Panton Hill And Districts Football Association / Panton Hill And Districts Football League / Panton Hill Football League (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

1947 - Plenty Rovers. 1948 - Hurstbridge. 1949 - Plenty Rovers. 1950 - Plenty Rovers. 1951 - Plenty Rovers. 1952 - Hurstbridge. 1953 - Donnybrook. 1954 - Whittlesea. 1955 - Panton Hill. 1956 - Donnybrook. 1957 - Whittlesea. 1958 - Whittlesea. 1959 - Whittlesea. 1960 - Whittlesea.

1961 - Donnybrook. 1962 - Donnybrook. 1963 - Donnybrook. 1964 - Plenty Rovers. 1965 - Hurstbridge. 1966 - Lalor. 1967 - Lalor. 1968 - Hurstbridge. 1969 - La Trobe Uni Blacks. 1970 - Hurstbridge. 1971 - Mernda. 1972 - Reservoir. 1973 - Whittlesea. 1974 - Whittlesea.

1975 - Reservoir. 1976 - Reservoir. 1977 - Northcote Park. 1978 - Northcote Park. 1979 - Northcote Park. 1980 - Bundoora. 1981 - Mernda. 1982 - Mernda. 1983 - Mernda. 1984 - Research. 1985 - Research. 1986 - Mernda. 1987 - Keon Park.

Timeline :
1931 :
The Panton Hill & DFA was formed.
Founding clubs were (complete) :
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Queenstown and
 - Yarra Glen.

1932 :
The Panton Hill & DFA merged with the Bourke-Evelyn FL, to form the Panton Hill & DFL.
Participating clubs included :
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Whittlesea and
 - Yarra Glen.
Whittlesea were premiers.

1933 :
Participating clubs were, in ladder order after H&As :
 1. Whittlesea (final season),
 2. Kinglake,
 3. Hurstbridge,
 4. Yarra Glen,
  -----------------
 5. Plenty Rovers,
 6. Queenstown and
 7. Panton Hill.
First Semi-Final - Yarra Glen 8.13.61 defeated Hurstbridge 7.4.46 @ Kinglake.
Second Semi-Final - Kinglake defeated Whittlesea by 9 points @ Doreen.
Preliminary Final - Yarra Glen 9.13.67 defeated Whittlesea 10.6.66 @ Hurstbridge.
Grand Final - Yarra Glen 10.19.79 defeated Kinglake 4.11.41 @ Whittlesea.

1934 :
Participating clubs were, in ladder position after H&As :
 1. Yarra Glen (undefeated during H&As, final season),
 2. Plenty Rovers,
 3. Panton Hill,
 4. Kinglake,
  -----------------
 5. Hurstbridge and
 6. Queenstown (final season).
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Panton Hill 10.15.75 defeated Kinglake 11.8.74 @ Hurstbridge.
 - Second Semi-Final - Yarra Glen 16.12.108 defeated Plenty Rovers 4.14.38 @ Hurstbridge.
 - Preliminary Final - Panton Hill 8.20.68 defeated Plenty Rovers 512.42 @ Hurstbridge.
 - Grand Final - Panton Hill 11.11.77 defeated Yarra Glen 9.19.73 @ Hurstbridge.

1935 :
Participating clubs were (complete), in ladder position after H&As :
 1. Hurstbridge (final season),
 2. Kinglake,
 3. Panton Hill and
 4. Plenty Rovers.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Kinglake 14.12.96 defeated Panton Hill 6.9.45.
 - Grand Final - Hurstbridge 15.15.105 defeated Kinglake 7.8.50.

1936 :
Participating clubs were (complete), in ladder position after H&As :
 1. Plenty Rovers,
 2. Kinglake and
 3. Panton Hill.
Grand Final - Plenty Rovers 11.9.75 defeated Kinglake @ Whittlesea.

1937-38 - The Panton Hill & DFL was in recess.

1939 :
The Panton Hill & DFL reformed.
Participating clubs were (complete), in ladder position after H&As :
 1. Kinglake,
 2. Panton Hill and
 3. Hurstbridge.
Grand Final - Kinglake defeated Hurstbridge.

1940 :
Participating clubs were (complete), in aft-H&As ladder order :
 1. Kinglake,
 2. Plenty Rovers (rejoined).
 3. Hurstbridge,
 4. Panton Hill and
 5. Whittlesea (rejoined).
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Hurstbridge 14.11.95 defeated Panton Hill 5.10.40 @ Whittlesea.
 - Second Semi-Final - Kinglake defeated Plenty Rovers @ Whittlesea.
 - Preliminary Final - Plenty Rovers defeated Hurstbridge @ Whittlesea.
 - Grand Final - Kinglake 7.15.57 defeated Plenty Rovers 7.12.54 @ Whittlesea.

