Northern Metropolitan Football League
(Redirected from Central District Football Association)
The Northern Metropolitan Football League (NMFL) was an Australian rules football competition based in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia until it folded at the end of the 1994 season. It first formed in 1961 as the Central District Football Association, drawing from the recruiting zone of the Central District Football Club.[1] In 1988, it was renamed the Northern Metropolitan Football League which remained its name until it folded at the end of the 1994 season.[2]
Clubs
editFinal
editClub | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in NMFL | NMFL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
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Total | Years | ||||||||
Brahma Lodge | Tigers | Brahma Lodge Oval, Brahma Lodge | – | 1962 | 1962-94 [3] (1962–65 Juniors only)[4] | 3 | 1977, 1993, 1994 | Moved to SAAFL in 1995 | |
Central United | Bulldogs | Mofflin Reserve, Elizabeth Vale | – | 1962 | 1962-94 [2][5] (1962-77 Juniors only) | 2 | 1982, 1984 | Moved to SAAFL in 1995 | |
Eastern Park | Demons | Dwight Reserve South, Elizabeth Park | – | 1962 | 1962-94 [2][6] | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1995 | |
Elizabeth | Eagles | Elizabeth Oval, Elizabeth | GDFL | 1956 | 1961-77, 1989-1994 [2][7][8][9] | 4 | 1966, 1967, 1973, 1991 | Moved to South Australian FA in 1978. Moved to SAAFL in 1995 | |
Salisbury | Magpies | Salisbury Oval, Salisbury | GDFL | 1883 | 1961-94 [2][7][10][11] | 7 | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1984, 1986, 1988 | Moved to SAAFL in 1995 | |
Salisbury North | Hawks | Salisbury North Oval, Salisbury North | GDFL | 1953 | 1961-78, 1989–91, 1994 [12][13][14] | 10 | 1961, 1963, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1989, 1990 | Moved to South Australian FA in 1979, 1992 and 1995 | |
Salisbury West | Tigers | Salisbury Downs Oval, Salisbury Downs | SAAFL | 1965 | 1965-69, 1978-94 [15] | 2 | 1985, 1988 | Moved to SAAFL in 1970. Moved to South Australian FA in 1995 | |
Smithfield | Panthers | Smithfield Oval, Smithfield | – | 1965 | 1965-94 [2][16][17] | 1 | 1992 | Moved to SAAFL in 1995 | |
Virginia | Rams | Virginia Sports Oval, Virginia | GDFL | 1907 | 1975-1980,[18] 1987-94[19][20] | 1 | 1979 | Moved to Gawler & District FL in 1981. Moved to Adelaide Plains FL in 1995 |
Former
editClub | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in NMFL | NMFL Senior Premierships | Fate | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Most recent | ||||||||
Blakeview | 1991-93[citation needed] | 0 | - | Folded | |||||
Campbelltown Magill | Campbelltown Memorial Oval, Paradise | SAFA | 1976 | 1980-84 | 1 | 1981 | Moved to SAAFL in 1985 | ||
Central Districts | ?-1962-? | 1 | 1962 | ? | |||||
Elizabeth North | GDFL | 1961-64 [7][21] | 1 | 1964 | Folded | ||||
Hope Valley | Demons | Hope Valley Sporting Club, Hope Valley | SAFA | 1906 | 1980-86 [22] | 1 | 1983 | Moved to SAAFL in 1987 | |
Ingle Farm | Bulldogs | Rowe Park, Ingle Farm | – | 1968 | 1968-73 [23][24][25] | 0 | - | Moved to Norwood-North FA in 1974 | |
Kaurna United | 1986-88 | 0 | - | Folded | |||||
Mile End | Cats | Railways Oval, Adelaide | SAAFL | 1957 | 1991 | 0 | - | Absorbed by University of South Australia in 1992 | |
Ovingham | Cats | Cane Reserve, Prospect | SMFL | 1906 | 1987-88 [26] | 0 | - | Returned to SAAFL in 1989 | |
Para District Uniting | Parks Community Centre, Angle Park | – | 1987 | 1987 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1988 | ||
Paralowie | Kangaroos | Yalumba Drive Reserve, Paralowie | – | 1979 | 1979-93 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1994 | |
Para Hills | Big Reds | The Paddocks, Para Hills West | SAAFL | 1974 | 1974-77, 1990-91 [27][28][29] | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1978. Moved to South Australian FA in 1992 | |
Pooraka | Bulls | Lindblom Park, Pooraka | NADFA | 1920 | 1969-75 [30][31] | 0 | - | Moved to Norwood-North FA in 1976 | |
Salisbury College | Salisbury College, Salisbury East | SAAFL | 1970 | 1975-76 | 0 | - | Returned to SAAFL in 1977 | ||
Two Wells Virginia | GDFL | 1961-69 [7][32][33][34] | 0 | - | Moved to Adelaide Plains FL in 1970 | ||||
Westfields | SAAFL | 1960s | 1968-84, 1987-89 | 0 | - | Moved to SAAFL in 1985, folded in 1990 |
Premierships
editYear | A1/Division 1 | A2/Division 2 | A3 |
---|---|---|---|
1961 | Salisbury North[35] | ||
1962 | Central Districts | ||
1963 | Salisbury North[35] | ||
1964 | Elizabeth North [36] | ||
1965 | Salisbury North[35] | ||
1966 | Elizabeth | ||
1967 | Elizabeth | ||
1968 | Salisbury[7] | ||
1969 | Salisbury[7] | ||
1970 | Salisbury[7] | ||
1971 | Salisbury[7] | ||
1972 | Salisbury North[35] | ||
1973 | Elizabeth | ||
1974 | Salisbury North[35] | ||
1975 | Salisbury North[35] | Salisbury CAE | |
1976 | Salisbury North[35] | ||
1977 | Brahma Lodge[3] | ||
1978 | Salisbury North[35] | Eastern Park[36] | |
1979 | Virginia | ||
1980 | Central United undefeated [37] | Eastern Park[36] | |
1981 | Campbelltown-Magill | Eastern Park[36] | |
1982 | Central United[37] | Westfields | |
1983 | Hope Valley | Westfields | |
1984 | Salisbury[7] | Westfields | |
1985 | Salisbury West[38] | ||
1986 | Salisbury[7] | ||
1987 | Salisbury West[38] | Eastern Park[36] | |
1988 | Salisbury[7] | Ovingham[36] | |
1989 | Salisbury North[35] | Virginia | |
1990 | Salisbury North[35] | Virginia | |
1991 | Elizabeth | Virginia | |
1992 | Smithfield | Virginia | |
1993 | Brahma Lodge[3] | ||
1994 | Brahma Lodge[3][36] |
References
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