Brighton Districts and Old Scholars Football Club
The Brighton Districts and Old Scholars Football Club Inc., nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian rules football club based in the southern suburbs of Adelaide which was formed in 1991 as a merger between the former Brighton Football Club and Brighton High Old Scholars Football Club. Also known as the Brighton Bombers, BDOS competed in the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL). In 1994, BDOS joined the Southern Football League in the junior grades, and were followed by the senior teams from the SAAFL in 1997. In 2017, BDOS shifted to the Adelaide Footy League.
| Brighton Bombers | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | Brighton Districts and Old Scholars Football Club Inc. | |
| Nickname(s) | Bombers | |
| Former nickname(s) | Saints | |
| Club song | "See the Bombers Fly Up" | |
| 2021 season | ||
| After finals | DNQ | |
| Home-and-away season | 8th | |
| Club details | ||
| Founded | 1991 (merger) | |
| Colours | black gold white | |
| Competition | Adelaide Footy League | |
| President | Travis Kalleske | |
| Coach | Brett Backwell | |
| Captain(s) | Will Rivers | |
| Ground(s) | Brighton Oval, Hove | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | brightonbombersfc.com.au | |
Brighton Districts has produced a number of Australian Football League (AFL) players including Jarrad Sundqvist (Sydney Swans), Matthew Bode (Adelaide), Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide), Ben Kennedy (Collingwood/Melbourne) Bailey Williams (Western Bulldogs) and Cory Gregson (Geelong).