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KEY FACTS

Known as
West Adelaide (Original)

Disbanded
Disbanded

West Adelaide (Original)

The original West Adelaide Football Club was admitted to the SAFA in 1887, along with Gawler. The arrival of the two newcomers brought the number of senior clubs in the Association to seven. However, West Adelaide struggled to compete, and after a dismal season which saw it finish last it either withdrew, or was expelled, from the competition. The club bore no relation to today’s West Adelaide Football Club, which gained entry to the SAFA in 1897 and has maintained continuous membership ever since.


 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.