Port Adelaide Magpies
"On Saturday 29 March 1997, six months after defeating Central District in the 1996 SANFL grand final, Port Adelaide embarked on its 116th season of senior football in the state’s premier competition with a seven-point win over Sturt. To all external appearances, it was business as usual - except that, underneath the facade of normality, everything had changed. No longer was the team that took to the field in the trademark black-and-white prison bar guernseys the primary manifestation of a club that could trace its origins all the way back to 13 May 1870 ... The club’s primary manifestation was now playing on a bigger stage, and that very afternoon, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground ..."
John Devaney on the split which resulted in Port Adelaide teams being fielded in both the SANFL and AFL
1976 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Port Adelaide's 1976 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-04-03 1 | A | Port Adelaide | 6.9 | 13.10 | 18.13 | 18.16 | 124 | WON | Central District | 2.3 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 11.6 | 72 | 52 | ELZ | 1976-04-03 Apr 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-04-10 2 | H | Port Adelaide | 6.2 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 14.7 | 91 | LOST | Glenelg | 5.3 | 11.7 | 14.11 | 27.17 | 179 | -88 | ADO | 1976-04-10 Apr 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-04-19 3 | A | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | Norwood | 4.1 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 18.9 | 117 | -41 | FBP | 1976-04-19 Apr 19 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-04-24 4 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 5.6 | 7.10 | 11.14 | 80 | WON | Sturt | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.13 | 9.16 | 70 | 10 | FBP | 1976-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-05-01 5 | H | Port Adelaide | 6.6 | 12.9 | 16.15 | 20.20 | 140 | WON | North Adelaide | 4.3 | 9.6 | 11.12 | 18.12 | 120 | 20 | ADO | 1976-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-05-08 6 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.2 | 10.8 | 12.12 | 18.18 | 126 | WON | Glenelg | 5.4 | 7.8 | 11.12 | 17.14 | 116 | 10 | FBP | 1976-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-05-15 7 | A | Port Adelaide | 0.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 11.12 | 78 | LOST | Woodville | 6.5 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 12.13 | 85 | -7 | WOO | 1976-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-05-22 8 | A | Port Adelaide | 4.4 | 6.7 | 10.13 | 11.18 | 84 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.4 | 7.8 | 9.11 | 11.13 | 79 | 5 | RIC | 1976-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-05-29 9 | A | Port Adelaide | 1.5 | 10.11 | 16.16 | 23.26 | 164 | WON | West Torrens | 6.2 | 7.3 | 12.9 | 14.12 | 96 | 68 | FBP | 1976-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-06-05 10 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.6 | 11.12 | 13.21 | 17.27 | 129 | WON | South Adelaide | 4.4 | 9.6 | 12.9 | 14.11 | 95 | 34 | ADO | 1976-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-06-12 11 | H | Port Adelaide | 6.5 | 14.9 | 24.14 | 35.16 | 226 | WON | Central District | 3.3 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 65 | 161 | FBP | 1976-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-06-26 12 | A | Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 7.9 | 10.11 | 16.12 | 108 | WON | Glenelg | 5.3 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 13.10 | 88 | 20 | GLE | 1976-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-07-03 13 | H | Port Adelaide | 1.3 | 4.6 | 10.10 | 12.10 | 82 | WON | Norwood | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.10 | 6.15 | 51 | 31 | FBP | 1976-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-07-10 14 | A | Port Adelaide | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.11 | 15.16 | 106 | LOST | Sturt | 4.3 | 10.8 | 14.15 | 17.19 | 121 | -15 | UNL | 1976-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-07-17 15 | H | Port Adelaide | 5.6 | 6.12 | 11.15 | 17.17 | 119 | WON | North Adelaide | 2.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 11.5 | 71 | 48 | FBP | 1976-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-07-24 16 | H | Port Adelaide | 5.2 | 9.9 | 17.13 | 23.22 | 160 | WON | Woodville | 1.5 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 8.11 | 59 | 101 | ADO | 1976-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-07-31 17 | H | Port Adelaide | 6.4 | 13.8 | 21.11 | 25.18 | 168 | WON | West Torrens | 6.2 | 9.5 | 12.7 | 15.10 | 100 | 68 | ADO | 1976-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-08-07 18 | H | Port Adelaide | 6.4 | 12.6 | 18.10 | 20.10 | 130 | WON | West Adelaide | 3.1 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 9.15 | 69 | 61 | FBP | 1976-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-08-14 19 | A | Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 8.11 | 14.17 | 20.20 | 140 | WON | South Adelaide | 5.2 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 17.12 | 114 | 26 | ADO | 1976-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-08-21 20 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.13 | 10.14 | 74 | WON | Sturt | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.13 | 5.16 | 46 | 28 | FBP | 1976-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-08-28 21 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 9.8 | 18.14 | 24.19 | 163 | WON | Norwood | 2.4 | 6.7 | 7.13 | 12.17 | 89 | 74 | ADO | 1976-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-09-12 2SF | H | Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 6.6 | 12.12 | 17.21 | 123 | WON | Glenelg | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.13 | 11.14 | 80 | 43 | FBP | 1976-09-12 Sep 12 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1976-09-25 GF | H | Port Adelaide | 2.5 | 3.8 | 7.13 | 10.15 | 75 | LOST | Sturt | 1.3 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 17.14 | 116 | -41 | FBP | 1976-09-25 Sep 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |