Essendon District Football League (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

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A Grade : 1930 - Woodland. 1931 - Woodland. 1932 - Saint Johns. 1933 - Ascot Vale. 1934 - Woodland. 1935 - Ascot Vale. 1936 - Ascot Vale. 1937 - Ascot Vale. 1938 - Ascot Vale. 1939 - LaMascotte. 1940 - Ascot Vale. 1941 - LaMascotte. 1942 - WW2. 1943 - WW2. 1944 - WW2. 1945 - WW2. 1946 - ?. 1947 - ?. 1948 - Doutta Stars. 1949 - Doutta Stars. 1950 - Doutta Stars. 1951 - Doutta Stars. 1952 - Moonee Valley. 1953 - Doutta Stars. 1954 - Doutta Stars. 1955 - Moonee Imperials. 1956 - Brunswick City. 1957 - Doutta Stars. 1958 - Essendon Baptist SJ. 1959 - Doutta Stars. 1960 - Moonee Imperials. 1961 - Doutta Stars. 1962 - Doutta Stars. 1963 - Doutta Stars. 1964 - Doutta Stars. 1965 - West Coburg. 1966 - Glenroy. 1967 - West Coburg. 1968 - West Coburg. 1969 - Doutta Stars. 1970 - West Coburg.

B Grade : 1949 - Glenroy. 1950 - Lincoln Tigers. 1951 - Glenroy. 1952 - Moonee Imperials. 1953 - Aberfeldie. 1954 - Brunswick. 1955 - Lincoln Stars. 1956 - Essendon Baptist SJ. 1957 - North Essendon Meth. 1958 - West Coburg (Jun.). 1959 - Aberfeldie. 1960 - Essendon HS ES. 1961 - North Essendon Meth. 1962 - Broadmeadows. 1963 - West Coburg (Sen.). 1964 - Ascot Vale Presbyterian. 1965 - Essendon HS ES. 1966 - West Coburg. 1967 - Strathmore. 1968 - Keilor. 1969 - Ascot Vale. 1970 - Broadmeadows.

A Grade : 1971 - West Coburg. 1972 - Doutta Stars. 1973 - Keilor. 1974 - Aberfeldie. 1975 - Essendon-Tullamarine. 1976 - Essendon-Tullamarine. 1977 - Essendon-Tullamarine. 1978 - Essendon-Tullamarine. 1979 - Essendon-Tullamarine. 1980 - Doutta Stars. 1981 - Strathmore. 1982 - Glenroy. 1983 - Glenroy. 1984 - Strathmore. 1985 - Keilor. 1986 - Glenroy. 1987 - Avondale Heights. 1988 - Keilor. 1989 - Strathmore. 1990 - Doutta Stars. 1991 - Doutta Stars. 1992 - Airport West. 1993 - Airport West. 1994 - East Keilor. 1995 - Keilor. 1996 - Keilor. 1997 - Keilor. 1998 - Strathmore. 1999 - Doutta Stars. 2000 - Keilor. 2001 - Keilor. 2002 - ?. 2003 - Oak Park. 2004 - Greenvale. 2005 - ?. 2006 - ?. 2007 - ?. 2008 - ?. 2009 - Maribyrnong Park. 2010 - Maribyrnong Park. 2011 - Strathmore.

B Grade : 1971 - Strathmore. 1972 - Ascot Vale. 1973 - Strathmore. 1974 - Glenroy. 1975 - Moonee Valley. 1976 - Avondale Heights. 1977 - Ascot Vale. 1978 - East Keilor. 1979 - Hadfield. 1980 - Glenroy. 1981 - Tullamarine. 1982 - Aberfeldie. 1983 - Oak Park. 1984 - Westmeadows. 1985 - Airport West. 1986 - Moonee Valley. 1987 - West Coburg. 1988 - Pascoe Vale. 1989 - Hadfield. 1990 - Keilor Park. 1991 - West Coburg. 1992 - East Keilor. 1993 - Tullamarine. 1994 - Moonee Valley. 1995 - Aberfeldie. 1996 - West Coburg. 1997 - Glenroy. 1998 - Doutta Stars. 1999 - Moonee Valley. 2000 - West Coburg. 2001 - ?. 2002 - ?. 2003 - ?. 2004 - ?. 2005 - ?. 2006 - ?. 2007 - ?. 2008 - ?. 2009 - ?. 2010 - ?. 2011 - ?.

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Premier Division : 2012 - Greenvale. 2013 - Greenvale. 2014 - Strathmore. 2015 - Aberfeldie.

Division 1 : 2012 - ?. 2013 - Northern Saints. 2014 - West Coburg. 2015 - Doutta Stars.

Division 2 : 2012 - ?. 2013 - Hillside. 2014 - East Keilor. 2015 - Hadfield.

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Timeline :
1930 :
The Essendon District FL commenced.^[source]
Founding clubs were (complete) :
 - Ascot Vale,
 - Essendon High School OB,
 - Flemington & Kensington,
 - Kensington Methodist,
 - Northern Jrs,
 - Saint Johns,
 - West Essendon and
 - Woodlands (premiers).

1931 - Participating clubs included Woodlands (premiers).

1932 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Keilor (debut) and
 - Saint Johns.
Saint Johns were premiers.

1933 - Ascot Vale were premiers.
1934 - Woodlands were premiers.
1935 - Ascot Vale were premiers.
1936 - Ascot Vale were premiers.
1937 - Ascot Vale were premiers.
1938 - Ascot Vale were premiers.
1939 - LaMascotte were premiers.
1940 - Ascot Vale were premiers.
1941 - LaMascotte were premiers.
1942-45 - The league was in recess due to the onset of WW2.^[source]
1946 - The Essendon DFL resumed with 10 teams.^[source]
1947 - The Essendon DFL consisted of 12 teams.^[source]

1948 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Doutta Stars (premiers) and
 - Riverside Stars,

1949 :
General - The Essendon DFL became a dual-grade competition.^[source]
A Grade - Doutta Stars (premiers) and champions.
B Grade - Glenroy (premiers).

1950 :
A Grade - Doutta Stars (premiers).
B Grade - Lincoln Tigers (premiers).

1951 :
General :^[source]
The competition consisted of an A and a B grade, and also a "Juniors" grade which may or may not have been open-age.
Teams listed below have been assigned to the grade they played under some deductive assumption as newspaper reports did not clearly align them. Where the grade is confirmed, this knowledge is indicated.
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ascotvale*,
 - Ascotvale B (seemed to switch between A & B Grades at some point),
 - Brunswick City,
 - Doutta Stars*,
 - Essendon All Blacks,
 - Essendon Baptist-Saint Johns (seemed to switch between A & B Grades at some point),
 - Keilor,
 - Lincoln Tigers,
 - Moonee Valley,
 - Riverside Stars,
 - West Brunswick.
* - commonly listed with an 'A' appended.
Finals Series : ^{[source] [source] [source]}
 - First Semi-Final - Brunswick City 12.12.84 defeated Ascotvale 8.10.58.
 - Second Semi-Final - Doutta Stars 10.11.71 defeated Moonee Valley 5.11.41.
 - Preliminary Final - Moonee Valley 12.13.85 defeated Brunswick City 6.6.42.
 - Grand Final - Doutta Stars 10.8.68 defeated Moonee Valley 9.9.63.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ascotvale B (seemed to switch between A & B Grades at some point),
 - Aberfeldie** (debut),
 - Brunswick Colts,
 - Doutta Stars B,
 - Essendon Baptist-Saint Johns (seemed to switch between A & B Grades at some point),
 - Essendon High School,
 - Essendon Swimmers,
 - Glenroy,
 - Marrows,
 - Moonee Imperials** and
 - North Essendon Methodists**.
** - commonly listed with a 'B' appended.
Finals Series : ^{[source] [source] [source]}
 - First Semi-Final - Essendon High School 10.12.72 defeated Brunswick Colts 5.10.40.
 - Second Semi-Final - Glenroy 10.5.65 defeated North Essendon Methodists 8.13.61.
 - Preliminary Final - North Essendon Methodists 8.8.56 defeated Essendon High School 6.4.40.
 - Grand Final - Glenroy 10.12.72 defeated North Essendon Methodists 10.5.65.
Juniors :
Junior teams included (seeminly an under-age competition) : Aberfeldie Jrs, Ascot Youth Centre, Coburg Stars, Doutta Stars Jrs, Essendon Bombers, Fawkner, Lincoln Stars, Monash Rovers, Moonee Imperials Jrs and North Essendon Methodist Jrs.

1952 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Moonee Valley (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Moonee Imperials (premiers).

1953 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Doutta Stars (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Aberfeldie (premiers).

1954 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Doutta Stars (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Brunswick (premiers).

1955 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Moonee Imperials (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Lincoln Stars (premiers).

1956 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Brunswick City (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Essendon Baptist Saint Johns (premiers).

1957 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Doutta Stars (premiers) and champions.
B Grade - Participating clubs included North Essendon Methodists (premiers).

1958 :
A Grade - Grand Final : Essendon Baptist Saint Johns defeated Doutta Stars.^[source]
B Grade - Participating clubs included West Coburg (Jun.) (premiers).

1959 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Doutta Stars (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Aberfeldie (premiers).

1960 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Moonee Imperials (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Essendon High School Ex-Students (premiers).

1961 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Doutta Stars (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included North Essendon Methodists (premiers).

1962 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Doutta Stars (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Broadmeadows (premiers).

1963 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Doutta Stars (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included West Coburg (Sen.) (premiers).

1964 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie and
 - Doutta Stars.
Doutta Stars (premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included Ascot Vale Presbyterian (premiers).

1965 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included West Coburg (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Essendon High School Ex-Students (premiers).

1966 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Glenroy (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included West Coburg (premiers).

1967 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included West Coburg (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Strathmore (premiers).
C Grade - Participating clubs included Avondale Heights (debut).

1968 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included West Coburg (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Keilor (premiers).

1969 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Doutta Stars (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Ascot Vale (premiers).

1970 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included West Coburg (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Broadmeadows (premiers).
? Grade - Sometime within the period 1970-79, participating clubs included Coolaroo.

1971 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included West Coburg (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Strathmore (premiers).
? Grade - Sometime within the period 1970-79, participating clubs included Coolaroo.

1972 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Doutta Stars (premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included Ascot Vale (premiers).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Coolaroo (sometime within the period 1970-79) and
 - Old Essendon Grammarians (debut).

1973 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie (2nd-last) and
 - Keilor (premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included Strathmore (premiers).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Coolaroo (sometime within the period 1970-79) and
 - Old Essendon Grammarians.

1974 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Aberfeldie (premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included Glenroy (premiers).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Coolaroo (sometime within the period 1970-79),
 - Essendon-Tullamarine (debut, result of merger) and
 - Old Essendon Grammarians.

1975 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie and
 - Essendon-Tullamarine (premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included Moonee Valley (premiers).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Coolaroo (sometime within the period 1970-79) and
 - Old Essendon Grammarians.

1976 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Essendon-Tullamarine (premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included Avondale Heights (premiers).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Coolaroo (sometime within the period 1970-79) and
 - Old Essendon Grammarians.

1977 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie and
 - Essendon-Tullamarine (premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included Ascot Vale (premiers).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Coolaroo (sometime within the period 1970-79) and
 - Old Essendon Grammarians.

1978 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie and
 - Essendon-Tullamarine (premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included East Keilor (premiers).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Coolaroo (sometime within the period 1970-79) and
 - Old Essendon Grammarians.

1979 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Essendon-Tullamarine (premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie and
 - Hadfield (premiers).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Coolaroo (sometime within the period 1970-79) and
 - Old Essendon Grammarians.

1980 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Airport West,
 - Ascot Vale,
 - Avondale Heights,
 - Doutta Stars (premiers),
 - Essendon-Tullamarine (changed name to Tullamarine next season),
 - Hadfield,
 - Keilor,
 - Pascoe Vale,
 - Strathmore and
 - West Coburg.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie,
 - East Brunswick,
 - East Keilor,
 - Glenroy,
 - Maribyrnong Park,
 - Moonee Ponds,
 - Moonee Valley,
 - Oak Park,
 - Royal Park and
 - Westmeadows.
Grand Final - Glenroy defeated Aberfeldie.
? Grade :
Participating clubs included Old Essendon Grammarians.

1981 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Strathmore (premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie and
 - Tullamarine (changed name from Essendon-Tullamarine).
Grand Final - Tullamarine defeated Aberfeldie.
? Grade :
Participating clubs included Old Essendon Grammarians.

1982 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Glenroy premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included Aberfeldie (premiers).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included Old Essendon Grammarians (final season).

1983 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie and
 - Glenroy (premiers).
Glenroy (premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included Oak Park (premiers).

1984 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Strathmore (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Westmeadows (premiers).

1985 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Keilor (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Airport West (premiers).

1986 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie,
 - Airport West,
 - Avondale Heights,
 - Doutta Stars,
 - Glenroy (premiers),
 - Hadfield,
 - Keilor,
 - Oak Park,
 - Westmeadows and
 - Strathmore.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie Park,
 - Ascot Vale,
 - Brunswick City,
 - Coburg Districts,
 - East Keilor,
 - Keilor Park,
 - Moonee Valley (premiers) and
 - Maribyrnong Park,
 - Pascoe Vale,
 - Saint Olivers,
 - Tullamarine and
 - West Coburg.

1987 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Avondale Heights (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included West Coburg (premiers).

1988 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Keilor (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Pascoe Vale (premiers).

1989 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Strathmore (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Hadfield (premiers).

1990 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Doutta Stars (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Keilor Park (premiers).

1991 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Doutta Stars (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included West Coburg (premiers).

1992 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Airport West (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included East Keilor (premiers).

1993 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Airport West (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Tullamarine (premiers).

