Clunes DFL

[Mobbs]

Technically Clunes could be the home of the CHFL, cause their local league of ages past had the majority of current CHFL clubs!

Clunes Football League / Clunes District Football League (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :
1931 - Smeaton.
1932 - Newlyn.
1933 - Newstead.
1934 - Clunes.
1935 - Newlyn.
1936 - Newlyn.
1937 - Smeaton.
1938 - Newlyn.
1939 - Sebastopol.
1940 - Creswick.
1941 - WW2.
1942 - WW2.
1943 - WW2.
1944 - WW2.
1945 - WW2.
1946 - Smeaton.
1947 - Smeaton.
1948 - Smeaton.
1949 - Newlyn.
1950 - Creswick.
1951 - Clunes.
1952 - Learmonth.
1953 - Clunes.
1954 - Bungaree.
1955 - Learmonth.
1956 - Bungaree.
1957 - Bungaree.
1958 - Clunes.
1959 - Bungaree.
1960 - Clunes.
1961 - Creswick.
1962 - Newlyn.
1963 - Clunes.
1964 - Springbank.
1965 - Springbank.
1966 - Springbank.
1967 - Springbank.
1968 - Springbank.
1969 - Newlyn.
1970 - Newlyn.
1971 - Bungaree.
1972 - Springbank.
1973 - Bungaree.
1974 - Creswick.
1975 - Newlyn.
1976 - Bungaree.
1977 - Wendouree.
1978 - Clunes.


Timeline :
1931 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Campbelltown (debut),
- Clunes,
- Newlyn,
- Newstead and
- Smeaton.
Grand Final - Smeaton 12.8.80 defeated Clunes 11.11.77.

1932 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Campbelltown,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Newlyn,
- Newstead and
- Smeaton.
Grand Final - Newlyn 6.7.43 defeated Creswick 5.8.38.

1933 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Campbelltown,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Daylesford (debut),
- Newlyn,
- Newstead and
- Smeaton.
Grand Final - Newstead 7.10.52 defeated Bungaree 1.13.19.

1934 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Campbelltown,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Daylesford,
- Newlyn,
- Newstead (final season) and
- Smeaton.
Grand Final - Clunes 6.15.51 defeated Newlyn 5.6.36.

1935 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Daylesford,
- Newlyn and
- Smeaton.
Grand Final - Newlyn 9.19.73 defeated Clunes 5.4.34.

1936 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Allendale,
- Bungaree,
- Campbelltown,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Daylesford,
- Newlyn and
- Smeaton.
Grand Final - Newlyn 4.16.40 defeated Daylesford 5.4.34.

1937 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Campbelltown,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Daylesford,
- Newlyn and
- Smeaton.
Grand Final - Smeaton 11.8.74 defeated Newlyn 6.10.46.

1938 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Daylesford,
- Newlyn and
- Smeaton.
Grand Final - Newlyn 15.9.99 defeated Smeaton 11.10.76.

1939 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Newlyn,
- Sebastopol (debut) and
- Smeaton.
Grand Final - Sebastopol 12.18.90 defeated Creswick 12.8.80.

1940 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Burrumbeet,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Learmonth,
- Miners Rest (debut),
- Newlyn,
- Smeaton and
- Waubra.
Grand Final - Creswick 11.11.77 defeated Smeaton 10.15.75.

1941-45 (Clunes FA) - The league was probably in recess due to the onset of WW2.

1946 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Clunes,
- Forestry School,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- RSL,
- Sebastopol and
- Smeaton.
Grand Final - Smeaton 10.12.72 defeated Forestry School 8.13.61.

1947 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Clunes,
- Daylesford United,
- Forestry School,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- RSL (final season),
- Smeaton and
- Talbot.
Grand Final - Smeaton 12.12.84 defeated Forestry School 9.10.64.

1948 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Clunes,
- Forestry School,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn and
- Smeaton.
Grand Final - Smeaton 9.6.60 defeated Newlyn 6.8.44.

1949 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Clunes,
- Forestry School,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Smeaton and
- Talbot.
Grand Final - Newlyn 13.9.87 defeated Hepburn 8.8.56.

1950 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Clunes,
- Creswick (debut),
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Smeaton and
- Talbot.
Grand Final - Creswick 10.3.63 defeated Clunes 4.10.34.

1951 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth,
- Loddon Valley,
- Newlyn and
- Talbot.
Grand Final - Clunes 7.9.51 defeated Bungaree 5.6.36.

1952 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Smeaton and
- Talbot.
Grand Final - Learmonth 8.9.57 defeated Bungaree 4.7.31.

