Port Adelaide Magpies
"On Saturday 29 March 1997, six months after defeating Central District in the 1996 SANFL grand final, Port Adelaide embarked on its 116th season of senior football in the state’s premier competition with a seven-point win over Sturt. To all external appearances, it was business as usual - except that, underneath the facade of normality, everything had changed. No longer was the team that took to the field in the trademark black-and-white prison bar guernseys the primary manifestation of a club that could trace its origins all the way back to 13 May 1870 ... The club’s primary manifestation was now playing on a bigger stage, and that very afternoon, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground ..."
John Devaney on the split which resulted in Port Adelaide teams being fielded in both the SANFL and AFL
1953 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Port Adelaide's 1953 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-04-25 1 | A | Port Adelaide | 1.5 | 2.11 | 5.14 | 8.15 | 63 | WON | North Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.6 | 7.11 | 7.14 | 56 | 7 | PRO | 1953-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-02 2 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 12.16 | 88 | WON | West Torrens | 2.1 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 54 | 34 | THB | 1953-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-09 3 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.5 | 5.10 | 9.13 | 10.16 | 76 | LOST | Norwood | 0.2 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 12.13 | 85 | -9 | ALB | 1953-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-16 4 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.1 | 7.11 | 11.15 | 17.22 | 124 | WON | Sturt | 6.4 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 13.10 | 88 | 36 | ALB | 1953-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-05-23 5 | H | Port Adelaide | 5.5 | 8.7 | 19.11 | 23.17 | 155 | WON | South Adelaide | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 25 | 130 | ALB | 1953-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-02 6 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.10 | 4.15 | 7.16 | 13.18 | 96 | WON | Glenelg | 1.4 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 10.11 | 71 | 25 | ADO | 1953-06-02 Jun 2 (Tue, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-06 7 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 7.8 | 9.11 | 12.16 | 88 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.4 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 7.10 | 52 | 36 | ADO | 1953-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-13 8 | A | Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 6.10 | 7.11 | 13.20 | 98 | WON | West Torrens | 3.4 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 10.10 | 70 | 28 | THB | 1953-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-20 9 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 14.13 | 97 | WON | North Adelaide | 3.3 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 54 | 43 | ALB | 1953-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-06-27 10 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.6 | 4.8 | 9.14 | 11.15 | 81 | LOST | West Torrens | 1.3 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 13.11 | 89 | -8 | ALB | 1953-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-07-04 11 | A | Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 13.10 | 88 | WON | Norwood | 2.2 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 11.12 | 78 | 10 | NOR | 1953-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-07-25 12 | A | Port Adelaide | 0.3 | 7.11 | 10.15 | 14.19 | 103 | WON | Sturt | 6.4 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 14.11 | 95 | 8 | UNL | 1953-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-01 13 | A | Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 11.13 | 79 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 49 | 30 | ADO | 1953-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-08 14 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.7 | 10.12 | 11.15 | 81 | LOST | Glenelg | 6.2 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 14.9 | 93 | -12 | ALB | 1953-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-15 15 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 2.6 | 8.14 | 10.16 | 76 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.11 | 35 | 41 | ALB | 1953-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-22 16 | A | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 13.14 | 92 | WON | North Adelaide | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 68 | 24 | KEN | 1953-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-08-29 17 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.0 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 12.16 | 88 | WON | Glenelg | 2.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.13 | 37 | 51 | GLE | 1953-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-09-05 18 | H | Port Adelaide | 7.9 | 7.9 | 11.18 | 13.18 | 96 | WON | South Adelaide | 0.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 9.8 | 62 | 34 | ALB | 1953-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-09-19 2SF | H | Port Adelaide | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 50 | LOST | West Torrens | 0.0 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 15.6 | 96 | -46 | ADO | 1953-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-09-26 PF | H | Port Adelaide | 6.7 | 12.12 | 14.16 | 17.22 | 124 | WON | Glenelg | 1.2 | 5.4 | 9.10 | 9.12 | 66 | 58 | ADO | 1953-09-26 Sep 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1953-10-03 GF | A | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 6.7 | 8.10 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | West Torrens | 3.3 | 6.8 | 7.10 | 9.13 | 67 | -7 | ADO | 1953-10-03 Oct 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |