CLUB SONG
'It's a Grand Old Flag'
It's a Grand old flag, It's a high-flying flag
It's the emblem for me and for you
It's the emblem of the team we love
The team of the Chocolate and Blue
Every heart beats true for the Chocolate and Blue
As we sing this song to you, what do we sing?
Should old acquaintance be forgot
Oh, keep your eye on the Chocolate and Blue!
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Like every other athlete and sporting club that has ever existed, we want to win every football game and win every premiership. Like everyone else, we thirst for the win, however, for us winning extends beyond the football field, beyond trophies. For us, winning is a measure of effort we put in as individuals and as a collective. Winning is about the achievements we make both on and off the field. Winning is about learning and growing from any losses we make and building ourselves stronger to claim future wins.
With our heritage dating back over one hundred years, Kenilworth is winning as a Football club that has stood the test of time. A club which has always looked for ways to grow and develop, has always looked into the face of challenge with determination and has always stood up against adversity and defied those who think us underdogs. Time and again we have shown our strength and our worth. Time and again we have shown that not every game needs to be won to have a winning spirit, that the way we lose is just as important. We know that losing is part of the territory, it's a risk worth taking in order to improve and a risk worth taking in order to win.
Over time Kenilworth has been home to thousands of players and their families, supporters and volunteers who have all helped us to expand as a club and as a family. Having such a commitment from an extensive range of people has us winning.
As football is not an individual sport, it is a team sport and with our club now being home to a diverse range of teams from juniors to seniors, masters and inclusive and with males and females representing the chocolate and blue, our philosophy takes a 'One Club, One Family' approach. Time has shown us the importance of banding together as a club, connected through the faces of many, represented by all teams and those who band around us. Time has shown that together, we are stronger.
As such, when our teams take to the ground, they go with the support of everyone here at Kenilworth, a part of
'One Club, One Family,'
OUR HISTORY
Having been officially founded in 1907, Kenilworth Football Club is over 100 years old and is proud to be the second oldest club in the SAAFL.
Our history is testament to our commitment to the game of footy and our tenacity for hard work against the odds.
Timeline:
1906- June 22nd, earliest recorded game against Purveyors of Soft Goods
1907- Club officially founded, played against the Royal Association
1911- Won the Premiership in the Uniting Church Association
1924- Joined SAAFL
1925- Played Grand Final
1928- Played Grand Final
1927- A1 Premiership
1930- A1 Premiership
1931- B Grade Won the A3 flag
1938- Relegation from A1 to A2
1939- Won the A2 flag, bringing the club back to A1
1940- World War II impacted the world of Football, bringing the much-loved game to a halt throughout the country for the better part of a decade
Post-war- Kenilworth remained in A1 until the 1960s but was unable to challenge for another A1 flag
1981- the A3 flag was brought home
1986- Merger between Colonel Light Gardens, forming the Kenilworth-Colonel Light club
1989- Kenilworth-Colonel Light bring home the A4 flag
1990s- Kenilworth and Colonel Light disband and re-emerge as separate clubs
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Kenilworth relocates to St Mary’s Park, formerly known as Panther Park prior to the South Adelaide Football Club vacating to premises in Noarlunga during 1995
2000s- Club maintains its presence as a solo club but struggles to pull through with wins and slips through the ranks on-field
2009- Relegated to Div 6 after a horrible season the previous year
2011- Kenilworth makes a comeback, winning the D6 flag
2013- Kenilworth claims the D5 flag
LEGENDS
2006
Arthur Frank Bradshaw (Art)
William L. Maguire (Bill)
Albert Edward Corran Treloar (Corry)
James John Moffatt (Jack)
Graeme John Shaughnessy (Shaggers)
Trevor John Hendry (Uncle Trev)
Richard Andrew Bowyer (Ric)
Anthony Bruce Richardson (Tony)
William Andrew Marryat (Will)
John William Schulz (Captain Panic)
2007
Mark John Rampling (Humpty)
2011
Wayne Neil Berryman (Monty)
LIFETIME MEMBERS
Allchurch, Clifford Edward (Cliff)
Hefron,J.W.
