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Western Plains Football League

The Western Plains Football League was an Australian rules football League based in Victoria.

History

The Western Plains Football League started in 1930, with precursor league the Lismore District Football Association finishing. The league continued until 1998 when it merged with the Lexton Football League to create the Lexton Plains Football League.[1]

Some notable players from the Western Plains are Carji Greeves, Reg Hickey, Allan Everett, John Northey and Gerard FitzGerald.[2]


Timeline

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Clubs

Final Clubs in 1998

Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in WPFL Premierships Fate
Total Years
Carngham Linton
 
 Saints Carngham Recreation Reserve, Snake Valley – 1968 1969-1998 12 1974, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998 Formed Lexton Plains FL in 1999
Cressy
 
 Demons Cressy Recreation Reserve, Cressy 1920-1998 9 1920, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1969, 1970 Folded in 1999
Illabarook
 
 Bulldogs Illabarook Recreation Reserve, Illabarook LCDFA 1919 1937-1998 4 1938, 1946, 1988, 1991 Formed Lexton Plains FL in 1999
Lismore
 
 Lions Lismore Recreation Reserve, Lismore LSFA 1880s 1920-1924, 1930–1998 10 1921, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1948, 1952, 1964, 1973, 1986 Renamed Lismore-Derrinallum and moved to Mininera & District FL in 1999
Rokewood- Corindhap
 
 Hoppers Rokewood Recreation Reserve, Rokewood LCDFA 1931 1935-1998 9 1947, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1994 Formed Lexton Plains FL in 1999
Skipton
 
 Emus Skipton Recreation Reserve, Skipton LCDFA 1870s 1953-1998 0 - Formed Lexton Plains FL in 1999

Previous clubs

Club Jumper Nickname Home Ground Former League Est. Years in WPFL Premierships Fate
Total Years
Beeac
 
 Magpies Beeac Recreation Reserve, Beeac CFL 1919 1935-1940,
1950-1951 		3 1937, 1939, 1950 Moved to Polwarth FL in 1952
Berrybank 1920-1936 1 1936 Folded in 1937
Bradvale Bradvale Recreation Reserve, Bradvale 1949-1982 1 1965 Folded in 1983
Carngham Carngham Recreation Reserve, Snake Valley LCDFA 1919 1953-1961 0 - Moved to Ballarat District FL in 1962
Darlington Darlington Recreation Reserve, Darlington 1950-1960 2 1955, 1956 Folded in 1961
Derrinallum
 
 Tigers Derrinallum Recreation Reserve, Derrinallum LSFA 1880s 1920-1926, 1930–1997 9 1930, 1931, 1960, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1996 Merged with Mortlake to formWestern Lions in Hampden FNL in 1998
Glenormiston College
 
 The College Glenormiston College, Glenormiston South MNFL 1971 1992-1993 0 - Absorbed by Noorat in the Heytesbury Mount Noorat FL in 1994
Linton
 
 Linton Recreation Reserve, Linton LCDFA 1919 1953-1968 1 1962 Merged with Carngham to form Carngham Linton in 1969
Mingay 1920-1924 1 1924 Folded in 1925

References

  1. ^ McGrath, Gavin (2010-07-28). "Western Plains League revisits its long history". The Courier. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  2. ^ McGrath, Gavin (2010-07-28). "Western Plains League revisits its long history". The Courier. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
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