Port Adelaide Pirates
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Port Adelaide Lion Soccer Club ("The Pirates") is a football (soccer)
club from Port Adelaide, South Australia. Pirates play in the FFSA
South Australian Premier League
. Its home ground is at John Hart Reserve, Ethelton.
The founders included F.Salmon, G.Haywood, J.Haywood, EP Rowley, F.Meakin and J.McColl.
The amalgamation of Port Adelaide and the Cheltenham British Football Club was formalised on Friday March 26, 1914 in the Globe Hotel Port Adelaide. There were elements of the Cheltenham Club who did not agree with the merger and they formed another Cheltenham Club for the 1914 season.
In 1956 the club merged with Port Thistle S.C who was originally known as the Port Presbyterian Thistle S.C. Their home ground was Nazar Reserve which was across the road from the Port Adelaide club. The ground was also known as Stevedores Paddock because horses used on the wharves were left in the paddock. The area was notorious for getting flooded every time there was an extra high tide in the Port River
.
The Port Adelaide club's original ground was on a site adjacent to Alberton Oval
. In the late 1920s the club moved to a wasteland that became known as John Hart Reserve.
The club has been at John Hart Reserve for over 75 years except for a period in 1955 and 1956 when they moved to Allenby Gardens Reserve while John Hart Reserve was being redeveloped. There was also a period in the late 1960s and early 1970s when the club played its home games at the old ICI Oval at Peterhead
while using John Hart Reserve for training and amateur games.
At the end of the 1941 season the club went into recess and did not field a team in the local competition until 1944. This was because the club lost so many members and players to the war effort.
In 1993 the club merged with the Ukrainian Sports Club Lion to form the Port Adelaide Lion Soccer club currently known as the Pirates.
1st Division Champions: 1965
2nd Division Champions: 1954 & 1964
Federation Cup Winners: 1956 & 1961
As Port Adelaide
1st Division Champions: 1911, 1912, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1934 (Pt.Thistle) & 1937 (Pt.Thistle)
2nd Division Champions: 1939, 1948 (Pt.Thistle), 1956, 1969, 1979 & 1988
Federation Cup Winners: 1926, 1933, 1934 (Pt.Thistle), 1945 & 1979
As Port Adelaide Lion
Premier League Minor Premiers: 1994 & 1999
Premier League Reserves Devine Homes Final 5 Series Winners 2010
Premier League Reserves Devine Homes Final 5 Series Winners 2009
U/23 State League Champions: 2004 & 2005
U/23 Cup winners: 2004
U/19 Premier League Top 5 Challenge Winners 2008
U/19 Champions: 1995
U/19 State League Champions: 2005
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Port Adelaide, South Australia. Pirates play in the FFSA
Football Federation of South Australia
The Football Federation of South Australia is the governing body of association football in South Australia. The FFSA are affiliated to the Football Federation Australia...
South Australian Premier League
South Australian Premier League
The South Australian Premier League is now the second-highest state-level football competition in South Australia. It is conducted by the Football Federation of South Australia , the state's governing body. Prior to the 2006 season, this was the highest level competition in South Australia...
. Its home ground is at John Hart Reserve, Ethelton.
History
The club was originally founded in 1903 under the name of Port Adelaide British Football Club. They entered the official competition in season 1904.The founders included F.Salmon, G.Haywood, J.Haywood, EP Rowley, F.Meakin and J.McColl.
The amalgamation of Port Adelaide and the Cheltenham British Football Club was formalised on Friday March 26, 1914 in the Globe Hotel Port Adelaide. There were elements of the Cheltenham Club who did not agree with the merger and they formed another Cheltenham Club for the 1914 season.
In 1956 the club merged with Port Thistle S.C who was originally known as the Port Presbyterian Thistle S.C. Their home ground was Nazar Reserve which was across the road from the Port Adelaide club. The ground was also known as Stevedores Paddock because horses used on the wharves were left in the paddock. The area was notorious for getting flooded every time there was an extra high tide in the Port River
Port River
The Port River is the western branch of the largest tidal estuary on the eastern side of Gulf St Vincent. It extends inland through the historic Inner Harbour of Port Adelaide, to the constructed salt-water West Lakes in the north-western suburbs of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia...
.
The Port Adelaide club's original ground was on a site adjacent to Alberton Oval
Alberton Oval
Alberton Oval is located in Alberton, a north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The ground is primarily used for Australian rules football and has a capacity of 17,000 people with seated grandstands holding 2,000,...
. In the late 1920s the club moved to a wasteland that became known as John Hart Reserve.
The club has been at John Hart Reserve for over 75 years except for a period in 1955 and 1956 when they moved to Allenby Gardens Reserve while John Hart Reserve was being redeveloped. There was also a period in the late 1960s and early 1970s when the club played its home games at the old ICI Oval at Peterhead
Peterhead, South Australia
Peterhead is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 15km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is adjacent to Largs Bay and Birkenhead. The postcode for Peterhead is 5016...
while using John Hart Reserve for training and amateur games.
At the end of the 1941 season the club went into recess and did not field a team in the local competition until 1944. This was because the club lost so many members and players to the war effort.
In 1993 the club merged with the Ukrainian Sports Club Lion to form the Port Adelaide Lion Soccer club currently known as the Pirates.
Club honours
As USC Lion1st Division Champions: 1965
2nd Division Champions: 1954 & 1964
Federation Cup Winners: 1956 & 1961
As Port Adelaide
1st Division Champions: 1911, 1912, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1934 (Pt.Thistle) & 1937 (Pt.Thistle)
2nd Division Champions: 1939, 1948 (Pt.Thistle), 1956, 1969, 1979 & 1988
Federation Cup Winners: 1926, 1933, 1934 (Pt.Thistle), 1945 & 1979
As Port Adelaide Lion
Premier League Minor Premiers: 1994 & 1999
Premier League Reserves Devine Homes Final 5 Series Winners 2010
Premier League Reserves Devine Homes Final 5 Series Winners 2009
U/23 State League Champions: 2004 & 2005
U/23 Cup winners: 2004
U/19 Premier League Top 5 Challenge Winners 2008
U/19 Champions: 1995
U/19 State League Champions: 2005