The Glasgow Sharks is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

club in Glasgow, Scotland.

History

The Sharks were re-formed in late 2003 by Australian Andrew Butler from what had been the Caledonia Sharks, who had existed in Glasgow for a time during the 1990s existed sporadically. The recreation of the Sharks was down to hard work by Butler to acquire Sponsorship from local Aussie theme bar the Walkabout and recruitment drive on

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providing details of training, contacts. Etc. also hanging Posters in and around Glasgow (Backpacker Hostels, Internet Café's, libraries, Sports Club/Gyms and Shops) inviting anyone to come along and join in. this generated enough interest for Scotland to have their very own Aussie Rules League with a Team back in Glasgow. The club wore blue jumpers with a white shark logo on the front (based on the WAFL Club East Fremantle Shark's Guernsey). The club was captained by Andrew Butler.

Honours

Haggis Cup 2011 Haggis Cup 2014 Haggis Cup 2022 (Women's) SARFL 2016 Mens Premiership Tyne Tees Cup 2016 WinnersFrom Tyne Tees Cup 2017 Facebook invitations
/ref> Inaugural SARFLW 2019 Women's Premiership Movember Cup 2022 (Women's) SARFLW 2023 Women's Premiership

References

External links

Glasgow SharksScottish Aussie Rules Football League
Australian rules football clubs in Scotland Sports clubs and teams in Glasgow 2003 establishments in Scotland Australian rules football clubs established in 2003 {{AFL-team-stub