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147 Years of Norwood

5 hours ago – February 28, 2025

It’s 147 years since AJ Diamond, JR Osborn and HC Burnett held a meeting at Norfolk Arms Hotel in Rundle Street on February 28, 1878 to inaugurate the Norwood Football Club.

Edwin T Smith was Norwood’s first Club Patron.

The club won the Premiership in its first season with a nine-win and four-draw season.

The inaugural captain was Joseph Osborn, and vice captain Alf McMichael.

Norwood’s first home ground was the oval now used by Christian Brothers College in the east parklands on Bartels Road.

The uniform was navy blue jumpers and knickbockers with red caps and stockings.
First match v South Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, 18 May. George Giffen kicked the first goal with a
drop kick after he’d taken a troublesome boot off.

The first team:

JH Bennett, Thomas Blinman, William Bracken, Henry Burnett, Jack Coward, William Dedman,
Alf Formby, George Giffen, Thomas Green, Henry Jury, Louis Kaufmann, Thomas Letchford,
Alf McMichael (vc), Joseph Osborn (cc), John Souttar, Louis Suhard, Arthur Terrell,
Frederick Terrell, Alf Wishart, Sid Young.

Happy Birthday Norwood Football Club.

Supplied by Redlegs Museum, run by the club’s History Committee

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