Federal Football League

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]

Federal Football League

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

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	Years in competition	Notes
Bentleigh Football Club	Bentleigh, Victoria	1957-1978	Merged with McKinnon to form Moorabbin
Black Rock Football Club	Black Rock, Victoria	1913, 1919-1926, 1931-1972	in recess 1973, reformed in 1980
Camden Football Club	Caulfield, Victoria	1939-1956	Merged with South Caulfield CYMS to form South Caulfield
Carrum Football Club	Carrum, Victoria	1911, 1913, 1922-1927	In recess in 1928
Caulfield Football Club	Caulfield, Victoria	1930-1970	changed name to East Caulfield
Chelsea Football Club	Chelsea, Victoria	1919-1958	Joined the Mornington Peninsula FL in 1959
Cheltenham Football Club	Cheltenham, Victoria	1909-1928, 1930-1981	Transferred to South East Suburban FL in 1982
Clayton Football Club	Clayton, Victoria	1954-1981	Transferred to South East Suburban FL in 1982
Dandenong Football Club	Dandenong, Victoria	1951-1957	Moved to the Victoria Football Association in 1958
Darling Football Club	East Malvern, Victoria	1934-1940	Did not reform after the WWII
Doveton Football Club	Doveton, Victoria	1972-1976	Returned to the South West Gippsland FL in 1977
East Burwood Football Club	Burwood East, Victoria	1931-1938	moved to Eastern Suburbs FL in 1939
East Caulfield Football Club	East Caulfield, Victoria	1971-1976	Caulfield (Federal) changed name to avoid confusion with Caulfield VFA
East Malvern Football Club	East Malvern, Victoria	1962-1973	Folded in early 1974 due to lack of off field support.
Ellindale Football Club	McKinnon, Victoria	1909-1910, 1912	In recess by time of WWI
Glen Huntly Football Club	Glen Huntly, Victoria	1960-1976	In recess in 1977
Heatherton Football Club	Heatherton, Victoria	1913, 1920-1921, 1927-1928, 1946-1952	Played as Freighters from 1951. Went into recess in 1952
Highett Football Club	Highett, Victoria	1934-1981	Transferred to South East Suburban FL in 1982
McKinnon Football Club	McKinnon, Victoria	1955-1977	In recess 1978, merged with Bentleigh in 1979
Mentone Football Club	Mentone, Victoria	1909, 1913, 1920-1981	Transferred to South East Suburban FL in 1982
Moorabbin Football Club	Moorabbin, Victoria	1909-1950	Moved to the Victoria Football Association in 1951
Mordialloc Football Club	Mordialloc, Victoria	1909-1911, 1921-1957	Moved to the Victoria Football Association in 1958
Noble Park Football Club	Noble Park, Victoria	1964-1981	Transferred to South East Suburban FL in 1982
Oakleigh District Football Club	Oakleigh, Victoria	1964-1981	Transferred to South East Suburban FL in 1982
Parkdale Football Club	Parkdale, Victoria	1955-1981	Transferred to South East Suburban FL in 1982
South Caulfield Football Club	South Caulfield, Victoria	1957-1961	Merged with Brighton in the Victoria Football Association in 1962
Springvale Football Club	Springvale, Victoria	1957-1981	Moved to the Victoria Football Association in 1982
Victoria Brewery Football Club	Caulfield, Victoria	1910-1912

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 14.9.93 d Moorabbin 12.13.85 1940 – Moorabbin 11.15.81 d Cheltenham 7.14.56 1941 – Moorabbin 18.16.124 d Cheltenham 11.11.77 World War II 1945 – Moorabbin 14.19.103 d Camden 10.5.65 1946 – Moorabbin 18.17.125 d Cheltenham 9.17.71

1947 – Moorabbin 15.16.106 d Mordialloc 11.13.79 1948 – Moorabbin 19.11.125 d Camden 10.5.65 1949 – Caulfield 14.10.94 d Moorabbin 11.10.76 1950 – Mordialloc 9.9.63 d Moorabbin 7.14.56 1951 – Mordialloc 21.17.143 d Freighters 6.8.44 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 11.8.74 d Mordialloc 9.11.65 1957 – McKinnon 13.9.87 d Mordialloc 12.13.85 1958 – McKinnon 8.12.60 d Springvale 6.9.45 1959 – McKinnon 8.13.61 d Mentone 8.9.57 1960 – Springvale 14.9.93 d McKinnon 8.16.64 1961 – Springvale 12.8.80 d Glen Huntly 10.11.71 1962 – Springvale 14.13.97 d Glen Huntly 7.12.54 1963 – Springvale 17.16.118 d Mentone 8.13.61 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

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.