Federal Football League

Federal Football League
Formerly	Federal Football Association
Sport	Australian rules football
Founded	1909
Ceased	1981
Country	Australia
Most titles	Moorabbin (12)

The Federal Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, that was in existence from 1909 to 1981. It was regarded as one of the strongest metropolitan leagues in Melbourne and in the 1960s it is said that Channel Seven were seeking to telecast league games on a Sunday.^[1]^[2]

Formation

Formed in 1909 as the Federal Football Association, the competition's eight founding members were Cheltenham, Ellindale, Elsternwick, Frankston, Mentone, Mordialloc, Moorabbin, and Glen Huntly, all from the southern/south eastern suburbs.^[3]^[4]^[5] Local Councillor F. T. Le Page was elected president.^[6]

Clubs

Club	Based
Bentleigh Football Club	Bentleigh, Victoria
Black Rock Football Club	Black Rock, Victoria
Camden Football Club	Camden Town, Victoria
Carrum Football Club	Carrum, Victoria
Caulfield Football Club	Caulfield, Victoria
Chelsea Football Club	Chelsea, Victoria
Cheltenham Football Club	Cheltenham, Victoria
Clayton Football Club	Clayton, Victoria
Dandenong Football Club	Dandenong, Victoria
Doveton Football Club	Doveton, Victoria
East Burwood Football Club	Burwood East, Victoria
East Caulfield Football Club	East Caulfield, Victoria
East Malvern Football Club	East Malvern, Victoria
Ellindale Football Club	McKinnon, Victoria
Glen Huntly Football Club	Glen Huntly, Victoria
Highett Football Club	Highett, Victoria
Heatherton Football Club	Heatherton, Victoria
McKinnon Football Club	McKinnon, Victoria
Mentone Football Club	Mentone, Victoria
Moorabbin Football Club	Moorabbin, Victoria
Mordialloc Football Club	Mordialloc, Victoria
Noble Park Football Club	Noble Park, Victoria
Oakleigh District Football Club	Oakleigh, Victoria
Parkdale Football Club	Parkdale, Victoria
South Caulfield Football Club	South Caulfield, Victoria
Springvale Football Club	Springvale, Victoria
Victoria Brewery Football Club	Caulfield, Victoria

Premiers

1909 – Cheltenham
1910 – Victorian Brewery
1911 – Cheltenham
1912 – Victorian Brewery
1913 – Cheltenham
1914 – Moorabbin
1915 – Brighton Amateurs

World War I

1919 – Sandringham Amateurs
1920 – Brighton Amateurs
1921 – Brighton Amateurs
1922 – Cheltenham
1923 – Mordialloc
1924 – Mordialloc
1925 – Cheltenham
1926 – Moorabbin
1927 – Moorabbin
1928 – Mentone
1929 – Mordialloc
1930 – Moorabbin
1931 – Moorabbin
1932 – East Burwood
1933 – Moorabbin
1934 – Cheltenham
1935 – Black Rock 14.11.95 d East Burwood 11.12.78
1936 – Black Rock 14.9.93 d Darling 12.14.86
1937 – Darling 9.14.68 d Moorabbin 7.12.54
1938 – Darling 9.17.71 d Mordialloc 9.13.67
1939 – Mordialloc
1940 – Moorabbin
1941 – Moorabbin

World War II

1945 – Moorabbin
1946 – Moorabbin

1947 – Moorabbin
1948 – Moorabbin
1949 – Caulfield
1950 – Mordialloc
1951 – Mordialloc d Freighters
1952 – Mordialloc 14.7.91 d Camden 10.13.73
1953 – Dandenong 11.20.86 d Caulfield 9.6.60
1954 – Black Rock 16.17.113 d Dandenong 15.12.102
1955 – Chelsea 10.17.77 d Dandenong 7.12.54
1956 – Mentone
1957 – McKinnon
1958 – McKinnon
1959 – McKinnon
1960 – Springvale
1961 – Springvale
1962 – Springvale
1963 – Springvale
1964 – East Malvern 8.18.66 d Glen Huntly 7.9.51
1965 – Springvale 15.13.103 Glen Huntly 3.12.30
1966 – East Malvern 13.13.91 d Springvale 11.13.79
1967 – Mentone 14.10.94 d Glen Huntly 11.9.75
1968 – Mentone 6.17.53 d Oakleigh District 5.13.43
1969 – East Malvern 8.10.58 d Oakleigh District 6.20.56
1970 – East Malvern 20.12.132 d Springvale 15.21.111
1971 – Highett 17.10.112 d Springvale 12.7.79
1972 – Noble Park 15.16.106 d Highett 14.9.93
1973 – Highett 17.19.121 d Noble Park 16.14.110
1974 – Highett 11.15.81 d Cheltenham 11.14.80
1975 – Springvale 20.14.134 d Parkdale 16.13.109
1976 – Mentone 12.17.89 d Cheltenham 12.11.83
1977 – Springvale 18.19.127 d Oakleigh District 17.13.115
1978 – Parkdale 22.19.141 d Oakleigh District 15.17.107
1979 – Highett 14.12.96 d Clayton 11.13.79
1980 – Clayton 17.30.132 d Springvale 13.14.92
1981 – Clayton 16.9.105 d Oakleigh District 11.13.79

References

^ "Federal League: Its Value to the Game". The Age. 24 April 1936. p. 9. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
^ "Cheltenham Football Club hosts reunion of Federal league". Moorabbin Glen Eira Leader. Herald Sun. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
^ "Events in the Past: The Federal Football League Launched in 1909". City of Kingston. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
^ "Cheltenham". Brighton Southern Cross. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 6 February 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
^ "Position of the Clubs". Mornington and Dromana Standard. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 31 July 1909. p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
^ "Federal Association". Mornington and Dromana Standard. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 27 March 1909. p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

[1] "Federal League: Its Value to the Game". The Age. 24 April 1936. p. 9. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

[2] "Cheltenham Football Club hosts reunion of Federal league". Moorabbin Glen Eira Leader. Herald Sun. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

[3] "Events in the Past: The Federal Football League Launched in 1909". City of Kingston. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

[4] "Cheltenham". Brighton Southern Cross. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 6 February 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

[5] "Position of the Clubs". Mornington and Dromana Standard. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 31 July 1909. p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

[6] "Federal Association". Mornington and Dromana Standard. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 27 March 1909. p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

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