Glenelg Football Club is a current club in the South Australian National Football League and are known as the Tigers.
History[]
In 1920, Mayor of Glenelg, John Mack, convened a public meeting to inaugurate the Club, which took place at the Glenelg Town Hall on March 10th. Although no League position was available for the Club in 1920 the President of the Glenelg Oval Association, George Soward, received a letter from the South Australian Football League stating the situation would be remedied in 1921. A draft constitution was prepared, as was a set of rules.
In 1921, The Glenelg Football Club entered the South Australian League competition with G K Soward as President, H G McKittrick (Chairman), E A Rugless (Secretary) and J Hanley (Captain-Coach).
Club Records[]
South Australian Premiers: 4 – 1934, 1973, 1985, 1986
South Australian Night Series Winners: 4 – 1959, 1982, 1990, 1992
South Australian Supplementary Premiership Winners: 2 – 1971, 2007
Home Ground: Glenelg Oval (Gliderol Stadium @ Glenelg) (1921–90, 1992–Current)
Previous Grounds: Football Park (1991)
Record Attendance at Gliderol Stadium @ Glenelg: 17,171 v Sturt on 20 July 1968
Record Attendance at Gliderol Stadium @ Glenelg since Adelaide Football Club formation (1991): 11,827 v Sturt, 28 June 2008
Record Night Attendance at Gliderol Stadium @ Glenelg: 9,245 v Adelaide, 25 April 2014
Record Attendance: 58,113 v Sturt at Football Park, 1974 SANFL Grand Final
Record Attendance since Adelaide Football Club formation (1991): 42,242 v Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, 1992 SANFL Grand Final
Most Games: 448 by Peter Carey (1971–88)
Most Goals: 884 by D.K. "Fred" Phillis (1966–78, 1981)
Most Goals in Match: 18 by D.K. "Fred" Phillis v Central District in 1975
Most Goals in a Season: 137 by D.K. "Fred" Phillis in 1969
Most Years as Coach: 10 by Neil Kerley (1967–76)
Most Years as Captain: 8 by Nick Chigwidden (1993–2000)
Highest Score: 49.23 (317) v Central District 11.13 (79) at Glenelg Oval in Round 17, 23 August 1975
Lowest Score: 1.4 (10) v Norwood in 2004
Greatest Win: 238 points v Central District in 1975
Greatest Loss: 146 points v North Adelaide in 1936
Longest Winning Run: 18 in 1973–1974
Longest Losing Run: 56 in 1921–1925
Club Song[]
The Glenelg Football Club Song faced controversy during the 1970s as the original contained a line, "We're dashing, we're gay. We're the pride of the Bay". Due to political correctness, it was changed to "Tigerland" which was taken from the Richmond Football Club.
Oh we're from Tigerland
A fighting fury, we're from Tigerland
In any weather you'll see us with a grin
Risking head and shin
If we're behind then never mind
We'll fight and fight and win
For we're from Tigerland.
We never weaken till the final siren's gone
Like the Tiger of old, we're strong and we're bold
For we're from Tiger – yellow and black – we're from Tigerland.