Chronology of the Glenelg Football Club
1921
The Glenelg FC entered the South Australian League
competition with G.K. Soward as president, H.G. Kittrick
(chairman), E.A. Rugless (secretary) and J. Hanley (capt/coach)
1922
R. Head replaced J. Hanley to become the club's second
coach.
1923
E. Anthony replaced G.K. Soward as president.
1924
F. Pincombe and D. Smith shared the coaching duties.
C Holt, W Mills shared the captaincy and T Lock became president.
1925
On May 2 Glenelg won its first league game at Glenelg Oval.
Beating 1924 premiers West Torrens 12.6(78) to 10.10(70) after
losing 56 games in succession.
1926
Glenelg finishes seventh - and off the bottom for the first time.
Len Sallis wins the first of 5 best and fairest awards.
E Anthony returns as president and J Hanley returns as coach.
1927
G B "Blue" Johnston plays his first season.
1928
Jim Hanby wins the Magarey Medal.
1929
R Brown becomes captain-coach.
1930
Jim Hanby becomes captain coach in the year Phar Lap wins the
Melbourne Cup.
1931
Glenelg improves from seventh in the previous 5 seasons to finish
sixth on the premiership table.
1932
Jack Owens tops the goal kickers for the ninth successive season
with 102 goals to become the club's first centurion.
1933
Jack Owens becomes captain and Bruce McGregor is coach.
1934
Glenelg wins its first
premiership by defeating port adelaide 18.15(123) to 16.18(114).
G.B. "Blue" Johnston wins the clubs' second Magarey
Medal and Len Sallis wins his fifth best & fairest award.
1935
Glenelg goes from top to bottom and E A Rugless retires after 15
years as secretary.
1936
W A Scott becomes the ninth coach in 16 years.
Former player Bill Milhinch becomes secretary.
1937
G.B. "Blue" Johnston wins his third best & fairest.
1938
R Goodwin is appointed captain; R Brown returns as coach and Ray Curnow retires as a player.
1939
C G Tolley retires after 10 years as chairman. Outbreak of World
War II.
1940
Mel Brock wins the club's third Magarey Medal.
1941
Marcus Boyal makes it back-to-back Magarey Medals with the club's
fourth win; Ray Curnow takes over as coach and Edward Rix becomes
Secretary.
1942-1944
The League competition is suspended due to the war. Glenelg
combines with West Adelaide and is coached by Ray Curnow.
1945
The league competition resumes, Germany surrenders to the Allies.
1946
Norm Betson shares the coaching duties with Ray Curnow.
1947
Colin Churchett tops the goalkicking list with 66 goals.
1948
The last season Glenelg wears its gold with black V guenrseys.
1949
The current black with gold sash guernseys are adopted.
Alan Crabb loses the Magarey Medal on countback to Ron Phillips
[NOTE - Alan Crabb has since been awarded the medal since the
SANFL now recognises tied players as joint winners of the medal]
1950
The Taylor brothers, Johnny (captain coach) Don & Lawrie
transfer from West Adelaide.
Colin Churchett (105) tops the century goalkicking mark.
[NOTE - Glenelg are runners up to Norwood this year.]
1951
Colin Churchett kicks 102, club finishes third.
1952
The Taylor brothers dominate. Johnny is captain coach, Lawrie
(39) heads the goalkickers and Don wins the Best & Fairest.
1953
Pat Hall replaces Taylor as coach.
Neil Davies becomes Glenelg's first All-Australian.
1954
Ray Curnow begins his 19-year reign as secretary.
1955
Alan Crabb becomes captain and Charles "chooka" May is
coach.
1956
Mr. G A C Ford begins a 10-year period as president and Neil
Davies tops the goalkickers and wins the best & fairest
award.
1957
Neil Davies becomes captain.
1958
Neil Davies becomes captain-coach
1959
Glenelg reaches the finals for the fifth time and finishes third.
Edward Rix retires after 16 years as secretary.
1960
Mr S R P Walker becomes chairman.
1961
Hayden Linke is runner-up to Sturt's John Halbert in the Magarey
Medal after only 29 league games and also missing several league
games during the season.
1962
Doug Long becomes the club's fourth captain and coach in four
years.
1963
Colin Richens wins the second of his three best and fairest
awards.
1964
Glenelg returns to finals football finishing fourth.
Harry Kernahan is made Skipper and Len Fitzgerald becomes coach.
The Footballers' club opens its doors for the first time.
1965
Tom Bonnily begins a 13-year reign as chairman.
1966
J B Martin elected president.
Glenelg finishes 10th for the only time - a year best forgotten.
1967
Neil Kerley is appointed captain-coach. A position he holds for
three years before becoming non-playing coach for seven years.
This season is recognised as the turning point in the history of
the Glenelg football club.
J B Martin organised and started the TIC (Tiger Incentive Club) -
the first in Australia.
1968
In mid-season John H Ellers replaces J B Martin as president to
begin a 13 year reign.
1969
Glenelg plays in its third Grand Final - losing to Sturt.
D K "Fred" Phillis wins the club's fifth Magarey Medal
and tops the League's goalkickers with 139 goals.
Brian Colbey becomes our second All-Australian.
1970
Ken Eustice is captain and Fred Phillis (107) reaches the century
mark again.
1971
Peter Marker starts a seven-year stint as captain and wins the
Best and Fairest.
Fred Phillis does it again with 102 goals.
1972
Graham Cornes wins the second of three best and fairest awards.
