Woodville Football Club
| Woodville Football Club | |
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| Names | |
| Full name | Woodville Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Woodpeckers (1963 - 1982) Warriors (1983 - 1990) |
| 1990 season | |
| Leading goalkicker | Allan Jakovich (101) |
| Best and fairest | John Klug |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1938 (first SANFL season in 1963) |
| Colours | Green and Gold |
| Competition | SANFL |
| President | - |
| Coach | - |
| Captain(s) | - |
| Ground(s) | Woodville Oval (1941–1990) |
Woodville Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1964 to 1990, when it merged in 1991 with the West Torrens Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles.
Based in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, Woodville derived its name from the suburb it was located in.
The club's lack of success was unparalleled in the VFL or WAFL with the club receiving 9 wooden spoons in 24 years whilst only making the finals 3 times without a grand final appearance.
There are newspaper references to a Woodville Football Club dating back to the 19th century, when Woodville and Adelaide were the only teams, but the modern club was formed in 1938 to play in local amateur competitions. In 1959 the SANFL was looking to expand the competition from eight to ten teams and selected Woodville and Central District to enter the SANFL reserves competition on a five-year apprenticeship before gaining admission to the league competition in 1964. The team was then known as the "Woodville Woodpeckers".
Its inaugural season was an indicator of its success (or lack thereof) for the remainder of its existence. The club won just three matches, all against Central Districts. In its 27 seasons in the SANFL, Woodville reached the finals only three times: in 1979, 1986 and 1987; its best result was 3rd position in 1986.
Woodville’s most successful player was Malcolm Blight, who won the SANFL's Magarey Medal and gained selection in the All Australian team in 1972. He would later play for North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), winning the Brownlow Medal in 1978 and joining a select group of players who had won the highest individual honor in both the SANFL and VFL competitions.
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