The Uraidla Districts Football Club is an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
club based in the eastern suburbs of
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
which was formed in 1997 as a merger between the former Uraidla Football Club and Eastern Rangers Football Club. The combined club joined the
Hills Football League Central Division and currently continue to field teams in both Senior and Junior grades in Division 1 of that league.
A-Grade Premierships
*
Hills Football League Division 1/Central Division (5)
** 2005
** 2009
** 2010
** 2011
** 2013
Merger history
Uraidla Districts was formed in 1997 through the amalgamation of Uraidla and Eastern Rangers.
Uraidla
The Uraidla Football Club was formed in 1905 and joined the
Mount Lofty Football Association in 1921. One year later they absorbed the Summertown Football Club and in 1938 they shifted to the
Hills Football Association
The Hills Football Association is an Australian rules football leagues based in Western Australia. The association was formed in 1946. The inaugural clubs were chidlow, Western Australia, Chidlow, Mundaring, Western Australia, Mundaring, Parker ...
. In 1961, Uraidla joined the
Torrens Valley Football Association before becoming an inaugural member of the
Hills Football League, playing in the Central Zone. Following the restructure of the league, Uraidla were placed in Division 1 where they remained until they merged with Division 2 club Eastern Rangers after the 1996 season.
A-Grade Premierships
*
Mount Lofty Football Association (3)
** 1923
** 1930
** 1931
** 1932
*
Hills Football Association
The Hills Football Association is an Australian rules football leagues based in Western Australia. The association was formed in 1946. The inaugural clubs were chidlow, Western Australia, Chidlow, Mundaring, Western Australia, Mundaring, Parker ...
A1 (3)
** 1956
** 1958
** 1959
*
Torrens Valley Football Association (1)
** 1963
*
Hills Football League Division 1 (4)
** 1979
** 1980
** 1989
** 1996
Summertown
The Summertown Football Club was formed in 1904 and was an inaugural member of the
Mount Lofty Football Association in 1921. In 1922, Summertown was merged with the Uraidla Football Club and continued under the Uraidla name.
Eastern Rangers
The Eastern Rangers Football Club was formed in 1983 from a merger of the Ashton Football Club and the Lenswood Rangers Football Club. Eastern Rangers joined the
Hills Football League Division 1 competition, dropping to Division 2 in 1994 where they remained until they merged with the Uraidla Football Club in 1997.
A-Grade Premierships
*
Hills Football League Division 1 (1)
** 1987
Ashton
The Ashton Football Club was an inaugural member of the
Mount Lofty Football Association in 1921 before shifting to the
East Torrens Football Association in 1938. Ashton joined the
Hills Football Association
The Hills Football Association is an Australian rules football leagues based in Western Australia. The association was formed in 1946. The inaugural clubs were chidlow, Western Australia, Chidlow, Mundaring, Western Australia, Mundaring, Parker ...
in 1949 and returned to the
East Torrens Football Association in 1962. Ashton continued in the
Norwood-North Football Association from 1969 until they joined the
Hills Football League Division 2 competition in 1972 where they played until they combined with the Lenswood Rangers Football Club in 1983, forming the Eastern Rangers Football Club.
A-Grade Premierships
*
Mount Lofty Football Association (2)
** 1936
** 1937
*
East Torrens Football Association (2)
** 1938
** 1940 ''Undefeated''
*
Hills Football Association
The Hills Football Association is an Australian rules football leagues based in Western Australia. The association was formed in 1946. The inaugural clubs were chidlow, Western Australia, Chidlow, Mundaring, Western Australia, Mundaring, Parker ...
A1 (1)
** 1949
Lenswood Rangers
The Lenswood Rangers Football Club was established in 1967 from a merger of the Forest Range Football Club and the Lenswood Football Club and were inaugural members of the
Hills Football League Northern Zone competition. Following the restructure of the league in 1972, Lenswood Rangers were shifted into the Division 4 competition and were promoted to Division 2 in 1974. In 1983 they merged with the Ashton Football Club to form the Eastern Rangers Football Club.
A-Grade Premierships
*
Hills Football League Division 2 (2)
** 1978
** 1979
= Forest Range
=
The Forest Range Football Club was formed in 1902 and joined the
Hills Football Association
The Hills Football Association is an Australian rules football leagues based in Western Australia. The association was formed in 1946. The inaugural clubs were chidlow, Western Australia, Chidlow, Mundaring, Western Australia, Mundaring, Parker ...
, later shifting to the
Mount Lofty Football Association in 1921. After a short stint in the
East Torrens Football Association from 1929 to 1933, Forest Range returned to the
Mount Lofty Football Association before going into recess in 1939. Following
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, Forest Range reformed and joined the
Hills Football Association
The Hills Football Association is an Australian rules football leagues based in Western Australia. The association was formed in 1946. The inaugural clubs were chidlow, Western Australia, Chidlow, Mundaring, Western Australia, Mundaring, Parker ...
in 1946 and in 1949 split into two clubs, a smaller Forest Range Football Club and a new Lenswood Football Club, with both teams being relegated to the B-Grade competition. Forest Range were promoted to A-Grade in 1952, but relegated again in 1955 before returning to the
East Torrens Football Association in 1960. Forest Range and Lenswood reunited in 1967 as the merged Lenswood Rangers Football Club.
A-Grade Premierships
*
Hills Football Association
The Hills Football Association is an Australian rules football leagues based in Western Australia. The association was formed in 1946. The inaugural clubs were chidlow, Western Australia, Chidlow, Mundaring, Western Australia, Mundaring, Parker ...
A2 (2)
** 1949
** 1950
= Lenswood
=
The Lenswood Football Club was formed in 1949 as a breakaway from the Forest Range Football Club and joined the
Hills Football Association
The Hills Football Association is an Australian rules football leagues based in Western Australia. The association was formed in 1946. The inaugural clubs were chidlow, Western Australia, Chidlow, Mundaring, Western Australia, Mundaring, Parker ...
B-Grade completion. In 1954, Lenswood shifted to the
Torrens Valley Football Association but were relegated to the A2 competition in 1959. Lenswood reunited with Forest Range in 1967 as the merged Lenswood Rangers Football Club.
A-Grade Premierships
*
Hills Football Association
The Hills Football Association is an Australian rules football leagues based in Western Australia. The association was formed in 1946. The inaugural clubs were chidlow, Western Australia, Chidlow, Mundaring, Western Australia, Mundaring, Parker ...
A2 (1)
** 1952
*
Torrens Valley Football Association A2 (3)
** 1959
** 1960
** 1962
References
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Australian rules football clubs in South Australia
Australian rules football clubs established in 1997
1997 establishments in Australia