1899 to 2010
	Evolution of the Henley Football Club

1899

The Henley Football Club was formed in 1899 and played in a competition known as the Port Adelaide Football Association. In the seasons before 1920 the Club was officially known as Henley Beach and played at an oval between the Marlborough and Beck streets of the Henley area.

1st Premiership

By 1906 the Club was affiliated to a competition called the Suburban United Football Association and in the dual years of 1907 & 1908 it won back to back premierships.

1909 to 1919

Throughout these seasons Henley Beach played in a local duistrict competition that would regulary change its name. Titles of the league included the Adelaide & Suburban association, the South Australian Association and later becoming the City & Suburban league.

The season of 1913 was a great success as Henley Beach took out the Division 2 premiership. The Club throughout these periods were led by large family groups such as the Webb brothers and the Roberts brothers.

Grange Football Club

In 1916 the Grange Football Club was established at the Grange Oval by troops returning from World War 1. It played in a competiton known as the Adelaide Imperial Association as well the United Suburban Association in the final year of the decade. In 1920 the South Australian Amateur Football League resumed play after the 1st World War as Grange made a successful application to join the reformed league. Before the season began Grange merged with the Henley Beach team to further ensure its strength.

Henley & Grange Football Club

The merger meant that Grange Oval would become the home of the Club for the next 27 years.

In its first ever season in the SAAFL, Henley & Grange played in its first Division 1 Grand Final but were unfortunately defeated by Adelaide University.

The following seasons saw the great momentum strangely disolve as by 1923 Henley & Grange were unable to field a team.

West Torrens District Football Association (1924-26)

In 1924 Henley & Grange regrouped and joined a smaller local league known as the West Torrens District Football Association. It played here for 3 seasons and allowed the Club to reinvent itself by not only enlarging its administration but also by facilitating major social events. Although not winning a premiership the team were always a finals contender.

New and popular leaders came to the Club such as famous SANFL West Torrens player George Richmond and the highly regarded administrator Cyril Chambers. At this point it is known that the Club colours were red & white.

The 1927 return to the SAAFL

With a return to the SAAFL in 1927, Henley & Grange managed to win games but couldnt match the stronger sides, eventually being relegated after the 1929 season. It immediately rose to the challenge by dominating the 1930 Division 2 season and as minor premier, contended the Grand Final against St. Peters. The season also saw Charlie Remnant win the Division 2 league medal. The rise back to Division 1 in 1931 was short lived with a second relegation as Henley & Grange became settled in Division 2 for a couple of years more. The Club colours had evolved to include blue with the red and white. This era also saw the the highly regarded administrator Perce Johns senior join the Club and apply his terrific abilities to the ongoing needs of the Club.

In 1932 former player Max Pontifex won the SANFL's Magarey Medal.

1st SAAFL Premiership

In 1934 the Club was blessed by the signing of West Torrens player Joe Kinlough from the SANFL. Along with great leadership, Joe also brought his goal kicking machine brother Alex. With an average of 8.5 goals a game, Alex eventually kicked a total of 112 goals for the season and lead the team towards the 1934 the Club's 1st SAAFL premiership. It was the Division 2 title and was played at the Unley Oval against Exeter (Port Districts).

The death of Henley & Grange

Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the Grange Oval was renowned to be a sandpit full of box thorn bushes and large surface dips. The refusal by the council to upgrade the playing area eventually had the Club playing from the Adelaide parklands in 1936. This eventually saw a withdrawal from the the SAAFL as the Henley & Grange Football Club completely folded.

Grange Football Club

The following 1937 season saw the Henley & Grange Council fortunately take control of the Grange Oval from the Woodville Council as investment into the long awaited upgrades immediately took place. Excitement by the Club players and committee saw the forming of a new Club Identity and new affiliation. Members would now strive as the Grange Football Club and play in a rival amateur league known as the Adelaide & Suburban Association. 6 seasons were played here until the Second World War put football on hold in 1943.

World War 2

In the years from 1943 to 1945 most young men were overseas fighting for our country as there was no existence of a Henley or Grange football team in the remaining stocks of football competitions.

1946 Henley Rovers

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