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Southern Ports Football League

The Southern Ports Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, Australia. The competition ran from 1928 until 1965.[1]

History

The Southern Ports Football Association started in 1928 featuring Robe, Kingston and Mount Benson.[2] Beachport and Lucindale would join in 1936, Lucindale would win 3 premierships in a row before the league went into recess for World War II

The league returned in 1946 but Mount Benson went into recess and Lucindale left to the Kowree Naracoorte, however the Lucindale B side played the season in the Southern Ports. The Kingston side would split into Kingston North and Kingston South but still operate as the one club. However, in 1950 the clubs would become separate entities, Kingston North would be renamed Rovers and Kingston South became Ramblers. Ramblers would alter their name to Port Caroline Ramblers to represent the early history of Kingston. Reedy Creek joined in 1948 which would create a five team competition.

In the later years of the league, player numbers became an issue with sixteen players per side. In 1965 Reedy Creek merged with Rovers, the league had four sides for only one season as the Southern Ports disbanded in 1966.[3] Robe joined the Mid South Eastern, the Kingston sides merged to join the Kowree Naracoorte and Beachport folded.

Clubs

Final Season 1965

Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in comp SPFL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years
Beachport
Beachport Cricket Oval, Beachport MSEFL 1906 1936–1946, 1948–1965 2 1958, 1959 Moved to Mid South Eastern FL in 1947, returned in 1948, folded in 1966
Port Caroline Ramblers [note 1] – 1947 1947–1965 4 1950, 1952, 1960, 1961 Merged with Rovers United to form Kingston in Kowree Naracoorte FL 1966
Robe
Roosters Robe Oval, Robe – 1928 1928–1965 12 1931, 1932, 1933, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 Moved to Mid South Eastern FL in 1966
Rovers United – 1965 1965 0 - Merged with Port Caroline to form Kingston in Kowree Naracoorte FL 1966

Previous Clubs

Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in comp SPFL Senior Premierships Fate
Total Years
Kingston Gall Park Oval, Kingston SE 1928–1946 3 1928, 1929, 1930 Split into Kingston North and Kingston South in 1947
Lucindale
Kangaroos Lucindale Oval, Lucindale NFA 1895 1936–1940 3 1937, 1938, 1939 Moved to Kowree Naracoorte FL in 1946
Lucindale B
Kangaroos Lucindale Oval, Lucindale NFA 1895 1946 0 - Rejoined Lucindale in 1947
Mount Benson 1928–1940 0 - Folded after WW2 recess in 1946
Reedy Creek
– 1948 1948–1964 0 - Merged with Rovers to form Rovers United in 1965
Rovers [note 2] – 1947 1947–1964 2 1947, 1949 Merged with Reedy Creek to form Rovers United in 1965

Notes

  1. ^ Known as Kingston South until 1949
  2. ^ Known as Kingston North until 1949

References

  1. ^ "Australian Football - robe Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  2. ^ Lines, Peter (1 December 2017). South Australian Country Football Digest - Volume II. allBIZ Supplies Pty, Limited. ISBN 9780648069904.
  3. ^ "Southern Ports Disband". South-East Kingston Leader. 1966-02-24. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ports_Football_League