Kaniva Football Club (Vic)

Guernseys & Nicknames :
1883 - Kaniva's colours were blue & white. Later they added a red sash.
1960s - Kaniva & Districts were known as the Bulldogs and wore a blue guernsey with broad red band flanked by narrow white hoops.
1995 - Kaniva and Districts' football team were known as the Bulldogs.

Timeline :
1883 - Kaniva played North Lillimur at Lillimur in a footy match.
1889 - Kaniva participated in a league covering the western Wimmera.
1893 - Nelson Trophy : Kaniva participated.
1898 - Wimmera DFA : Kaniva participated. (This may have been merely an affiliation with a body, not a competition)
1904 - Nhill were premiers over Kaniva, league unknown.
1909 - Mattel Cup : Kaniva participated.
1914 - Miram wrote to Boyeo, Broughton, Kaniva and Bunyip with a view to forming an association.
1919-20 - West Wimmera FL : Kaniva participated.
1921 - West Wimmera FL Grand Final : Dimboola 9.12.66 defeated Kaniva 3.13.31.
1922 - West Wimmera FL : Kaniva participated.
1923 - West Wimmera FL Grand Final : Kaniva 16.7.103 defeated Nhill 5.14.44.
1924 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva were premiers.
1925 - Central Wimmera FL : Kaniva participated.

1926 (Central FA) :
Grand Final - Natimuk 8.9.57 defeated Kaniva 8.4.52.
This was Kaniva's final season in the Central FA.

1927 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva recommenced.
1928 - Tatiara FA Grand Final : Kaniva 9.12.66 defeated Mundulla 7.8.50.
1929 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Mundulla 7.10.52 defeated Kaniva 7.8.50.
1930 - West Wimmera FL Grand Final : Federals 20.23.143 defeated Kaniva 7.12.54.
1931 - West Wimmera FL Grand Final : Kaniva 13.8.86 defeated Gerang 9.6.60.
1932 - West Wimmera FL : Kaniva participated.
1933 - West Wimmera FL : Kaniva's final season in this league.
1934 - Tatiara FA Grand Final : Mundulla 15.10.100 defeated Kaniva 10.12.72.
1935 - Tatiara FA Grand Final : Kaniva 10.11.71 defeated Mundulla 6.9.45.
1936 - Tatiara FA Grand Final : Serviceton defeated Kaniva.
1937-40 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva participated.

1939 (Tatiara FA) :
Kaniva make an official approach to join the Wimmera FL from the start of the 1940 season.
Kaniva participated in the Tatiara FA.

1940 (Tatiara FA) :
The onset of world war two cause the question of Kaniva's admission (to the WFL) to be deferred.
Kaniva participated in the Tatiara FA.

1946 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva recommenced.
1947-48 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva participated.
1949 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva absorbed Kaniva Federals.
1950 - Tatiara FA Grand Final : Leeor 16.5.101 defeated Kaniva 8.4.52.
1951 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva participated.
1952 - Tatiara FA Grand Final : Leeor 12.10.82 defeated Kaniva 8.6.54.
1953 - Tatiara FA Grand Final : Kaniva 11.12.78 defeated Leeor 11.11.77.
1954 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva participated.
1955 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Keith 15.21.111 defeated Kaniva Districts 12.11.83.
1956 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Kaniva Districts 9.5.59 defeated Keith 6.13.49.
1957 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Bordertown 13.17.95 defeated Kaniva Districts 11.15.81.
1958 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Kaniva Districts 16.14.110 defeated Bordertown 8.17.65.
1959 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva participated.
1960 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Kaniva Districts 11.11.77 defeated Mundulla 5.12.42.
1961 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Kaniva Districts 12.12.84 defeated Bordertown 5.12.42.
1962 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva participated.
1963 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Kaniva Districts 10.13.73 defeated Keith 9.9.63.
1964 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Kaniva Districts 13.13.91 defeated Mundulla 10.10.70.
1965 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Kaniva Districts 10.11.71 defeated Bordertown 9.14.68.
1966 - Tatiara FA Grand Final : Leeor 8.4.52 defeated Kaniva 5.7.37.
1967-68 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva participated.
1969 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Kaniva Districts 17.12.114 defeated Bordertown 14.12.96.
1970 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Kaniva Districts 17.13.115 defeated Bordertown 13.16.94.
1971 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Bordertown 6.15.51 defeated Kaniva Districts 6.8.44.
1972-74 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva participated.
1975 - Tatiara FA Grand Final : Bordertown defeated Leeor.
1976 - Tatiara FA Grand Final : Bordertown defeated Leeor.
1977-81 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva participated.

1982 :
Kaniva sought admission to join the Wimmera FL, but nothing came of it.
Kaniva participated in the Tatiara FA.

1983-84 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva participated.
1985 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Kaniva Districts 17.11.113 defeated Mundulla 13.8.86.
1986 - Tatiara FL Grand Final : Bordertown 17.14.116 defeated Kaniva District 13.10.88.
1987-89 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva participated.
1990ish - Tatiara FL : Kaniva were cellar dwellers.
1991-92 - Tatiara FA : Kaniva participated.
1993 - KNTFL : Kaniva & Districts commenced.
1994 - KNTFL : Kaniva & Districts participated.
1995 - KNTFL : Kaniva & Districts failed to win a game, and finished 14th (last).
1996 - KNTFL : Kaniva & Districts' final season as a stand-alone club.
1997 - KNTFL : Kaniva and Leeor merged to form Kaniva-Leeor FC.