United Church Football Association

The United Church Football Association (UCFA) was an Australian rules football competition based in the suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia from 1906 to 1977. The competition was formed in April 1906 when delegates of some football clubs connected to churches in Adelaide met to establish a Church Association. The initial six clubs were Clayton Congregational, East Adelaide Methodist, Stanley Street Congregational, St Giles' Presbyterian, St Luke's Church of England and St Mark's Church of England.[1]

Stanley Shield

The Stanley Shield was awarded to the Champion team of the association from 1913. The shield was presented to the winner of a playoff between the A1 and A2 premiers. It was named after the Stanley Street team (later Thompson Memorial) which won three premierships in a row from 1910 to 1912.[2]
Non A-Division/A1 Premiers highlighted in bold.

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Year Champions
1913 Brompton Methodist [2]
1914 Prospect Methodist [2]
1915 Walkerville Methodist [2]
1916-1918 In Recess
1919 Glen Osmond Baptist [2]
1920 Franklin Street Methodist [2]
1921 Franklin Street Methodist [2]
1922 Unley Methodist [2]
1923 St. Augustine's [2]
1924 Unley Methodist [2]
1925 St. Augustine's [2]
1926 Unley Methodist [2][3]
1927 St. Augustine's [2]
1928 Unley Methodist [2][4]
1929 Flinders Park Methodist [2]
1930 Flinders Park Methodist [2]
1931 Flinders Park Methodist [2]
1932 Flinders Park Methodist [2][5]
1933 Prospect Methodist [2]
1934 Queenstown Church of Christ
1935 Queenstown Church of Christ
1936 Queenstown Church of Christ
1937 Queenstown Church of Christ
1938
1939 St Patrick's [6]
1940
1941
1942-1945 In Recess
1946 Queenstown Church of Christ [7]
1947 Park Street Church of Christ [8]
1948 Royal Park Methodist [9]
1949 Royal Park Methodist [10]
1950
1951 Ovingham Methodist [11]
1952 Ovingham Methodist [12]
1953 Maylands Methodist [13]
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977

Premierships

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Year A Division B Division C Division D Division
1906 St. Giles' Presbyterian [2]
1907 St. Giles' Presbyterian [2]
1908 Stanley Street Congregational [2]
1909 St. Luke's Church of England [2] Chapel Street
1910 Stanley Street Congregational [2]
1911 Stanley Street Congregational [2]
1912 Stanley Street Congregational Undefeated [2][14] Parkside Methodist
1913 Parkside Methodist [15] Brompton Methodist
1914 St. Luke's Church of England Walkerville Methodist Richmond Baptist
1915 Walkerville Methodist Richmond Baptist
1916
-
1918
In Recess (World War I)
1919 Glen Osmond Baptist
1920 Franklin Street Methodist Undefeated
1921 Franklin Street Methodist
1922 Unley Methodist Undefeated Robert Street Church of Christ Maylands Church of Christ
1923 St. Augustine's Church of England
1924 Unley Methodist [16] St. Lawrence's [16]
Year A1 A2 B1 B2
1925 St. Augustine's Church of England [17] Hindmarsh Place Christian Church [17] Mile End Church of Christ Undefeated [17] St. James' Church of England [17][18]
1926 Unley Methodist [3][19] Mile End Church of Christ [3] St. James' Church of England [3][20] Royal Park Methodist [3][19]
1927 St. Augustine's Undefeated [21] Hindmarsh Baptist [21] Royal Park Methodist [21] Flinders Park Methodist [21][22]
1928 Unley Methodist St. Cuthbert's Church of England St. James' Church of England Queenstown Church of Christ
1929 Flinders Park Methodist [23] Burnside Christian Church [23] Clayton Congregational
1930 Flinders Park Methodist [24] Clayton Congregational [24] Manthorpe Memorial [24]
Year A Division B Division C Division D Division
1931 Flinders Park Methodist [25] Queenstown Church of Christ [25] Maylands Church of Christ [25]
1932 Flinders Park Methodist [26] Norwood Church of Christ [26] College Park Congregational [5]
1933 Prospect Methodist Manthorpe Memorial Hindmarsh Baptist
1934 Queenstown Church of Christ Undefeated [27] Brompton Methodist [27] Torrensville Methodist [27] St. Giles' Presbyterian [27]
1935 Queenstown Church of Christ Undefeated [28] St. Patrick's
1936 Queenstown Church of Christ Undefeated [28] Otiose [29] Port Adelaide Presbyterian [29] [29]
1937 Queenstown Church of Christ [30] Port Adelaide Presbyterian [30] Unley Methodist [30] Clayton Congregational [31]
1938 Queenstown Church of Christ [32] Norman Memorial [32] Croydon Methodist Undefeated [32] St. Cuthbert's Church of England [32]
1939 St. Patrick's [6] Alberton Baptist [6] Holder Memorial [6] Ovingham Methodist [6]
1940 Prospect Methodist [33] West Croydon Methodist [34] North Adelaide Baptist [33] Queen of Angels [34]
1941 Queenstown Church of Christ [35] Queen of Angels [35] Holy Cross [36]
1942
-
1945
In Recess (World War II)
1946 Queenstown Church of Christ [37] Enfield Methodist [37] Ovingham Methodist [37]
1947 Queenstown Church of Christ [38] Park Street Church of Christ [38] Royal Park Methodist [8][9]
1948 Prospect Methodist [39] Royal Park Methodist [9][40] West Croydon and North Adelaide Baptist
1949 Royal Park Methodist Colonel Light Gardens United Richmond Baptist
1950 Richmond Baptist Unley Methodist
1951 Ovingham Methodist [41] Malvern Methodist [41]
1952 Ovingham Methodist [42] Maylands Methodist [42]
1953 Maylands Methodist [43] Royal Park Methodist [44]
1954 Maylands Methodist [45] Allenby Gardens Methodist [45]
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968 Port Adelaide Presbyterian [46]
1969 Port Adelaide Presbyterian [46]
1970 Port Adelaide Presbyterian [46]
1971 Port Adelaide Presbyterian [46]
1972 Port Adelaide Presbyterian [46]
1973 Port Adelaide Presbyterian [46]
Year A1 A2 B1 B2
1974 Port Adelaide Presbyterian [46] Brighton Methodist Adelaide Lutheran
1975 Adelaide Lutheran [47]
1976 Adelaide Lutheran [47]
1977

