South Australian Football Association (SA)

Timeline :
1911 - Sempahore Central were in the SAFA (sort of reserve grade of SAFL), but left it prior to season start. Don’t know if they competed in it in 1910.
1919 - Participating clubs included Mitcham (this season only).
1934 - The SAFA comprised of the second teams of SANFL clubs.

1978 :
The South Australian FA commenced.
A Grade :
Grand Final - Flinders Park defeated Athelstone.
Division 2 :
Modbury were premiers.
Division A3 :
Edwardstown were premiers.
D Grade :
Grand Final - Athelstone were premiers.
Division ? :
Founding clubs included :
 - Burnside (final season due to merger),
 - Campbelltown-Magill United (dropped the 'United' next season),
 - Ferryden Park,
 - Flagstaff Hill,
 - Gepps Cross,
 - Hectorville,
 - Happy Valley,
 - Hope Valley,
 - Ingle Farm,
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Marion,
 - Morphettville Park,
 - Norwood Union (this season only),
 - Plympton,
 - Tea Tree Gully and
 - West Lakes.

1979 :
Division A1 :
Flinders Park were premiers.
Division A2 :
Participating clubs included Port Districts (debut, result of merger).
Port Districts were premiers.
Division A3 :
Edwardstown were premiers.
D Grade :
Athelstone were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Burnside-Kensington,
 - Campbelltown-Magill (having dropped the 'United' from their name),
 - Ferryden Park,
 - Flagstaff Hill,
 - Gepps Cross,
 - Happy Valley (final season),
 - Hectorville,
 - Hope Valley (final season),
 - Ingle Farm,
 - Marion,
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Modbury,
 - Morphettville Park,
 - Mount Lofty (debut, result of merger),
 - Plympton,
 - Tea Tree Gully and
 - West Lakes.

1980 :
Division A1 :
Edwardstown were premiers.
Division A2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Payneham and
 - Walkerville (debut).
Payneham were premiers.
Division A3 :
Edwardstown were premiers.
Division A4 :
Participating clubs included Walkerville (debut).
Walkerville were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Burnside-Kensington (final season),
 - Ferryden Park,
 - Flagstaff Hill,
 - Flinders Park,
 - Gepps Cross,
 - Hectorville,
 - Ingle Farm,
 - Marion,
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Modbury,
 - Morphettville Park,
 - Payneham (debut),
 - Plympton,
 - Port Districts,
 - Tea Tree Gully and
 - West Lakes.

1981 :
Division A1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Flinders Park (premiers) and
 - Port Districts.
Division A2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Mount Lofty and
 - Walkerville.
Mount Lofty were premiers.
Division A3 :
Edwardstown were premiers.
D Grade :
Athelstone were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ferryden Park,
 - Flagstaff Hill,
 - Gepps Cross,
 - Hectorville (changed name to Norwood Districts next season),
 - Ingle Farm,
 - Marion,
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Modbury,
 - Morphettville Park,
 - Payneham,
 - Plympton,
 - Tea Tree Gully and
 - West Lakes.

1982 :
Division A1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Edwardstown (premiers) and
 - Port Districts.
Division A2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Gepps Cross and
 - Walkerville.
Gepps Cross were premiers.
Division A3 :
Edwardstown were premiers.
D Grade :
Athelstone were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ferryden Park,
 - Flagstaff Hill,
 - Flinders Park,
 - Henley District (debut),
 - Ingle Farm,
 - Marion,
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Modbury,
 - Morphettville Park,
 - Norwood Districts (name change from Hectorville),
 - Payneham,
 - Plympton,
 - Tea Tree Gully and
 - West Lakes.

1983 :
Division A1 :
Flinders Park were premiers.
Division A2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Henley District and
 - Walkerville.
Henley District were premiers.
Division A3 :
Flinders Park were premiers.
Division A4 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Flinders Park and
 - Walkerville.
Flinders Park were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ferryden Park,
 - Flagstaff Hill,
 - Gepps Cross (final season),
 - Ingle Farm,
 - Marion,
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Modbury,
 - Morphettville Park,
 - Norwood Districts,
 - Payneham,
 - Plympton,
 - Port Districts (final season),
 - Tea Tree Gully and
 - West Lakes.

