List of former South Australian regional football leagues
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This is a list of former regional Australian rules football leagues in South Australia
| Name | Founded | Ended | Reason | Previous Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert District Football Association | 1920 | 1926 [1] | ||
| Alexandra Football Association | 1913 | 1923 | In recess 1916-21 | |
| Barossa & Light Football Association | 1908 | 1986 | Merged with Gawler and District Football Association to form Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association[2] | |
| Barossa & Murray Valley Football Association | 1947 [3] | 1956 | in recess 1949-1954 | |
| Belalie District Football Association | 1929 | 1949 | Jamestown Football Association (1929–33) | |
| Blue Lake Football Association | 1931 | 1937 | ||
| Booboorowie Football Association | 1925 | 1933 | ||
| Border Downs Football Association | 1930 | 1932 | Midland Downs Football Association (1930–31) | |
| Boundary District Football Association | 1928 | 1934 | ||
| Broughton Football League | 1910 | 1980 [4] | Broughton Football Association (1910–49) | |
| Broughton Central Football Association | 1912 | 1939 | In recess 1932-35 | North Western Football Association (1912–13) |
| Brown's Well Football Association | 1920 | 1968 | merged 1926-31 as part of the Loxton Brown's Well Football Association | |
| Brown's Well Line Football Association | 1913 | 1914 | ||
| Bundaleer Football Association | 1939 | 1940 | ||
| Burra Football Association | 1905 | 1940 | In recess 1925-31 | |
| Cardwell Football Association | 1945 | 1954 | Merged with Lake Albert Football Association to form Lakes District Football Association | |
| Carrow Football Association | 1920 | 1932 | In recess 1924-25 | |
| Central Football Association | 1926 | 1937 | Caralue Football Association (1926–34) | |
| Central Areas Football Association | 1946 | 1956 | ||
| Central Peebinga Line Football Association | 1928 | 1937 | In recess 1936 | |
| Central South Eastern & Border District Football Association | 1924 | 1927 | In recess 1926 | Central South Eastern Football Association (1924) |
| Central Yorke Peninsula Football Association | 1909 | 1921 | In recess 1915-18 (World War I), absorbed into Southern Yorke Peninsula Football Association | |
| Cleve & Districts Football Association | 1909 | 1961 | In recess 1914-18 (World War I), 1941-45 (World War II), merged with Franklin Harbour Football Association to form Cleve Cowell Football League | |
| County Eyre Football Association | 1931 | 1946 | In recess 1934, 1941-44 (World War II) | |
| County Jervois Football League | 1962 | 1988 | merged with Kimba Football Association to form Eastern Eyre Football League | Cleve Cowell Football League (1962–63) |
| Cummins Football Association | 1931 | 1931 | ||
| Drainage Areas Football Association | 1920 | 1926 [5] | Millicent Football Association (1907-1914) | |
| East Murray Football Association | 1921 | 1970 | ||
| Eastern Eyre Peninsula Football Association | 1920 | 1962 | In recess 1924, 1941-44 (World War II) | |
| Eastern Yorke Peninsula Football Association | 1913 | 1935 | In recess 1916-20 | |
| Far Northern Football Association | 1925 | 1962 | In recess 1930, 1935–49 | |
| Far West Football Association | 1924 | 1960 | In recess 1941-46 (World War II) | |
| Fleurieu Peninsula Football Association | 1934 | 1934 | ||
| Flinders Football Association | 1912 | 1978 | In recess 1914-18 (World War I), 1941-44 (World War II) | |
| Forster On Murray Football Association | 1923 | 1929 | ||
| Franklin Harbour Football Association | 1900 | 1961 | merged with Cleve & Districts Football Association to form Cleve Cowell Football League | |
| Gawler and District Football Association | 1889 | 1986 | Merged with Barossa & Light Football Association to form Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association[2] | Gawler Football Association |
| Gilbert Football Association | 1921 | 1934 | ||
| Golden Vale Football Association | 1924 | 1928 | ||
| Gordon Football Association | 1923 | 1929 | ||
| Great Northern Football Association | 1936 | 1960 | merged with Whyalla Football League & Port Pirie Football Association to form Spencer Gulf Football League[6] | |
| Hills Football Association | 1902 | 1961 | In recess 1915-18 (World War I), 1930–37, 1940-44 (World War II) | |
