Macclesfield Football Club (Australia)
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| Full name | Macclesfield Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Blood & Tars |
| Sport | Australian Rules Football |
| Founded | 1880 |
| League | Hills Football League |
| Home ground | Macclesfield, Macclesfield |
| Colours | Black, Red |
| President | Stan Forkert |
The Macclesfield Football Club is an Australian rules football club first formed in 1880.[1]
In 1923, Macclesfield was a founding member of the Hills Central Football Association, playing in that competition until the end of the 1966 season. As a result of the restructure of Hills football in 1967, Macclesfield joined the Hills Football League Southern Zone, shifting to Division 4 in 1972, Division 3 in 1974 and then Division 2 in 1979. In 1984, Macclesfield joined the Southern Football League Division 2 competition, but only lasted 5 seasons, before shifting back to the Hills Football League Division 2 competition in 1989.[2]
Macclesfield continue to field Senior and Junior teams in the Hills Football League Division 2 competition.
A-Grade Premierships
[edit]- 1929 Hills Central Football Association A1[3]
- 1948 Hills Central Football Association A1[4][5]
- 1958 Hills Central Football Association A2
- 1959 Hills Central Football Association A2
- 1969 Hills Football League Southern Zone[6]
- 1972 Hills Football League Division 4[6]
- 1973 Hills Football League Division 4[6]
- 1980 Hills Football League Division 2[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Lines, Peter (2008). Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs. Cowell: Peter Lines. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-9804472-9-3.
- ^ Devaney, John. "Macclesfield". Full Points Publications. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "The Country - Macclesfield". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 12 October 1929. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "Football - Twenty Years Ambition Realised - Macclesfield Wins Premiership". Southern Argus (Port Elliot). 7 October 1948. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "Junior Football". The Mail (Adelaide). 2 October 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Macclesfield Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2013.