Ararat And District Football Association (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

1931 - Saint Andrews. 1932 - Trinity. 1933 - Saint Andrews. 1934 - Methodists. 1935 - Methodists. 1936 - Trinity. 1937 - Methodists. 1938 - Methodists. 1939 - Joel. 1940 - Warriors. 1941 - ?. 1942 - WW2. 1943 - WW2. 1944 - ?. 1945 - ?. 1946 - Saint Marys. 1947 - Methodists. 1948 - Trinity. 1949 - Methodists. 1950 - Saint Andrews. 1951 - Prestige. 1952 - Saint Marys. 1953 - Saint Marys.

1954 - Caledonians. 1955 - Caledonians. 1956 - Prestige. 1957 - Caledonians. 1958 - Methodists. 1959 - Methodists. 1960 - Landsborough. 1961 - Landsborough. 1962 - Great Western. 1963 - Trinity. 1964 - Trinity. 1965 - Trinity. 1966 - Prestige. 1967 - Moyston. 1968 - Moyston. 1969 - Moyston. 1970 - Saint Marys. 1971 - Saint Marys. 1972 - Great Western. 1973 - Miners. 1974 - Miners. 1975 - Caledonians. 1976 - Miners.

1977 - ?. 1978 - Warriors. 1979 - Trinity. 1980 - Warriors. 1981 - Warriors. 1982 - Warriors. 1983 - Great Western. 1984 - Warriors. 1985 - Caledonians. 1986 - Caledonians. 1987 - Caledonians. 1988 - Prestige. 1989 - Swifts. 1990 - Moyston. 1991 - Moyston. 1992 - Swifts. 1993 - Swifts. 1994 - Swifts. 1995 - Warriors. 1996 - Warriors. 1997 - Saint Marys. 1998 - Saint Marys. 1999 - Caledonians-Miners.

Timeline :
1931 :
The Ararat Inter-Church FA was replaced by the Ararat & DFA.
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Trinity and
 - Warrak.
Grand Final - Saint Andrews 11.13.79 defeated Trinity 8.8.56.

1932 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Trinity and
 - Warrak.
Grand Final - Trinity 7.5.47 defeated Moyston 5.7.37.

1933 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Great Western,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Trinity and
 - Warrak.
Grand Final - Saint Andrews 9.15.69 defeated Methodists 6.9.45.

1934 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ararat CYMS,
 - Great Western,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Trinity and
 - Warrak.
Grand Final - Methodists 9.16.70 defeated Trinity 5.8.38.

1935 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ararat CYMS,
 - Great Western,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Trinity and
 - Warrak.
Finals Series :
 - Final - Methodists 9.9.63 defeated Moyston 6.4.40.^[source]
 - Grand Final - Methodists 12.12.84 defeated Trinity 10.8.68.

1936 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Great Western,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Trinity and
 - Warrak.
Grand Final - Trinity 12.11.83 defeated Methodists 7.9.51.

1937 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Great Western,
 - Landsborough (debut, 2nd after H&As),
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Trinity (minor premiers) and
 - Warrak.
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final - Trinity v Landsborough @ Landsborough (result unknown).
 - Grand Final - Methodists 9.16.70 defeated Trinity 7.9.51.

1938 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Great Western,
 - Landsborough,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Saint Andrews and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Methodists 12.11.83 defeated Great Western 3.17.35.

1939 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Great Western,
 - Joel (debut),
 - Landsborough,
 - Methodists,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Joel 9.15.69 defeated Methodists 6.7.43.

1940 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Great Western,
 - Joel,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Warriors 15.8.98 defeated Saint Marys 11.9.75.

1941 - Grand Final : Great Western defeated ?
1942-43 - No competition due to WW2.
1944 - Refer South Wimmera FL.

1945 :
The Ararat & DFA resumed.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Methodists,
 - Saint Andrews and
 - Saint Marys.

1946 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ararat Ex-Students,
 - Buangor (debut),
 - Great Western,
 - Prestige (debut),
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Saint Marys 12.14.86 defeated Ararat Ex-Students 10.9.69.

1947 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Great Western (2nd after H&As),
 - Methodists,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final - Holy Trinity defeated Great Western.
 - Preliminary Final - Methodists 12.9.81 defeated Great Western 4.15.39.
 - Grand Final - Trinity 11.10.76 defeated Methodists 7.9.51.

