Northern Metropolitan Football League Explained

The Northern Metropolitan Football League (NMFL) was an Australian rules football competition based in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia until it folded at the end of the 1994 season. It first formed in 1961 as the Central District Football Association, drawing from the recruiting zone of the Central District Football Club.^[1] In 1988, it was renamed the Northern Metropolitan Football League which remained its name until it folded at the end of the 1994 season.^[2]

Clubs

Final

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in NMFL	NMFL Senior Premierships		Fate
							Total	Years
Brahma Lodge		Tigers	Brahma Lodge Oval, Brahma Lodge	–	1962	1962-94 [3] (1962–65 Juniors only)[4]	3	1977, 1993, 1994	Moved to SAAFL in 1995
Central United		Bulldogs	Mofflin Reserve, Elizabeth Vale	–	1962	1962-94 [5] (1962-77 Juniors only)	2	1982, 1984	Moved to SAAFL in 1995
Eastern Park		Demons	Dwight Reserve South, Elizabeth Park	–	1962	1962-94 [6]	0	-	Moved to SAAFL in 1995
Elizabeth		Eagles	Elizabeth Oval, Elizabeth		1956	1961-77, 1989-1994 [7] [8]	4	1966, 1967, 1973, 1991	Moved to South Australian FA in 1978. Moved to SAAFL in 1995
Salisbury		Magpies	Salisbury Oval, Salisbury		1883	1961-94 [9] [10]	7	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1984, 1986, 1988	Moved to SAAFL in 1995
Salisbury North		Hawks	Salisbury North Oval, Salisbury North		1953	1961-78, 1989–91, 1994 [11] [12] [13]	10	1961, 1963, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1989, 1990	Moved to South Australian FA in 1979, 1992 and 1995
Salisbury West		Tigers	Salisbury Downs Oval, Salisbury Downs	SAAFL	1965	1965-69, 1978-94 [14]	2	1985, 1988	Moved to SAAFL in 1970. Moved to South Australian FA in 1995
Smithfield		Panthers	Smithfield Oval, Smithfield	–	1965	1965-94 [15] [16]	1	1992	Moved to SAAFL in 1995
Virginia		Rams	Virginia Sports Oval, Virginia		1907	1975-1980,[17] 1987-94[18] [19]	1	1979	Moved to Gawler & District FL in 1981. Moved to Adelaide Plains FL in 1995

Former

Club	Colours	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in NMFL	NMFL Senior Premierships		Fate
							Total	Most recent
Blakeview						1991-93	0	-	Folded
Campbelltown Magill			Campbelltown Memorial Oval, Paradise	SAFA	1976	1980-84	1	1981	Moved to SAAFL in 1985
Central Districts						?-1962-?	1	1962	?
Elizabeth North						1961-64 [20]	1	1964	Folded
Hope Valley		Demons	Hope Valley Sporting Club, Hope Valley	SAFA	1906	1980-86 [21]	1	1983	Moved to SAAFL in 1987
Ingle Farm		Bulldogs	Rowe Park, Ingle Farm	–	1968	1968-73 [22] [23] [24]	0	-	Moved to Norwood-North FA in 1974
Kaurna United						1986-88	0	-	Folded
Mile End		Cats	Railways Oval, Adelaide	SAAFL	1957	1991	0	-	Absorbed by University of South Australia in 1992
Ovingham		Cats	Cane Reserve, Prospect	SMFL	1906	1987-88 [25]	0	-	Returned to SAAFL in 1989
Para District Uniting			Parks Community Centre, Angle Park	–	1987	1987	0	-	Moved to SAAFL in 1988
Paralowie		Kangaroos	Yalumba Drive Reserve, Paralowie	–	1979	1979-93	0	-	Moved to SAAFL in 1994
Para Hills		Big Reds	The Paddocks, Para Hills West	SAAFL	1974	1974-77, 1990-91 [26] [27] [28]	0	-	Moved to SAAFL in 1978. Moved to South Australian FA in 1992
Pooraka		Bulls	Lindblom Park, Pooraka	NADFA	1920	1969-75 [29] [30]	0	-	Moved to Norwood-North FA in 1976
Salisbury College			Salisbury College, Salisbury East	SAAFL	1970	1975-76	0	-	Returned to SAAFL in 1977
Two Wells Virginia						1961-69 [31] [32] [33]	0	-	Moved to Adelaide Plains FL in 1970
Westfields				SAAFL	1960s	1968-84, 1987-89	0	-	Moved to SAAFL in 1985, folded in 1990