1994 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included East Keilor (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Moonee Valley (premiers).

1995 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Keilor (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Aberfeldie (premiers).

1996 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie and
 - Keilor.
Keilor (premiers).
B Grade :
Participating clubs included West Coburg (premiers).

1997 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Keilor (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Glenroy (premiers).

1998 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Strathmore (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included Doutta Stars (premiers).

1999 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Doutta Stars were A Grade premiers.
B Grade - Participating clubs included Moonee Valley (premiers).

2000 :
A Grade - Participating clubs included Keilor (premiers).
B Grade - Participating clubs included West Coburg (premiers).

2001 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Keilor (premiers).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie (runners-up),
 - Craigieburn (debut),
 - Jacana (debut) and
 - Maribyrnong Park.

2002 :
? Grade - Participating clubs included Keilor (premiers).

2003 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Keilor (minor premiers, 0 H&A losses) and
 - Oak Park (premiers).
Grand Final - Oak Park defeated Keilor.
? Grade :
Participating clubs included Taylors Lakes.

2004 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Aberfeldie,
 - Doutta Stars,
 - East Keilor,
 - Greenvale,
 - Keilor (minor premiers, 0 H&A losses),
 - Keilor Park,
 - Moonee Valley,
 - Oak Park.
 - Strathmore and
 - Tullamarine.
Grand Final - Greenvale defeated Oak Park.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Airport West,
 - Avondale Heights,
 - Craigieburn,
 - Glenroy,
 - Hadfield,
 - Jacana,
 - Maribyrnong Park,
 - North Coburg,
 - Pascoe Vale,
 - Taylors Lakes,
 - West Coburg and
 - Westmeadows.
Grand Final - Avondale Heights 17.12.114 defeated Pascoe Vale 9.7.61.

2005 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aberfeldie,
 - Avondale Heights,
 - Doutta Stars,
 - East Keilor,
 - Greenvale,
 - Keilor,
 - Keilor Park,
 - Moonee Valley,
 - Oak Park and
 - Strathmore.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Airport West,
 - Craigieburn,
 - Glenroy,
 - Hadfield,
 - Jacana,
 - Maribyrnong Park,
 - North Coburg,
 - Pascoe Vale,
 - Roxburgh Park (debut),
 - Sydenham-Hillside (debut),
 - Taylors Lakes,
 - Tullamarine,
 - West Coburg and
 - Westmeadows.

2009 - A Grade Grand Final : Maribyrnong Park 14.18.102 defeated Greenvale 13.6.84.^[source]
2010 - A Grade Grand Final : Maribyrnong Park 12.18.90 defeated Greenvale 10.13.73.^[source]
2011 - A Grade Grand Final : Strathmore defeated Oak Park by 2 pts.^[source]

2012 :
The original two tiers (A Grade & B Grade) were replaced by three - Premier Division, Division 1 & Division 2.
Premier Division Grand Final - Greenvale defeated ?.^[source]

2013 :
Premier Division :
Second Semi-Final - Aberfeldie defeated Greenvale.^[source]
Grand Final - Greenvale 12.14.86 defeated Aberfeldie 10.12.72 @ Windy Hill.^[source]
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Northern Saints 13.23.10 defeated Glenroy 13.9.87 @ Windy Hill.^[source]
Division 2 :
Grand Final - Hillside defeated ?.^[source]

2014 :
Premier Division :
Grand Final - Strathmore defeated Aberfeldie by 2 pts @ Windy Hill.^[source]
Division 1 :
Grand Final - West Coburg defeated Tullamarine.^[source]
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Burnside Heights (debut),
 - East Keilor and
 - Roxburgh Park.
Grand Final - East Keilor 13.8.86 defeated Roxburgh Park 8.10.58. ^{[source] [source]}

2015 :
Premier Division :
Premier Division Grand Final - Aberfeldie 26.10.166 defeated Greenvale 13.12.90 @ Windy Hill.^[source]
Division 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Craigieburn,
 - Doutta Stars and
 - East Keilor (2w/1d, last).^[source]
Grand Final - Doutta Stars 15.16.106 defeated Craigieburn 11.16.82.^[source]
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Burnside Heights (1w),^[source]
 - Hadfield and
 - Jacana.
Grand Final - Hadfield 16.23.119 defeated Jacana 8.14.62.^[source]

2016 :
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Burnside Heights,
 - East Keilor and
 - Jacana.

Nearby, Like-Named or Otherwise Related Clubs & Leagues :
 - Essendon Association FC,
 - Essendon Baptist Saint Johns FC,
 - Essendon FC,
 - Essendon High School Ex-Students FC,
 - Essendon Town FC,
 - North Essendon Methodists FC.

Links :
 - Essendon DFL.