Norwood Football Club
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Norwood Football Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Redlegs | |
| Motto |
Fortis in Procella (Strength in Adversity) |
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| 2016 season | ||
| After finals | 8th | |
| Leading goalkicker | Lewis Johnston (31) | |
| Best and fairest | Matthew Fuller | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1878 | |
| Competition | South Australian National Football League | |
| Premierships | ||
| Ground(s) | Coopers Stadium (Capacity: 22,000) | |
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | www.norwoodfc.com.au | |
Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club competing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in the state of South Australia. Its home ground is Coopers Stadium (Norwood Oval), which often referred to as "The Parade". It is one of the two traditional powerhouse clubs of the SANFL, the other being Port Adelaide, who together have won half of all SANFL premierships (see Port Adelaide–Norwood SANFL rivalry).
The Norwood Football Club was formed at a meeting held at the Norfolk Arms Hotel in Rundle Street, Adelaide on 28 February 1878.
Norwood's first home ground was in the east Park Lands near the tramway and opposite the Kent Town Brewery.
Norwood played their first match at Adelaide Oval on 16 May 1878 against South Adelaide, who were the reigning champion at the time. Norwood went on to win the match 1 goal to nil, with Test cricketer George Giffen kicking Norwood's goal. During this match the players donned distinctive red stockings which gave rise to the nickname 'Redlegs', the moniker which has remained synonymous with Norwood ever since.
Norwood won a premiership in its first year of existence and then followed with five more in a row. Only Port Adelaide in the 1950s has managed to repeat the feat of winning 6 premierships in a row. Norwood eventually won 11 'pennants' between 1878 and 1899 and was the most successful team of the 1800s. In 1883, after winning the pennant for the sixth successive year, Norwood became the first South Australian club to record a win over a Victorian team, when it defeated Essendon. In 1888, Norwood were proclaimed 'Premiers of Australia' when they defeated South Melbourne in three matches at Kensington Oval.
Norwood and Port Adelaide became famous rivals after a particularly tough qualifying finals match in 1894.
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