Goodwood Saints Football Club

Goodwood Saints
Names
Full nameGoodwood Saints Football Club
Club details
Founded1985; 41 years ago (1985)
Colours  black   red   gold
CompetitionAdelaide Footy League
SANFL Juniors
SANFL Inclusive League
PresidentJordan Dodd
CoachChad Cornes
Captain(s)Oliver Johnson & Nick Favretto (2024)
Premierships11
D1 (1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2020)
D2 (1990)
D3 (1987)
GroundGoodwood Oval, Millswood, South Australia
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitegoodwoodsaints.com.au

Goodwood Saints Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide. Formed in 1985 (as a merger of the Goodwood Football Club and the St Raphael's Football Club) they compete in the Adelaide Footy League in Division 2 (Men) and Division 1 (Women).

One of the most successful amateur football clubs in Australia, they dominated the Adelaide Footy League in the mid to late 2000s, winning five straight Division 1 grand finals from 2005 to 2009. They also hold the record for the longest time spent in top division of the league, 1991 - 2023, until their first relegation in August 2023.

A Grade Premierships

Men

Women

Merger history

Goodwood Oval

Goodwood Saints Football Club was formed in 1985 as a merger of the Goodwood Football Club and the St Raphael's Football Club.

Goodwood

The Goodwood Football Club was based at Goodwood Oval and competed in various suburban competitions over its history, most notably the South Australian Amateur Football League and the Glenelg-South Adelaide Football Association.

A-Grade Premierships

St Raphael's

The St Raphael's Football Club were an Adelaide Park Lands based club who regularly shifted between different competitions throughout much of their history.

A-Grade Premierships


Notable Past Players

Men

References

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  2. 1 2 Goodwood Saints FC - AustralianRulesFootball.com.au
  3. ↑ "Goodwood Football Club / Goodwood Rovers Football Club (SA)". Footypedia. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Junior Games – Mid-Southern Association". The Mail (Adelaide). 6 October 1928. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1931". South Australian Amateur Football League. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1947". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1967". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Minor Football - Sturt". The Mail (Adelaide). 8 September 1951. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1983". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Bloch, Fred. "SAAFL History – 1978". Channel 9 Adelaide Football League. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.