1953 (Clunes FA) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Smeaton and
- Talbot.
Grand Final - Clunes 11.6.72 defeated Bungaree 7.14.56.

1954 (Clunes FL) :
The Clunes FA changed name to the Clunes FL.
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn and
- Talbot.
Grand Final - Bungaree 9.12.66 defeated Clunes 5.14.44.

1955 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth,
- Malmsbury,
- Newlyn and
- Talbot.
Grand Final - Learmonth 10.12.72 defeated ?.

1956 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth and
- Newlyn.
Grand Final - Bungaree 5.7.37 defeated Clunes 4.2.26.

1957 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth and
- Newlyn.
Grand Final - Bungaree 12.7.79 defeated Clunes 6.8.44.

1958 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth and
- Newlyn.
Grand Final - Clunes 6.11.47 defeated Bungaree 3.11.29.

1959 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth and
- Newlyn.
Grand Final - Bungaree 16.7.103 defeated Creswick 6.6.42.

1960 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Learmonth and
- Newlyn.
Grand Final - Clunes 15.9.99 defeated Creswick 11.4.70.

1961 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth and
- Newlyn.
Grand Final - Creswick 9.11.65 defeated Newlyn 5.7.37.

1962 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth and
- Newlyn.
Grand Final - Newlyn 7.10.52 defeated Creswick 6.8.44.

1963 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn and
- Springbank.
Grand Final - Clunes 10.17.77 defeated Korweinguboora 7.8.50.

1964 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn and
- Springbank.
Grand Final - Springbank 12.7.79 defeated Clunes 7.9.51.

1965 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn and
- Springbank.
Grand Final - Springbank 10.12.72 defeated Clunes 10.9.69.

1966 (Clunes FL) :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Springbank and
- Trentham (debut).
Grand Final - Springbank 10.8.68 defeated Clunes 7.8.50.

1967 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Springbank and
- Trentham.
Grand Final - Springbank 15.9.99 defeated Clunes 6.10.46.

1968 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Springbank and
- Trentham.
Grand Final - Springbank 10.13.73 defeated Creswick 10.9.69.

1969 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Springbank and
- Trentham.
Grand Final - Newlyn 13.5.83 defeated Springbank 11.12.78.

1970 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Springbank and
- Trentham.
Grand Final - Newlyn 18.11.119 defeated Bungaree 8.10.58.

1971 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Springbank and
- Trentham.
Grand Final - Bungaree 12.7.79 defeated Creswick 6.6.42.

1972 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Springbank and
- Trentham.
Grand Final - Springbank 13.15.93 defeated Bungaree 12.17.89.

1973 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Springbank,
- Trentham and
- Wendouree (debut).
Grand Final - Bungaree 18.14.122 defeated Wendouree 7.12.54.

1974 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Springbank,
- Trentham and
- Wendouree.
Grand Final - Creswick 11.15.81 defeated Bungaree 4.3.27.

1975 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Springbank,
- Trentham,
- Waubra (debut) and
- Wendouree.
Grand Final - Newlyn 18.23.131 defeated Bungaree 9.10.64.

1976 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn (premiers),
- Springbank,
- Trentham,
- Waubra (debut) and
- Wendouree.
Grand Final - Bungaree 17.14.116 defeated Springbank 16.12.108.

1977 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Springbank,
- Trentham (final season),
- Waubra and
- Wendouree.
Grand Final - Wendouree 10.19.79 defeated Learmonth 11.9.75

1978 (Clunes FL) :
Participating clubs included :
- Bungaree,
- Clunes,
- Creswick,
- Hepburn,
- Korweinguboora,
- Learmonth,
- Newlyn,
- Springbank,
- Waubra and
- Wendouree.
Finals Series :
- Grand Final - Clunes drew with Newlyn.
- Grand Final Replay - Clunes 20.5.125 defeated Newlyn 7.11.53.
This was the final season of the Clunes FL.

1979 - The Ballarat & Bacchus Marsh FL merged with the Clunes DFL to form the Central Highlands FL.

 

[Grimmett]

Technically Clunes could be the home of the CHFL, cause their local league of ages past had the majority of current CHFL clubs!

.....This was the final season of the Clunes FL.

1979 - The Ballarat & Bacchus Marsh FL merged with the Clunes DFL to form the Central Highlands FL.

Reckon you'll find that most old Clunes FL people see the CHFL as their league with a few new teams and a new name.

 

[Mobbs]

Reckon you'll find that most old Clunes FL people see the CHFL as their league with a few new teams and a new name.

Reckon you might be right!