McLaren Flat Football Club

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]

McLaren Flat
Full nameMcLaren Flat Football Club
NicknameEagles
SportAustralian Rules Football
Founded1903
Folded1997
LeagueSouthern Football League
Home groundMcLaren Flat Oval, McLaren Flat
ColoursBlue, 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

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Significant Players

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Sturt champions Paul Bagshaw and Tony Burgan were both recruited from McLaren Flat.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Garvis, Sarah (30 March 2011). "Flats' Best Spans Generations". Southern Times Messenger. p. 16. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. ^ Mark, High (3 September 1923). "Nursery of City Football - Enthusiasm in Southern Association". The Register (Adelaide). Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ^ Jane Whitford (8 June 2011). "Home Grounds Yield Top Crop". Southern Times Messenger. p. 16. Retrieved 13 May 2013.