1948 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Great Western (made finals but not GF),
 - Methodists,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Trinity 11.9.75 defeated Prestige 9.15.69.

1949 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Elmhurst (debut),
 - Great Western (final season),
 - Methodists,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Methodists 13.7.85 defeated Saint Marys 8.7.55.

1950 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Elmhurst,
 - Landsborough (recommenced),
 - Methodists,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Saint Andrews 12.11.83 defeated Methodists 7.6.48.

1951 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Landsborough,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Andrews (changed name to Caledonians next season),
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Prestige 10.11.71 defeated Methodists 3.9.27.

1952 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Caledonians (changed name from Saint Andrews),
 - Great Western (rejoined),
 - Landsborough (final season),
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Saint Marys 12.17.89 defeated Trinity 10.8.68.

1953 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Saint Marys 6.11.47 defeated Caledonians 6.8.44.

1954 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western (severely depleted by injury),
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Caledonians 7.14.56 defeated Saint Marys 6.9.45.

1955 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Caledonians (premiers),
 - Great Western,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Caledonians 8.14.62 defeated Prestige 8.3.51.

1956 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Prestige 10.9.69 defeated Caledonians 6.9.45.

1957 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Caledonians (premiers),
 - Great Western,
 - Landsborough (recommenced),
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Caledonians 9.11.65 defeated Saint Marys 7.12.54.

1958 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor (final season),
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Landsborough,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Methodists 9.8.62 defeated Great Western 8.5.53.

1959 :
Participating teams were (complete) :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Landsborough,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Saint Marys 12.15.87 defeated Landsborough 9.11.65.
 - Second Semi-Final - Caledonians 12.11.83 defeated Methodist 12.?.?.
 - Preliminary Final - Methodist defeated Saint Marys.
 - Grand Final - Methodist 9.10.64 defeated Caledonians 8.8.56.

1960 :
Participating teams were (complete, in ladder order after H&As) :
 1. Landsborough,
 2. Methodists,
 3. Caledonians,
 4. Saint Marys,
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 5. Moyston,
 6. Great Western,
 7. Trinity and
 8. Prestige.
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final - Landsborough 6.8.44 defeated Methodist 3.8.26.
 - Grand Final - Landsborough 13.14.92 defeated Caledonians 2.3.15 @ Alexandra Oval.

1961 :
Participating teams were (complete) :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Landsborough,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Methodists 13.14.92 defeated Trinity 1.5.11.
 - Second Semi-Final - Great Western 14.12.96 defeated Landsborough 9.9.63 @ Ararat.
 - Preliminary Final - Landsborough 7.20.62 defeated Methodists 6.9.45 @ Alexandra Oval. (scores are not certain)
 - Grand Final - Landsborough 13.10.88 defeated Great Western 6.12.48 @ Alexandra Oval, Ararat.

1962 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Landsborough,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Great Western 12.10.82 defeated Landsborough 8.12.60.

1963 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor (reformed),
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Landsborough,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Trinity 6.13.49 defeated Great Western 5.7.37.

1964 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor,
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Landsborough (final season),
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Trinity 5.6.36 defeated Great Western 3.12.30.

1965 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Buangor (final season),
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Trinity 13.10.88 defeated Moyston 8.14.62.

1966 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Prestige 10.12.72 defeated Trinity 7.10.52.

1967 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Moyston 14.12.96 defeated Saint Marys 11.6.72.

1968 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Moyston 11.12.78 defeated Saint Marys 6.16.52.

1969 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Trinity.
Grand Final - Moyston 15.10.100 defeated Saint Marys 15.9.99.

1970 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Caledonians,
 - Glenorchy (debut),
 - Great Western,
 - Halls Gap (debut),
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts (debut),
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors (debut).
Grand Final - Saint Marys 18.9.117 defeated Great Western 7.10.52.

1971 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Glenorchy,
 - Great Western,
 - Halls Gap,
 - Methodists,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Saint Marys 9.14.68 defeated Great Western 7.3.45.

1972 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Glenorchy (final season),
 - Great Western,
 - Halls Gap,
 - Methodists (changed name to Miners next season),
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Great Western 14.13.97 defeated Methodists 11.15.81.

1973 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Halls Gap,
 - Methodists,
 - Miners (changed name from Methodists),
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Miners 19.16.130 defeated Great Western 10.7.67.

