Modbury Football Club
Encyclopedia
The Modbury Football Club (nicknamed The Hawks) is an Australian rules football
club based in Modbury
, a suburb of Adelaide
in South Australia
.
Formed in 1862, the Modbury Football Club is the oldest extant football club in South Australia and the sixth oldest football club of any code in Australia.
The Modbury Hawks currently field senior teams in the South Australian Amateur Football League
and junior teams in the North Eastern Metropolitan Junior Football League.
The two teams met again the following year, on a strip of land near the Modbury Hotel (Civic Park), when "the game was kept up with the greatest spirit and good feeling, and so equally were the sides matched that not a goal was obtained"
To celebrate the 100th anniversary, in 1962, and during the states 150th year celebrations, in 1986, a special game was played between the Modbury Football Club and the South Adelaide Football Club at Modbury Oval to commemorate the two oldest clubs in the state.
A grade: (16)
1934, 1935, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008
B grade: (4)
1972, 1992, 2001, 2004
C grade: (7)
1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2009
D grade: (1)
1994
Under 16: (1)
1979
Under 15: (3)
1970, 1994, 1995
Under 14: (4)
1992, 1993, 1994, 1999
Under 13: (9)
1970, 1971, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999
Under 12: (6)
1982, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2005
Under 11: (7)
1969, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1993 (composite), 1995, 1998
Under 10: (2)
1982, 1985
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club based in Modbury
Modbury, South Australia
Modbury is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Tea Tree Gully. Modbury is located at the end of the Adelaide O-Bahn and is home to the Tea Tree Plaza shopping complex and a Hospital.It was named Modbury by R...
, a suburb of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
.
Formed in 1862, the Modbury Football Club is the oldest extant football club in South Australia and the sixth oldest football club of any code in Australia.
The Modbury Hawks currently field senior teams in the South Australian Amateur Football League
South Australian Amateur Football League
The South Australian Amateur Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia. Comprising sixty-seven member clubs playing over one hundred and ten matches per week, the SAAFL is one of Australia's largest and strongest Australian rules football...
and junior teams in the North Eastern Metropolitan Junior Football League.
History
The first ever game recorded as taking place was between Modbury and Adelaide in 1862 . Each side had 20 players but there were no umpires. The game ended after Adelaide kicked its second goal and the game was declared in their favour 2 goals to nil.The two teams met again the following year, on a strip of land near the Modbury Hotel (Civic Park), when "the game was kept up with the greatest spirit and good feeling, and so equally were the sides matched that not a goal was obtained"
To celebrate the 100th anniversary, in 1962, and during the states 150th year celebrations, in 1986, a special game was played between the Modbury Football Club and the South Adelaide Football Club at Modbury Oval to commemorate the two oldest clubs in the state.
Club honours
Modbury Premierships (28 senior, 32 junior)A grade: (16)
1934, 1935, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008
B grade: (4)
1972, 1992, 2001, 2004
C grade: (7)
1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2009
D grade: (1)
1994
Under 16: (1)
1979
Under 15: (3)
1970, 1994, 1995
Under 14: (4)
1992, 1993, 1994, 1999
Under 13: (9)
1970, 1971, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999
Under 12: (6)
1982, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2005
Under 11: (7)
1969, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1993 (composite), 1995, 1998
Under 10: (2)
1982, 1985