1941-46 - Recess due to WW2.

1947 :
The league reformed as the Panton Hill FL.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Saint Andrews and
 - Wallan East.
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Plenty Rovers were premiers, match held at Whittlesea.

1948 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook (debut),
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Saint Andrews (final season) and
 - Wallan East (final season due to merger).
 - Whittlesea.
Hurstbridge were premiers, the match held at Whittlesea.

1949 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Flowerdale (debut),
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Wallan United (debut, result of merger) and
 - Whittlesea.
Plenty Rovers were premiers, the match held at Whittlesea.

1950 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Flowerdale,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
Plenty Rovers were premiers, the match held at Whittlesea.

1951 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Flowerdale,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
Plenty Rovers were premiers, the match held at Whittlesea.

1952 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Flowerdale,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
Hurstbridge were premiers, the match held at Whittlesea.

1953 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Flowerdale,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
Donnybrook were premiers, the match held at Whittlesea.

1954 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Flowerdale,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
First Semi-Final - Wallan United 9.17.71 defeated Panton Hill 8.12.60.
Grand Final @ Whittlesea - Whittlesea were premiers.

1955 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Flowerdale (final season),
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
Second Semi-Final : Donnybrook 12.12.84 defeated Panton Hill 4.13.37.
Preliminary Final : Panton Hill 6.5.41 defeated Hurstbridge 2.13.25.
Grand Final - Panton Hill 7.11.53 defeated Donnybrook 7.7.49 at Whittlesea.

1956 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
First Semi-Final - Panton Hill 13.9.87 defeated Kinglake 7.14.56.
Preliminary Final - Donnybrook 12.15.87 defeated Panton Hill 10.9.69.
Grand Final - Donnybrook were premiers.

1957 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
First Semi-Final - Kinglake 8.10.58 defeated Panton Hill 4.14.38.
Grand Final @ Whittlesea - Whittlesea were premiers.

1958 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Research (debut),
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
First Semi-Final : Panton Hill 11.8.74 defeated Plenty Rovers 11.6.72.
Preliminary Final : Donnybrook 13.11.89 defeated Panton Hill 13.5.83.
Grand Final @ Whittlesea - Whittlesea were premiers.

1959 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews (reformed),
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final @ Whittlesea - Whittlesea were premiers.

1960 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
Second Semi-Final - Whittlesea 9.9.63 defeated Panton Hill 8.12.60.
Preliminary Final - Donnybrook 10.5.65 defeated Panton Hill 8.10.58.
Grand Final @ Whittlesea - Whittlesea were premiers.

1961 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge (finished 4th),
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers (finished 3rd),
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Donnybrook defeated Wallan United @ Whittlesea.

1962 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers,
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
Saint Andrews played Research in the final round with the winner finishing sixth and the loser seventh. Result unknown.
Grand Final @ Whittlesea - Donnybrook were premiers.

1963 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Plenty Rovers (changed name after this season),
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Wallan United and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final @ Whittlesea - Donnybrook were premiers.

1964 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Lalor (debut),
 - Panton Hill,
 - Mernda (first season under new name),
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews (folded partway into season),
 - Wallan United (final season) and
 - Whittlesea.
Plenty Rovers were premiers, match held at Whittlesea.

1965 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Lalor,
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Research,
 - Whittlesea.
First Semi-Final - Whittlesea 10.14.74 defeated Lalor 6.11.41.
Grand Final @ Whittlesea - Hurstbridge were premiers.

1966 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Lalor,
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Research,
 - Whittlesea.
Second Semi-Final - Lalor 18.11.118 defeated Hurstbridge 9.11.65.
Grand Final - Lalor 14.8.92 defeated Hurstbridge 8.11.59 at Whittlesea.

1967 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Lalor (final season),
 - La Trobe Uni (debut, this season only, split next year),
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews (reformed),
 - Watsonia (debut) and
 - Whittlesea.
During one match, Panton Hill played Lalor and were beaten 204 points to nothing.
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final - Lalor 19.15.129 defeated Hurstbridge 14.13.97.
 - Grand Final @ Whittlesea - Lalor 15.11.101 drew Hurstbridge 15.11.101.
 - Grand Final Replay @ Whittlesea - Lalor 14.11.95 defeated Hurstbridge 8.10.58 at Whittlesea.

1968 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - La Trobe Uni Blacks (debut),
 - La Trobe Uni Reds (debut),
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Watsonia (final season) and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final @ Whittlesea - Hurstbridge were premiers.

1969 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - La Trobe Uni Blacks (final season),
 - La Trobe Uni Reds (final season),
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - La Trobe Uni Blacks defeated Mernda by 60 points @ Whittlesea.

