List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria

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This is a list of former Australian Rules Football competitions in the Australian state of Victoria.

Metropolitan competitions[edit]

Name Founded Ended Reason Previous Names Known clubs
Band of Hope Football Association 1920 1926
Berwick Football Assocication[1] 1910 1932 Most clubs moved to the Dandenong District FL
Bourke-Evelyn Football League 1906 1931
Caulfield Oakleigh Football League[2] 1932 1962 Formed as a feeder competition for players to progress to the Oakleigh (VFA) side. Merged with the Eastern Suburban Football League to form the South East Suburban Football League.
Croydon Ferntree Gully Football League 1950 1961 Changed its name to the Eastern Districts Football League
CYMS Football League[3] 1902 1974
Dandenong Districts Football League[4] 1933 1953
East Suburban Football League[5] 1932 1962 Merged with the Caulfield Oakleigh Football League to form the South East Suburban Football League.
Eastern Suburban Churches Football Association[6] 1925 1992 Absorbed by the Southern Football League
Federal Football League 1909 1981 Absorbed by the South East Suburban FL
Keilor & Broadmeadows Football League 1926 1931
Melbourne District Football Association 1906 1924 Forerunner of the VFL Sub Districts
Melbourne North Football League 1989 1994
Methodist Football League 1946 1955
Metropolitan Football League 1950 1974 Sub District Football League (1925–49) Altona, Deer Park, East Brunswick, East Hawthorn, Fairfield, Hawthorn City, Northcote Park, Reservoir, Richmond District, St Albans, St Kilda City, South Melbourne District, Sunshine
Metropolitan Protestant Churches Football League 1957 1971
Mountain District Football Association 1911 1965 Existed 1911–1924, reformed 1931–1935, known as Belgrave Football League in 1936, 1945–1965. Merged with Yarra Valley Football League in 1966 to form Yarra Valley & Mountain District Football League Monbulk, Belgrave, Ferny Creek (1911-1932), Olinda (1911-1914 + 1933–1938), Olinda-Ferny Creek (1946-1964), Macclesfield, Emerald, Gembrook, Silvan, Boronia, Ferntree Gully, Upwey-Tecoma, Upper Ferntree Gully, South Belgrave, South Wantirna, Mt. Evelyn, Lilydale Imperial (1931–32), Kilsyth (1936)
Northern Metropolitan Football League 1975 1979 Batman (now Coburg Districts), Bellfield, Broadmeadows, Collingwood Districts, Dallas Blues, East Brunswick, Fitzroy Stars, Jacana, Merlynston, Preston Wanderers, Princes Hill, RMIT, St Andrews, West Brunswick
Panton Hill Football League[7] 1931 1987
Protestant Football Association 1921 1940
Reporter Football Association[8] 1903 1926 Disbanded early 1927 after inner clubs joined the V.F.L. Sub-Districts and the outer clubs formed the Ringwood District Football League Box Hill, Mitcham, Canterbury, Ringwood Imperials (1903), Ringwood, Bayswater, Ferntree Gully, Burwood, East Burwood, Camberwell, Warrandyte, Nunawading, Blackburn, Doncaster, Croydon, Rose Of Camberwell (1909), Surrey Hills, Deepdene, Kilsyth, Kew, Vermont, Auburn, Balwyn
Ringwood District Football League[9] 1927 1941 Ringwood, Blackburn, Doncaster, Warrandyte, Croydon, Kilsyth, Vermont, Mitcham, Templestowe, Tunstall All Blacks, Ringwood East, Olinda-Monbulk (1939), Bayswater, Boronia, Lilydale Stars
Saturday Morning Football League 1927 1960
Scoresby District Football League 1925 1930 Bayswater-Boronia, Ferntree Gully, East Burwood, Ferny Creek, Belgrave, Scoresby, Monbulk, Silvan
Sunday Amateur Football League 1947 1964
Sunday Suburban Football League 1950 1968 Melbourne Amateur Sunday Football Association (1950–67)
VFA Sub District Football Association 1927 1953
VFL Sub District Football League 1925 1949 Revamped into Metropolitan FL (1950-1974)
Victorian Junior Football Association 1883 1932
West Suburban Football League[10] 1919 1987 Absorbed by the Footscray District Football League Werribee District Football League (1919–64) Altona, INF, Lara, Laverton, Little River, Metro Farm, Newport, Services, Werribee, Werribee South, Williamstown Rovers, Wyndham
YCW National Football League[11] 1963 1986 ACSC, Bellfield, Broadmeadows, Clifton Hill, Coburg YCW, East Brunswick, East Preston, East Thomastown, Fitzroy Stars, Fairfield, Flemington, Jacana, Kensington Stores, Keon Park, Merlynston, Moomba Park, Moorabbin West, North Fawkner, North Melbourne and District YCW, RAAF Melbourne, RAAF Squadron, Reservoir Rovers, Richmond Centrals (unrelated to current Richmond Central) St Andrews, South Dandenong, West Ivanhoe

Country competitions[edit]

