List of former Australian rules football competitions in Tasmania
This is a list of former Australian rules football competitions in the Australian state of Tasmania.
Statewide competitions
Tasmanian State Premiership (1904–1978)
The Tasmanian State Premiership was an Australian rules football tournament which was competed originally between the reigning TFL/TANFL and NTFA premiers, with the NWFU joining in from 1954. The State Premiership was finally abandoned after 1978 in favour of sending a combined Tasmanian team to play interstate.
Winfield Statewide Cup (1980)
The Winfield Statewide Cup was a football tournament held in 1980 between the top twenty-one (21) major football clubs across Tasmania from the three major footballing bodies across the state (at the time), the TANFL, the NTFA and the NWFU.
Tasmanian Amateur Football League (1931–1995)
The Amateurs controlled the two competitions (one in Hobart, the other in Launceston).
Northern Division
Commenced in 1931 with three clubs, Old Launcestions, St Patricks and Associated Banks, in 1948 the competition became known as Northern Division.
Premiers
Division 2
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Southern Division
Commenced in 1932 as Public Schools Old Boys Football Association it changed its name to TAFL Southern Division in 1947 when the two competitions merged administration.
Premiers
B Grade
Old Scholars Division
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Local Competitions
Associated Youth Clubs (1949–1975)
Clubs included Cambridge, Canes, Cascades, Chigwell, Lachlan, Metropolitan, Moonah, Nettlefolds, New Town Methodist, Railway, South West, Warrane, West Hobart
This competition disbanded then reorganized themselves into the Southern Tasmanian Football Association (1976–1986)
PREMIERS
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Bellerive Football Association (1903)
Clubs included Bellerive and Union. Lasted one season
Premiers
- 1903 Bellerive
Beaconsfield Football Association (?-1914)
The Beaconsfield Football association began before the end of the 19th century and was made up of teams from the town of Beaconsfield. The league was forced into recess in 1915 because of the first world war. After the war the league was not resurfaced because of the demise of the towns goldmine and its population.
Teams in the competition included Stars, Rovers, and Battery
Premiers
- 1904 - Stars 4.8 (32) d Rovers 1.6 (12)
- 1905 - Imperial
- 1906 -
- 1907 -
- 1908 -
- 1909 - Battery d Rovers by 12 Points
- 1910 -
- 1911 -
- 1912 - Stars 9.7 (61) d Rovers 5.17 (47)
- 1913 -
- 1914 - Stars
Bothwell District Football Association
(Also known as the Southern Tasmanian Country Football Association)
Clubs included Montacute, Dennistoun, Ouse, Bothwell, and Ellendale.
Premiers
- 1934 Dennistoun defeated Montacute
Bream Creek Football Association
Competing Teams Unknown. A Bream Creek combined side played a combined Tasmanian Football Association side in 1927.
Brighton Football Association
Formed in 1922.[1] Clubs over the ensuing period included Bridgewater, Broadmarsh, Kempton, Brighton, Bagdad and Bothwell
Premiers
- 1922 Brighton declared premiers (on points)
- 1929 Brighton 9.13.67 defeated Bothwell 5.8.38 (Brighton's captain/coach in the game was the legendary Tasmanian Footballer Horrie Gorringe)
- 1930 Bothwell are premiers
Buckingham Football Association
The Buckingham football association was most likely based around the Hobart suburb of New Town.
Clubs included Newtown United, Fitzroy, and Maypole Rovers.
Central Association (1923–1949)
Premiers:
- 1944 – Deloraine 7.7 (49) d Westbury 7.6 (48)
- 1945 – Bracknell 6.16 (52) d Deloraine 7.8 (50)
- 1946 – Meander 7.15 (57) d Mole Creek 7.12 (54)
- 1947 – Meander 15.18 (108) d Kimberley 10.8 (68)
- 1948 – Mole Creek 9.17 (71) d Meander 4.19.43
- 1949 – Mole Creek 13.12 (90) d Meander 4.6 (30)
Central Football Association
Clubs included Lefroy Juniors, Carlton, and Newtown Juniors.
Premiers
- 1934 Lefroy Juniors
Channel Football Association (1908–1928)
A forerunner to the Kingborough Football Association
Clubs included Gordon, Kettering, Kingston (1908), Margate, Sandfly and Woodbridge.
Member clubs competed for the Warren Shield.
