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Bucks Flat 1873

Le Fevre Peninsula Football Club 1873 - 1883

Glanville Estate - Bucks Flat c1885

The Club Founders

. . . . a who’s who of the Le Fevre Peninsula

Mayor Sid Malin Capt. John Hart R. Woolnough

Alf LeMessurier Capt HarrisMayor O’NeillDavid BowerMayor ThompsonMayor Jurs

R. Cruickshank J. Hodge W. Mattinson

1873-1879 1880-1882 1883-1890 1891-1898 1898-1907 1908-1912 1912-1918 1920-1936 1955-19781948-19541938-19471937

Jumpers

Club Overview

ClubLeFevre Peninsula

Football Club

1873 - 1883

Semaphore

Football Club

1884 - 1901

Semaphore Central

Football Club

1901 - 1978

1873 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1978

Premierships `70 `72`59`56`49`38`31`28`25`24

`23`19`14

= 8 Premierships = 1 Premiership= 4 Premierships

Difficult Times

1920’s

“There is no doubt that if the Central's were allowed to contest against (SANFL) "B Grade" teams they would make

Sooner or later the "Port District" teams must be divided to allow the Centrals to come into their own

A good team going to waste - through lack of opportunity. This team has not been defeated in two seasons and has lost only 4 matches in 5 years. during this period Centrals have promoted 22 players to the senior Port Adelaide side

their presence so keenly felt that they would soon establish their claim for inclusion at league level

The Register - 17th October 1924

The News - 25th September 1924

The News - 17th October 1924

1886 Semaphore FC AGM - W.D.

Sweetapple – PAFC Committee

“the club had been unfortunate in that some of its best players had gone over to the Port Adelaide Football Club, but the latter had thereby been strengthened”

the Semaphore Football Club is considered to be the leading junior team of the Port, and be was glad to notice that they had supplied some of the leading players of the Ports

1880’s

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1888 Semaphore FC AGM R.

Cruikshank – Mayor of Semaphore

1910 PAFC Form Their Reserves

Back Row. R.W. Thompson, H. Sidoli, G. Kitson, M.J. Curtin (Sec), D. Linklater, A.E. Iverson, H. Hutchins. Third Row. S. Cobley (Trainer), P. O’Grady, N. Murison, R.H. Sangster, W.A. Martiensen, J. Liston, W. Quinn, J. Freeman. Second Row. W.H. Sandrey, H.H. Beames. H. Duthie, W. Jenkins, A.J.

Wilcox (Capt), A.H. Sangster, J. Dunston, A.E. Wilcox, A. McLaurin. Front Row. E. Taylor, G. Linklater, (V/Capt).

Final Semaphore Central (Port Adelaide) Reserves Team 1910

“Lemon Time” 1910

Lemon Time - Port Adelaide V Sturt Grand Final 1910. The 1910 team went on to win the Champions of Australia.

Highlighted players (10 out of 18) indicate players that had come through the Semaphore Central ranks.

From Left: Yellow indicates Semaphore Central: 1. Cocks, 2. O’Grady, 3. Dempster, 4.Hosking, 5. Sangster, 6. McFarlane, 7. Hansen, 8.

Woolman, 9. McEwen, 10. Dickson, 11. Curnow, 12. Magor, 13. Middleton, 14. Dewar, Oliver, 16. Rose, 17. Woollard, 18. Congear.

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SA Football Royalty

Semaphore Central

Alberton Oval - 1920

Arthur

Motley

Ted Oatey

SCFC Magarey Medals (8)

Stan ‘Sailor’

Malin

1899

Jack Mack

1907

Shine Hosking

(x2)

1910 & 1915

Peter Bampton

1925

Dave Boyd

1956

Greg

Anderson

1986

Charlie

Adams

1921

Exeter Magarey Medals (2)

Semaphore Central Juniors (Exeter)1932

Robert

Berrima Quinn

1938 & 1945

Local Football Clubs

Semaphore Central FC

Peterhead FC

Largs Bay FC

Port Pres FC

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Albert Donnell Era: 1910 - 1930

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