Birchip Football Club (Vic)

Guernseys & Nicknames :
1897 - Birchip wore red, white and blue colours.
1990s - Birchip were known as the Swans, and wore red and white guernseys.

Timeline :
1892 (year subjective) - Birchip apparently played matches against Morton Plains.

1893 (Glowrey & Ball Trophy) :
Birchip was a founding club.
Birchip finished 5th (last).

1894 (Glowrey & Ball Trophy) :
Birchip finished 2nd after H&As.
Final - Donald 4.1 defeated Birchip 3.7 @ Watchem.

1895 - Honan Trophy Final : Birchip 2.6 defeated Narraport 1.3.
1896 - Birchip Trophy Final - Narraport 6.10 defeated Birchip 2.4.
1897 - Birchip Trophy Final : Watchem 2.7 defeated Birchip 2.3.
1898 - Birchip Trophy : Birchip participated.
1899 - Birchip did not field a team at all this seaon.
1900 - Watchem-Birchip FA : Birchip finished 3rd (last).
1901 - Watchem-Birchip FA : Birchip finished 3rd.
1902 - Watchem-Birchip FA Final : Donald defeated Birchip (forfeit).
1904 - Birchip FA : Birchip finished 3rd.
1905 - Birchip FA : Birchip participated.
1907 - Birchip FA : Birchip participated.
1908 - Birchip FA : Birchip participated up until the disbanding of the league partway through the season.
1909 - Birchip FA : Birchip finished 2nd.
1910 - Birchip FA : Birchip finished 2nd.
1911 - Watchem DFA Grand Final : Birchip defeated Saint Arnaud by default.
1912 - Watchem DFA : Birchip participated.
1913 - North-Western FA Grand Final : Birchip 10.14.74 defeated Woomelang 7.15.57.
1914 - North-Western FA Final : Birchip 14.17.101 defeated Donald 5.13.43 @ Donald.
1918 - Birchip DFA : Birchip participated.
1919 - Birchip DFA(?) : Birchip participated.

1920 (North Western DFA) :
Birchip was a founding club.
Birchip were 3rd after H&As.

1921 - North Western DFA : Birchip were 4th & last as at August 27.
1922 - North Western DFA : Watchem 18.12.120 defeated Birchip 9.8.62.
1923 - North Western DFA : Birchip participated.

1924 (North Western DFA) :
Second Semi-Final - Litchfield-Carron 7.10.52 defeated Birchip 6.8.44.
Second Semi-Final ruling - Result overturned due to protest, Birchip declared victors.
Semi-Final - Birchip 6.14.50 defeated Donald 6.13.49.
Second Semi-Final Replay (late re-ruling) - Birchip 11.13.79 defeated Litchfield-Carron 8.17.65.
Grand Final - Donald 10.7.67 defeated Birchip 4.6.30.

1925 - North Western DFA Grand Final : Birchip 15.12.102 defeated Donald 10.18.78.

1926 (North-Central DFL) :
Birchip stayed with the league as its name changed from the North Western DFA to the North-Central DFL.
Birchip finished 6th (last).

1927 - North Central DFL : Birchip participated.

1928 (North Central DFL) :
Birchip were 1st after H&As.
First Semi-Final - Birchip 10.14.74 defeated Watchem 3.14.32.
Grand Final - Birchip 12.13.85 defeated Woomelang 12.11.83.

1929 (North Central DFL) :
Final - Birchip 18.17.125 defeated Woomelang 17.12.114 @ Donald.
Grand Final - Birchip 15.19.109 defeated Woomelang 12.16.88.

1930 (North Central FL) :
Birchip transferred to the new North Central FL.
Birchip were 1st after H&As.
Semi-Final - Birchip 12.10.82 defeated Watchem 6.3.39.
Grand Final - Saint Arnaud 11.7.73 defeated Birchip 7.4.46.

1931 - Birchip FC disbanded.
1932 - Southern Mallee FL : Birchip commenced.
1933 - Southern Mallee FL : Birchip participated.

1934 (North Central FL) :
Birchip recommenced in the North Central FL.
Grand Final - Saint Arnaud 12.15.87 defeated Birchip 12.5.77.

1935 (North Central FL) :
First Semi-Final - Birchip 15.13.103 defeated Watchem-Litchfield 10.6.66.
Final - Birchip defeated Donald.
Grand Final - Woomelang 12.11.83 defeated Birchip 8.9.57.

1936 - North Central FL : This was Birchip's final season in this league.
1937 - Wycheproof DFL : Birchip commenced.
1938-39 - Wycheproof DFL : Birchip participated.

1940 :
Conflicting Data :
 - Birchip FC disbanded.
 - Wycheproof DFL : Birchip participated.

1945 - (league unknown) Grand Final : Birchip defeated Narraport.
1946 - Tyrrell FL : Birchip were a founding club.
1947-48 - Tyrrell FL : Birchip participated.
1950 - Tyrrell FL : Birchip were premiers.
1951-52 - Tyrrell FL : Birchip participated.
1953 - North Central FL : Birchip recommenced.
1954 - North Central FL : Birchip participated.
1955 - North Central FL Grand Final : Wycheproof 9.19.73 defeated Birchip 10.11.71.
1956-58 - North Central FL : Birchip participated.

1959 (North Central FL) :
Second Semi-Final - Birchip defeated Watchem-Corack.
Grand Final - Birchip 10.10.70 defeated Watchem-Corack 6.6.42.

1960 - North Central FL Grand Final : Watchem-Corack 7.11.53 defeated Birchip 5.4.34.
1961 - North Central FL : Birchip participated.

1962 (North Central FL) :
Birchip were 3rd after H&As.
Grand Final - Watchem-Corack 15.11.101 defeated Birchip 7.14.56.

1963 - North Central FL Grand Final : Donald 5.17.47 defeated Birchip 6.5.41.
1964-65 - North Central FL : Birchip participated.
1966 - North Central FL First Semi-Final : Birchip 16.9.105 defeated Watchem-Corack 12.17.89.
1967-68 - North Central FL : Birchip participated.

1969 (North Central FL) :
Birchip were minor premiers.
Second Semi-Final - Birchip defeated Wedderburn easily.
Grand Final - Watchem-Corack 13.10.88 defeated Birchip 11.18.84.

1970-83 - North Central FL : Birchip participated.

1984 (North Central FL) :
First Semi-Final - Birchip 17.7.109 defeated Watchem-Corack 11.10.76.
Preliminary Final - Birchip defeated Donald.
Grand Final - Wycheproof-Narraport 16.15.111 defeated Birchip 15.6.96.

1985 - North Central FL : Birchip participated.
1986 - North Central FL Grand Final : Birchip 18.2.110 defeated Wycheproof-Narraport 16.11.107.
1987-93 - North Central FL : Birchip participated.
1994 - North Central FL Grand Final : Birchip 11.11.77 defeated Wycheproof-Narraport 6.15.51.

1995 (North Central FL) :
Birchip were minor premiers.
Second Semi-Final : Birchip defeated Wycheproof-Narraport @ Donald.
Grand Final : Wycheproof-Narraport 9.5.59 defeated Birchip 5.4.34 @ Boort.

1996 - North Central FL : Birchip's final season as a stand alone club.
1997 - North Central FL : Birchip and Watchem-Corack merged to form Birchip-Watchem FC.