Premiers
- 1908 - Sandfly
- 1920 - Woodbridge 5.7 (37) d Kettering 0.5 (5)
- 1921 - Gordon 4.10 (34) d Woodbridge 3.6 (24)
- 1922 - Gordon 2.13 (25) d Kettering 2.8 (20)
- 1923 -
- 1924 - Sandfly 7.7 (49) d Woodbridge 3.3 (21)
- 1925 - Woodbridge
- 1926 - Woodbridge
- 1927 - Woodbridge
- 1928 - Sandfly 7.7 (49) d Kettering 5.3 (33)
Channel Junior Football Association
Clubs included Snug, Margate, and Kingston.
Chudleigh Football Association (1926–1939)
Clubs included Chudleigh, Cressy, Dairy Plains, Kimberley, Meander, Mole Creek, Red Hills.
Premiers
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City and Suburban Football Association
Clubs included Cressy Rovers, Timms Bridge, Blundstones and New Town Gymnasium.
City Football Association
Clubs included Gray Brothers, Derwent United, Neptune Oils, Standfast, Maypole Rovers, Lindisfarne, and Bellerive Juniors.
Premiers
- 1933 - Derwent United 8.5 (53) d Gray Brothers 5.10 (40)
- 1934 - Gray Brothers 13.8 (86) d Lindisfarne 7.5.47
Clare Street Football Association
Clubs included Carlton Rovers, Risdon Rovers, Union Rovers, IXL Juniors, Swan Street, North Hobart Rovers, New Town Wanderers, City Rovers, South United and YMCA.
Premiers
- 1921 - South United 3.3 (21) d YMCA 2.4 (16)
- 1922 - City Rovers d Union Rovers by 6 points
- 1923 -
- 1924 - Union Rovers 7.3 (45) d Carlton Rovers 3.8 (26)
- 1925 - Carlton Rovers 6.15 (51) d Union Rovers 4.14 (38)
- 1926 - Carlton Rovers 7.9 (51) d Union Rovers 2.14 (26)
Clarence Football Association
Clubs included Lindisfarne (-1948), IXL, Bellerive, Cambridge and Aikens.
Clarence Sub District Football Association
Clubs included Canes, Gadsdens, Clarence Colts, Lindisfarne, Sandfly, South Hobart, Montagu Bay, Forcett, Sorell, Ralphs Bay and Warrane.
Premiers
- 1948 - Sandfly v Canes (Result Unknown)
- 1949 - South Hobart d Sandfly
- 1950 - Forcett d South Hobart
- 1951 - South Hobart d Sorell
- 1952 - Sorell 11.12 (78) d Forcett 5.15 (45)
- 1953 - Competition in Recess
- 1954 - Competition in Recess
- 1955 - Competition in Recess
- 1956 - Competition in Recess
- 1957 - Warrane d Forcett
- 1958 - Canes d Ralphs Bay
Coastal Rovers Football Association
Clubs included Pioneer, Winnaleah, Weldborough, North Derby, Moorina and Gladstone.
Premiers
- 1934 - Pioneer 9.18 (72) d Moorina 8.7 (55)
- 1935 - Pioneer 25.22 (172) d North Derby 7.8 (50)
- 1936 - Pioneer 6.19 (55) d Moorina 7.11 (53)
Cullenswood Football Association
Competing clubs included Mt Nicholas, Cornwall, Avoca, Jubilee, St Marys, Fingal and Mangana.
Premiers
- 1932 - Mt Nicholas
- 1933 - Mt Nicholas
- 1934 - Cornwall
- 1935 - St Marys
Deloraine Football Association (1950–1983)
Clubs included: Chudleigh, Elizabeth Town, Hagley, Meander, Mole Creek, Red Hills
Premiers
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Denison Football Association
Clubs included Derwent, Glebe Juniors, Lindisfarne and Rialannah (Mt Nelson).
Premiers
- 1914 - Derwent
Derby Football Association
Clubs included North and City.
The two clubs participated for the Diggers Cup.
Premiers
- 1933 - North 5.16 (46) d City 5.12 (42)
Derwent Football Association
Clubs included Fitzroy, Cananore, Lefroy Juniors, Crescent, Bellerive, Imperials, Union, New Town, Holebrook,[2] Standfast, East Hobart and Trinity.
Premiers
Derwent Juniors Football Association
Clubs included Imperials, Lefroy Juniors, Cananore Juniors, and Bellerive.
Derwent Valley Football Association (1933–1954)
Clubs included: Australian Newsprint Mills (ANM), Bothwell, Bronte, Butlers Gorge, Hamilton, Lachlan, Lower Derwent, Molesworth, Ouse, Plenty, Rosegarland, Upper Derwent, Westerway.
