Central District Football Club
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Central District Football Club | |
| Nickname(s) | The Bulldogs | |
| Motto | Yield to None | |
| 2015 season | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Caleb Edmead (30 goals) | |
| Best and fairest | Travis Schiller | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1959 (first SANFL League season in 1964) |
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| Colours | Red, White and Royal Blue | |
| Competition | South Australian National Football League | |
| President | David Cavenett | |
| Coach | Roy Laird | |
| Captain(s) | Trent Goodrem | |
| Premierships |
9 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
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| Ground(s) | My Money House Oval (capacity: 16,000) | |
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | cdfc.com.au | |
Central District Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the city of Elizabeth about 25 km to the north of Adelaide, South Australia.
Although footy had long been first established at Kapunda and Gawler who fielded clubs in the early years of what would eventually become the SANFL back in the 1890s, the areas to the north of Adelaide – including the towns of Elizabeth, Salisbury and Gawler, were noticeable by their absence from SANFL ranks during the late 1950s. To rectify this situation the Central District Football Club was formed in 1959, and served a five-year apprenticeship in the SANFL reserves competition, before entering the senior ranks for the 1964 season.
According to crowd attendances for the 2007 season, Centrals now have the largest attending support in the SANFL. Uniquely for an Australian Rules club, Centrals have a very strong British migrant identity and supporter base as Elizabeth was a centre of UK migrant settlements in South Australia. The colours and emblem of the club also reflect this rich British background. The colours were adopted from a UK soccer side depicted on a souvenir card however the exact identity of which club inspired the colours has not been revealed. To this day, many Central supporters carry Union Jack flags at matches and sport UK soccer paraphernalia. The colours were also influenced by Footscray in the VFL, the new club's inaugural patron, and the same Bulldog emblem was adopted for its working class connotations.
With this British background, Centrals fans also have a reputation for singing and chanting in the manner of UK soccer supporters. The chants 'Ceeeeentrals' and 'You Dogs' are the most well known supporter chants/songs in Australian rules football.
From its first season of league football in 1964, Centrals usually struggled for success and became known as something of a choking team (i.e. it plays well except for when it really matters). Although often extremely competitive in the course of the normal season, Centrals lost every finals match they contested between 1973 and 1993, and were the last SANFL team to win their first SANFL Grand Final in 2000.
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