The club was founded by the merger of Colonel Light Western (1927-1930, South Adelaide District & YMCA Association) and Mortlock Park (1927-1930, Mid Southern Association) in 1931. For its first two seasons of playing in the SAAFL, the club applied to join the South Australian National Football League. The club was admitted to the newly formed SA National Junior Football Association before moving back to the SAAFL in 1937. In 1938, it was represented at state level by Sturt player Gil Langley who was one of the five state players the club produced. The Lions rose to Division 1 and contested the finals three seasons in a row while the club was also fielding teams in the Sturt District Association.
During the 1960s, Colonel Light Gardens saw a downfall, dropping down to Division 2 and then to Division 4 in the 1970s before moving again to the Glenelg South league in 1976. The Lions remained there until 1986 when it combined with the Kenilworth Football Club to form Kenilworth-Colonel Light and thus going back to the SAAFL. The merger only lasted for five years, with the Lions reverting to Colonel Light Gardens in 1991. In 1995 it was forced to share its home ground, Mortlock Park,[1] with the Goodwood Indians Baseball Club who had their own facilities on the site, with the Mitcham Council ultimately ceasing the club's uses with the clubrooms for events due to complaints from local residents.
The club has a strong junior player base and still continues to field junior teams in SANFL Juniors and senior teams in the Adelaide Footy League.[2]
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Colonel Light Gardens Lions Football Club Website
April 15, 2024
colonel, light, gardens, football, club, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, july, 2018, learn, when, remove, this. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Colonel Light Gardens Football Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in Division 5 Division 5 Reserves and C Grade Division 5 of the South Australian Amateur Football League They are known as the Lions Colonel Light GardensNamesFull nameColonel Light Gardens Football ClubNickname s Lions2021 seasonAfter finals3rdHome and away season3rdClub detailsFounded1931 93 years ago 1931 Colours CompetitionAdelaide Footy LeaguePresidentDean Van KempenPremierships 1927 1929 1932 1949 1962 1983 1989 1993 1995 2007 Ground s Mortlock Park Colonel Light GardensUniformsHome Contents 1 History 2 A Grade Premierships 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe club was founded by the merger of Colonel Light Western 1927 1930 South Adelaide District amp YMCA Association and Mortlock Park 1927 1930 Mid Southern Association in 1931 For its first two seasons of playing in the SAAFL the club applied to join the South Australian National Football League The club was admitted to the newly formed SA National Junior Football Association before moving back to the SAAFL in 1937 In 1938 it was represented at state level by Sturt player Gil Langley who was one of the five state players the club produced The Lions rose to Division 1 and contested the finals three seasons in a row while the club was also fielding teams in the Sturt District Association During the 1960s Colonel Light Gardens saw a downfall dropping down to Division 2 and then to Division 4 in the 1970s before moving again to the Glenelg South league in 1976 The Lions remained there until 1986 when it combined with the Kenilworth Football Club to form Kenilworth Colonel Light and thus going back to the SAAFL The merger only lasted for five years with the Lions reverting to Colonel Light Gardens in 1991 In 1995 it was forced to share its home ground Mortlock Park 1 with the Goodwood Indians Baseball Club who had their own facilities on the site with the Mitcham Council ultimately ceasing the club s uses with the clubrooms for events due to complaints from local residents The club has a strong junior player base and still continues to field junior teams in SANFL Juniors and senior teams in the Adelaide Footy League 2 A Grade Premierships edit1932 Division 2 1949 Division 2 1962 Division 4 1993 Division 6 1995 Division 5 2007 Division 7 3 References edit Mortlock Park home of CLGFC CLGFC stats and history CLGFC Premierships Archived from the original on 19 July 2018 Retrieved 19 July 2018 External links editColonel Light Gardens Lions Football Club Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colonel Light Gardens Football Club amp oldid 1184475402, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