| Hills Central Football Association | 1923 | 1966 | In recess 1941-45 (World War II), merged with Torrens Valley Football Association to form Hills Football League | |
| Kadina & Wallaroo Junior Football Association | 1911 | 1936 | In recess 1916-18 (World War I), merged with Moonta & Districts Junior Football Association to form Yorke Peninsula Junior Football Association | |
| Karte & District Football Association | 1926 | 1937 | Peebinga Kingsford Football Association (1926–29) Kingsford & Border Football Association (1930–34) | |
| Kimba Football Association | 1920 | 1988 | merged with County Jervois Football League to form Eastern Eyre Football League | |
| Kooringa Football Association | 1925 | 1930 | ||
| Kowree Naracoorte Football League | 1936 | 1992 | Merged with Tatiara Football League to form Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League[7] | Kowree Football Association (1936) |
| Lake Albert Football Association | 1946 | 1948 | Merged with Cardwell Football Association to form Lakes District Football Association | |
| Lakes District Football Association | 1945 | 1954 | ||
| Lameroo & Districts Football Association | 1925 | 1993 | Merged with Murray Lands Football League to form Mallee Football League[8] | |
| Lameroo & Western Football Association | 1923 | 1924 | ||
| Le Hunte Football League | 1919 | 1987 | In recess 1941-45 (World War II), merged with Streaky Bay Football League to form Mid West Football League[9] |
Central Eyre Peninsula Football Association (1919–41) |
| Lower North Football Association | 1925 | 1952 | In recess 1932-35, 1941-45 (World War II) | |
| Loxton Brown's Well Football Association | 1926 | 1931 | ||
| Loxton & District Football Association | 1932 | 1940 | ||
| Loxton Line Football Association | 1909 | 1925 | In recess 1916-1918 (World War I); merged with Brown's Well Football Association to form Loxton Brown's Well Football Association | Loxton Football Association (1909-1915) |
| Mallee Football League | 1994 | 2022 | 4 clubs - Border Downs/Tintinara, Murrayville, Karoonda Districts and Peake & District either merged or moved to other leagues | |
| Marble Range Football Association | 1934 | 1936 | ||
| Martindale Football Association | 1927 | 1927 | ||
| Mid Murray Football Association | 1910 | 2009 [10] | ||
| Mid North Football Association | 1910 | 1975 | ||
| Mid Western Football Association | 1913 | 1955 | In recess 1915-25, 1929–47 | |
| Mid Western Junior Football Association | 1922 | 1922 | ||
| Millicent Football Association | 1907 | 1914 | Abandoned due to World War I, reformed as Drainage Areas Football Association | |
| Moonta & District Junior Football Association | 1914 | 1936 | In recess 1916-18 (World War I), merged with Kadina & Wallaroo Junior Football Association to form Yorke Peninsula Junior Football Association | Moonta Junior Football Association (1914-1926) |
| Mount Gambier Football Association | 1894 | 1914 | Player numbers affected by World War I enlistments | |
| Mount Lock Football Association | 1921 | 1933 | ||
| Mount Lofty Football Association | 1921 | 1938 | ||
| Murray Bridge Football Association | 1922 | 1925 | ||
| Murray Downs Football Association | 1920 | 1940 | In recess 1924-25 | Lower Murray Football Association (1923) |
| Murray Lands Football League | 1923 | 1993 | merged with Lameroo & Districts Football League to form Mallee Football League[8] | |
| Murray Mallee Football Association | 1932 | 1940 | Central Murray Football Association (1932) | |
| Murray Ranges Football Association | 1922 | 1935 | ||
| Murray River Football Association | 1919 | 1931 | In recess 1927-29 | |
| Murray Valley Football Association | 1921 | 1934 | ||
| Naracoote Football Association | 1935 | 1935 | ||
| Narracoote Football Association | 1912 | 1913 | ||
| North Gambier Football Association | 1931 | 1934 | ||
| North West Goldfields Football Association | 1935 | 1935 | ||
| North Western Football Association | 1911 | 1963 | North Western Yorke Peninsula Football Association (1930s) | |
| Northern Districts Football Association | 1979 | 1984 | ||
| Northern Football Association | 1889 | 1889 | ||
| Olary Ridge Football Association | 1935 | 1935 | ||
| Orroroo Football Association | 1914 | 1923 | ||
| Peake & District Football Association | 1925 | 1940 | ||
