Lonsdale Football Club
| Full name | Lonsdale Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Bears |
| Sport | Australian Rules Football |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Folded | 2001 (merged) |
| League | Southern Football League |
| Home ground | Morphett Vale High School Oval, Morphett Vale |
| Colours | Yellow, Green |
The Lonsdale Football Club was an Australian rules football club originally formed in 1979 as the Mawson Football Club, competing in the Southern Football League Division 2 competition.
Mawson were promoted to the SFL Division 1 competition for one season in 1988 before returning to the Division 2 competition the following season. Mawson changed its name to the Lonsdale Football Club in 1996 and won the last Division 2 premiership in 2001 before merging with the O’Sullivan Beach Football Club to form the O'Sullivan Beach-Lonsdale Football Club for the following season.[1]
A-Grade Premierships
- Southern Football League Division 2 (2)
- 1992, 2001
References
- ^ Lines, Peter (1998). Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs. Cowell, South Australia: Peter Lines. pp. 140, 151. ISBN 978-0-9804472-9-3.