Federal Football League
| Formerly | Federal Football Association |
|---|---|
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Country | Australia |
| Ceased | 1981 |
| Most titles | Moorabbin (12) |
The Federal Football League was an Australian rules football competition in 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
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
- 1936 - Black Rock
- 1937 - Darling
- 1938 - Darling
- 1939 - Mordialloc
- 1940 - Moorabbin
- 1941 - Moorabbin
World War II -
- 1945 - Moorabbin
- 1946 - Moorabbin
- 1947 - Moorabbin
- 1948 - Moorabbin
- 1949 - Caulfield
- 1950 - Mordialloc
- 1951 - Mordialloc
- 1952 - Mordialloc
- 1953 - Dandenong
- 1954 - Black Rock
- 1955 - Chelsea
- 1956 - Mentone
- 1957 - McKinnon
- 1958 - McKinnon
- 1959 - McKinnon
- 1960 - Springvale
- 1961 - Springvale
- 1962 - Springvale
- 1963 - Springvale
- 1964 - East Malvern
- 1965 - Springvale
- 1966 - East Malvern
- 1967 - Mentone
- 1968 - Mentone
- 1969 - East Malvern
- 1970 - East Malvern
- 1971 - Highett
- 1972 - Noble Park
- 1973 - Highett
- 1974 - Highett
- 1975 - Springvale
- 1976 - Springvale
- 1977 - Parkdale
- 1978 - Parkdale
- 1979 - Highett
- 1980 - Clayton
- 1981 - Clayton
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.
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