by Sarah Bennett | Jul 14, 2021 | Event, General, Heathfield-Aldgate United FC, Heritage, Lofty Legends Group, Stirling Football Club
Join in the celebrations of club milestones on Saturday 24 July 2021 from 1pm at Mt Lofty Clubrooms, Arkaba Oval, Heathfield.
Celebrating premierships for 1921 Stirling A Grade (100 years ago!), 1961 Heathfield Senior Colts, 1971 Heathfield Aldgate United A Grade, Senior Colts, Junior Colts and Mini Colts and the 1981 Mt Lofty A Grade (in SAFA and the first senior club premiership).
1961,71,81 were very important premiership milestones in our club history. Firsts for Heathfield, the start of HAU’s A Grade 87-game winning streak (a record held for over 40 years and only recently beaten) and 1981 was another first with the Mt Lofty A Grade Premiership.
If you would like more information or to RSVP, please email loftylegends@bigpond.com or contact:
- John Coventry 0428 988 618
- Chris Chardon 0448 657 593
- Haydn Cutting 0409 088 565
- Jill Dawes 0419 703 043
- Leith Dawes 0421 797 102
- Warren Foster 0403 838 955
- Trevor Gould 0413 020 081
- Kevin Hampton 0407 616 632
- David “Max” LeMonnier 0408 791 276
- Haydn O’Shaugnessy 0401 618 147
- Trevor Ranford 0417 809 172
- Michael Weatherald 0418 843 633
- Keith White 0438 887 965
by Megan Billerwell | Jul 9, 2021 | Event, General, Heathfield-Aldgate United FC, Heritage, Lofty Legends Group
’61 ’71 ’81 Reunion
1.00pm Saturday 24 July, 2021
MANY MORE AWSOME PHOTOS LIKE THESE WILL BE ON DISPLAY ON THE DAY
Fantastic Day to come – watch the young Devils take on Mt Barker while legendary tales get bigger and bigger.
Spread the Word Boys and Girls
Any questions email: loftylegends@bigpond.com
by Megan Billerwell | Jun 25, 2021 | Lofty Legends Group
’61 ’71 ’81 Reunion
1.00pm Saturday 24 July, 2021
Fantastic Day to come – watch the young Devils take on Mt Barker while legendary tales get bigger and bigger.
Spread the Word Boys and Girls
Any questions email: loftylegends@bigpond.com
by Sarah Bennett | Apr 21, 2021 | Event, General, Heritage, Juniors, Lofty Legends Group, Senior Men
Stirling Football Club won the Premiership 61 years ago and Mt Lofty won its very first Premiership 41 years ago!
Covid stopped us celebrating last year but, hopefully, we can do it in 2021.
Join us from 1pm on Saturday 1 May 2021 v Blackwood for our Annual Reunion.
Free admission, afternoon tea and recognition of our club history and:
- 1950 Stirling A Grade Premiership
- 1960 Stirling A Grade, B Grade and Colts (U16) Premierships
- 1960 Heathfield A Grade A2 Grand Finalists
- 1970 Heathfield Aldgate United Mini (U11) Colts Premiership
- 1980 Mt Lofty Senior Colts (U16) Premiership (first SAFA Premiership for the club)
- 1990 Mt Lofty A Grade, B Grade and Junior Colts (U13) Premierships
- 2010 Mt Lofty B Grade Premiership
If you would like more information or to RSVP, please contact any of the following people:
- John Coventry 0428 988 618
- Chris Chardon 0448 657 593
- Marlon Coates 0409 284 933
- Haydn Cutting 0409 088 565
- Jill Dawes 0419 703 043
- Leith Dawes 0421 797 102
- Andrew Downes 0425 043 636
- Trevor Gould 0413 020 081
- David LeMonnier 0408 791 276
- Haydn O’Shaugnessy 0401 618 147
- Trevor Ranford 0417 809 172
- or email: loftylegends@bigpond.com
by Sarah Bennett | Feb 13, 2021 | General, Heritage, Lofty Legends Group
The Mount Lofty District Football Club was formed in 1978 through the amalgamation of neighbouring clubs, Heathfield Aldgate United and Stirling. Throughout many decades prior to that, there had been several clubs in the area which had ceased to exist or had amalgamated – Aldgate, Crafers, Heathfield and Upper Sturt.
It is against this background that The Lofty Legends Group was formed in 2014 to basically continue the history of the clubs’ and the people who have gone before and who had contributed to the development and success of the Mt Lofty District Football Club.
There is no doubt that the people involved over the years really enjoy visiting the club and catching up with old friends from the various eras and Premierships. This is one of our main aims as The Lofty Legends Group through communicating with these people and arranging an Annual Reunion on a home match day. While we have a great time, we also want to preserve the history and legendary tales of those bygone eras.
Another aim of the group is to provide assistance to the club in the form of maintenance and support activities at which members of the football club often assist and we welcome anybody to join us if they are able. Some of the people involved in this also provide assistance on the more major undertakings by the Mt Lofty District Community and Sports Club in things such as the oval drainage, construction of the entry gates and the much anticipated change room redevelopment which is imminent.
On the playing side of the club, the Lofty Legends Group, provides some support in the form of several awards. A special award is provided to every senior player on achieving 100 and 200 senior games while an LLG Team Award is provided to a player in each junior grade.
This Team Award is a recognition aimed at supporting the culture of the club within the “One Club – ALL IN” approach. It is presented to a boy or girl in each team who is very dedicated to the team and the club and is heavily committed to their own improvement and that of the team. They are also persistent and determined and treat everybody with respect, while respecting all aspects of the club.
We are keen to continue assisting the club and trust that you have a very enjoyable year with the club in 2021.
