# Advertiser Shield

The Advertiser Shield, also known as the Junior Union Football Championship, was an annual Australian rules football competition in South Australia held between representative teams from the metropolitan leagues that were members of the SA Junior National Football Union from 1932. The Shield was named after and sponsored by The Advertiser.

## Advertiser Shield results

| Year | Champions | Runner-up | Grand Final |
| 1932 | South Adelaide District FA | East Torrens FA | |
| 1933 | Adelaide and Suburban FA | United Church FA | ASFA 4.12 (36) d UCFA 5.4 (34) |
| 1934 | South Australian Junior National FA | Adelaide and Suburban FA | SAJNFA 9.14 (68) d ASFA 8.11 (59) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1935 | Adelaide and Suburban FA | North Adelaide District FA | ASFA 12.6 (78) d NADFA 7.5 (47) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1936 | East Torrens FA | Adelaide and Suburban FA | ETFA 11.13 d ASFA 5.19 |
| 1937 | Adelaide and Suburban FA | United Church FA | ASFA 9.4 (58) d UCFA 6.4 (40) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1938 | North Adelaide District FA | United Church FA | NADFA 9.10 (64) d UCFA 5.5 (35) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1939 | Adelaide and Suburban FA | East Torrens FA | ASFA 11.10 (76) d ETFA 9.15 (69) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1940 | Adelaide and Suburban FA | North Adelaide District FA | ASFA 8.10 (58) d NADFA 7.8 (50) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1941-45 | not held | | |
| 1946 | North Adelaide District FA | Adelaide and Suburban Districts FA | NADFA 10.4 (64) d ASDFA 9.5 (59) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1947 | West Torrens District FA | United Church FA | WTDFA 4.18 (42) d UCFA 5.9 (39) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1948 | West Torrens District FA | North Adelaide District FA | WTDFA 5.10 (40) d NADFA 3.11 (29) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1949 | West Torrens District FA | Port Adelaide and District FA | WTDFA 10.10 (70) d PADFA 5.8 (38) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1950 | West Torrens District FA | United Church FA | WTDFA 5.19 (49) d UCFA 7.6 (48) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1951 | Sturt District FA | West Torrens District FA | SDFA 7.10 (52) d WTDFA 5.9 (39) |
| 1952 | East Torrens FA | West Torrens District FA | ETFA 9.15 (69) d WTDFA 4.7 (31) |
| 1953 | East Torrens FA | North Adelaide District FA | ETFA 13.8 (86) d NADFA 5.7 (37) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1954 | East Torrens FA | North Adelaide District FA | ETFA 9.16 (70) d NADFA 8.7 (55) at Adelaide Oval |
| 1955 | | | UCFA v ETFA |
| 1956 | North Adelaide District FA | | |
| 1957 | North Adelaide District FA | | |
| 1958 | North Adelaide District FA | East Torrens FA | NADFA 7.20 (62) d ETFA 7.14 (56) |
| 1959 | North Adelaide District FA | | |
| 1960 | North Adelaide District FA | | |
| 1961 | North Adelaide District FA | United Church FA | NADFA 11.15 (81) d UCFA 5.10 (40) |

## Competing leagues and associations

The following is a list of known competitors in the Advertiser Shield:
| Name | Known Years | Other Names |
| Adelaide and Suburban FA | 1932-40, 1946-47 | South Adelaide District FA (1932) |
| Catholic Young Men's Society (CYMS) FA | 1947-54 | |
| East Torrens FA | 1932, 1934–40, 1946–55, 1958 | |
| North Adelaide District FA | 1932-40, 1946-61 | |
| Port Adelaide and District FA | 1932, 1935–40, 1947, 1949, 1951 | |
| Rechabite FA | 1933 | |
| Seaside United Church FA | 1940 | |
| South Australian Junior National FA | 1933-34 | |
| Sturt District FA | 1946-47, 1949–52, 1954 | |
| United Church FA | 1932-40, 1946–47, 1950–52, 1954–55, 1961 | |
| West Torrens District FA | 1947-54 | |
| Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) FA | 1932 | |