Medallists

Moyes Medal

The Moyes Medal (officially called the John Moyes Memorial Trophy), named after Mr John Moyes who had founded the association, was awarded to the best overall player in the association.[17]

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Philps Medal (A-Division Medal)

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Patron's Medal (B-Division Medal)

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C-Division Medal

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Patron's Medal (D-Division Medal)

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Member Clubs

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Club Denomination Known Years Participating Notes
Adelaide Congress Hall [53] Salvation Army
Adelaide Lutheran Lutheran 1951-79[54] St Steven's Lutheran (1951–52)
Alberton Baptist Baptist 1935-47
Alberton East Baptist Baptist 1948-50
Alberton and Ottaway United 1951-54
Alberton Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1940
All Saints 1927-35
All Souls and Spicer Uniting (Methodist) 1933-40 All Soul's and Spicer Memorial United (1933), Spicer and All Souls (1934–35)
Allenby Gardens Uniting (Methodist) 1954-67[55] Allenby Gardens Methodist (1954)
Ambleside 1920
Bowden Baptist Baptist 1914-20
Bowden Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1913-15
Brighton Congregational Uniting (Congregational) 1932
Brighton Tigers Uniting (Methodist) 1963-77 Brighton Methodist (1963–76)
Brompton Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1911-35
Brooklyn Park Church of Christ Church of Christ 1946-49
Brooklyn Park U.C. 1941
Burnside Christian Church Baptist 1923-36
Campbelltown Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1911
Cathedral 1911-13
Chapel Street Church of Christ 1907-13
Clayton Congregational Uniting (Congregational) 1906-37
Clayton Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1931
Clayton Norwood 1952
Clayton and Wesley United Uniting (Methodist) 1949-54
College Park Congregational Uniting (Congregational) 1928-48
Colonel Light Gardens United Uniting 1947-50 Colonel Light Gardens Presbyterian and Congregational United (1947)
Cottonville Church of Christ Church of Christ 1924-25
Cowandilla Church of Christ Church of Christ 1925-28
Croydon Church of Christ Church of Christ 1927-31, 1937-46
Croydon Congregational Uniting (Congregational) 1930-32
Croydon Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1936-41
Draper Memorial Uniting (Methodist) 1909-21
Dulwich Park Congregational Uniting (Congregational) 1932
Dulwich Rovers 1919
East Adelaide Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1906-08
Edwardstown Baptist Baptist 1974[56]
Enfield Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1934-54
Flinders Park Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1927-32[57]
Flinders Street Baptist Baptist 1910-14
Franklin Street Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1913-21
Franklin Street West Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1914-20
Fullarton Church of Christ Church of Christ 1926-50
Gartrell Memorial Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1924-25, 1946-54
Gartrell-Tusmore Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1948
Glen Osmond Baptist Baptist 1919
Glenelg Church of Christ Church of Christ 1927-48
Glenunga Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1954
Goodwood Baptist Baptist 1932-33
Goodwood Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1912-14, 1929-30
Greek Orthodox Greek Orthodox 1968[58]
Grote Street Church of Christ Church of Christ 1929-31
Henley Congregational Uniting (Congregational) 1941
Henley Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1941
Highgate Congregational Uniting (Congregational) 1934-35
Hindmarsh Baptist Baptist 1908-40
Hindmarsh Church of Christ Church of Christ 1924
Hindmarsh Place Christian Church Church of Christ 1925-28
Holder Memorial Uniting (Methodist) 1925-54
Holy Cross Catholic 1941
Holy Trinity Anglican 1926-28
Immanuel Old Scholars Lutheran 1977
Islington Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1913-14
Kent Town Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1934-35
Kent Town Rovers 1919
Keswick Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1929-30
Kilkenny United 1919-21
