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KEY FACTS

Official name
Norwood Football Club

Known as
Norwood

Nickname
Redlegs

Formed
1878

Colours
Navy blue and red

Associated clubs
Norwood Reserves; Norwood U18s; Norwood-North; Norwood WFC; Norwood U16s; Norwood U14s

Affiliation (Current)
South Australian National Football league (SANFL) 1878–2024

Home Ground
Norwood Oval

SANFL Premierships
1878-79-80-81-82-83, 1887-88-89, 1891, 1894, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1922-23, 1925, 1929, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1997, 2012-13-14, 2022 (31 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Australia 1888, 1907 (2 total); Stanley H. Lewis Memorial Trophy 1965, 1974, 1982, 1984-5-6-7, 1995-6-7-8, 2011-12 (13 total); NFL Series 1977 (1 total); SANFL Night/Knock-out/Pre-season Series 1956, 1958 (2 total); Living Health Cup (minor premiers) 1997

Most Games
336 - Garry McIntosh (1982-1998)

Most Goals
669 - Bruce Schultz (1933–41)

League Top Goalkickers
Bill Dedman (12) 1878 & (12) 1879; Joe Traynor (7) 1880; W.Duffy & Joe 'Curly' Pollock (both 7) 1881; Charles Woods (29) 1888, (55) 1891 & (46) 1892; Anthony Daly (88) 1893, (47) 1894, (46) 1895 & (32) 1899; Bill 'Darky' Miller (44) 1901 & (35) 1904; Richard 'Bruce' Townsend (22) 1909; Roy Bent (42) 1921, (53) 1924, (59) 1925 & (65) 1926; Thomas Hart (50) 1922; Bruce Schultz (100) 1941; Peter Dalwood (70) 1946; Max Mayo (78) 1953; Ian Brewer (96) 1965; Michael Coligan (81) 1972; Jim West (80) 1997 (25 total)

Magarey Medalists
Alby Green (1898), Charlie Perry (1915); Walter Scott (1921, 1924, 1930); Alick Lill (1925); Bill McCallum (1936); John Marriott (1951); Ron Kneebone (1966); Michael Aish (1981); Garry McIntosh (1994 & 1995); Andrew Jarman (1997); Matt Thomas (2013); Mitch Grigg 2017 & 2018 (12 Medallists/16 Medals)

Headquarters
4 Woods St, Norwood, SA 5067

Phone: (08) 8362 6278 

Website
norwoodfc.com.au

CEO
E.W.C. Wadham

President
F.T.P. Heidenreich

Norwood



"Jack Oatey, having fine-tuned his tactical knowledge during a wartime stint with South Melbourne in the VFL, was appointed Norwood’s captain-coach in 1945. Aged just 24, Oatey was not greeted with universal acclaim by his teammates, and indeed throughout his coaching tenure at the Parade there were some who persisted in viewing him with distrust. In part this was because Oatey was an immensely self-confident, forthright young man who was constitutionally antipathetic to the ‘politics of consensus’ by means of which most Australian football clubs of the time tended to operate. Paradoxically, this same forthrightness, when applied to the coaching sphere, was one of Oatey’s strengths, and a primary reason for his success ... "

John Devaney examines the Redlegs' rich history - including their early dominance of South Australian football

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1953 Season (SANFL) Fixture

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Norwood's 1953 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Norwood 4.46.58.99.11 65 LOST West Torrens 3.35.67.1112.17 89 -24 ADO Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Norwood 4.48.911.1112.16 88 WON North Adelaide 1.33.74.146.19 55 33 NOR May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Norwood 0.23.58.812.13 85 WON Port Adelaide 2.55.109.1310.16 76 9 ALB May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Norwood 2.04.17.311.6 72 WON West Adelaide 1.53.96.139.17 71 1 KEN May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Norwood 3.37.1112.1415.22 112 WON Glenelg 6.38.512.815.10 100 12 NOR May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Norwood 4.49.713.916.12 108 WON Sturt 2.44.79.1310.15 75 33 UNL May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Norwood 7.616.1119.2522.29 161 WON South Adelaide 1.13.13.17.3 45 116 NOR Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Norwood 2.37.109.1215.15 105 LOST North Adelaide 3.26.413.1019.15 129 -24 SCG Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Norwood 4.17.810.1014.12 96 WON West Torrens 1.63.78.1012.11 83 13 NOR Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Norwood 1.35.35.118.14 62 LOST North Adelaide 5.26.38.312.6 78 -16 PRO Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Norwood 2.24.58.911.12 78 LOST Port Adelaide 2.38.810.813.10 88 -10 NOR Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Norwood 3.23.34.68.6 54 LOST West Adelaide 0.33.65.98.17 65 -11 NOR Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Norwood 5.210.214.417.8 110 WON Glenelg 4.710.914.1116.12 108 2 GLE Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Norwood 2.16.710.1414.17 101 WON Sturt 4.210.412.412.8 80 21 NOR Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Norwood 0.33.75.77.11 53 LOST South Adelaide 1.33.36.99.12 66 -13 ADO Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Norwood 3.27.48.68.13 61 LOST West Torrens 4.55.810.1713.21 99 -38 THB Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Norwood 4.69.915.1418.17 125 WON Sturt 2.35.77.811.13 79 46 NOR Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Norwood 4.56.88.1210.13 73 LOST West Adelaide 5.110.714.916.15 111 -38 ADO Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF H Norwood 4.38.412.512.6 78 LOST Glenelg 2.47.59.915.12 102 -24 ADO Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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