List of former Australian rules football competitions in Victoria
This is a list of former Australian Rules Football competitions in the Australian state of Victoria.
Metropolitan competitions
- Band of Hope FA (1926-1932)
- Berwick Football Association (1910–1932)[1]
- Bourke-Evelyn Football League (1906-1931)
- Caulfield Oakleigh Football League (1932–1962)[2]
- formed as a feeder competition for players to progress to the Oakleigh (VFA) side.
- merged with Eastern Suburban FL to form South East Suburban FL in 1963
- Croydon Ferntree Gully Football League (1950-1961)
- Changed its name to the Eastern Districts Football League
- CYMS Football League (1936-1974)[3]
- Dandenong Districts Football League (1933–1953)[4]
- East Suburban Football League (1932-1962)[5]
- merged with Caulfield Oakleigh FL to form South East Suburban FL in 1963
- Eastern Suburbs Churches Football Association (1925-1992)[6]
- Absorbed by the Southern Football League
- Federal Football League (1909–1981)[7]
- Keilor & Broadmeadows Football League (1926-1931)
- Melbourne Amateur Sunday Football Association (1950-1968)[8]
- Known in 1968 as the Sunday Suburban Football League
- Melbourne North Football League (1988-1993)
- Methodist Football League (1946-1955)
- Metropolitan Football League (1950-1974)
- Metropolitan Protestant Churches Football League (1957-1971)
- Northern Metropolitan Football League (1975-1979)
- Panton Hill Football League (1931-1987)[9]
- Ringwood District Football League (1927-1941)[10]
- Saturday Morning Football League (1927-1960)
- Scoresby District Football League (1925-1930)
- Sub District Football Association
- Sub District Football League (1925-1949)
- Sunday Amateur Football League (1950-1968)
- Werribee District Football League (1919–1964)[11]
- Clubs included Metro Farm, INF, Altona, Werribee South, Newport, Laverton, Werribee, Williamstown Rovers, Little River, Lara, Metro Farm, Services, Wyndham
- West Suburban Football League (1965-1987)[12]
- Absorbed by the Footscray District Football League
- YCW National Football League (1963-1986)[13]
Country competitions
- Ararat District Football Association (1928–1999)[14]
- Clubs included Caledonians, Halls Gap, St Marys, Prestige, Trinity, Great Western, Moyston, Glenorchy, Swifts, Warriors, Miners
- Bacchus Marsh football League (1919–1973)[15]
- merged with Ballarat District Football League to form Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League.
- Bairnsdale District Football League (1948–1972)[16]
- merged with Gippsland Football League to form East Gippsland Football League
- Bairnsdale Bruthen District Football League (1928–1953)[17]
- Ballarat District Football League (1959–1973)[18]
- merged with Bacchus Marsh Football League to form Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League.
- Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League (1974–1978)[19]
- merged with Clunes Football League to form the Central Highlands Football League.
- Bass Valley Football League (1946–1954)
- Bass Valley Wonthaggi Football League (1955–1995)[20]
- Castlemaine Football Association (1894-1951)
- Central Gippsland Football League (1902–1953)[21]
- Central Glenelg Football League (1934–1959)
- Central Wimmera (1922–1968)[22]
- Clubs included Natimuk, Noradjuha, Horsham seconds, Pimpinio, Quantong,
- Clunes Football League (1931–1978)[23]
- merged with Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh Football League to form the Central Highlands Football League.
- Corangamite Football League (1925–1934)[24]
- Cowwarr Football League (1909–1954)[25]
- merged with Sale District Football League to form the North Gippsland Football League.
- East Gippsland Football League (1920–1939)[26]
Echuca Football League (1952–1989)
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- Clubs included Echuca East, Echuca South, Bawamn, Lockington, Moama, Bunnaloo
Gippsland Football League (1901–1973)
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- merged with Bairnsdale District Football League to form East Gippsland Football League[28]
- Glenelg & District Football Assoc (1945–1959)
Glenelg Football League (1960–1969)
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Golden City Football League (1960–1980)
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Heytesbury Football League(1980–1991)
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Heytesbury Mt Noorat Football League (1992-2002)
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Korong Football League (1908–1949)
- Kowree-Naracoote Football League (1937–1991)
- Merged with Tatiara Football League to form Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League
- Lexton Football League (1945–1998) [29]
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- Merged with Western Plains Football League to form Lexton Plains Football League
- Linton Carngham Football League (1936–1952)[30]
- Clubs included Berringa, Bradvale, Carngham, Illabarook, Mannibadar, Scarsdale, Skipton, Smythesdale and Vite Vite.