Madge Memorial Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1946-48
Malvern Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1912-13, 1950-54
Malvern and Rosefield Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1934-41, 1946-49
Manthorpe Memorial Uniting (Congregational) 1923-35
Marryatville Juniors 1919
Maylands Church of Christ Church of Christ 1922-40, 1947-48
Maylands Church of Christ and St Peters Presbyterian mixed 1941 merger
Maylands Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1911-12, 1941, 1946-54
Mile End Church of Christ Church of Christ 1924-30, 1938, 1950
Mile End and Dulwich Church of Christ Church of Christ 1948-49
Mitchell Memorial Uniting (Presbyterian) 1925-30, 1934-35 Goodwood Presbyterian (1925–30)
Nailsworth Church of Christ Church of Christ 1947-48
Norman Memorial Uniting (Congregational) 1936-39
North Adelaide Baptist Baptist 1907-15, 1920–25, 1938–41, 1946
North Adelaide Juniors 1919
North Adelaide Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1946-47
Norwood and Kensington Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1933-38
Norwood and Maylands Methodist United Uniting (Methodist) 1932
Norwood Baptist Baptist 1930-34
Norwood Church of Christ Church of Christ 1929-33
Norwood Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1930-35
Norwood Wesley Uniting (Methodist) 1907-20
Otiose 1933-37
Ovingham Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1913-15, 1925–26, 1939-76[59]
Park Street Church of Christ Church of Christ 1924-27, 1937–40, 1946-48
Parkside Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1911-13 became Kenilworth 1914
Parkside West Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1924-27, 1938-40
Payneham Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1909-10, 1936–40, 1947-49
Payneham and Woodville United 1950-52
Port Adelaide Presbyterian Uniting (Presbyterian) 1935-38, 1961-77[60]
Prospect Church of Christ Church of Christ 1937-49
Prospect Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1913-54 Prospect Methodists United (1950)
Prospect North Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1915
Queen of Angels Catholic 1939-41
Queenstown Church of Christ Church of Christ 1923-49, 1951-54
Richmond Baptist Baptist 1913-15, 1947-52
Robert Street Church of Christ Church of Christ 1922-30, 1937-38
Royal Park Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1926-30, 1947-54
Semaphore Baptist Baptist 1935-36
Semaphore Church of Christ Church of Christ 1926-31
St Augustine's Church of England Anglican 1920-27[61]
St Bartholomew's Church of England Anglican 1924-41,[62] 1948-51
St Cuthbert's Church of England Anglican 1922-35, 1937-39
St George's Church Anglican 1909
St Giles' Presbyterian Uniting (Presbyterian) 1906-39
St Ignatius' Catholic 1924
St James' Church of England Anglican 1925-31
St John's 1933
St Laurence's Catholic 1922-29
St Luke's Church of England Anglican 1906-15, 1919-20
St Mark's Church of England Anglican 1906-07, 1931, 1951
St Mary's 1929
St Mary Magdelene's Anglican 1911-12
St Michael's Anglican 1913
St Oswald's Anglican 1926-27
St Patrick's Catholic 1930-40
St Paul's Anglican 1926
St Peters Presbyterian Uniting (Presbyterian) 1935-40
St Saviour's Catholic 1913-14
St. Thomas' 1924
Sturt Ramblers 1920
Torrensville Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1933-35
Thebarton Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1926-29
Thompson Memorial Uniting (Congregational) 1923-40 Stanley Street Congregational (1906–14)[63]
Thompson, Spicer and All Souls Uniting 1941
Trinity Anglican 1911
Unley Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1920-41, 1947-54
W.A. Baptists Baptist 1926
Walkerville Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1914-15, 1928-29
Wellington Square Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1912-15, 1924-25
Wesley Uniting (Methodist) 1911
West Croydon Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1935-41
West Croydon Rovers 1926
West Croydon-North Adelaide Baptist United Baptist 1947-50
West Hindmarsh Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1924
Woodville District Uniting (Methodist) Mansfield Park Methodist (?-?)[64]
Woodville Methodist Uniting (Methodist) 1912-13, 1940
Woodville Presbyterian Uniting (Presbyterian) 1953-54
Y.M.C.A. 1939

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