1973
Glenelg wins its second premiership after 39 years. Beating North
Adelaide 21.11(137) to 19.16(130) in the last Grand Final played
at Adelaide Oval. During the season they won 22 of 23 games.
Harry Kernahan begins his 14 years as Secretary-General Manager.
First board of directors formed and consisting of J H Ellers
(president), Tom Bonnily, Darren Brown, Ern Palmer, Harry
Kernahan, Brian Laing and George Rolfe.
1974
Glenelg beaten by Sturt in the first Grand Final at Football
Park.
1975
Runners up again this time to Norwood.
Fred Phillis kicks 128 goals.
On August 23 Glenelg defeats Central District 49.23(317) to
11.13(79) with John MacFarlane hitting the post in the dying
seconds to deny the Tigers their 50th goal. [NOTE - Fred Phillis
kicked 19 goals in this game. The Tigers' score of 49.23 remains
the record for the highest score ever kicked in a top-level match
of Australian Rules Football]
1976
Glenelg finishes third.
Fred Phillis kicks 104 goals.
1977
John Nicholls becomes coach.
Port beats Glenelg by eight points in the Grand Final.
1978
Graham Cornes becomes captain and Kym Hodgeman wins the Magarey
Medal, the club's Best & Fairest, and tops the goalkickers
with 51 majors.
1979
Paul Weston is appointed captain and John Halbert coach.
Graham Cornes, Peter Carey and Kym Hodgeman are named
All-Australians.
1980
John H Ellers retires as president.
Fullback Keith Kuhlmann is made an All-Australian and Graham
Cornes wins the Tassie Medal.
1981
Glenelg finishes second.
Bob Campbell becomes president, Brian Corcoran is chairman and
Peter Carey wins his third best & fairest.
1982
Runners-Up again.
Tony McGuiness wins the Magarey Medal and the Tigers best &
fairest [NOTE - at the time McGuiness was the youngest player
ever to win the Magarey Medal.] and the Tigers best and fairest.
Grahan Cornes reaches the 300-game milestone.
1983
Peter Carey starts the first of six years as captain.
Graham Campbell becomes coach [and is sacked and then reinstated
after a horror 8 game losing streak].
Stephen Kernahan tops the Magarey Medal count by 9 votes but is
ineligible due to a one-match suspension during the season. [NOTE
- I'll never forgive that bloody Gary McIntosh...]
Kernahan is made an All-Australian.
1984
Glenelg finishes third.
Peter Carey is suspended for attempted
striking [what a
JOKE!]and misses the preliminary [and qualifying] final.
1985
Graham Cornes takes over as coach and leads the Tigers to their
third premiership - beating North Adelaide 21.15(141) to
12.12(84).
1986
Glenelg wins back-to-back flags with its fourth premiership
despite losing Stephen Kernahan (to Carlton) and Tony McGuiness
(Footscray) to the VFL - beating the Roosters again 21.9(135) to
12.15(86).
Graeme Bignell is elected president and Chris McDermott becomes
an all-Australian.
1987
North gains revenge in the Grand Final.
John Robinson starts nine years as chairman; Laurie Rosewarne is
appointed general manager on the retirement of Harry Kernahan.
Scott Salisbury is made All-Australian; Chris McDermott becomes
the club's first dual All-Australian, Peter Carey plays his 400th
league game and Jon MacFarlane reaches the 300-game milestone.
1988
Runners up again.
Chris McDermott wins his third best and fairest award.
On May 14, Peter Carey plays his record 447th game.
1989
Chris McDermott is appointed captain.
1990
Runners-up again.
Craig MacIntosh elected president.
John Fidge kicks 124 goals.
David Marshall plays his 300th league game.
1991
The formation of the Adelaide Crows sees Glenelg suffer geatly
with the loss of coach Graham Cornes, fitness director Trevor
Jacques, team manager Rex Leahy and players Chris McDermott (made
Crows captain), David Marshall, Matthew Liptak, Clayton Lamb,
Robbie Thompson, Michael Murphy, Rod Jameson and Allan Bartlett.
Scott Salisbury is rewarded for his dedication to the Tigers with
the captaincy and Kym Hodgeman is appointed coach.
The club slumps to sixth [NOTE- missing the finals for the first
time since 1983, and only the third time since 1972].
1992
Another Grand Final defeat [NOTE - not a bad effort to get there
given the player/staff losses of the previous season].
John Seebohm plays his 300th league game.
1993
Nick Chigwidden becomes captain. Mark Williams replaces Kym
Hodgeman.
Glenn Elliot replaces Laurie Rosewarne as general manager.
1994
Nick Chigwidden wins his fourth consecutive best and fairest
award [NOTE - a club record].
1995
Former Glenelg wingman Tony Symonds replaces Mark Williams as
coach.
In the mid-season Peter Hood replaces Craig MacIntosh as
president.
1996
Brian Scott is elected chairman after many years of service to
the Tigers' cause, replacing John Robinson
First-year recruit Ben Thompson wins the best & fairest.
1997
Wayne Stringer appointed coach. Adrian Battiston replaces Glenn
Elliot as General Manager.
Grant Ruebenicht wins the best & fairest.
1998
Tony McGuiness appoined senior coach.
Nick Chigwidden plays 250 games.
Dwaine Kretschmer wins the Best & Fairest.
1999
Nick Chigwidden made captain for seventh consecutive year,
equalling Peter Marker's record.
Source - 79th Annual Report & Balance Sheet of the Glenelg Football Club, 1998. (some notes have been added to the text in square brackets [ ])
