| Mitchell Park | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Mitchell Park Football Club | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1968; 57 years ago (1968) | |
| Colours | green white red | |
| Competition | South Australian Amateur Football League | |
| President | Brandon Walczak[1] | |
| Coach | Scott Weekley | |
| Ground(s) | Mitchell Park Oval,Mitchell Park | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | mitchellparkfc.com | |
TheMitchell Park Football Club, nicknamed theLions, is anAustralian rules football club that was founded in 1968 by Edward McAvaney, currently playing in theSouth Australian Amateur Football League, that initially played in theGlenelg-South Adelaide Football Association.[2]
Mitchell Park remained in the Glenelg-South Adelaide Football Association, later known as theSouthern Metropolitan Football League, until the end of the 1985 season.
Mitchell Park joined theSouth Australian Football Association in 1986 and remained in that competition they transferred to theSouthern Football League Division 1 competition in 1994. Mitchell Park lasted four seasons in the Division 1 competition before they were relegated to the Division 2 competition in 1998.[3]
In 2001, Mitchell Park left theSouthern Football League and joined theSouth Australian Amateur Football League Division 6 competition and have drifted between Divisions 5, 6 and 7 in the years since.[2][4]
Mitchell Park also fields junior teams in theMetro South Junior Football League.[5]