| Peterborough & Districts Football Association | 1911 | 1961 | In recess 1916-18 (World War I), 1936, 1942-44 (World War II) | Petersburg Football Association (1911–15) North Eastern Football Association (1919–26, 1929–38, 1945–58) |
| Pinnaroo & Border Football Association | 1910 | 1954 | Pinnaroo Football Association (1910–15) | |
| Port Augusta Football Association | 1912 | 1934 | In recess 1916 (World War I) | |
| Port Pirie Football Association | 1893 | 1960 | merged with Whyalla Football League & Great Northern Football Association to form Spencer Gulf Football League[6] | |
| Port Pirie Shiftworkers Football Association | 1923 | 1930 | ||
| Port Pirie United Churches Football Association | ||||
| Quorn Football Association | 1918 | 1954 | In recess 1928-32, 1939, 194-45 (World War II) | |
| Rocky River Football Association | 1945 | 1945 | ||
| Rudall Centre Football Association | 1929 | 1947 | In recess 1941-45 (World War II) | Middle Areas Football Association (1929–40) |
| Rudall District Football Association | 1935 | 1940 | ||
| South East & Border Football League | 1946 | 1963 | merged with Western Districts Football League to form Western Border Football League[11] | Mount Gambier & District Football Association (1946–47) |
| South Eastern Country Football Association | 1929 | 1930 | ||
| South Eastern Football Association | 1926 | 1935 | Folded, clubs joined the Mid South Eastern Football League | |
| Southern Ports Football Association | 1928 | 1965 | ||
| Southern Yorke Peninsula Football Association | 1908 | 1993 | In recess 1916-18 (World War I), 1941-44 (World War II), merged with Yorke Valley Football Association to form Yorke Peninsula Football League | Central & Southern Yorke Peninsula Football Association (1923) |
| Spalding Football Association | 1924 | 1926 | ||
| Stanley Football Association | 1915 | 1936 | In recess 1916-17 (World War I), 1919. Joined the Mid North Association following the 1936 season | |
| Streaky Bay Football League | 1923 | 1987 | In recess 1941-45 (World War II), merged with Le Hunte Football League to form Mid West Football League[9] |
Central Flinders Football Association (1923–40) |
| Tatiara Football League | 1911 | 1992 | merged with Kowree Naracoorte Football League to form Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League[7] | |
| Torrens Valley Football Association | 1921 | 1966 | In recess 1940-45 (World War II), merged with Hills Central Football Association to form Hills Football League | |
| Wakefield Football Association | 1925 | 1939 | ||
| Wakefield, Light & Gilbert Football Association | 1904 | 1905 | ||
| Warratta Football Association | 1910 | 1914 | ||
| Western Areas Football Association | 1908 | 1961 | ||
| Western Flinders Football Association | 1924 | 1938 | ||
| Willochra Football Association | 1920 | 1936 | Mount Remarkable Football Association (1920–23) | |
| Wooroora Football Association | 1909 | 1925 | folded due to financial issues | |
| Yackamoorundie Football Association | 1912 | 1924 | In recess 1914-18 (World War I), clubs transferred to Moorundie Football Association | |
| Yackilowie Football Association | 1914 | 1921 | ||
| Yorke Peninsula Football Association | 1887 | 1960 | In recess 1895, 1916-18 (World War I), 1941-44 (World War II) | |
| Yorke Peninsula Junior Football Association | 1937 | 1946 | ||
| Yorke Valley Football League | 1910 | 1993 | In recess 1916-18 (World War I), 1937-45 (World War II), merged with Southern Yorke Peninsula Football Association to form Yorke Peninsula Football League | Northern Yorke Peninsula Football Association (1910–24) Northern and Mid Yorke Peninsula Football Association (1925–29) |
See also
[edit]- Lines, P. (2012) South Australian Country Football Digest, Cowell (SA). ISBN 9780987159199.
References
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- ^ a b "Port Augusta: Leisure and Tourism: Football". SA Memory. State Library of South Australia. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League Inc". Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League Inc. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Welcome to the Mallee Football League". Mallee Football League (SA). Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ a b "League and Clubs". Mid West Football League. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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