Football in Redan

Football has been played in Redan since at least 1871.

The beginnings of Australian Rules football date to the first match between two school in June 1858. The Melbourne Football Club was started in July 1858, and the first organised league competitions began in South Australia in 1877.

The first Redan football team was made up from miners from the Band of Hope mine. Their average weight was 14 stone (90 kg). The first Redan game was reported in The Ballarat Star on Saturday September 2, 1871 against the Ballarat Football Club.

Another game was played in October 1871: "A scratch match at football will be played on the practice ground off the Oval to-day. Members are requested to attend, in order that a team maybe chosen for the return match with the Redan Club next Saturday."

Football clubs
The history of football clubs is quite complex, with teams coming and going, and possibly the newspaper reports not being accurate as to the latest changes. The following is a list of teams as discovered so far:
 * Redan Football Club
 * Redan Football Netball Club
 * Redan Imperial Football Club
 * Redan Junior Football Club
 * Redan Rovers Football Club
 * Redan Star Football Club
 * Redan Union Football Club
 * Redan Wanderers Football Club