Stanley Football Association Explained
The Stanley Football Association was an Australian rules football competition based in the Clare Valley region of South Australia, Australia. It operated between 1915 and 1936 with breaks in 1916-17 and 1919 due to World War I.
Brief history
The Stanley Football Association was formed in 1915 and featured teams (at times) from North Clare, South Clare, Blyth, Stanley Flat, Sevenhill, Farrell Flat, Watervale, Kybunga and Snowtown. The three foundation clubs were North Clare, South Clare and Blyth,[1] all located in the cadastral County of Stanley, a historic administrative area, centred on Clare, from which the association drew its name. The association joined the Mid North Association following the 1936 season.[2] The three original foundation clubs now compete in the North Eastern Football League.
Awards
The premiers of the competition won the Stanley Shield. It was first awarded in 1921.[3]
The "A. E. Fryar" medal, was awarded to the player judged (by umpire votes) the fairest and most brilliant footballer during the regular season. The award was given by Albert Fryar, a well-known philatelist and sportsman originally from Clare and first awarded in 1926.[4]
Jack Cockburn won the Fryar Medal a record three times (1929, 1930 & 1932). He would go on to win the Magarey Medal for the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in 1935. He was also inducted into the SANFL Hall of Fame in 2003.[5]
bgcolor=grey style="color:black; width:40px" | Year | bgcolor=grey style="color:black; width:200px" | Premiers | bgcolor=grey style="color:black; width:200px" | A. E. Fryar Medal | bgcolor=grey style="color:black; width:40px" | References |
1915 | North Clare | No award | [6] |
1916 | No competition | No award | |
1917 | No competition | No award | |
1918 | North Clare | No award | [7] |
1919 | No competition | No award | |
1920 | South Clare | No award | [8] |
1921 | South Clare | No award | [9] |
1922 | North Clare | No award | [10] |
1923 | Watervale | No award | [11] [12] |
1924 | South Clare | No award | [13] [14] |
1925 | Blyth | No award | [15] [16] |
1926 | South Clare | G. V. Tilbrook (North Clare) | [17] |
1927 | South Clare | R. Banwell (South Clare) | [18] [19] |
1928 | Blyth | W. Hogan (South Clare) | [20] [21] |
1929 | Blyth | Jack Cockburn (Blyth) | |
1930 | Blyth | Jack Cockburn (Blyth) | |
1931 | Blyth | Walter Blight (South Clare) | [22] [23] |
1932 | North Clare | Jack Cockburn (Blyth) | [24] [25] |
1933 | Blyth | Percy Abbott (Farrell Flat) | [26] [27] [28] |
1934 | Farrell Flat | Fred Steinhardt (Blyth) | [29] [30] |
1935 | Blyth | Len Monaghan (Farrell Flat) | [31] |
1936 | Farrell Flat | Syd Cockburn (Blyth) | [32] [33] | |
See also
Notes and References
- News: Football Gossip: The Stanley Association . 21 May 1915 . The Northern Argus . 4 . 31 October 2015.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97774196 Football: Mid North Association
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97633565 The Stanley Football Association: A Shield For The Competition
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97264075 Obituary: The Late Mr Albert E. Fryar
- Web site: Jack Cockburn. SANFL. 31 October 2015.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97367028 Stanley Association: North Clare Win The Premiership
- News: Football. . . Clare, SA . 16 August 1918 . 1 November 2015 . 5.
- News: Football. . . Clare, SA . 10 September 1920 . 1 November 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97638345 Who Will Win the Football Premiership?
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97641958 The Match for the Premiership: North Clare Beat Watervale
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97825976 The Late Mr. Neil Grace of Watervale
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97642677 The Football Season
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87537364 Stanley Association: Watervale Win Premiership
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97642677 Football Scores for the Season
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article100023876 Advertising: Match for Premiership Kybunga v. Blyth
- Book: Lines. Peter. South Australian Country Football Digest. 2012. Cowell, S. Aust.. 978-0-9871591-9-9. 97.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97814207 The Stanley Football Association
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97604736 South Clare defeat North Clare in Premiership Game
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97605981 The First Semifinal: South Clare v. Watervale
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97614748 Stanley Football Association
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99917775 Stanley Football Association: Fryar Medal
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97615626 Blyth Defeats South Clare in Final Match
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97616125 Fryar Medal
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97622305 Stanley Football Association Meeting
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97618189 Jack Cockburn Wins Fryar Medal for the Third Time
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97625846 Football Stanley Association: Blyth Win Premiership
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97622991 Stanley Football Association
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97623685 First Semi-final on Saturday at Farrell's Flat
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97625055 Football: Farrell's Flat Win the Premiership
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97622680 Football
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97767717 Football Final
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97769429 Syd Cockburn of Blyth, wins Fryar Medal
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97770992 Stanley Football Association Ball