  • Alberton Football League (1946-2019)
  • Ararat & District Football Association (1928–1999)[12]
    • Clubs included Caledonians, Halls Gap, St Marys, Prestige, Trinity, Great Western, Moyston, Glenorchy, Swifts, Warriors, Miners
  • Bacchus Marsh Football League (1919–1973)[13]
    • Merged with Ballarat District Football League to form the Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League.
  • Bairnsdale District Football League (1948–1972)[14]
  • Bairnsdale Bruthen District Football League (1928–1953)[15]
  • Ballarat District Football League (1959–1973)[16]
    • Merged with Bacchus Marsh Football League to form the Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League.
  • Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League (1974–1978)[17]
  • Bass Valley Football League (1946–1954)
  • Bass Valley Wonthaggi Football League (1955–1995)[18]
  • Castlemaine Football Association (1894-1951)
  • Central Gippsland Football League (1902–1953)[19]
  • Central Glenelg Football League (1934–1959)
  • Central Goulburn Football League (1998-2005)
  • Central Wimmera (1922–1968)[20]
    • Clubs included Natimuk, Noradjuha, Horsham seconds, Pimpinio, Quantong,
  • Clunes Football League (1931–1978)[21]
  • Corangamite Football League (1925–1934)[22]
  • Cowwarr Football League (1909–1954)[23]
  • East Gippsland Football League (1920–1939)[24]
  • Echuca Football League (1952–1989)
    • Merged with the Northern Districts Football League to form the Northern & Echuca Football League. Clubs included Echuca East, Echuca South, Bawamn, Lockington, Moama, Bunnaloo[25]
  • Glenelg & District Football Assoc (1945–1959)
  • Glenelg Football League (1960–1969)
  • Golden City Football League (1960–1980)
  • Linton Carngham Football League (1936–1952)[29]
    • Clubs included Berringa, Bradvale, Carngham, Illabarook, Mannibadar, Scarsdale, Skipton, Smythesdale and Vite Vite.
  • Lowan Star Football Association (1923–1968)[30]
    • Minor competition in the Nhill district. Clubs included Boyeo, Gerang, Kiata, Lorquon, Netherby, Winiam, and Yanac. Second XVIII's from Nhill, Jeparit and Dimboola competed at different stages.
  • Mallee Football Association (1902–1934)
  • Mid Murray Football League (1934–1997)[31]
  • Mountain Creek Football Association (1922-1933)
  • Mount Noorat Football League (1932–1991)[32]
    • Merged with the Heytesbury Football League to form the Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League
  • Nepean Football League (1959-1986)
  • Neerim District Football Association (1907–1951)
  • Northern Mallee Football League (1979–1996)
  • North East District Association (1895-1912)
    • Forerunner of the Waranga North East Football Association.
  • Northern Districts Football League (1953–1989)
  • Northern & Echuca Football League (1990–1996)
  • Otway Football Association (1931–1956)
  • Ouyen District Football League (1910–1955)[33]
  • Panton Hill Football League
  • Polwarth Football League (1922–1970)[34]
  • Port Campbell Football League
  • Port Fairy Football League (1923–1969)[35]
  • Portland District Football League (1955–1969)
  • Purnim Football League (1931-1969)
  • Purnim Heytesbury Football League (1970-1979)
    • Resultant merge of senior and junior football leagues.
  • Riviera Football League (1986–2003)
  • Sale District Football League (1946–1954)[36]
  • South Gippsland Football Association (1919-1932)
  • South Gippsland Football League (1933-1952)
  • South Gippsland Senior Football League (1954)
    • Leongatha, Korumburra and Mirboo were barred from joining the Latrobe Valley Football League.
    • All towns supplied two teams each for a six team competition.
  • South Gippsland Football League (1955-1970)
  • South West Gippsland Football League (1954–1994)
  • Southern Mallee Football League (1932–1996)
  • Tambo Valley Football Association (1907–1925)
  • Winchelsea Football Association (1896-1921)
    • Forerunner of the Polwarth Football Association. Teams included Birregurra, Deans Marsh, Forrest & Winchelsea.
  • Yackandandah District Football Association (1928-1932) & (1946-1953)
  • Yarrawonga District Football Association (1891-1912)
  • Yarra Valley Football League (1919-1965)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dandenong Journal
  2. ^ Caulfield Oakleigh District Times
  3. ^ Catholic Advocate
  4. ^ Dandenong Journal
  5. ^ Box Hill Reporter
  6. ^ Box Hill Reporter
  7. ^ Whittlesea Post
  8. ^ Ringwood Mail
  9. ^ Ringwood Mail
  10. ^ Werribee Banner
  11. ^ Catholic Advocate
  12. ^ Ararat Advertiser
  13. ^ Bacchus Marsh Express
  14. ^ Bairnsdale Advertiser
  15. ^ Bairnsdale Advertiser
  16. ^ Ballarat Courier
  17. ^ Ballarat Courier
  18. ^ Wonthaggi Sentinel
  19. ^ Morwell Advertiser
  20. ^ Horsham Times
  21. ^ Creswick Advertiser
  22. ^ Colac Herald
  23. ^ Traralgon Journal
  24. ^ Snowy River Mail
  25. ^ Riverine Herald
  26. ^ Gippsland Times
  27. ^ "1931 - Hume Highway Football Association". Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic). 23 April 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  28. ^ Avoca Mail
  29. ^ Skipton Standard
  30. ^ Nhill Free Press
  31. ^ Swan Hill Guardian
  32. ^ Terang Express
  33. ^ North West Express
  34. ^ Geelong Advertiser
  35. ^ Warrnambool Standard
  36. ^ Gippsland Times
  37. ^ Sea Lake Times
  38. ^ Hamilton Spectator
  39. ^ Pakenham Gazette
  40. ^ Hamilton Spectator
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