Lovelock Shield

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The Lovelock Shield, officially known as the Southern Football Championships, was an annual competition held between representative teams from the four leagues in the Southern Zone of South Australian Country Football. [1] The Lovelock Shield was established in 1953 between the Hills Football Association, Hills Central Football Association, Southern Football Association and the Great Southern Football League. [2] The shield was presented by the inaugural president of the Southern Football Championships, Mr. C. K. (Pete) Lovelock. [1]

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In 1958, the Southern Football Association left and was replaced by the River Murray Football League. [3] Southern re-joined in 1962 when the Hills Football Association folded. [4] In 1967, the Hills Central Football Association merged with the Torrens Valley Football League to form the Hills Football League and a representative team from this newly formed league replaced Hills Central in the competition.

Other than in the years 1970 and 1971, [5] the Lovelock Shield ran continuously until 1999. It has not been held since. [6]

Association Records

LeagueTimes CompetedChampionsRunners-up3rd4th % Won
Hills Football Association 9711077.8%
River Murray Football League 4012713830.0%
Southern Football League 41121211629.3%
Great Southern Football League 45105102022.2%
Hills Football League 31313879.7%
Hills Central Football League 1417247.1%

Lovelock Shield Results

YearChampionsRunner-up3rd4th
1953 [7] Hills FASouthern FAGreat Southern FLHills Central FL
1954 [8] Hills FA [9] Southern FAGreat Southern FLHills Central FL
1955Hills FASouthern FAGreat Southern FL [10] Hills Central FL
1956 [11] Hills FAHills Central FLGreat Southern FLSouthern FA
1957Hills FAHills Central FLSouthern FAGreat Southern FL
1958 [3] River Murray FLHills FAHills Central FLGreat Southern FL
1959 [12] Hills FARiver Murray FLGreat Southern FLHills Central FL
1960 [13] Hills FAHills Central FLRiver Murray FLGreat Southern FL
1961River Murray FLHills Central FLHills FAGreat Southern FL
1962River Murray FLSouthern FAHills Central FLGreat Southern FL
1963 [14] Southern FAHills Central FLRiver Murray FLGreat Southern FL
1964River Murray FLHills Central FLSouthern FLGreat Southern FL
1965 [15] Hills Central FLRiver Murray FLSouthern FLGreat Southern FL
1966 [16] Southern FLHills Central FLRiver Murray FLGreat Southern FL
1967 [17] Southern FLHills FLRiver Murray FLGreat Southern FL
1968 [18] Southern FLGreat Southern FLRiver Murray FLHills FL
1969 [19] River Murray FLHills FLGreat Southern FLSouthern FL
1970In recess
1971In recess
1972Southern FLHills FLGreat Southern FLRiver Murray FL
1973Hills FLSouthern FLRiver Murray FLGreat Southern FL
1974 [20] Southern FLHills FLRiver Murray FLGreat Southern FL
1975 [21] Southern FLRiver Murray FLHills FLGreat Southern FL
1976River Murray FLHills FLSouthern FLGreat Southern FL
1977Southern FLHills FLRiver Murray FLGreat Southern FL
1978Southern FLRiver Murray FLHills FLGreat Southern FL
1979River Murray FLSouthern FLGreat Southern FLHills FL
1980 [22] River Murray FLGreat Southern FLSouthern FLHills FL
1981 [23] Southern FLGreat Southern FLRiver Murray FLHills FL
1982Great Southern FLHills FLRiver Murray FLSouthern FL
1983 [24] River Murray FLSouthern FLHills FLGreat Southern FL
1984 [25] Great Southern FLHills FLSouthern FLRiver Murray FL
1985River Murray FLGreat Southern FLSouthern FLHills FL
1986Great Southern FLSouthern FLHills FLRiver Murray FL
1987Hills FLRiver Murray FLSouthern FLGreat Southern FL
1988Great Southern FLRiver Murray FLHills FLSouthern FL
1989Great Southern FLHills FLRiver Murray FLSouthern FL
1990River Murray FLSouthern FLHills FLGreat Southern FL
1991Hills FLRiver Murray FLGreat Southern FLSouthern FL
1992Southern FLGreat Southern FLHills FLRiver Murray FL
1993Great Southern FLHills FLSouthern FLRiver Murray FL
1994Great Southern FLSouthern FLHills FLRiver Murray FL
1995Great Southern FLSouthern FLRiver Murray FLHills FL
1996Great Southern FLHills FLSouthernFLRiver Murray FL
1997River Murray FLHills FLSouthern FLGreat Southern FL
1998Great Southern FLSouthern FLRiver Murray FLHills FL
1999Southern FLHills FLGreat Southern FLRiver Murray FL [26]

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