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Shepparton Badminton Association

Our History

The earliest records indicate badminton in Shepparton started in 1928 and was played until a lapse during the second world war. After the war interest in playing badminton resurged and the Shepparton Badminton Association was formed on the 24th of April 1951 with three teams - Methodist’s, Scots, and St. Augustine’s.

 

Over the years the association has had thirty-seven independent clubs and over eighteen stadium-based clubs playing in its competition. The matches were played in a home-and-away format at each club’s home hall. These were very entertaining times with entire teams often traveling in one car, sometimes quite a distance, and, treated to elaborate speeches and suppers.

 

Some of the halls were too small to accommodate the full-size courts and baselines were drawn up the walls! This, along with ceilings of varying height, and the Scots hall having rafters, made for some very interesting games.

 

In 1972 the decision was made to move all play to the Shepparton Sports Stadium. This led to the eventual demise of all the small clubs and by the 1990s the SBA had become essentially one large club.

 

A list of clubs that played in the Shepparton Badminton Association:

 

Ardmona Cannery Social Club

Kyabram Badminton Club

St. Albans Badminton Club

Wunghnu Badminton Club

Old Timers

Baptist Badminton Club

Legion Badminton Club

St. Andrew’s Badminton Club

Bandits

Pine Creek

Central Park Badminton Club

Lemnos Badminton Club

St. Augustine’s Badminton Club

Dookie

St. Andrew’s (Mooroopna)

Congupna Road Badminton Club

M.C.C. (Mooroopna Children’s Club) Badminton Club

St. David’s Badminton Club

Dookie College

Stanhope

Dhurringile Badminton Club

Methodist Badminton Club

Scots Badminton Club

Halpins Harriers

Westsiders

Drill Hall Badminton Club

Mooroopna Badminton Club

Seymour Badminton Club

Irrigation Research Institute (Tatura)

Strathmerton

Drumanure Badminton Club

Murchison Badminton Club

Shepparton Youth Club

Merrigum

Wanderers

Euroa Badminton Club

Nathalia Badminton Club

SPC Badminton Club

Mooroopna Park

Harston Badminton Club

North Shepparton Badminton Club

Tallygaroopna Badminton Club

Mooroopna Stadium

Kaarimba Badminton Club

Numurkah Badminton Club

Tatura Methodist Badminton Club

Murchison

Katandra West

Orange Lodge Badminton Club

Toolamba Badminton Club

Nathalia High School

Kialla Central Badminton Club

Pine Lodge Badminton Club

Undera Badminton Club

Old Students Shepparton High School

 

 

 

 

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