Thames Valley Magpies
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Thames Valley Magpies was a now-defunct Australian rules football
club based in Wokingham
, England
.
area on the western fringes of London. They played the first two seasons of that league, but ultimately folded after the 1991, struggling with a mainly British playing list against the more experienced London clubs.
They wore the uniform of the Collingwood Magpies in the AFL
.
The present day Reading Kangaroos
were formed around a decade later, and the Guildford Crows in 2010. Both these teams continue to play Australian rules football
in the area.
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 Wokingham
Wokingham
Wokingham is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire in South East England about west of central London. It is about east-southeast of Reading and west of Bracknell. It spans an area of and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 30,403...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
History
The Thames Valley Magpies were formed for the foundation year of the British Australian Rules Football League in 1990, representing the BerkshireBerkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
area on the western fringes of London. They played the first two seasons of that league, but ultimately folded after the 1991, struggling with a mainly British playing list against the more experienced London clubs.
They wore the uniform of the Collingwood Magpies in the AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
The present day Reading Kangaroos
Reading Kangaroos
The Reading Kangaroos are an Australian rules football club who play in the English town of Reading. Formed by Australians living in the area, the club quickly grew with strong local interest, now attracting players from all over Berkshire...
were formed around a decade later, and the Guildford Crows in 2010. Both these teams continue to play Australian rules football
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...
in the area.