Advertiser Shield

The Advertiser Shield, also known as the Junior Union Football Championship, was an annual Australian rules football competition in South Australia held between representative teams from the metropolitan leagues that were members of the SA Junior National Football Union from 1932.[1] The Shield was named after and sponsored by The Advertiser.[2]

Advertiser Shield results
Year Champions Runner-up Grand Final
1932 South Adelaide District FA [1] East Torrens FA[3]
1933 Adelaide and Suburban FA [1] United Church FA ASFA 4.12 (36) d UCFA 5.4 (34) [4]
1934 South Australian Junior National FA [1] Adelaide and Suburban FA SAJNFA 9.14 (68) d ASFA 8.11 (59) at Adelaide Oval[5]
1935 Adelaide and Suburban FA [6] North Adelaide District FA ASFA 12.6 (78) d NADFA 7.5 (47) at Adelaide Oval[7]
1936 East Torrens FA[8] Adelaide and Suburban FA ETFA 11.13 d ASFA 5.19 [9]
1937 Adelaide and Suburban FA [10] United Church FA ASFA 9.4 (58) d UCFA 6.4 (40) at Adelaide Oval
1938 North Adelaide District FA[11] United Church FA NADFA 9.10 (64) d UCFA 5.5 (35) at Adelaide Oval[12]
1939 Adelaide and Suburban FA [13] East Torrens FA[14] ASFA 11.10 (76) d ETFA 9.15 (69) at Adelaide Oval[15]
1940 Adelaide and Suburban FA [16] North Adelaide District FA[17] ASFA 8.10 (58) d NADFA 7.8 (50) at Adelaide Oval[18]
1941-45 not held [19]
1946 North Adelaide District FA[20] Adelaide and Suburban Districts FA NADFA 10.4 (64) d ASDFA 9.5 (59) at Adelaide Oval[21]
1947 West Torrens District FA[22] United Church FA WTDFA 4.18 (42) d UCFA 5.9 (39) at Adelaide Oval[23]
1948 West Torrens District FA[24] North Adelaide District FA WTDFA 5.10 (40) d NADFA 3.11 (29) at Adelaide Oval[25]
1949 West Torrens District FA[26] Port Adelaide and District FA WTDFA 10.10 (70) d PADFA 5.8 (38) at Adelaide Oval
1950 West Torrens District FA[27] United Church FA WTDFA 5.19 (49) d UCFA 7.6 (48) at Adelaide Oval[28]
1951 Sturt District FA[29] West Torrens District FA[30] SDFA 7.10 (52) d WTDFA 5.9 (39) [31]
1952 East Torrens FA[32] West Torrens District FA ETFA 9.15 (69) d WTDFA 4.7 (31)
1953 East Torrens FA[33] North Adelaide District FA[34] ETFA 13.8 (86) d NADFA 5.7 (37) at Adelaide Oval[35]
1954 East Torrens FA[36] North Adelaide District FA ETFA 9.16 (70) d NADFA 8.7 (55) at Adelaide Oval[37]
1955 UCFA v ETFA
1956 North Adelaide District FA[38]
1957 North Adelaide District FA[38]
1958 North Adelaide District FA[39] East Torrens FA NADFA 7.20 (62) d ETFA 7.14 (56)
1959 North Adelaide District FA[38]
1960 North Adelaide District FA[38]
1961 North Adelaide District FA[38] United Church FA NADFA 11.15 (81) d UCFA 5.10 (40)

Competing leagues and associations

The following is a list of known competitors in the Advertiser Shield:

NameKnown YearsOther NamesReferences
Adelaide and Suburban FA1932-40, 1946-47South Adelaide District FA (1932)[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]
Catholic Young Men's Society (CYMS) FA1947-54[49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56]
East Torrens FA1932, 1934–40, 1946–55, 1958[40][42][43][44][57][45][46][47][48][49][58][51][59][60][54][55][61]
North Adelaide District FA1932-40, 1946-61[40][41][42][44][62][45][46][47][48][49][58][51][63][64][65][55][56][38]
Port Adelaide and District FA1932, 1935–40, 1947, 1949, 1951[40][43][44][66][45][46][47][49][51][60]
Rechabite FA1933[41]
Seaside United Church FA1940[67]
South Australian Junior National FA1933-34[42]
Sturt District FA1946-47, 1949–52, 1954[48][49][51][59][64][54][56]
United Church FA1932-40, 1946–47, 1950–52, 1954–55, 1961[40][4][42][43][44][62][45][46][47][48][52][68][54][56][38]
West Torrens District FA1947-54[22][49][50][51][63][68][65][55][61]
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) FA1932[40]

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