Pennant History

For many years the pinnacle event on the Croquet calendar was the Metropolitan Pennant competition.

Most metropolitan clubs fielded a team and sometimes multiple teams, sometimes in divisions and occasionally divided by region to keep travel down.

Clubs had played ad hoc events for a number of years and once the WACA came into existence this became officially organized. This was often difficult when done by phone calls and letters.

Clubs going to wrong venues and/or on wrong dates happened from time to time and strict rules regarding format and forfeits were enforced.

All play was doubles, usually over two untimed matches with scores added together, thus ties were common.

Most years the winner received a wooden shield and the runner-up a certificate, but on rare occasions something different was offered, in one year a mirror, which still exists in the archive.

In the beginning, there was an A and B Division but this expanded over time to include A2, A3, B2, B3, C and c2.

In 1965, everything changed and so it became Div 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the Tray (Best performance by a team from any grade)

The first recorded winners of the Metropolitan A Pennant Shield were Euston in 1906. Located in Havelock Street, Euston was one of our very first clubs having been established in 1905 . The competition consisted of teams from Perth, Guilford, Subiaco, Lakeside and Leederville.

The earliest photo we have of any pennant winning team is from the 1907-08 season. Subiaco were the winners of both the A and B Grade Pennants.

One of my favourite photos is of the Bassendean Club who won the C Grade Pennant in 1961-62 and then followed it up with the B Grade pennant in 1962-63 whilst still winning the C Grade Pennant that year with a whole new group of players.

Perhaps the most successful team can be attributed to Mt Lawley. The team of E.Baldwinson, K. Sayers, M. Smith, E. Reay and A. Bevis won the A Pennant title in 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1938-39.

By tracking the results over time, it provides solid evidence of the ebbs and flows in the popularity of croquet.

The pennant photos have also been an excellent resource in helping us put a face to many of those who went on to represent Western Australia in the EIRE CUP.

Over time, we hope to keep adding images to the collection.

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1906Euston
1907SubiacoLeederville
1908SubiacoSubiaco
1909Kings ParkLeederville
1910WanderersClaremont
1911VictoriaKings Park
1912Mueller ParkKings Park
1913VictoriaPerth
1914Kings ParkRoyal Park
1915Kings ParkRoyal Park
1916LeedervilleClaremont
1917Fremantle
1918Kings Park
1919Fremantle
1920FremantleFremantle
1921PerthNorth Perth
1922PerthSubiaco
1923CottesloeFremantle
1924North PerthVictoria Park
1925CottesloeLeederville
1926Kings ParkClaremont
1927Kitchener ParkPerthMt Lawley
1928Kitchener ParkLeederville
1929Kitchener ParkSwanPerth
1930CottesloePerthRoyal Park
1931Mt LawleyClaremontKings Park
1932North PerthRoyal Park
1933North PerthVictoria ParkVictoria ParkMt Lawley
1934Mt LawleyNorth PerthLeedervilleMt Lawley
1935Mt LawleyLeedervilleMt LawleyBayswater
1936Mt LawleyRoyal ParkBayswaterMidland Junction
1937North PerthRoyal ParkNorth PerthNedlandsMt Lawley
1938ClaremontSwanRoyal ParkSwanRoyal Park
1939Mt LawleyNorth PerthCottesloeRoyal ParkEast Fremantle
1940North PerthMt LawleyBayswaterBassendeanSwan
1941Mt LawleySubiacoComo
1942Kings ParkBayswaterRoyal ParkNedlandsBassendean
1943BassendeanBassendeanMt Lawley
1944BassendeanMt LawleyEast FremantlePerth
1945NedlandsFremantleLeederville
1946NedlandsEast FremantleBayswaterPerth
1947NedlandsCottesloeNorth Perth
1948North PerthEast FremantleNedlandsSwan
1949North PerthBayswaterLeedervilleNedlandsVictoria Park
1950East FremantleCottesloeVictoria ParkSubiacoFremantle
1951SubiacoNedlandsNedlandsLeedervilleNedlands
1952NedlandsNedlandsSwanNorth PerthHollywood
1953NedlandsLeedervilleNorth Perth
1954BassendeanNorth PerthGosnells
1955NedlandsFremantleFremantle
1956NedlandsFremantleFremantleHollywood
1957NedlandsVictoria ParkFremantleSubiaco
1958NedlandsMidland JunctionHollywoodLeederville
1959HollywoodHollywoodFlorest/CB
1960SwanRoyal ParkSwan
1961HollywoodLeedervilleLeederville
1962HollywoodFlorest/CBBassendean
1963North PerthBassendeanBassendean
1964North PerthVictoria ParkVictoria Park
1965North PerthBassendeanSubiaco
1966HollywoodFlorest/CBSubiaco
1967HollywoodBassendeanSubiaco
Div 1Div 2Div 3Div 4Div 5Tray
1968HollywoodVictoria ParkBayswaterMidland JunctionRoyal Park
1969HollywoodVictoria ParkVictoria ParkVictoria ParkBassendean
1970HollywoodSubiacoComoGosnellsGosnellsHollywood
1971HollywoodSubiacoComoGosnellsGosnellsHollywood
1972HollywoodBayswaterFlorest/CBHollywoodEast FremantleEast Fremantle
1973BayswaterFlorest/CBVictoria ParkNedlandsComoBayswater
1974SubiacoComoNedlandsGosnellsMt LawleyMt Lawley
1975NedlandsEast FremantleLeedervilleMt LawleyLeedervilleNedlands
1976NedlandsHollywoodNorth PerthComoComoComo
1977SubiacoNorth PerthEast FremantleMt LawleyComoComo
1978SubiacoComoComoBayswaterNorth PerthBayswater
1979East FremantleEast FremantleVictoria ParkGosnellsGosnells
1980NedlandsComoBayswaterNorth PerthEast FremantleBayswater
1981ComoComoGosnellsGosnellsGosnells
1982BayswaterGosnellsComoLeedervilleComo
1983GosnellsBassendeanComoBayswaterSubiacoSubiaco
1984GosnellsEast FremantleGosnellsEast FremantleGosnells
1985East FremantleSubiacoBassendeanLeedervilleLeederville
1986GosnellsNorth PerthSubiacoComoGosnells
1987BayswaterGosnellsGosnellsFlorest/CBBayswater
1988GosnellsSubiacoFremantle
1989GosnellsSubiacoFlorest/CBFremantleGosnells
1990GosnellsBassendeanFremantleEast FremantleBassendean
1991North PerthComoFloreat/ CBBassendeanComo/NP
1992BassendeanEast FremantleFlorest/CBBass-BaysEast Fremantle
1993BassendeanLeedervilleFlorest/CBBayswaterBassendean
1994GosnellsComoBayswaterEast FremantleComo/FCB
1995BayswaterComoEast FremantleEast FremantleBayswater
1996BassendeanFloreat/CBBassendeanComoBassendean
1997BayswaterBassendeanBayswater
1998BassendeanEast FremantleSorrentoBassendean
1999ComoSorrentoComo
2000NedlandsFlorest/CBNedlands
2001ComoFlorest/CBComo
2002NedlandsComo-EFComo-EF
2003NedlandsGosnellsNedlands
2004Florest/CBGosnellsFlorest/CB
2005Florest/CBComoComo
2006CambridgeEast FremantleCambridge
2007ComoComo
2008East FremantleEast Fremantle
2009MandurahMandurah
2010CambridgeCambridge
2011Halls HeadHalls Head
2012CambridgeCambridge
2013 onwardsNot played