Ballarat B Grade Football League / Ballarat Football Association (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

1920 - Sebastopol. 1921 - ?. 1922 - ?. 1923 - ?. 1924 - ?. 1925 - ?. 1926 - ?. 1927 - ?. 1928 - ?. 1929 - Sebastopol. 1942 - Redan. 1943 - ?. 1944 - ?. 1945 - ?. 1946 - North City. 1947 - Wendouree. 1948 - ?. 1949 - Wendouree. 1950 - ?. 1951 - ?. 1952 - ?. 1953 - ?. 1954 - ?. 1955 - Mount Clear. 1956 - ?. 1957 - ?. 1958 - ?.

General :
As data comes in, it is seeming less and less likely that the earlier Ballarat FA and the later Ballarat FA were the same league.

Timeline :
1920 - Sebastopol were premiers.
1929 - Sebastopol were premiers.
1930-41 (between) - One source reckons that the Ballarat FA changed its name to to the Ballarat B Grade FL, as opposed to them being separate associations.

1942 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - East Ballarat,
 - Golden Point,
 - Redan (premiers) and
 - Sebastopol.

1943 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ballarat Orphanage,
 - East Ballarat,
 - Golden Point and
 - Redan.

1946 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Burrumbeet,
 - Creswick,
 - East Ballarat 2nds,
 - Golden Point 2nds,
 - North City (premiers),
 - Redan,
 - Wendouree and
 - YCW.
Grand Final - North City defeated Wendouree.

1947 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Burrumbeet,
 - Creswick,
 - Mount Clear,
 - North City,
 - Sebastopol,
 - Wendouree and
 - YCW.
Finals Series :
 - Grand Final - Wendouree 8.6.54 drew with Creswick 8.6.54.
 - Grand Final Replay - Wendouree 6.11.47 def Creswick 6.8.44.

1948 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ballarat Imperials,
 - Buninyong,
 - Burrumbeet,
 - Creswick,
 - Mount Clear,
 - North City,
 - RSL (debut),
 - Sebastopol,
 - Wendouree and
 - YCW.

1949 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ballarat Imperials,
 - Buninyong,
 - Burrumbeet,
 - Creswick (final season),
 - Mount Clear,
 - North City,
 - RSL,
 - Sebastopol,
 - Wendouree and
 - YCW.
Finals Series :
 - Grand Final - Wendouree 5.14.44 drew with Sebastopol 5.14.44.
 - Grand Final Replay - Wendouree 10.15.75 drew with Sebastopol 10.13.73.

1950 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ballarat Imperials,
 - Buninyong,
 - Burrumbeet,
 - Mount Clear,
 - North City,
 - Sebastopol and
 - Wendouree.

1951 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ballarat Imperials,
 - Burrumbeet,
 - Mount Clear,
 - North City (final season),
 - Sebastopol and
 - Wendouree.

1952 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ballarat Imperials,
 - Buninyong,
 - Maryborough 2nds,
 - Mount Clear,
 - Redan,
 - Sebastopol and
 - Wendouree.

1953 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ballarat Imperials,
 - Buninyong,
 - Dunnstown,
 - Meredith (debut),
 - Mount Clear,
 - Sebastopol and
 - Wendouree.

1954 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ballarat Imperials,
 - Buninyong,
 - Dunnstown,
 - Meredith,
 - Mount Clear,
 - Sebastopol and
 - Wendouree.

1955 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Daylesford 2nds,
 - Dunnstown,
 - Elaine,
 - Korweinguboora,
 - Meredith,
 - Mount Clear and
 - Wendouree.
Grand Final - Mount Clear 6.9.45 defeated Wendouree 3.12.30.

1956 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Dunnstown,
 - Elaine,
 - Korweinguboora,
 - Meredith,
 - Mount Clear,
 - Sebastopol and
 - Wendouree.

1957 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Dunnstown,
 - Elaine,
 - Langi Kal Kal,
 - Meredith,
 - Mount Clear,
 - Sebastopol and
 - Wendouree.

1958 (Ballarat FL B Grade) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Dunnstown,
 - Elaine,
 - Langi Kal Kal,
 - Meredith,
 - Mount Clear,
 - Sebastopol and
 - Wendouree.
This was the final season of the Ballarat B Grade FL prior to name change.

1959 - The Ballarat B Grade FL changed its name to the Ballarat FL District Section.