In 1876, the club had to look for a new ground after several members of the team suffered bruises and sprains when an accident occurred with the coach that carried them back to home.

There were about 20 members in a large coach, and on going down a steep hill the vehicle; which had not sufficient brakepower, pressed closely on the horses, the result being that one of the swingletree's was unhooked.

The occupants at once jumped out on to the road, and all of them sustained severe bruises and sprains, one of them being rendered unconscious until he reached home.

With the former Buck's Flat converted into a cemetery, sports clubs began to look for alternative grounds to play football and cricket.

In 1910 a number of players from Semaphore Central were elevated to the senior Port Adelaide team including S. C. Stidston, P. O'Grady and J. Middleton.

In 1913, Semaphore Central won their first Premiership in the SAAFL, after defeating Adelaide University in the Grand Final on the Norwood Oval.

The Advertiser wrote about the match: Semaphore Central and University fought out the premiership of the Amateur League on Saturday on the Norwood Oval.

Best Players: Winners: Channon (Best on Ground) Stone, Peters, McEwen, Wilcox, Moore, Johnson, Quinn, Yeo.

Losers: Pellew (best on side), Sard, Northey, Hayward, Blackett, Williams, Limb, Holmes and Cole.

[1]Nevertheless, the euphoria of Semaphore's first title ended soon so more than half the team were called by the British Empire to fight at World War I.

[2] In 2022, Port District won their first division 1 premiership in 30 years when they defeated Prince Alfred OC by 18 points: 9.9 (63) to 7.3 (45) in the grand final held at Norwood Oval.