West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Nicknamed The Bloods and Westies, their home base is City Mazda Stadium (formerly Richmond Oval) located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.
[edit] Club history
West Adelaide was formed in 1892. The club played in the Adelaide and Suburban Association form 1895 to 1896. In 1897 the club joined the (then) South Australian Football Association, which subsequently became the SANFL.
[edit] Home Ground
Record Crowd: 15,742 - 1969 West Adelaide v Glenelg
[edit] Colours
Red and Black
[edit] Premierships
| Senior | 1908-09, 1911-12, 1927, 1947, 1961, 1983.
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| Runners-up | 1922, 1954, 1956, 1958-59, 1962, 1991, 2003.
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| Reserves | 1929, 1940, 1951, 1994.
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| Thirds/Under 19s | 1943-44, 1968, 1978, 2002, 2004.
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| Colts/Under 17s | 1948, 2001, 2002, 2006.
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- Other Premierships
[edit] Magarey Medallists
Main article:
Magarey Medal[edit] League Top Goalkickers
[edit] Players
[edit] Miscellaneous
A song written dedicated to the West Adelaide Team by Reg Stoneham 1911. Scan of the sheet music
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
