Andrew Reilly
@ajr66.bsky.social
🇦🇺🪃 Leeds United fan. Socceroos fan. Writer of Adelaide early football history, The Kick Off: https://thekickoff.com.au/
The Kick Off. Snapshot #4
Jimmie Stewart did it all in early football. First British Football committee and first official league. Played for multiple clubs and the state team. A referee and linesman. Clubs committee member. Fundraiser.
Find out more about Jimmie: thekickoff.com.au/team/jimmie-...
Jimmie Stewart did it all in early football. First British Football committee and first official league. Played for multiple clubs and the state team. A referee and linesman. Clubs committee member. Fundraiser.
Find out more about Jimmie: thekickoff.com.au/team/jimmie-...
July 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The Kick Off. Snapshot #4
Jimmie Stewart did it all in early football. First British Football committee and first official league. Played for multiple clubs and the state team. A referee and linesman. Clubs committee member. Fundraiser.
Find out more about Jimmie: thekickoff.com.au/team/jimmie-...
Jimmie Stewart did it all in early football. First British Football committee and first official league. Played for multiple clubs and the state team. A referee and linesman. Clubs committee member. Fundraiser.
Find out more about Jimmie: thekickoff.com.au/team/jimmie-...
The Kick Off. Snapshot #3
In 1870s Adelaide, football clubs play different football that looks like association, rugby and Australian rules. In 1873 they try to combine but egos and desires for a national competition get in the way.
Find out more about the ‘Big Split’ : thekickoff.com.au/timeline/
In 1870s Adelaide, football clubs play different football that looks like association, rugby and Australian rules. In 1873 they try to combine but egos and desires for a national competition get in the way.
Find out more about the ‘Big Split’ : thekickoff.com.au/timeline/
July 20, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The Kick Off. Snapshot #3
In 1870s Adelaide, football clubs play different football that looks like association, rugby and Australian rules. In 1873 they try to combine but egos and desires for a national competition get in the way.
Find out more about the ‘Big Split’ : thekickoff.com.au/timeline/
In 1870s Adelaide, football clubs play different football that looks like association, rugby and Australian rules. In 1873 they try to combine but egos and desires for a national competition get in the way.
Find out more about the ‘Big Split’ : thekickoff.com.au/timeline/
The Kick Off. Snapshot #2
This newspaper ad from Adelaide in 1890 shows retailers were keen to sell stitched-leather round footballs in one of Adelaide's main shopping streets back in 1890.
Find out more early South Australia football stories: thekickoff.com.au
This newspaper ad from Adelaide in 1890 shows retailers were keen to sell stitched-leather round footballs in one of Adelaide's main shopping streets back in 1890.
Find out more early South Australia football stories: thekickoff.com.au
July 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The Kick Off. Snapshot #2
This newspaper ad from Adelaide in 1890 shows retailers were keen to sell stitched-leather round footballs in one of Adelaide's main shopping streets back in 1890.
Find out more early South Australia football stories: thekickoff.com.au
This newspaper ad from Adelaide in 1890 shows retailers were keen to sell stitched-leather round footballs in one of Adelaide's main shopping streets back in 1890.
Find out more early South Australia football stories: thekickoff.com.au
The Kick Off. Snapshot #1
Possibly the very first record of a game like football just seven years after the colony of South Australia was established. Formal rules for recognised football (association football, rugby and Australian rules) are some decades away.
thekickoff.com.au
Possibly the very first record of a game like football just seven years after the colony of South Australia was established. Formal rules for recognised football (association football, rugby and Australian rules) are some decades away.
thekickoff.com.au
July 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The Kick Off. Snapshot #1
Possibly the very first record of a game like football just seven years after the colony of South Australia was established. Formal rules for recognised football (association football, rugby and Australian rules) are some decades away.
thekickoff.com.au
Possibly the very first record of a game like football just seven years after the colony of South Australia was established. Formal rules for recognised football (association football, rugby and Australian rules) are some decades away.
thekickoff.com.au
