Macclesfield Football Club (Australia) Explained

Macclesfield
Fullname:Macclesfield Football Club
Nickname:Blood & Tars
Colours:Black, Red
Founded:1880
Sport:Australian Rules Football
League:Hills Football League
Ground:Macclesfield, Macclesfield
President:Stan Forkert

The Macclesfield Football Club is an Australian rules football club first formed in 1880.[1]

In 1923, Macclesfield was a founding member of the Hills Central Football Association, playing in that competition until the end of the 1966 season. As a result of the restructure of Hills football in 1967, Macclesfield joined the Hills Football League Southern Zone, shifting to Division 4 in 1972, Division 3 in 1974 and then Division 2 in 1979. In 1984, Macclesfield joined the Southern Football League Division 2 competition, but only lasted 5 seasons, before shifting back to the Hills Football League Division 2 competition in 1989.[2]

Macclesfield continue to field Senior and Junior teams in the Hills Football League Division 2 competition.

A-Grade Premierships

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lines, Peter. Encyclopedia of South Australian Country Football Clubs. 2008. Peter Lines. Cowell. 978-0-9804472-9-3. 144.
  2. Web site: Devaney. John. Macclesfield. Full Points Publications. 5 October 2013.
  3. News: The Country - Macclesfield. 5 October 2013. The Advertiser (Adelaide). 12 October 1929.
  4. News: Football - Twenty Years Ambition Realised - Macclesfield Wins Premiership. 5 October 2013. Southern Argus (Port Elliot). 7 October 1948.
  5. News: Junior Football. 8 August 2016. The Mail (Adelaide). 2 October 1948. 4.
  6. Web site: Macclesfield Football Club (SA). https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070520140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/34349/20070521-0000/www.footypedia.com/00002268.html. dead. 20 May 2007. Footypedia. 5 October 2013.