North Adelaide Lacrosse Club
{{Short description|Lacrosse club in South Australia}}
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The North Adelaide Lacrosse Club was founded on 22 March 1887,{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37169886 |title=LACROSSE. |newspaper=The South Australian Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=23 March 1887 |accessdate=4 September 2015 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}} 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:
North Adelaide also unofficially won the premiership in 1887 before the South Australian Lacrosse Association was formally constituted.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46794801 |title=LACROSSE NOTES. |newspaper=South Australian Register |location=Adelaide |date=10 September 1887 |accessdate=26 June 2014 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}
See also
Notes
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External links
- {{Official website}}
Category:Lacrosse teams in Australia
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Adelaide
Category:1887 establishments in Australia
Category:Lacrosse clubs established in 1887
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