On the 15th of March 1927 a community meeting was held and as a result the Flinders Park Methodist Church Football Club was born. The team entered the United Church Association's 'B' Division wearing chocolate and blue guernseys with blue knickers, and capped off their first season with a Premiership. Today, over 90 years since that meeting and with a rich history since, the Flinders Park Football Club continues to thrive as a football force in the Adelaide Footy League and has added cricket and netball branches to become a club of choice in Adelaide's western suburbs.
In 2021 Flinders Park has senior men's football teams competing in Division 3, 3 Reserves and C3 of the Adelaide Footy League (AdFL), as well as senior women's football in Division 4. We offer junior football at all levels of SANFL Juniors for boys from Under 8 to Under 17.5, and field two girls teams at under 15 and under 17.5 level to have one of the strongest junior football footprints in the state.
Our A Grade cricketers were A2 Premiers in 2019/2020 and now complete in the top flight A1 competition in the Adelaide Turf Cricket Association (ATCA), with teams in the B2, LO3, Under 18 Division 1 and Under 16 Division 2 grades also. Our junior cricket presence has been strengthening in recent years and we now enter multiple teams at Under 10, Under 12 and Under 14 levels of the the Western Suburbs Junior Cricket Association (WSJCA).
In 2015 we established our first Flinders Park netball teams competing in the South Australian United Church Netball Association (SAUCNA) and have since seen the program expanding at a rapid rate and Premiership successes right across the grades. In 2021 we have some 7 teams taking the court for both the summer and winter seasons.
President, Bar and Maintenance
Trevor Quaini
Chairperson, Grants/Funding and Netball
Carol Shard
Secretary, Communications and Membership
Josh Keain
Treasurer and Canteen
Kristy Amato
Senior Football Director and Merchandise
Sam Snowdon
Junior Football Director, Strategy and Risk
Julia Mangan
Fundraising and Sponsorship
Jeff Dunn
Cricket and Events Manager
Brooke Dinnison
Fundraising and Sponsorship
Jeff Dunn