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=== GAWLER FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97228083</ref> . === === ( excerpt from History of Gawler 1837—1908 by EH Coombe) === It was not till about 1870 that football could claim an organised club in Gawler, and Mr. S. B. Rudall was the first Secretary. In the eighties the. Albion club flourished. The Gawler Football Association was formed in 1889, and comprised the Willaston, Central, and South Gawler Clubs. In the early nineties the Association belonged to the S.A. Football Association, and matches were played regularly on the Adelaide and Gawler Ovals, The Gawler teams withdrew in 1894, and since then inter-club matches, with occasional games against visiting teams, have been the programme. In 1899 there were strained relations between the clubs owing to a dispute, and the Association was disbanded and reformed in March, 1900. The Association (1908) now has four teams—the Souths, Centrals, Willaston, and Agricultural College. The officers are:—Patron, Mr. H. W. Bennett, President, Mr. R. K. Thomson , Vice-Presidents, Mr. Wm. Dawkins (Mayor), Messrs. A. Smith, A. Gibson, T. Frayne, H. B. Crosby, G. Lines, Commissioner, Mr. Gee. Bright, Hon. Secretary, Mr. P. W. Coxell, Treasurer, Mr. E. Gwynn. The College players were the premiers for 1907. This Association has continued up to the 1980’s The President of the Association at that time was Mr. W. H. Cox, J.P. Willaston delegates. Messrs. T. Coombe, A. Harris, and P. Carmody mid. Secretary (Mr. W. A. James). The 1908 officers of the Willaston Football club were Patron, Mr. E. H. Coombe. M.P. ; President. Mr. E. Gwynne. Delegates. Messrs. E. Gwynne, E. A. Gwynne, and F. V. Parker ; Hon. Secretary, Mr. F. V. Parker ; Assistant Secretary, Mr. E. A. Gwynne. See also this [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96850515 Bunyip article (1 Aug 1947)] on "Gawler's Early Football". Please [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/sets/72157629150115053 click here] to see photos of multiple football clubs. [[Category:Sports]] . The fields below can each contain multiple values. Separate them with a comma.
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