East Coast Football Association (1909–1958)
Clubs included Buckland, Nugent, Orford, Runnymede, Swansea, Spring Bay, Cranbrook, Triabunna, Sorell, Buckland-Orford, Woodsdale, Nugent, Copping, and Forcett. The ECFA folded at the completion of the 1958 season.
Premiers
- 1909 - Runnymede
- 1910 - Runnymede
- 1914 - Buckland
- 1923 - Swansea
- 1924 - Swansea d Spring Bay
- 1926 - Spring Bay
- 1928 - Spring Bay
- 1945 - Triabunna v Nugent (Result Unknown)
- 1946 - Spring Bay 8.7 (55) d Copping 4.14 (38)
- 1947 - Triabunna d Buckland by 18 points.
- 1948 - Buckland-Orford 10.11 (71) d Triabunna 9.12 (66)
- 1949 - Swansea d Triabunna by 10 points.
- 1950 - Triabunna 9.10 (64) d Buckland-Orford 6.17 (53)
- 1951 - Swansea 6.24 (60) d Triabunna 6.20 (56)
- 1952 - Triabunna 19.8 (122) d Swansea 8.20 (68)
- 1953 - Swansea d Triabunna by 45 points.
- 1954 - Sorell d Swansea.
- 1955 - Swansea 12.9 (81) dTriabunna 7.11 (53)
- 1956 - Swansea 10.15 (75) d Triabunna 10.10 (70)
- 1957 - Swansea 10.15 (75) d Triabunna 9.9 (63)
- 1958 - Swansea
Best and Fairest
East Coast Union Football Association
Competing clubs included St Marys, St Helens and Union Rovers.
East Devon Football Association (1905-?)
Formed in 1905. Clubs included Moriarty, Sassafras, Harford and Latrobe.
East Tamar Football Association (1946–1969)
Clubs included George Town, Hillwood, Karoola, Lebrina, Lefroy *, Lilydale, Newstead, Rocherlea, St Leonards.
- Not to be confused with Lefroy Football Club that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1898–1937.
Premiers
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Merged with the West Tamar Football Association after the construction of the Batman Bridge over the Tamar River in 1968.
Eastern Football Association
Competing clubs included Fingal and St Helens.
Emu Bay Football League (1942)
Formed in 1942 and lasted just that season.
Premiers
- 1942 Emu Bay
Esk Football Association (1926–1983)
Clubs included: Cressy, Bishopsbourne, Deloraine, Evandale, Hagley, Poatina, Perth, Westbury
Premiers
- 1930 - Longford Juniors.
- 1931 - Bracknell 5.8 (38) d Longford Juniors 5.4 (34)
- 1932 - Cressy 9.15 (69) d Bracknell 5.13 (43)
- 1933 - Evandale 11.15 (81) d Bracknell 9.12 (66)
- 1934 - Cressy 11.13 (79) d Evandale 5.12 (42)
- 1935 - Cressy 8.9 (57) d Evandale 6.7 (43)
- 1936 - Cressy 8.12 (60) d Perth 6.13 (49)
- 1937 - Bracknell 6.11 (47) d Longford Juniors 6.7 (43)
- 1938 - Bracknell 10.11 (71) d Longford Juniors 8.12 (60)
- 1939 - Bracknell 9.11 (65) d Cressy 4.8 (32)
- 1940 - Bracknell 14.17 (101) d Cressy 7.11 (53)
- 1945 - Perth 7.8 (50) d Cressy 7.7 (49)
- 1946 - Bracknell 11.18 (84) d Cressy 7.10 (52)
- 1947 - Longford Juniors 12.12 (84) d Bishopsborne 10.5 (65)
- 1948 - Bishopsbourne 10.11 (71) d Cressy 8.8 (56)
- 1949 - Bracknell 12.10 (82) d Cressy 6.3 (39)
- 1950 - Hagley 7.4 (46) d Bishopsborne 4.14 (38)
- 1951 - Hagley 11.8 (74) d Cressy 6.16 (52)
- 1952 - Hagley 10.15 (75) to Perth 10.7 (67)
- 1953 - Hagley 11.10 (76) d Perth 11.8 (74)
- 1954 - Hagley 11.10 (76) d Cressy 9.13 (67)
- 1955 - Evandale 8.8 (56) d Cressy 5.8 (38)
- 1956 - Bracknell 14.10 (94) d Evandale 6.7 (43)
- 1957 - Bracknell 14.7 (91) d Hagley 7.11 (53)
- 1958 - Evandale 12.20 (92) d Hagley 12.10 (82)
- 1959 - Bracknell 13.14 (92) d Cressy 6.12 (48)
- 1960 - Bracknell 13.9 (87) d Cressy 6.8 (44)
- 1961 - Bracknell 16.28 (124) d Poatina 8.15 (63)
- 1962 - Bracknell 9.10 (64) d Poatina 8.9 (57)
- 1963 - Bracknell 11.14 (80) d Poatina 11.13 (79)
- 1964 - Bracknell 12.19 (91) d Perth 6.4 (40)
- 1965 - Bracknell 9.6 (60) d Cressy 8.6 (54)
