The Portland Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the western suburbs of Adelaide which was formed in 1997 as a merger between the former

Alberton United Football Club The Portland Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the western suburbs of Adelaide which was formed in 1997 as a merger between the former Alberton United Football Club, Ethelton Football Club and Riverside Football Club. T ...

Ethelton Football Club The Portland Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the western suburbs of Adelaide which was formed in 1997 as a merger between the former Alberton United Football Club, Ethelton Football Club and Riverside Football Club. ...

and

Riverside Football Club The Portland Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the western suburbs of Adelaide which was formed in 1997 as a merger between the former Alberton United Football Club, Ethelton Football Club and Riverside Football Club. ...

. The club has participated in the South Australian Amateur Football League since being formed.

A-Grade Premierships

South Australian Amateur Football League The Adelaide Footy League, formerly known as the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL), is a semi-professional Australian rules football competition based in Adelaide, South Australia. Comprising sixty-seven member clubs playing over ...

Division 2 (1) ** 2013 *

Division 4 (2) ** 2000 ** 2008

Merger history

Portland Football Club was formed in 1997 from a merger of Alberton United, Ethelton and Riverside.

Alberton United

The Alberton United Football Club was formed in 1915 as the Alberton Church United Football Club based at Queenstown Oval. Initially playing in the

Port Adelaide and Suburban Football Association The Port Adelaide and District Football Association (PADFA) was an Australian rules football competition based in the western and north-western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia until it folded at the end of the 1952 season. It was first forme ...

, Alberton Church United shifted to the

(SAAFL) in 1931. In 1941, they went into recess due to

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, before returning to the SAAFL in 1946. In 1955 Alberton Church United changed its name to Alberton United, and continued under that name until it merged with Ethelton and Riverside in 1997 to form Portland. A-Grade Premierships *

Port Adelaide and District Football Association The Port Adelaide and District Football Association (PADFA) was an Australian rules football competition based in the western and north-western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia until it folded at the end of the 1952 season. It was first forme ...

(1) ** 1925 *

A2 (4) ** 1931 ** 1937 ** 1948 ** 1962 *

A3 (1) ** 1971 *

A6 (1) ** 1994

Ethelton

The Ethelton Football Club was established in 1911 and was a longtime member of the

(PADFA). When the PADFA folded in 1952, Ethelton transferred to the

West Torrens District Football Association The West Torrens District Football Association (WTDFA) was an Australian rules football competition based in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part ...

until it joined the

(SAAFL) in 1956, where it remained until it entered a merger in 1997 with Alberton United and Riverside to form Portland. A-Grade Premierships *

(2) ** 1913 ** 1915 *

(1) ** 1924 *

A3 (1) ** 1982 *

A4 (1) ** 1957 *

A5 (1) ** 1956

Riverside

The Riverside Football Club was formed in 1928 and initially participated in the

, followed by a stint in the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association. In 1949, Riverside joined the

where it remained until it merged with Alberton United and Ethelton in 1997 to form Portland. A-Grade Premierships *

(5) ** 1933 ** 1934 ** 1935 ** 1936 ** 1937 *

A1 (3) ** 1958 ** 1983 ** 1984 *

A2 (3) ** 1950 ** 1964 ** 1992

References

External links

* {{Channel 9 Adelaide Football League Clubs , state=collapsed Australian rules football clubs in South Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1997 1997 establishments in Australia Adelaide Footy League clubs