965GlandoreLockleys [5]
1966EdwardstownKilkenny United [66]Morphettville Park [13]

Glenelg-South Adelaide Football Association
YearA1A2A3A4A5
1967PlymptonMarion Undefeated
1968Glenelg Tigers
1969Blackwood [11]Morphettville Park [13]Edwardstown
1970BrightonMitchell ParkHappy ValleyEdwardstown
1971ANZ BankANZ BankPlympton Edwardstown
1972Camden [49]Camden [49]Morphettville Park [13]Edwardstown
1973EdwardstownANZ BankBank of NSWBrighton Morphettville Park [13]
1974Camden [49]Lockleys [6]Happy ValleyCamden [49]Edwardstown
1975Camden [49]EdwardstownEdwardstown
1976Camden [49]BlackwoodWoodville South Undefeated [66]Morphettville Park [13]
1977EdwardstownMitchamMorphettville Park [13]
1978BrightonLockleys [6]
1979Plympton
1980Blackwood [11]Mitchell Park Undefeated Morphettville Park [13]
1981PlymptonMorphettville Park [13]
1982BrightonLockleys [6]
1983BrightonColonel Light Gardens [67]Morphettville Park [13]

Southern Metropolitan Football League
YearA1A2A3
1984Mitchell ParkMitcham [36]Mitchell Park
1985PlymptonMitchell ParkMitchell Park
1986Brighton [13]Colonel Light Gardens

H.S. Rugless Medallists

The H.S. Rugless Medal was awarded to the player adjudged the Fairest and Most Brilliant in the competition. During the Sturt Football Association years (1912–19) it was known as the Thomas Medal.

Thomas Medal
  • 1912
  • 1913
  • 1914 – Jack Rowlands (Blackwood) [11]
  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • 1918
  • 1919

H.S. Rugless Medal (A1)

J.C. Morrow Medal (A2)

In 1936 the Morrow Medal was established for the fairest and most brilliant player in the then B-Grade competition.[81]

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