Norwood-North Football Association

The Norwood-North Football Association (NNFA) was an Australian rules football competition based in the eastern and north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia until it folded at the end of the 1977 season. It was formed in 1969 as a merger of the East Torrens Football Association and the North Adelaide District Football Association.[1]

## Member Clubs

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### East Torrens Clubs

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Club | Years Participating | Notes

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Ashton | 1969-71 [2] | transferred to Hills Football League
Athelstone | 1969-77 [3] |
Brompton | 1969-77 [4] |
Burnside | 1969-77 [5] |
Campbelltown | 1969-75 [6] | merged with Magill Royal
Eastwood | 1969-76 | transferred to SAAFL[7]
Hectorville | 1969-77 [8] |
Kensington Gardens | 1969-77 |
Kersbrook | 1969-70 [9] | transferred to Hills Football League
Magill Royal | 1969-75 [10] | merged with Campbelltown
Norwood Union | 1969-77 [11] |
Para-Houghton | 1969-77 [12] |
Tea Tree Gully | 1969-77 [13] |

### North Adelaide District Clubs

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Club | Years Participating | Notes

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Albert Druids | 1969-77 [14] |
Gepps Cross | 1969-77 [15] |
Greenacres | 1969-72 [16] | transferred to SAAFL[17]
Hope Valley | 1969-77 [18] |
Modbury | 1969-77 [19] |
St Raphael's | 1969-76 [20] | transferred to SAAFL[7]
Salesian Old Collegians | 1969-72 [21] | transferred to SAAFL[17]
West Croydon | 1969-73 | transferred to SAAFL[22]
Wingfield | 1969-77 [23] |

### Other Clubs

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Club | Years Participating | Joined from

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Campbelltown-Magill United | 1976-77 [24] | merger of Campbelltown FC & Magill Royal FC
Ingle Farm | 1974-77 [25] | from Central District Football Association
Nunga Community | 1969-73 | new club, transferred to Adelaide Suburban Football Association
Ovingham United | 1977 [26] | from United Church Football Association
Pooraka | 1976-77 | from Central District Football Association
South Adelaide Ramblers | 1969 [27] | from Glenelg South Adelaide District Football Association, folded after one season [27]
Taperoo | 1975-77 [28] | new club
West Croydon | 1973 [29] | from Woodville Junior League, transferred to SAAFL
Woodville Royal | 1970-77 | from SAAFL

## Disbanding

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At the end of the 1977 season, the stronger clubs joined the newly formed South Australian Football Association whilst the weaker clubs joined the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association.

### Clubs to SAFA

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* Athelstone[3]
* Burnside [5]
* Campbelltown-Magill United[24]
* Gepps Cross[15]
* Hectorville[8]
* Hope Valley[18]
* Ingle Farm[25]
* Modbury[19]
* Norwood Union [11]
* Pooraka
* Tea Tree Gully[13]

### Clubs to ASFA

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* Albert Druids[14]
* Brompton[4]
* Kensington Gardens
* Ovingham United[26]
* Para-Houghton [12]
* Taperoo [30]
* Wingfield [23]
* Woodville Royal

## Premierships

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Year | A-Grade | B-Grade | C-Grade | D-Grade

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1969 | Hectorville[8][31] |  |  |
1970 | Athelstone[3] |  | Athelstone[3] |
1971 | Athelstone[3] |  | Athelstone[3] | Athelstone[3]
1972 | Wingfield [23] | Athelstone[3] |  |
1973 | Tea Tree Gully |  |  |
1974 | Hectorville[8] |  |  | Athelstone[3]
1975 | Athelstone[3] | Athelstone[3] |  |
1976 | Athelstone[3] |  |  | Athelstone[3]
1977 | Athelstone[3] |  |  | Athelstone[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Footypedia – Norwood North Football Association (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
2. ^ Lines, Peter (14 May 2024). "Ashton". Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs. Peter Lines. p. 12\. ISBN 978-0-9804472-9-3.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Footypedia – Athelstone Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
4. ^ a b "Footypedia – Brompton Football Club/Brompton Methodist Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
5. ^ a b "Footypedia – Burnside Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
6. ^ "Footypedia – Glenroy Football Club/Campbelltown Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
7. ^ a b "SAAFL History – 1977". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
8. ^ a b c d "Footypedia – Hectorville Football Club/Norwood Districts Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
9. ^ Lines, Peter (14 May 2024). "Kersbrook". Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs. Peter Lines. p. 121\. ISBN 978-0-9804472-9-3.
10. ^ "Footypedia – Magill Royal Football Club/Magill Football Club/Rosslyn Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
11. ^ a b "Footypedia – Norwood Union Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
12. ^ a b "Footypedia – Para-Houghton Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
13. ^ a b "Footypedia – Tea Tree Gully Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
14. ^ a b "Footypedia – Albert Druids Football Club/Albert Sports Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
15. ^ a b "Footypedia – Gepps Cross Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
16. ^ "Greenacres". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
17. ^ a b Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1973". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
18. ^ a b "Footypedia – Hope Valley Football Club/Hope Valley And Highbury United Football Club/Hope Valley United Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
19. ^ a b "Footypedia – Modbury Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
20. ^ "Footypedia – Saint Raphaels Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 10 September 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
21. ^ "Footypedia – Salesian Football Club/Salesian Old Collegians Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
22. ^ "SAAFL History – 1974". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
23. ^ a b c "Footypedia – Wingfield Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
24. ^ a b "Footypedia – Campbelltown Magill Football Club / Campbelltown-Magill United Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
25. ^ a b "Footypedia – Ingle Farm Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
26. ^ a b "Footypedia – Ovingham Football Club/Ovingham Methodist Football Club/Ovingham United Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
27. ^ a b "Footypedia – South Adelaide Ramblers Football Club/South Adelaide C Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
28. ^ "SAAFL History – 1978". South Australian Amateur Football League. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
29. ^ Bloch, Fred. "West Croydon". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
30. ^ "SAAFL History – 1980". South Australian Amateur Football League. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
31. ^ Bloch, Fred. "Hectorville". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

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