According to a few of the ‘old timers’ the Myponga Football Club had its infancy around 1939-40. A few ‘scratch matches’ were organized ad-hoc against Yankalilla and Mount Compass with the home ground in the corner of a paddock on Barclay Road out of the town. There was no official club and obviously no colours so the players tried to wear something that matched.
Nothing much happened during the war with most of the young men overseas, but after the war a meeting was called to form a Club. At that historic gathering on March 25th 1946 the minutes record, by a show of hands, it was decided to form a Club and that a team be represented in the Southern Football League.
The President was Fark Pengilly and the Secretary/Treasurer, John Lawton. Cliff Pfitzner was elected captain and Lorry Ross vice-captain. Membership cost 5 shillings (or 50 cents) with the club colours orange with a green sash, white knickers and green socks with orange tops.
The Oval was a paddock off the Main Street and no expense was spared with the facilities of jute bag dressing rooms and no showers. Total expenditure for the inaugural season being 73.5.3 or $146.52.
An official Oval had been started when the Oval Committee purchased land from the Rowley family behind the school (where it is today). It started as a huge stand of wattles around a shallow waterhole before being cleared by the community. It was proposed that the club write to Oval Committee to request goal posts and a change shed be erected and the President of the Oval Committee be invited to bounce the first ball on the new Oval.
In the 1950 the Club colours were changed to bottle green with a gold vee. In 1950 the A Grade Competition consisted of teams from Myponga, Willunga, McLaren Vale, McLaren Flat, Port Noarlunga, Mount Compass, Aldinga, Reynella and Morphett Vale.
Four teams competed in the Reserves Competition from McLaren Vale, Port Noarlunga, Reynella and McLaren Flat. By the late 1950’s Morphett Vale had disbanded and were replaced by Yankalilla.
Due to the suburbs encroaching it was decided in 1966 that the club switch to the Great Southern Football League and continue to play country football.
In 2003 the Club changed names to the Myponga – Sellicks Football Club to incorporate the area and growing population of Sellicks Beach. This was a smooth transition due to Sellicks Beach not having a sporting team. The Club colours and playing location did not being change and the implementation of the new name has been beneficial with Club members and playing numbers being strong.