1970 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews and
 - Whittlesea (made the finals, perhaps lost First Semi).
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final - Panton Hill defeated Hurstbridge by 2 pts.
 - Preliminary Final - Hurstbridge defeated Mernda.
 - Grand Final - Hurstbridge 15.5.95 defeated Panton Hill 10.15.75 @ Whittlesea.

1971 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill,
 - Research,
 - Reservoir (debut),
 - Saint Andrews and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Mernda defeated Reservoir @ Whittlesea.^[source]

1972 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill (did not make finals),
 - Research,
 - Reservoir,
 - Saint Andrews (final season) and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Reservoir were premiers @ Whittlesea.

1973 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Mernda,
 - Northcote Park (debut),
 - Panton Hill (did not make finals) and
 - Research,
 - Reservoir (made finals) and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Whittlesea were premiers @ Whittlesea.

1974 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Mernda,
 - Northcote Park,
 - Panton Hill (did not make finals) and
 - Research,
 - Reservoir (made finals) and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Whittlesea were premiers @ Whittlesea.

1975 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Bundoora (debut),
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Mernda,
 - Northcote Park,
 - Panton Hill (did not make finals) and
 - Research,
 - Reservoir and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Reservoir wwere premiers @ Whittlesea.

1976 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Bundoora,
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Mernda,
 - Northcote Park,
 - Panton Hill (did not make finals) and
 - Research,
 - Reservoir,
 - Thomastown (debut) and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Reservoir were premiers @ Whittlesea.

1977 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Bundoora,
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Mernda,
 - Northcote Park,
 - Panton Hill (did not make finals) and
 - Research,
 - Reservoir (made finals),
 - Saint Andrews (rejoined),
 - Thomastown and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Northcote Park were premiers @ Whittlesea.^[source]

1978 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Bundoora,
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Mernda,
 - Northcote Park,
 - Panton Hill (did not make finals) and
 - Research,
 - Reservoir (made finals),
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Thomastown and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Northcote Park defeated Bundoora @ Whittlesea.^[source]

1979 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Bundoora,
 - Donnybrook,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake,
 - Mernda,
 - Northcote Park,
 - Panton Hill (did not make finals) and
 - Research,
 - Reservoir (made finals),
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Thomastown (final season) and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Northcote Park were premiers @ Whittlesea.^[source]

1980 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Bundoora 'A' (debut, this season only),
 - Bundoora 'B' (debut, this season only),
 - Donnybrook (final season),
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Kinglake (final season),
 - Mernda,
 - Northcote Park (final season),
 - Panton Hill (did not make finals),
 - Research,
 - Reservoir (made finals, final season),
 - Saint Andrews and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Northcote Park were premiers @ Whittlesea.

1981 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill (did not make finals),
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Saint George-Reservoir (debut) and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Mernda were premiers @ Whittlesea.

1982 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Coolaroo Rovers (debut, this season only),
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Keon Park (debut),
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill (did not make finals),
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews,
 - Saint George-Reservoir (final season) and
 - Whittlesea.
Mernda were premiers, match held at Whittlesea.

1983 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Keon Park,
 - Lower Plenty,
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill (failed to make finals),
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews and
 - Whittlesea.
Mernda were premiers, match held at Whittlesea.

1984 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Coolaroo Rovers (rejoined),
 - Heidelberg Colts,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Keon Park,
 - Lower Plenty,
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill (failed to make the finals),
 - Research,
 - Saint Andrews (final season) and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final @ Whittlesea - Research were premiers.

1985 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Coolaroo Rovers,
 - Heidelberg Colts,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Keon Park,
 - Kilmore (debut),
 - Lower Plenty (final season),
 - Mernda,
 - Panton Hill (failed to make the finals),
 - Research (final season) and
 - Whittlesea.
Grand Final - Research were premiers @ Whittlesea.

1986 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Coolaroo Rovers,
 - Heidelberg Colts,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Keon Park,
 - Kilmore (final season),
 - Mernda (final season) and
 - Panton Hill (failed to make the finals),
 - Whittlesea (final season).
Grand Final - Mernda were premiers @ Whittlesea.
Post-season info :
At the end of 1986, there was a motion to turn the PHFL into a third division.

1987 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Coolaroo Rovers (undefeated after H&As),
 - Heidelberg Colts,
 - Hurstbridge,
 - Keon Park,
 - Panton Hill and
 - Reservoir Rovers.
 - Three other clubs :
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Panton Hill defeated Hurstbridge @ Hurstbridge.
 - Second Semi-Final - Keon Park defeated Coolaroo Rovers @ Hurstbridge.
 - Preliminary Final - Coolaroo Rovers defeated Panton Hill @ Hurstbridge.
 - Grand Final - Keon Park defeated Coolaroo Rovers @ Hurstbridge.
This was the final season of the Panton Hill Football League.