- Lowan Star Football Association (1923–1968)[31]
- 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)[32]
- Merged with Northern & Echuca Football League to form the Central Murray Football League
- Mountain Creek Football Association (1922-1933)
- Mount Noorat Football League (1932–1991)[33]
- Nepean Football League (1959-1986)
- Hived off by the Mornington Peninsula FL committee only to merge later to form the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.
- Neerim District Football Association (1907–1951)
- Northern Mallee Football League (1979–1996)
- merged with Southern Mallee Football League to form the Mallee Football League.
Northern Districts Football League (1953–1969)
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- Northern & Echuca Football League (1990–1996)
- League merged with Mid Murray FL to form Central Murray Football League.
- Otway Football Association (1931–1956)
- Ouyen District Football League (1910–1955)[34]
- Panton Hill Football League
- Polwarth Football League (1922–1970)[35]
- Became the Bellarine Football League
- Port Campbell Football League
- Port Fairy Football League (1923–1969)[36]
- Portland District Football League (1955–1969)
- Purnim Football League (1931-1969)
- Purnim Heytesbuty Football League (1970-1979)
- Riviera Football League (1986–2003)
- Second division clubs broke away from East Gippsland Football League
- Sale District Football League (1946–1954)[37]
- merged with Cowwarr Football League to form the North Gippsland Football League.
- South Gippsland Football League
- South West Gippsland Football League (1954–1994)
- Southern Mallee Football League (1932–1996)
- merged with North Mallee Football League to form the Mallee Football League.
Tambo Valley Football Association (1907–1925)
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- Tatiara Football League (1911–1992)
- Merged with Kowree-Naracoorte Football League to form Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League
- Tyrell Football League (1945–1978)[38]
- Wallacedale District Football League (1935–1954)[39]
Waranga North East Football League (1913–1976)
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- West Gippsland Football League (1927–2001)[40]
- Western District Football League (1923–1963)[41]
- Merged with SE Border FL to form Western Border Football League
- Western And Miora Football Association (1906-1933)
Western Plains Football League(1930–1998)
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- Merged with Lexton Football League to form Lexton Plains Football League
- 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
- ↑ Dandenong Journal
- ↑ Caulfield Oakleigh District Times
- ↑ Catholic Advocate
- ↑ Dandenong Journal
- ↑ Box Hill Reporter
- ↑ Box Hill Reporter
- ↑ Moorabbin Standard
- ↑ Sporting Globe
- ↑ Whittlesea Post
- ↑ Ringwood Mail
- ↑ Werribee Banner
- ↑ Werribee Banner
- ↑ Catholic Advocate
- ↑ Ararat Advertiser
- ↑ Bacchus Marsh Express
- ↑ Bairnsdale Advertiser
- ↑ Bairnsdale Advertiser
- ↑ Ballarat Courier
- ↑ Ballarat Courier
- ↑ Wonthaggi Sentinel
- ↑ Morwell Advertiser
- ↑ Horsham Times
- ↑ Creswick Advertiser
- ↑ Colac Herald
- ↑ Traralgon Journal
- ↑ Snowy River Mail
- ↑ Riverine Herald
- ↑ Gippsland Times
- ↑ Avoca Mail
- ↑ Skipton Standard
- ↑ Nhill Free Press
- ↑ Swan Hill Guardian
- ↑ Terang Express
- ↑ North West Express
- ↑ Geelong Advertiser
- ↑ Warrnambool Standard
- ↑ Gippsland Times
- ↑ Sea Lake Times
- ↑ Hamilton Spectator
- ↑ Pakenham Gazette
- ↑ Hamilton Spectator
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