The Marion Football Club is an Australian rules football club first formed in 1891 as the Sturt Football Club (no relation to the SANFL’s Sturt Football Club). In 1912, Sturt joined the Sturt Football Association, playing against the Blackwood, Mitcham, Brighton, Sturt Ramblers and Glenelg Imperials clubs.[1]
| Marion | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Marion Football Club | |
| Former name(s) | Sturt Football Club (until the 1950s) | |
| Nickname(s) | Rams | |
| Club song | We Are The Green & Gold | |
| 2021 season | ||
| After finals | DNQ | |
| Home-and-away season | 6th | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1891 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Adelaide Footy League | |
| President | Kylie Buckney | |
| Captain(s) | Steven Saunders | |
| Premierships | 8 (1921, 1926, 1931, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1967, 2000) | |
| Ground(s) | Sturt Oval | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | marionfc.com.au | |
In 1920, Sturt joined the Mid-Southern Football Association along with Blackwood and Brighton, winning the Premiership that season. The Mid-Southern Football Association became the Glenelg District Football Association in 1931, with Sturt once again winning the first premiership.
During the Second World War, Sturt combined with the Brighton and Seacliff club from 1942 to 1945, winning two premierships as a combined entity.[2]
In 1956, Sturt was renamed as "Marion Football Club" to avoid confusion with the SANFL team of the same name. Marion continued in the competition known as the Glenelg District Football Association, Glenelg-South-West District Football Association, Glenelg-South Adelaide Football Association and finally the Southern Metropolitan Football League until it folded at the end of the 1986 season.
In 1987, Marion joined the Southern Football League Division 1 competition. In 2018 Marion joined the SAAFL in Division 7.
Marion's Guernsey is predominantly green with a gold sash, like Richmond's Guernsey in the AFL. In 2018 the Rams wore a new Guernsey design.
Marion FC has produced one Australian Football League (AFL) player, Scott Welsh, formerly of the North Melbourne, Adelaide, and Western Bulldogs clubs.[3]
A-Grade Premierships
edit1920 Mid-Southern Football Association
1921 Mid-Southern Football Association
1926 Mid-Southern Football Association
1931 Glenelg District Football Association[4]
1944 Glenelg District Football Association (as Sturt-Brighton)
1945 Glenelg District Football Association (as Sturt-Brighton)[5]
1951 Glenelg-South-West District Football Association A1
1957 Glenelg-South-West District Football Association A2
1958 Glenelg-South-West District Football Association A1
1967 Glenelg-South-West District Football Association A2
2000 Southern Football League Division 1
2018 Adelaide Football League (SAAFL) Division 7
References
edit- ^ Stallard, Neil. "Blackwood Football Club – The Early Days, 1912-1986". Blackwood Football Club. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Our History". Marion Football Club. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "SFL to AFL". Southern Football League. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Glenelg District Association - A Grade - Grand Final". The Mail (Adelaide). 3 October 1931. p. 13. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Glenelg District - Grand Final". The Mail (Adelaide). 8 September 1945. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
