Great Western Football Club (Vic)

Guernseys & Nicknames :
1951 - Great Western wore a red and blue guernsey at this time.
<--1999 - Great Western wore a blue guernsey with red yoke, per Melbourne-style, and were known as the Demons.
2000 - Great Western changed guernsey from Melbourne red and blue to Brisbane maroon, gold and blue, and were known as the Lions.

Timeline :
1880 - Scratch Match : Stawell Manse Club 5 defeated Great Western 0 @ Great Western.^[source]
1892 - (Scratch?) matches were played between Bellellen, Fire Brigade, Great Western, Stawell Imperials.^[source]
1893 - Various scratch matches were played between Stawell Imperials, Stawell Warrior, Stawell Union, Stawell Star, Ararat Havelock, Ararat Imperials, Murtoa Ramblers, Great Western & Hamilton Jrs.^[source]
1896-97 - Great Western FC existed.^[source]
1903 - Philips Trophy : Great Western participated.
1904 - Great Western FC existed.^[source]
1908 - Great Western FC existed.^[source]
1909 - Claringbold Trophy : Great Western participated.
1910 - Great Western FC existed.^[source]

1921 :
Conflicting Data :
 - Wimmera District Saturday FA : Great Western participated.
 - Glenorchy, Great Western and Stawell Association Jrs all figured in a separate competition, name unknown.^[source]

1922 - Ararat & DJFA : Great Western participated.
1925 - Ararat & DJFA : Great Western participated.
1926 - Stawell & DFA : Great western commenced.
1927 - Stawell & DFA Grand Final : Great Western 7.9.51 defeated Stawell Imperials 3.15.33.
1933-37 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western participated.
1938 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : Methodists 12.11.83 defeated Great Western 3.17.35.
1939-40 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western participated.
1941 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : Great Western defeated ?.
1946 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western participated.

1947 (Ararat & DFA) :
Great Western finished 2nd after H&As.
Second Semi-Final - Holy Trinity defeated Great Western.
Preliminary Final - Methodists 12.9.81 defeated Great Western 4.15.39.

1948 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western made the finals, but not the GF.
1949 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western's final season in this league.
1950 - South Wimmera FL : Great western commenced.

1951 (South Wimmera FL) :
Preliminary Final - Great Western defeated Marnoo @ Glenorchy.
Grand Final - Great Western 9.12.66 defeated Swifts 8.10.58.
This was Great Western's final season in the South Wimmera FL.

1953 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western recommenced.
1954 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western participated, severely depleted by injury.
1955-57 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western participated.
1958 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : Methodists 9.8.62 defeated Great Western 8.5.53.
1959 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western participated.
1960 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western finished 6th.

1961 (Ararat & DFA) :
Second Semi-Final - Great Western 14.12.96 defeated Landsborough 9.9.63 @ Ararat.
Grand Final - Landsborough 13.10.88 defeated Great Western 6.12.48 @ Alexandra Oval, Ararat.

1962 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : Great Western 12.10.82 defeated Landsborough 8.12.60.
1963 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : Trinity 6.13.49 defeated Great Western 5.7.37.
1964 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : Trinity 5.6.36 defeated Great Western 3.12.30.
1965-69 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western participated.
1970 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : Saint Marys 18.9.117 defeated Great Western 7.10.52.
1971 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : Saint Marys 9.14.68 defeated Great Western 7.3.45.
1972 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : Great Western 14.13.97 defeated Methodists 11.15.81.
1973 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : Miners 19.16.130 defeated Great Western 10.7.67.
1974-82 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western participated.
1983 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : Great Western 11.10.76 defeated Warriors 5.9.39.
1984 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western participated.
1985 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : Caledonians 20.6.126 defeated Great Western 13.19.97.
1986-94 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western participated.
1995 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western finished 6th.
1996 - Ararat & DFA : Great Western participated.
1997 - Ararat & DFA April 28 : Great Western 31.14.200 defeated Swifts 15.5.95
1998 - Ararat & DFA Grand Final : St Marys 13.10.88 defeated Great Western 10.9.69

1999 (Ararat & DFA) :
Second Semi-Final - Great Western lost to Caledonians Miners.
Preliminary Final - Great Western lost to Prestige Trinity.

2000 (Horsham & DFL) :
Great Western commenced in the Horsham DFL.
Great Western finished 10th.

2001-02 - Horsham & DFL : Great Western participated.
2004-05 - Horsham & DFL : Great Western participated.