1974 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Halls Gap,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final - Miners v ?.
 - Grand Final - Miners 10.12.72 defeated Caledonians 10.11.71.

1975 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Halls Gap ('weak team', final season due to absorbption),
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Caledonians 13.28.106 defeated Miners 8.10.58.

1976 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Glenorchy (reformed, this season only),
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Miners 12.13.85 defeated Swifts 11.7.73.

1977 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.

1978 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Warriors 8.14.62 defeated Moyston 4.10.34.

1979 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Trinity 16.7.103 defeated Saint Marys 7.11.53.

1980 :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Warriors 11.9.75 defeated Caledonians 8.9.57.

1981 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Warriors 18.23.131 defeated Saint Marys 13.12.90.

1982 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Warriors 18.13.121 defeated Saint Marys 16.12.108.

1983 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Great Western 11.10.76 defeated Warriors 5.9.39.

1984 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Warriors 11.15.81 defeated Miners 11.9.75.

1985 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Caledonians 20.6.126 defeated Great Western 13.19.97.

1986 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Caledonians 15.12.102 defeated Saint Marys 13.9.87.

1987 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Caledonians 19.10.124 defeated Trinity 13.19.97.

1988 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Prestige 7.10.52 defeated Caledonians 6.10.46.

1989 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Swifts 14.7.91 defeated Moyston 13.9.87.

1990 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Moyston 14.19.103 defeated Warriors 10.14.74.

1991 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Moyston 15.9.99 defeated Saint Marys 12.6.78.

1992 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts,
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Swifts 11.13.79 defeated Caledonians 8.7.55.

1993 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts (premiers),
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Swifts 17.9.111 defeated Saint Marys 7.10.52.

1994 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians,
 - Great Western,
 - Miners,
 - Moyston (forfeited all reserves games),
 - Prestige,
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts (premiers & champions),
 - Trinity and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Swifts defeated Warriors by 5 points.

1995 :
A final five operated this season.
Ladder after Home and Away matches :
 1/2. Warriors,
 1/2. Saint Marys,
 3. Caledonians (final season due to merger),
 4. Trinity (final season due to merger),
 5. Swifts,
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 6. Great Western and
 ?. Moyston (4 wins),
 ?. Prestige (final season due to merger) and
 ?. Miners (final season due to merger).
Finals Series :
 - Elimination Final - Swifts defeated Trinity.
 - Qualifying Final - Caledonians lost.
 - First Semi-Final - Swifts defeated Caledonians.
 - Second Semi-Final - Saint Marys defeated Warriors.
 - Preliminary Final - Warriors defeated Swifts.
 - Grand Final - Warriors 18.8.116 defeated Saint Marys 8.13.61.

1996 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians-Miners (debut, result of merger),
 - Great Western,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige Trinity (debut, result of merger),
 - Saint Marys,
 - Swifts and
 - Warriors.
Grand Final - Warriors 15.10.100 defeated Caledonians-Miners 11.10.76.

1997 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians-Miners,
 - Great Western,
 - Moyston,
 - Prestige Trinity,
 - Saint Marys (premiers),
 - Swifts and
 - Warriors (final season due to merger).
April 28,1997 - Matches during a home and away round :
 - Saint Marys 19.12 defeated Caledonian Miners 12.8.
 - Prestige Trinity 18.11 defeated Moyston 16.15.
 - Great Western 31.14 defeated Swifts 15.5.

1998 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caledonians-Miners,
 - Great Western,
 - Moyston,
 - Swifts,
 - Saint Marys and
 - Prestige Trinity.
Grand Final - St Marys 13.10.88 defeated Great Western 10.9.69

1999 :
Complete list of competing teams, in ladder order after the finals were played :
 1. Caledonians-Miners,
 2. Prestige Trinity,
 3. Great Western,
 4. Swifts,
 5. Saint Marys and
 6. Moyston.
Finals Series :
 - 1st Semi Final - Prestige Trinity 19.5.119 defeated Swifts 11.12.78.
 - 2nd Semi-Final - Caledonian Miners defeated Great Western.
 - Preliminary Final - Prestige Trinity defeated Great Western.
 - Grand Final - Caledonian Miners 12.13.85 defeated Prestige Trinity 6.11.47.

2000 :
The ADFA was in recess, clubs dispersed into the Horsham DFL and Mininera & DFL.