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

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	CFL		1920, 1930-1998	8	1920, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1969, 1970	Folded in 1999
Illabarook	(1940s-60s) (1960s-98)	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				LDFA		1920-1924, 1930-1936	1	1936	Folded in 1937
Bradvale		Magpies	Bradvale Recreation Reserve, Bradvale	LCDFA		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	HDFA		1950-1960	3	1955, 1956, 1958	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 form Western Lions in Hampden FNL in 1998
Glenormiston College		The College	Glenormiston College, Glenormiston South	MNFL	1971	1992-1993	0	-	Withdrew mid-season in 1993 and subsequently folded
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

Grand Finals

• 1920 – Cressy 5.9 (39) def Lismore 4.10 (34)
• 1921 – Lismore 5.5 (35) def Derrinallum 4.8 (32)
• 1922 – Derrinallum 13.8 (86) def Mingay 3.3 (21)
• 1923 – Berrybank 2.16 (28) def Lismore 3.5 (23)
• 1924 – Mingay 5.3 (33) def Lismore 3.8 (26)
• 1925-1929 – League in recess
• 1930 – Derrinallum-Bradvale 11.10 (76) def Cressy 7.13 (55)
• 1931 – Derrinallum-Bradvale 7.9 (51) def Cressy 4.8 (32)
• 1932 – Lismore 7.15 (57) def Derrinallum-Bradvale 8.6 (54)
• 1933 – Lismore 7.16 (58) def Derrinallum-Bradvale 6.13 (49)
• 1934 – Lismore 8.11 (59) def Cressy 9.2 (56)
• 1935 – Lismore 12.7 (79) def Beeac 7.10 (52)
• 1936 – Berrybank 8.5 (53) def Lismore 4.5 (29)
• 1937 – Beeac 7.8 (50) def Cressy 5.9 (39)
• 1938 – Beeac 9.5 (59) def Illabarook 6.10 (46) - Illabarook declared premiers as Beeac fielded an ineligible player
• 1939 – Beeac 10.17 (77) def Derrinallum 10.9 (69)
• 1940-1945 – League in recess due to WWII
• 1946 – Illabarook 8.9 (57) def Rokewood-Corindhap 4.7 (31)
• 1947 – Rokewood-Corindhap 9.13 (67) def Lismore 9.9 (63)
• 1948 – Lismore 22.12 (144) def Illabarook 6.14 (50)
• 1949 – Cressy 11.7 (73) def Lismore 8.21 (69)
• 1950 – Beeac 10.7 (67) def Rokewood-Corindhap 5.13 (43)
• 1951 – Cressy 11.14 (80) def Beeac 10.11 (71)
• 1952 – Lismore 10.8 (68) def Illabarook 8.15 (63)
• 1953 – Cressy 15.16 (106) def Lismore 8.9 (57)
• 1954 – Lismore 13.17 (95) def Derrinallum 7.15 (57)
• 1955 – Darlington 20.11 (131) def Derrinallum 6.12 (48)
• 1956 – Darlington 13.4 (82) def Rokewood-Corindhap 6.13 (49)
• 1957 – Rokewood-Corindhap 14.8 (92) def Lismore 7.11 (53)
• 1958 – Darlington 13.8 (86) def Linton 9.12 (66)
• 1959 – Cressy 10.8 (68) def Derrinallum 8.18 (66)
• 1960 – Derrinallum 10.10 (70) def Cressy 7.12 (54)
• 1961 – Cressy 8.9 (57) def Derrinallum 5.16 (46)
• 1962 – Linton 13.7 (85) def Derrinallum 8.10 (58)
• 1963 – Rokewood-Corindhap 18.9 (117) def Cressy 11.13 (79)
• 1964 – Lismore 11.12 (78) def Cressy 9.4 (58)
• 1965 – Bradvale 14.14 (98) def Derrinallum 7.6 (48)
• 1966 – Cressy 15.10 (100) def Rokewood-Corindhap 4.12 (36)
• 1967 – Rokewood-Corindhap 14.14 (98) def Derrinallum 14.11 (95)
• 1968 – Derrinallum 9.13 (67) def Cressy 7.15 (57)
• 1969 – Cressy 17.7 (109) def Derrinallum 10.17 (77)
• 1970 – Cressy 17.6 (108) def Lismore 9.11 (65)
• 1971 – Derrinallum 7.11 (53) def Lismore 3.6 (24)
• 1972 – Derrinallum 15.21 (111) def Illabarook 14.8 (92)
• 1973 – Lismore 18.9 (117) def Derrinallum 13.15 (93)
• 1974 – Carngham-Linton 7.4 (46) def Lismore 5.15 (45)
• 1975 – Derrinallum 13.15 (93) def Cressy 10.12 (72)
• 1976 – Carngham-Linton 18.10 (118) def Cressy 9.20 (74)
• 1977 – Derrinallum 11.12 (78) def Carngham-Linton 9.12 (66)
• 1978 – Rokewood-Corindhap 14.19 (103) def Cressy 15.8 (98)
• 1979 – Rokewood-Corindhap 8.12 (60) def Carngham-Linton 7.11 (53)
• 1980 – Derrinallum 14.11 (95) def Carngham-Linton 12.12 (84)
• 1981 – Derrinallum 23.14 (152) def Lismore 10.9 (69)
• 1982 – Carngham-Linton 17.17 (119) def Illabarook 9.14 (68)
• 1983 – Carngham-Linton 15.23 (113) def Lismore 11.12 (78)
• 1984 – Carngham-Linton 25.19 (169) def Derrinallum 16.8 (104)
• 1985 – Carngham-Linton 22.7 (139) def Derrinallum 15.8 (98)
• 1986 – Lismore 14.14 (98) def Carngham-Linton 1.6 (12)
• 1987 – Carngham-Linton 10.22 (82) def Illabarook 9.11 (65)
• 1988 – Illabarook 16.16 (112) def Cressy 9.11 (65)
• 1989 – Carngham-Linton 22.13 (145) def Illabarook 4.10 (34)
• 1990 – Carngham-Linton def Illabarook
• 1991 – Illabarook 14.12 (96) def Carngham-Linton 8.7 (55)
• 1992 – Rokewood-Corindhap 17.10 (112) def Derrinallum 6.6 (42)
• 1993 – Rokewood-Corindhap 17.11 (113) def Carngham-Linton 13.13 (91)
• 1994 – Rokewood-Corindhap 17.14 (116) def Carngham-Linton 13.8 (86)
• 1995 – Carngham-Linton 22.17 (149) def Rokewood-Corindhap 12.8 (80)
• 1996 – Derrinallum 8.10 (58) def Skipton 8.4 (52)
• 1997 – Carngham-Linton 18.11 (119) def Derrinallum 12.9 (81)
• 1998 – Carngham-Linton 17.14 (116) def Rokewood-Corindhap 10.8 (68)