The United Football Club is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 team in the Adelaide Plains Football League

Adelaide Plains Football League

The Adelaide Plains Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Adelaide Plains region immediately north of Adelaide, South Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League. In 2006 Hummocks/Watchman Football Club were premiers,...

 of South Australia

South Australia

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. Their nickname is the Tigers and wear a black guernsey with a yellow sash.

History

In 1964 Dublin (debut 1904) and Long Plains (Debut 1940) merged to form United Football Club.

Dublin Football Club

The Dublin club was formed in the early 1900s and their first premiership was in 1911. The colours were red and blue. Other premierships were in 1922, 1928, 1931, 1932 and 1937.
In about 1922 they united with Wild Horse Plains and Windsor. Dublin merged with Long Plains in 1964.

Long Plains Football Club

Football started in Long Plains in 1920. Long Plains Football Club was formed in 1940 and joined the Adelaide Plains Football League. Premierships were won in 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1954. Long Plains merged with Dublin in 1964.

Mail Medallists

• 1969 - Tony Laintoll
• 1970 - Tony Laintoll
• 1973 - Lindsay Walker
• 1987 - John Ellis
• 1995 - Troy Wittwer
• 2002 - Nathan Schubert