West Torrens and Woodville Historical Timeline
1897
- West Torrens loses first two games without scoring Commencement of district system for player registrations in SAFA
1898
- Fledgling Club has 6 wins for the season but only finish in 5th position
1899
- Edward McKenzie, State player and older brother of Tom Mackenzie appointed Captain.
1900
- West Torrens “Bos” Daly tops SAFA goal kicking with 27 goals Win 9 games for the season but just miss out on Grand Final appearance.
1901
- Edwin Filsell first recorded Club Champion. Sturt joins SAFA competition.
1902
- Tom MacKenzie wins his 1 st Magarey Medal (also wins award in 1905,1906 with North) Star player Oscar Hyman transfers from Sturt to captain West Torrens for one season.
1903
- Finish season in 5th position with only 3 wins.
1904
- Complete poor season with only one victory.
1905
- West Torrens move to Hindmarsh Oval as home ground.
1906
- Six West Torrens players appear on cigarette trade cards. Life membership awarded for first time to 6 members.
1907
- Competition becomes South Australian National Football League. West Torrens finishes 3rd.
1908
- West Torrens’ George Kersley wins the Reserves Magarey Medal.
1909
- West Torrens finishes season 3rd.
1910
- West Torrens captain Ralph Aldersey retires at the end of the year after 130 games.
1911
- Tom MacKenzie returns to West Torrens as Captain. Former West Torrens Captain Ralph Aldersey umpires SANFL Grand Final. Frank King takes over as 2nd Club President from Thomas Brooker.
1912
- Dave Low wins Magarey Medal. SANFL players start wearing jumper numbers.
1913
- West Torrens Club chairman George Plenty, issues player numbers lists at Hindmarsh Oval matches, in effect a forerunner of Football Budgets.
1914
- West Torrens loses semi final against North by 9 points to finish season 4th.
1915
- Dave Low, 1912 Magarey Medallist, killed in action in the War.
1916
- SANFL competition suspended during WW1 West Torrens runner-up in Patriotic Competition.
1917
- SANFL competition suspended during WW1 West Torrens runner-up in Patriotic Competition.
1918
- SANFL competition suspended during WW1 West Torrens win premiership in Patriotic Competition.
1919
- Recommencement of League competition, West Torrens finish 3rd.
1920
- West Torrens play 2 games in Tasmania during Interstate Match recess.
1921
- Johnny Karney ties in Magarey Medal won by Dan Moriarty (Medal posthumously award in 1998).
1922
- West Torrens move to new home Thebarton Oval.
1923
1956