Loxton Football Club

The Loxton Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the Riverland Football League.

Loxton
Names
Full nameLoxton Football Club
Nickname(s)Tigers
Club details
Founded1908
Colours     Black      Yellow
CompetitionRiverland Football League
Premierships21 (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1988, 1996, 2006 )
Ground(s)Peake Terrace, Waikerie

History

The club was formed in 1908 and played their first game against Lyrup.[1]

Throughout the 1920s the club maintained a presence in the local Loxton District Football Association.

In 1930 it was decided to field two teams in the local district competition, the Imperials and the Olympicians. It remained that way until the advent of WWII

Reforming after the war the club joined the Upper Murray Football Association and was an immediate success winning the first four premiers it competed in. The club was so strong it won 15 premierships in its first twenty years.[2]

Premierships

  • 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1988, 1996, 2006

Notable players

Books

  • The encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs. Peter Lines ISBN 9780980447293

References

  1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/109521556?searchTerm=loxton%20football%20club
  2. The encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs.


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