The Lovelock Shield, officially known as the Southern Football Championships, was an annual competition held between representative teams from the four leagues in the Southern Zone of South Australian Country Football.
[2] The shield was presented by the inaugural president of the Southern Football Championships, Mr. C. K. (Pete) Lovelock.
[3] Southern re-joined in 1962 when the Hills Football Association folded.
[4] In 1967, the Hills Central Football Association merged with the Torrens Valley Football League to form the Hills Football League and a representative team from this newly formed league replaced Hills Central in the competition.
Other than in the years 1970 and 1971,[5] the Lovelock Shield ran continuously until 1999.