YCW Football League / YCW Football Association / YCW National Football Association (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

Div 1 / A Section : 1958 - ?. 1959 - ?. 1960 - ?. 1961 - ?. 1962 - ?. 1963 - ?. 1964 - ?. 1965 - ?. 1966 - ?. 1967 - ?. 1968 - West Preston YCW. 1969 - West Heidelberg YCW. 1970 - West Heidelberg YCW. 1971 - ?. 1972 - ?. 1973 - ?. 1974 - ?. 1975 - ?. 1976 - Sunshine YCW. 1977 - Heidelberg YCW. 1978 - ?. 1979 - ?. 1980(N) - Reservoir YCW. 1981 - ?. 1982 - North Melbourne YCW. 1983 - East Preston. 1984 - North Melbourne YCW. 1985 - ?. 1986 - Fitzroy Stars.

Div 2 / B Section : 1958 - ?. 1959 - ?. 1960 - ?. 1961 - ?. 1962 - ?. 1963 - ?. 1964 - ?. 1965 - ?. 1966 - ?. 1967 - ?. 1968 - ?. 1969 - ?. 1970 - ?. 1971 - ?. 1972 - ?. 1973 - ?. 1974 - ?. 1975 - ?. 1976 - ?. 1977 - ?. 1978 - ?. 1979 - ?. 1980 - Jacana. 1981 - ?. 1982 - East Brunswick. 1983 - West Ivanhoe. 1984 - BYC. 1985 - ?. 1986 - ?.

Div 3 / C Section : 1958 - ?. 1959 - ?. 1960 - ?. 1961 - ?. 1962 - ?. 1963 - ?. 1964 - ?. 1965 - ?. 1966 - ?. 1967 - ?. 1968 - ?. 1969 - ?. 1970 - ?. 1971 - ?. 1972 - ?. 1973 - ?. 1974 - ?. 1975 - ?. 1976 - ?. 1977 - Corpus Christi. 1978 - ?. 1979 - ?. 1980 - ?. 1981 - ?. 1982 - ?. 1983 - Heidelberg YCW. 1984 - Flemington. 1985 - ?. 1986 - ?.

General :
Sources differ on whether this league was called the Youth Christian Workers Football League or the Youth Christian Workers Football Association. Yet another offering is the 'Youth Christian Workers National Football Association.

Timeline :
<--1959 - Participating clubs included West Brunswick.

1959 :
The YCWNFA was an age-restricted competition.^[source]
Participating clubs included Sunshine YCW (debut, juniors only).

1963 :
The YCWNFA became open-age competition.^[source]
Participating clubs included :
 - Clayton YCW and
 - Sunshine YCW (senior debut).

1964-66 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Clayton YCW and
 - West Heidelberg YCW (debut in mid-60s, actual year unknown).

1967 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Clayton YCW and
 - West Heidelberg YCW.

1968 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Box Hill YCW,
 - Clayton YCW,
 - West Heidelberg YCW and
 - West Preston YCW.
Grand Final - West Preston YCW 10.12.72 defeated Box Hill YCW 5.5.35.

1969 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - West Brunswick YCW and
 - West Heidelberg YCW.
Grand Final - West Heidelberg YCW 10.9.69 defeated West Brunswick YCW 5.7.37.
B Grade :
Grand Final - Sunshine YCW def ?.
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Braybrook YCW (final season either 1969 or 1970),
 - Clayton YCW and
 - Yarraville YCW (final season either 1969 or 1970).

1970 :
A Grade :
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - West Brunswick YCW defeated Sunshine YCW.
 - Grand Final - West Heidelberg YCW 14.15.99 defeated West Brunswick YCW 3.11.29.
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Braybrook YCW (final season either 1969 or 1970),
 - Clayton YCW and
 - Yarraville YCW (final season either 1969 or 1970).

1971 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Sunshine YCW (3rd).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Clayton YCW and
 - West Heidelberg YCW.

1972 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Sunshine YCW (3rd).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Clayton YCW and
 - West Heidelberg YCW.

1973 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Sunshine YCW (3rd).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Clayton YCW and
 - West Heidelberg YCW.

1974 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Sunshine YCW (3rd).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Clayton YCW,
 - Mount Waverley Catholics (this season only) and
 - West Heidelberg YCW.

1975 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Sunshine YCW (made final 4).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh YCW (debut),
 - Clayton YCW and
 - West Heidelberg YCW.