Main, Harold Walter (Hibbel)
Pengelly, William Paul
1947
Rowe, Henry Lionel
Brown, George F.
Lawson, Kenneth Francis Arthur
North, Harrold B.
Reeves, Clyde Herbert
Walker, William Archibald (Archie)
Gage, Alexander Murray
1955
Metcalf, John C. (Jack)
1957
Wyly, George Thomas Whittingham
1959
Rowe, Kevin John
Bradshaw, Olive May Mrs.
Martlow, Harold William
Moffatt, James John (Jack)
Bradshaw, Arthur Frank (Art)
1960
Venning, Ron W.
1961
Chapman, John K. (Jack)
Poulton, Lancelot Henry (Lance)
1962
Mellor, David
Tuohy, Brian (Bang Bang)
Maguire, William Leslie (Bill)
1964
Peterson, C.H. (Clyde or Christopher)
1966
Pearson, George E.V.
Hale, Charles Robert (Chooka)
1967
Hehir, Colin P.
York, Allan William
1968
Tabe, G.D. or G.M. Tabe
Drummond, Carl
Archer, John Walter (Jack)
Button, Vernon Albert (Vern)
1972
Mahomet, Barry Wayne (Bluey)
Sfera, Anthony Michael (Tony)
Richardson, Peter John
Tonkin, Allan James (Jim)
1973
Hale, Roberts Charles (Bob)
Penny, John Joseph
1976
Lane, William George (Bill)
Richardson, Anthony Bruce (Tony)
Berryman, Wayne Neil (Monty)
Shaughnessy, Graeme John (Shaggers)
Minear, Michael Vernon (Minnie)
Schulz, John William (Captain Panic)
Rampling, Mark John (Humpty)
Hendry, Trevor John
1982
Smith, Brian Murray (Blackstick)
Richardson, Geoffrey Neil
Marryat William Andrew (Will)
Fiore, Tony Gino (Gino)
2000
Farrugia, Lilian Patricia Mrs. (Lil)
2004
Bowyer, Richard Andrew (Ric)
2007
Colmer, Garry Steven (2R’s)
2009
Siemering, Gary John (1R’s)
Kierr, Robert William
2010
Siemering, Leonie Mary Mrs.
2013
Muller, Fabian
Rayson, Scott
PREMIERSHIPS
1912
United Churches Football Association B Division- A Grade
1913
United Churches Football Association A Division- A Grade
1917
Metropolitan Football Association- A Grade
1919
Metropolitan & Suburban Association- Juniors under 21
1927
South Australian Amateur Football League A1- A Grade
1930
South Australian Amateur Football League A1- A Grade
1931
South Australian Amateur Football Junior League- B Grade
1939
South Australian Amateur Football League A2- A Grade
1950
Sturt District Football Association B Division- B Grade
1952
Surt District Football Association B Division- B Grade
1968
Sturt District School Boys- Under 13s
1969
Sturt District Boys B Grade- Under 13s
1972
Sturt District School Boys- Under 11s
1981
South Australian Amateur Football League Div A3- A Grade
1986
South Australian Amateur Football League Div A10- C Grade
1989
South Australian Amateur Football League Div A4- A Grade
2005
South Australian Amateur Football League Div 12
2006
South Australian Amateur Football League Div 12
2007
South Australian Amateur Football League Div 12
2009
South Australian Amateur Football League Div C7s
2010
South Australian Amateur Football League Div 6 Res- B Grade
2011
South Australian Amateur Football League Div 6- A Grade
2011
South Australian Amateur Football League Div 6 Res- B Grade
2013
South Australian Amateur Football League Div 5- A Grade
2014
Metro South Junior Football League- Under 13s Girls
2016
South Australian National Football League- Under 14s
2018
South Australian Amateur Football League- Under 18s Blue
2022
SANFL APM Inclusive League