The North Adelaide Lacrosse Club was founded on 22 March 1887,[1] and is the oldest continually existing lacrosse club in South Australia. Nobel Laureate Sir William Henry Bragg, previously a member of the Adelaide Lacrosse Club, was a founding member of North Adelaide as well as the Adelaide University Lacrosse Club later in 1889. NALC are currently located in the suburb of Gepps Cross.

Premierships

North Adelaide had early success in the South Australian Lacrosse Association, but have not won an A Grade premiership since 1960.

A Grade Premierships:

  • 1888, 1889, 1897, 1909, 1910, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1960[2]

North Adelaide also unofficially won the premiership in 1887 before the South Australian Lacrosse Association was formally constituted.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "LACROSSE". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide. 23 March 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 4 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ List of South Australian Lacrosse Premiers
  3. ↑ "LACROSSE NOTES". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 10 September 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 26 June 2014 – via National Library of Australia.


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