The Club

The Old Ignatians Football Club was formed in 1971 by past scholars of the school. It was incorporated into the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) in 1971, fielding one team in A7 Grade, which won every game for the season except the Grand Final.

A Reserves side was added in 1973, and the club won both the A5 and A5 Reserve Premierships in that year. The A Grade team won further Premierships in 1975-76, reaching A2 in 1977-78. During the 80's & 90's, the Club fluctuated between A3 and A4, with the A grade appearing in three Grand Finals, however without success. In more recent years, the Club has settled in A3, in which the A grade have shown themselves to be most competitive.

The B Grade have enjoyed a tremendous run of success in the past few years, winning 5 Premierships on the trot, in what we believe is a SAAFL record. They have finished minor premier in 4 of those seasons, have a minor round record of 83 wins and 7 losses and have won 11 out of 12 finals.

The C Grade was added in the late 70's, and, after a rather lean trot, have won premierships in 1995 and 1998.

In 2001, the Club celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a Black Tie Ball, held at the Hilton International. Players from every era since the Clubs inception joined in the celebrations, which honoured past Club coaches and captains. These included Club founder Jay Hogan, Peter McCarthy and Michael 'Tom' Kelly. It was great to see such a cross section of the Club represented at this memorable night.

This season the Club will continue to play and train at Railways oval (corner West Terrace and Port Road, in the city). Training is held every Tuesday and Thursday, commencing at 6.15pm sharp.

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