Western District Football League (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

1925 - ?. 1926 - ?. 1927 - Warrnambool. 1928 - ?. 1929 - ?. 1930 - ?. 1931 - Warrnambool. 1932 - ?. 1933 - ?. 1934 - ?. 1935 - ?. 1936 - ?. 1937 - ?. 1938 - ?. 1939 - Casterton. 1940 - ?. 1941 - WW2. 1942 - WW2. 1943 - WW2. 1944 - WW2.

1945 - WW2. 1946 - ?. 1947 - ?. 1948 - ?. 1949 - ?. 1950 - ?. 1951 - ?. 1952 - Portland. 1953 - ?. 1954 - ?. 1955 - ?. 1956 - Portland. 1957 - ?. 1958 - ?. 1959 - ?. 1960 - ?. 1961 - ?. 1962 - ?. 1963 - Casterton.

Timeline :
1925 :
The Warrnambool & Corangamite FA changed name to the Western DFA.
Participating clubs included :
 - Camperdown,
 - Cobden,
 - Koroit,
 - Mortlake (final season due to recess),
 - Port Fairy,
 - Terang and
 - Warrnambool.

1926 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cobden,
 - Hamilton,
 - Koroit,
 - Port Fairy,
 - Terang and
 - Warrnambool.

1927 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cobden,
 - Hamilton,
 - Koroit,
 - Mortlake (reformed),
 - Port Fairy,
 - South Warrnambool (debut, result of split),
 - Terang and
 - Warrnambool (premiers).

1928 :
General :
The top two teams of each section played off for the premiership.
Eastern Section :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Camperdown (debut),
 - Cobden,
 - Mortlake and
 - Terang.
Western Section :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Hamilton,
 - Koroit,
 - Port Fairy,
 - South Warrnambool and
 - Warrnambool.

1929 :
General :
The top two teams of each section played off for the premiership.
Eastern Section :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Camperdown (final season),
 - Cobden,
 - Mortlake and
 - Terang.
Western Section :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Hamilton,
 - Koroit,
 - Port Fairy,
 - South Warrnambool and
 - Warrnambool.

1930 :
The entire Eastern Section of the Western DFL seceded, forming the Hampden FL.
Participating clubs included :
 - Hamilton,
 - Koroit,
 - Port Fairy,
 - Portland,
 - South Warrnambool and
 - Warrnambool.

1931 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Hamilton,
 - Koroit,
 - Port Fairy,
 - Portland,
 - South Warrnambool and
 - Warrnambool (premiers).

1932 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Hamilton,
 - Koroit,
 - Port Fairy,
 - Portland,
 - South Warrnambool (final season) and
 - Warrnambool (final season).

1933-34 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Koroit,
 - Macarthur (debut),
 - Port Fairy and
 - Portland.

1935 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Macarthur,
 - Penshurst and
 - Portland.

1936 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Macarthur,
 - Penshurst and
 - Portland (runners-up).

1937-38 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Macarthur (final season),
 - Penshurst and
 - Portland.

1939 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Penshurst and
 - Portland,
Grand Final - Casterton 29.13.187 defeated Hamilton 13.16.94.

1940 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton and
 - Penshurst.

1941-45 - The league seemed to be in recess due to the onset of WW2.

1946-47 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Heywood,
 - Penshurst and
 - Portland.

1948 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Dunkeld,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Penshurst and
 - Portland.

1949 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Dunkeld,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Penshurst and
 - Portland (runners-up).

1950 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Dunkeld,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Penshurst and
 - Portland.

1951 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Dunkeld,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Penshurst and
 - Portland (runners-up).

1952 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Dunkeld,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Penshurst and
 - Portland (premiers).

1953 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Merino,
 - Penshurst and
 - Portland.

1954 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Merino-Digby (reserve grade only),
 - Penshurst and
 - Portland.

1955 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Merino-Digby and
 - Portland.

1956 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Merino-Digby and
 - Portland (premiers).

1957 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Merino-Digby and
 - Portland.

1958 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Koroit,
 - Merino-Digby (probably debut) and
 - Portland.

1959 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Koroit,
 - Merino-Digby and
 - Portland.

1960 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood,
 - Koroit,
 - Merino-Digby and
 - Portland (runners-up).

1961 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood and
 - Portland.

1962 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood and
 - Portland (runners-up).

1963 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Casterton,
 - Coleraine,
 - Hamilton,
 - Hamilton Imperials,
 - Heywood and
 - Portland.
Grand Final - Casterton 23.12.150 defeated Heywood 12.15.87.

1964 - The Western DFL and the South-East & Border FL merged to form the Western Border FL.