Northern Metropolitan Football League

The Northern Metropolitan Football League (NMFL) was an Australian rules football competition based in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia until it folded at the end of the 1994 season. It first formed in 1961 as the Central District Football Association, drawing from the recruiting zone of the Central District Football Club.[1] In 1988, it was renamed the Northern Metropolitan Football League which remained its name until it folded at the end of the 1994 season.[2]

Member Clubs
ColoursClubYears ParticipatingOther Names
Blakeview1991-93
   Brahma Lodge1962-94 [3] (1962–65 Juniors only)[4]
Campbelltown-Magill1980-84
    Central United1962-94 [2][5] (1962-77 Juniors only)Central Juniors (1962–77) [5]
   Eastern Park1962-94 [2][6]
   Elizabeth1961-77, 1994 [2][7][8][9]
    Elizabeth North1961-64 [7][10]
   Hope Valley1980-86 [11]
   Ingle Farm1968-73 [12][13][14]
Kaurna United1986-88
   Mile End Cats1991
   Ovingham1987-88 [15]
   Para District Uniting1987
    Para Hills1974-77, 1990-91 [16][17][18]
    Paralowie1979-93
   Pooraka1969-75 [19][20]
   Salisbury1961-94 [2][7][21][22]
Salisbury College of Advanced Education1975-76
   Salisbury North1961-78, 1989–91, 1994 [23][24][25]
   Salisbury West1965-69, 1978-94 [26]
   Smithfield1965-94 [2][27][28]
Two Wells-Virginia1961-69 [7][29][30][31]
    Virginia1975-1980,[32] 1987-94[33][34]
Westfields1968-84, 1987-89

Premierships
YearA1/Division 1A2/Division 2A3
1961Salisbury North[35]
1962Central Districts
1963Salisbury North[35]
1964Elizabeth North [36]
1965Salisbury North[35]
1966Elizabeth
1967Elizabeth
1968Salisbury[7]
1969Salisbury[7]
1970Salisbury[7]
1971Salisbury[7]
1972Salisbury North[35]
1973Elizabeth
1974Salisbury North[35]
1975Salisbury North[35]Salisbury CAE
1976Salisbury North[35]
1977Brahma Lodge[3]
1978Salisbury North[35]Eastern Park[36]
1979Virginia
1980Central United undefeated [37]Eastern Park[36]
1981Campbelltown-MagillEastern Park[36]
1982Central United[37]Westfields
1983Hope ValleyWestfields
1984Salisbury[7]Westfields
1985Salisbury West[38]
1986Salisbury[7]
1987Salisbury West[38]Eastern Park[36]
1988Salisbury[7]Ovingham[36]
1989Salisbury North[35]Virginia
1990Salisbury North[35]Virginia
1991ElizabethVirginia
1992SmithfieldVirginia
1993Brahma Lodge[3]
1994Brahma Lodge[3][36]

References
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  36. "Eastern Park Football Club - Premierships and Finals Appearances". Eastern Park Football Club. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  37. "Central United". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  38. "Salisbury West". South Australian Amateur Football League. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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