1984 :
Division A1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Pooraka and
 - Walkerville.
Pooraka were premiers.
Division A2 :
Ingle Farm were premiers.
Division A3 :
Edwardstown were premiers.
Division A4 :
Henley District were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ferryden Park (final season),
 - Flagstaff Hill (final season),
 - Flinders Park,
 - Marion,
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Modbury,
 - Morphettville Park,
 - Norwood Districts,
 - Payneham,
 - Plympton,
 - Tea Tree Gully and
 - West Lakes.

1985 :
Division A1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Pooraka and
 - Walkerville.
Pooraka were premiers.
Division A2 :
Modbury were premiers.
Division A3 :
Flinders Park were premiers.
Division A4 :
Elizabeth were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Henley District,
 - Ingle Farm,
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Morphettville Park,
 - Norwood Districts,
 - Payneham,
 - Tea Tree Gully and
 - West Lakes.

1986 :
Division A1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Payneham and
 - Walkerville.
Payneham were premiers.
Division A2 :
Elizabeth were premiers.
Division A3 :
Flinders Park were premiers.
Division A4 :
Elizabeth were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Henley District,
 - Ingle Farm,
 - Marion (final season),
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Modbury,
 - Morphettville Park (final season),
 - Norwood Districts,
 - Payneham,
 - Plympton (final season),
 - Tea Tree Gully and
 - West Lakes.

1987 :
Division A1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Edwardstown and
 - Walkerville.
Edwardstown were premiers.
Division A2 :
Norwood District were premiers.
Division A3 :
Henley District were premiers.
Division A4 :
Henley District were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Brighton (debut),
 - Flinders Park,
 - Ingle Farm,
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Modbury (final season),
 - Payneham,
 - Tea Tree Gully and
 - West Lakes (final season).

1988 :
Division A1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Edwardstown and
 - Walkerville.
Edwardstown were premiers.
Division A3 :
Mitchell Park were premiers.
Division A4 :
Walkerville were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Brighton,
 - Flinders Park,
 - Henley District,
 - Ingle Farm (final season),
 - Norwood Districts and
 - Payneham.

1989 :
Division A1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Pooraka and
 - Walkerville (final season).
Pooraka were premiers.
Division A3 :
Brighton were premiers.
Division A4 :
Edwardstown were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Flinders Park,
 - Henley District,
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Norwood Districts and
 - Payneham.

1990 :
Division A1 :
Pooraka were premiers.
Division A3 :
Mitchell Park were premiers.
Division A4 :
Participating clubs included Plympton (rejoined).
Plympton were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Brighton,
 - Flinders Park and
 - Henley District.

1991 :
Division A1 :
Pooraka were premiers.
Division A3 :
Edwardstown were premiers.
Division A4 :
Edwardstown were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Flinders Park,
 - Henley District,
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Payneham and
 - Plympton.

1992 :
Division A1 :
Henley District were premiers.
Division A3 :
Participating clubs included Para Hills (debut).
Para Hills were premiers.
Division A4 :
Salisbury North were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Flinders Park,
 - Mitchell Park,
 - Payneham and
 - Plympton.

1993 :
Division A1 :
Participating clubs included Henley District (final season).
Henley District were premiers.
Division A3 :
Participating clubs included Henley District (final season).
Henley District were premiers.
D Grade :
Athelstone were premiers.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Flinders Park,
 - Mitchell Park (final season),
 - Para Hills,
 - Payneham and
 - Plympton.

1994 :
Division A1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Adelaide Tigers,
 - Athelstone,
 - Edwardstown,
 - Flinders Park,
 - Para Hills,
 - Payneham (final season due to merger),
 - Plympton,
 - Pooraka and
 - Salisbury North.
Grand Final - Pooraka 13.11.89 defeated Athelstone 12.10.82.
Division A3 :
Pooraka were premiers.
Division A4 :
Plympton were premiers.

1995 :
General :
This was the final season of the SAFA.
Division 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Adelaide Tigers,
 - Athelstone,
 - Edwardstown,
 - Flinders Park,
 - Para Hills,
 - Payneham-Norwood Union (debut, result of merger),
 - Plympton,
 - Pooraka and
 - Salisbury North.
Grand Final - Athelstone 15.11.101 defeated Edwardstown 5.14.44.
B Grade (Division A3) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Athelstone,
 - Edwardstown,
 - Plympton,
 - Pooraka and
 - Salisbury West (debut, this season only).
Grand Final - Athelstone 11.9.75 defeated Pooraka 5.10.40.
C Grade (Division A4) :
Athelstone were premiers.

1996 - The SAFA were absorbed by the South Australian Amateur FA.