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  Fullname South Melbourne Football Club
  Emblem The Swans
  Strip White with a red V
  Founded 1874 (moved to Sydney 1982)
  Sport Australian Rules Football
  League Australian Football League
  Ground Lake Oval
  Season 1981
  Position 9th


''This article refers to the Australian Rules Football team which moved to Sydney in 1982. For the Soccer side currently using the name refer to South Melbourne FC ''

The South Melbourne Football Club is the former name of the Victorian Football League (now known as the Australian Football League ) team now known as the Sydney Swans .

The club joined the VFL in 1897 and played its home games at the Lake Oval in Albert Park, Victoria prior to its relocation to Sydney in 1982.