South Ballarat Football Club

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South Ballarat

Names

Full name

South Ballarat Football Club

Club details

Founded

c. 1876

Dissolved

1941; 83 years ago

Colours

Dark blue Red^[1]

Competition

Ballarat Football League

Premierships

12 (1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1904, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1926, 1938)

Uniforms

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The South Ballarat Football Club was an Australian rules football club which formerly competed in the Ballarat Football League.

History

The club was formed in the 1876 as the Albion Imperial Football Club^[2] before becoming known as South Ballarat in 1884.^[3]

The club was a provincial member of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1883^[3] until 1896, taking part in the Association's administration and competing against Melbourne-based VFA clubs between 1885 and 1888,^[4] whilst also competing in the local Ballarat / Western Districts football competition too.

South Ballarat played a match against the touring British footballers in June 1888, winning by seven goals, 18 behinds to three goals, seven behinds.^[5]^[6]

The club was a founding member of the Ballarat Football Association in 1893. During its time in the competition, it won eight senior premierships, including three in a row between 1911 and 1913.^[7]

The club merged with the Sebastopol Football Club in 1940 to form the South Sebastopol Football Club.^[8]

The club went into recess during World War II and did not return to competition after the war.

Premierships

Ballarat / Western Districts Football Competition (4)^[9]
- 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886
Ballarat Football League (8)
- 1904, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1926, 1938

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to South Ballarat Football Club.

^ "Williamstown v. South Ballarat". The Ballarat Star. Ballarat, VIC. 13 August 1888. p. 6.
^ "1876 - Sporting Notes". The Ballarat Star (Vic). 19 August 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Albion Imperial Football Club". The Ballarat Star. Ballarat, VIC. 3 April 1884. p. 2.
^ "The VFA Project: Sth Ballarat". The VFA Project. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ "Football". The Ballarat Star. Ballarat: National Library of Australia. 28 June 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ "Football - South Ballarat v. Englishmen". The Ballarat Star. Ballarat: National Library of Australia. 30 June 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ "Ballarat Football League". Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ "New Club for Ballarat". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 1 May 1940. p. 12.
^ "The Grand Final: Premiership List". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 26 September 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

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