1976 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included Sunshine YCW (premiers).
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Black Rock (reformed^[source]),
 - Clayton YCW and
 - West Heidelberg YCW.

1977 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Heidelberg YCW and
 - Sunshine YCW (final season).
Grand Final - Heidelberg YCW 9.9.63 defeated Sunshine YCW 8.8.56.
C Section :
Grand Final - Corpus Christi defeated Bentleigh YCW.
? Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Black Rock,
 - Clayton YCW and
 - West Heidelberg YCW.

1978 :^[source]
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - East Preston,
 - East Reservoir,
 - Clifton Hill,
 - Heidelberg YCW,
 - North Fawkner,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Reservoir,
 - West Heidelberg YCW (final season) and
 - West Preston.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Black Rock,
 - Broadmeadows,
 - Burwood YCW,
 - Caulfield,
 - Flemington,
 - Malvern,
 - Newport and
 - Preston.
C Grade North :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alphington,
 - Braybrook,
 - Central,
 - Coburg,
 - Dallas,
 - Moonee Ponds,
 - West Heidelberg YCW (final season) and
 - West Ivanhoe.
C Grade South :
Participating clubs included :
 - Corpus Christi,
 - East Bentleigh,
 - Hawthorn,
 - North Caulfield,
 - RAAF,
 - Saint Patricks Mentone,
 - Sandringham and
 - Springvale.
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh YCW (4th) and
 - Clayton YCW.

1979 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh YCW (final season, 3rd),
 - Black Rock (final season^[source]),
 - Clayton YCW,
 - East Thomastown,
 - Heidelberg YCW,
 - Moorabbin West (debut),
 - Point Cook RAAF Base and
 - West Preston YCW.

1980 :
A Grade North :
Participating clubs included :
 - Broadmeadows YCW,
 - Clifton Hill,
 - East Preston,
 - Heidelberg YCW,
 - North Melbourne YCW,
 - Reservoir YCW and
 - West Preston YCW.
Grand Final - Reservoir YCW 17.24.126 defeated North Melbourne YCW 10.10.70.
A Grade South :
Participating clubs included :
 - Caulfield YCW,
 - Hawthorn YCW,
 - Middle Park,
 - Moorabbin West,
 - North Caulfield,
 - RAAF,
 - Sandringham YCW and
 - Springvale YCW.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Alphington,
 - CIB,
 - Flemington,
 - Jacana,
 - Preston YCW,
 - Westmeadows and
 - West Ivanhoe .
Grand Final - Jacana 16.15.111 defeated Alphington 12.4.76.
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Clayton YCW and
 - Saint George-Reservoir (final season).

1981 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Clayton YCW and
 - Keon Park (final season).

1982 :
A Grade - Grand Final : North Melbourne YCW 16.12.108 defeated Jacana 12.11.83.
B Grade - Grand Final : East Brunswick 14.8.92 defeated ACYC 9.6.60.
? Grade - Participating clubs included Clayton YCW.

1983 :
A Grade :
Grand Final - East Preston 13.4.82 defeated North Melbourne YCW 7.7.49.
B Grade :
Grand Final - West Ivanhoe 10.13.73 defeated Flemington 9.12.66.
C Grade :
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Clayton YCW defeated Moorabbin West by 7 points.
 - Grand Final - Heidelberg YCW 3.11.29 defeated Clayton YCW 1.3.9.

1984 :
A Grade :
Grand Final - North Melbourne YCW 20.21.141 defeated East Preston 12.12.84.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Fitzroy Stars (debut) and
 - BYC.
Grand Final - BYC 21.13.139 defeated Fitzroy Stars 14.11.95.
C Grade :
Grand Final - Flemington 12.14.86 defeated Coburg YCW 8.12.60.
? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Clayton YCW and
 - Moorabbin West (made finals).

1985 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Clayton YCW and
 - Fitzroy Stars.

1986 :
General :
The YCW FL folded after this season.
Division 1 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Bellfield,
 - East Brunswick,
 - Fairfield Park,
 - Fitzroy Stars (premiers),
 - Kensington (folded partway through season),
 - Moomba Park,
 - North Fawkner,
 - Richmond Centrals and
 - South Dandenong.
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - ACSC,
 - Broadmeadows (YCW?),
 - Coburg YCW,
 - BYC,
 - Clifton Hill and
 - Reservoir Rovers.

Other Clubs :
Other clubs to participate, year or years unknown, included :
 - North Brunswick (not later than 1970) and
 - Thornbury.