The Fitzroy Community Club Inc. is a

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club based in the western suburbs of

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, consisting of

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and

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teams. It was formed in 1987 as a merger between the former Renown Park Football Club, St Dominic's Football Club and St Peter's Y.C.W. Football Club. The club's Australian rules football team has participated in the

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since being formed.

A-Grade Premierships

A3 (1) ** 1995 *

Division 5 (2) ** 2007 *

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Division 6 (3) ** 2019

Merger history

Fitzroy Football Club was formed in 1987 from a merger of Renown Park, St Dominic's and St Peters YCW.

Renown Park

The "Renown Park Football Club" was formed in 1983 as a merger of the Brompton Football Club and the Albert Sports Football Club. The club had three different home grounds over its four season history, Renown Park Oval (1983), Challa Gardens Primary School (1984) and finally Sam Johnson Sports Ground (1985–86) until it merged with the St Dominic's and St Peters YCW clubs to form Fitzroy. A-Grade Premierships *

A6 (1) ** 1983

Albert Sports

The Albert Sports Football Club was formed as the Albert Druids Football Club and participated in the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association from 1939 until it shifted to the

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1947. When that competition folded at the end of the 1961 season, Albert Druids shifted to the

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, which became the

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(AMFL) the following year. The AMFL folded at the end of the 1967 season and Albert Druids transferred to the

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(NADFA), which merged into the

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(NNFA) the following season. When the NNFA folded at the end of the 1977 season, Albert Druids moved to the

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which folded at the end of that season. In 1979 Albert Druids was renamed Albert Sports and joined the

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where they participated for three seasons before shifting to the

in 1982, playing one season before merging with Brompton to form Renown Park. A-Grade Premierships *

(3) ** 1954 ** 1958 ** 1961

Brompton

The Brompton Football Club was formed in 1925 and joined the

. Initially they only lasted one season before going into recess and returning in 1927 in the YMCA Football Association for one season and then the Independent Football Association for two seasons before going into recess again in 1930. The club was relaunched again in 1945 in the

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and in 1947 returned to the

. When that competition folded at the end of the 1961 season, Brompton shifted to the

, which became the

(AMFL) the following year. In 1967, Brompton joined the

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(ETFA) and continued when that league merged into the

(NNFA) in 1969. When the NNFA folded at the end of the 1977 season, Brompton moved to the

which folded at the end of that season. Brompton then joined the

(SAAFL) in 1979. In 1981 Brompton were disaffiliated from the SAAFL due to dissatisfaction with its management and facilities, and joined the

as a result where they participated for two seasons before merging with Albert Sports in 1983 to form Renown Park. A-Grade Premierships *

Blue Division (3) ** 1957 ** 1959 ** 1960 *

Gold Division (1) ** 1949

St Dominic's

The St Dominic's Football Club was established as the North Adelaide Y.C.W. Football Club, based at

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and participated in the

(NADFA). In 1962 they were renamed St Dominic's and the following season joined the

. In 1967 they shifted home ground full-time to

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, now commonly known as St Dominic's Oval. In 1987 it merged with the Renown Park and St Peters YCW clubs to form Fitzroy. A-Grade Premierships *

(2) ** 1959 ** 1960

St Peter's Y.C.W.

St Peter's Y.C.W. Football Club were based at St Paul's College and participated in the Sunday YCW Football Association from 1959 to 1977. In 1978, St Peter's Y.C.W. joined the

, and relocated to Devitt Oval the following year, where it remained until it merged with Renown Park and St Dominic's in 1987 to form Fitzroy.

References

External links

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