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]
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| Full name | McLaren Flat Football Club |
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| Nickname | Eagles |
| Sport | Australian Rules Football |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Folded | 1997 |
| League | Southern Football League |
| Home ground | McLaren Flat Oval, McLaren Flat |
| Colours | Blue, Gold |
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
edit- 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
editSturt champions Paul Bagshaw and Tony Burgan were both recruited from McLaren Flat.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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.