- 1966 - Westbury 12.15 (87) d Cressy 12.12 (84)
- 1967 - Cressy 8.9 (57) d Westbury 8.4 (52)
- 1968 - Deloraine 6.16 (52) d Cressy 7.6 (48)
- 1969 - Cressy 12.8 (80) d Bracknell 7.14 (56)
- 1970 - Evandale 8.16 (64) d Perth 5.12 (42)
- 1971 - Perth 11.11 (77) d Deloraine 10.8 (68)
- 1972 - Westbury 6.21 (57) d Cressy 4.6 (30)
- 1973 - Deloraine 13.9 (87) d Evandale 8.12 (60)
- 1974 - Evandale 10.18 (78) d Cressy 9.9 (63)
- 1975 - Deloraine 8.6 (54) d Evandale 5.9 (39)
- 1976 - Deloraine 10.12 (72) d Perth 7.14 (56)
- 1977 - Bracknell 12.21 (93) d Westbury 11.8 (74)
- 1978 - Deloraine 11.8 (74) d Bracknell 6.9 (45)
- 1979 - Deloraine 19.12 (126) d Perth 9.11 (65)
- 1980 - Westbury 7.19 (61) d Bracknell 8.11 (59)
- 1981 - Westbury 11.6 (72) d Bracknell 10.10 (70)
- 1982 - Bracknell 17.7 (109) d Deloraine 13.9 (87)
- 1983 - Perth 12.15 (87) d Deloraine 11.8 (74)
Competition merged with the Deloraine FA to form the Esk-Deloraine Football Association.
Esk-Deloraine Football Association (1984–1997)
All clubs joined Northern Tasmanian Football Association in 1998.
Premiers
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Esperance Football Association(1930–1967)
Clubs included Dover, Raminea, Southport and Glendevie.
Premiers
In 1967 Southport went into recess and Raminea struggled to field a side, the competition folded at the end of the season Federal Football League (1902)Formed in 1902 and lasted just that season. Clubs included Emu Bay and Penguin. Premiers
Fingal District Football AssociationClubs included Avoca, Campbell Town, Cornwall, Cullenswood, Fingal, Mathinna, Mt. Nicholas, Rossarden, St. Helens, St. Marys, and Swansea. A short history can be found here. [3] Flinders Island Football AssociationTeams comprised North Flinders Island and South Flinders Island. Games were played at Whitemark. Forrest Hills Cup Football AssociationClubs included Tyenna, Westerway Upper Derwent Juniors and National Park. Premiers
Franklin Football AssociationCompeting clubs unknown. George Town Football LeagueCompeting clubs included Georgetown, Hillwood and Lefroy*
Glenorchy Suburban Football AssociationClubs included Glenorchy Rovers, Claremont Flyers, Bellerive, Bridgewater, Montrose, Derwent Rovers and Granton.
Greater Northern Football League (1981–1982)The Greater Northern Football League (GNFL) was a competition played between the fifteen major football clubs across Northern Tasmania from the two major footballing bodies across the north of the state, the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA), and the North West Football Union (NWFU) in 1981 and 1982. Hobart Central Football AssociationClubs included Derwent, Lenah Valley, Sandy Bay Rovers, and Glenorchy. Hobart Football AssociationClubs included Old Hobartians, West Hobart, University, and Postal Electricians. Hobart Junior Football Association(Changed name to Southern Tasmanian Football Association in 1910) Clubs included: Collingwood, Empire, Derwent, North Hobart Juniors, Hobart Central, and Crescent "B". Premierships
Holebrook Football AssociationClubs included: Training College, Presbyterian, Melville Street, New Town, Rovers and Buckingham.
Huon Football Association (1887-1997)Clubs included Cygnet (Lovett), Huonville (Picnic), Franklin, Kermandie (Liverpool), Channel and Kingston PREMIERS
Huon District Football AssociationClubs included: Ranelagh, Mountain River, Glen Huon and Crabtree. Premiers
Kentish Football Association (1926–1954)Clubs included: Barrington, Sheffield, West Kentish and Wilmot. Premiers
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