Premierships

Year	A1/Division 1	A2/Division 2	A3
1961	Salisbury North[34]
1962	Central Districts
1963	Salisbury North
1964	Elizabeth North [35]
1965	Salisbury North
1966	Elizabeth
1967	Elizabeth
1968	Salisbury[36]
1969
1970
1971
1972	Salisbury North
1973	Elizabeth
1974	Salisbury North
1975	Salisbury North	Salisbury CAE
1976	Salisbury North
1977
1978	Salisbury North
1979	Virginia
1980	Central United undefeated [37]
1981
1982			Westfields
1983	Hope Valley		Westfields
1984			Westfields
1985	Salisbury West[38]
1986
1987
1988
1989	Salisbury North	Virginia
1990	Salisbury North	Virginia
1991	Elizabeth	Virginia
1992	Smithfield	Virginia
1993
1994

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bulldog History. Central District Football Club. 24 July 2013. Robin . Mulholland. Robert. Laidlaw.
2. Web site: Bloch. Fred. SAAFL History - 1995. South Australian Amateur Football League. 24 July 2013.
3. Web site: Devaney . John . Brahma Lodge . 24 July 2013 . Full Points Publications.
4. Web site: Brahma Lodge . 7 November 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
5. Web site: Bloch . Fred . Central United . 24 July 2013.
6. Web site: Eastern Park . 7 November 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
7. Web site: Elizabeth . 7 November 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
8. Book: Lines . Peter . Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs . 14 May 2024 . Peter Lines . 978-0-9804472-9-3 . 79 . Elizabeth.
9. Web site: Salisbury . 7 November 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
10. Book: Lines . Peter . Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs . 14 May 2024 . Peter Lines . 978-0-9804472-9-3 . 231 . Salisbury/Yatala.
11. Web site: The Club - A Brief History of Salisbury North Football Club . 24 July 2013 . Salisbury North Football Club.
12. Web site: Salisbury North . 7 November 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
13. Book: Lines . Peter . Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs . 14 May 2024 . Peter Lines . 978-0-9804472-9-3 . 231 . Salisbury North.
14. Web site: Salisbury West . 7 November 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
15. Web site: Smithfield . 7 November 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
16. Book: Lines . Peter . Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs . 14 May 2024 . Peter Lines . 978-0-9804472-9-3 . 235 . Smithfield.
17. Web site: Devaney . John . Virginia . 24 July 2013 . Full Points Publications.
18. Web site: SGFC Chronology . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222062440/http://sgfc.net.au/history/in-the-beginning/chronology/ . 22 February 2014 . 23 October 2013 . South Gawler Football Club.
19. Book: Lines . Peter . Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs . 14 May 2024 . Peter Lines . 978-0-9804472-9-3 . 271 . Virginia.
20. Book: Lines . Peter . Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs . 14 May 2024 . Peter Lines . 978-0-9804472-9-3 . 79 . Elizabeth North.
21. Web site: Hope Valley . 7 November 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
22. Web site: Devaney . John . Ingle Farm . 24 July 2013 . Full Points Publications.
23. Web site: Football History . 24 July 2013 . Ingle Farm Sporting Club.
24. Web site: Ingle Farm . 7 November 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
25. Web site: Ovingham . 7 November 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
26. Web site: Para Hills Football Club - History . 24 July 2013 . Para Hills Football Club.
27. Web site: Devaney . John . Para Hills . 24 July 2013 . Full Points Publications.
28. Web site: Para Hills . 7 November 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
29. Web site: Bloch . Fred . Pooraka . 24 July 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
30. Web site: Pooraka . 7 November 2013 . South Australian Amateur Football League.
31. Web site: Williams . Bet . Two Wells Football Club . 24 July 2013 . Now&Then - Mallala.
32. Web site: History . 24 July 2013 . Two Wells Football Club.
33. Book: Lines . Peter . Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs . 14 May 2024 . Peter Lines . 978-0-9804472-9-3 . 261 . Two Wells Virginia.
34. Web site: Salisbury North Football Club A Grade Premerships. Salisbury North Football Club. 24 July 2013.
35. Web site: Eastern Park Football Club - Premierships and Finals Appearances. Eastern Park Football Club. 24 July 2013.
36. Web site: Club History - Premiership Success (1936 - 1990). Salisbury Football Club. 24 July 2013.
37. Web site: Central United. South Australian Amateur Football League. 6 November 2013.
38. Web site: Salisbury West. South Australian Amateur Football League. 6 November 2013.