Footscray District Football League (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

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A Grade / A1 Section / Division 1 :

Footscray DFL : 1931 - Parkside A. 1932 - Riverside. 1933 - Parkside. A Grade : 1934 - West Footscray. 1935 - West Footscray. 1936 - Parkside. 1937 - Parkside. 1938 - Spotswood Citizens. 1939 - ICI. 1940 - ICI. 1941 - ICI. 1942 - Braybrook. 1943 - Kingsville.

1944 - Braybrook. 1945 - Braybrook. 1946 - Braybrook. 1947 - West Footscray. 1948 - Parkside. 1949 - Parkside. 1950 - Seddon. 1951 - Parkside. Footscray DFL : 1952 - Braybrook. 1953 - Seddon. 1954 - Braybrook. 1955 - Braybrook. 1956 - Braybrook. 1957 - Parkside.

1958 - Spotswood. 1959 - F & Y Socials. 1960 - F & Y Socials. 1961 - F & Y Socials. 1962 - Parkside. 1963 - F & Y Socials. 1964 - Kingsville. 1965 - Albion. 1966 - Saint Albans. 1967 - Parkside. 1968 - Spotswood. 1969 - Saint Albans. 1970 - West Footscray. 1971 - Spotswood. 1972 - Spotswood.

1973 - Braybrook. 1974 - Braybrook. 1975 - Braybrook. 1976 - Seddon. 1977 - Spotswood. A Grade : 1978 - North Footscray. 1979 - Braybrook. 1980 - North Footscray. A1 Section : 1981 - Parkside. 1982 - West Footscray. 1983 - North Footscray. 1984 - Spotswood. 1985 - Albion.

1986 - Albion. 1987 - Spotswood. 1988 - Saint Albans. 1989 - Saint Albans. 1990 - Spotswood. 1991 - Seddon. 1992 - Seddon. 1993 - Spotswood. 1994 - Deer Park. 1995 - Spotswood. 1996 - Parkside. Division 1 : 1997 - Yarraville. 1998 - Port Colts. 1999 - Port Colts.

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B Grade . B1 Grade / A2 Section / A2 Section 1 / Division 2:

B Grade : 1934 - Newells Imperials. 1935 - Baptist Church Of Christ. 1936 - Braybrook. 1937 - South Footscray. 1938 - North Footscray Imperials. 1939 - Victor Socials. 1940 - South Footscray. 1941 - West Footscray. 1942 - Kingsville.

1943 - Newport CYMS. 1944 - Spotswood. 1945 - Essendon Districts. 1946 - Essendon Districts. 1947 - Altona. 1948 - Spotswood. B1 Grade : 1949 - North Footscray. B Grade : 1950 - Maidstone.

1951 - Altona. ... 1978 - Braybrook. 1979 - Albion. 1980 - North Footscray. A2 Section : 1981 - ?. 1982 - ?. 1983 - Deer Park. 1984 - West Footscray.

1985 - West Footscray. 1986 - North Sunshine. 1987 - EHSES. A2 Section 1 : 1988 - Coburg Districts. 1989 - Ascot Vale. 1990 - Port Colts. 1991 - Altona City. 1992 - Hoppers Crossing. 1993 - Braybrook.

1994 - Albion. 1995 - West Newport. 1996 - North Melbourne & Kensington. Division 2 : 1997 - Saint Albans. 1998 - Seddon-Yarraville. 1999 - Braybrook.

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B2 Grade / A3 Section / A2 Section 2 / Division 3 :

B2 Grade : 1949 - 6th Melbourne Scouts. ... A3 Section : 1981 - ?. 1982 - ?. 1983 - ?. 1984 - ?.

1985 - ?. ... A2 Section 2 : 1988 - Sunshine Heights. 1989 - RAAF Laverton. 1990 - Braybrook. 1991 - Wembley Park. 1992 - Glenorden.

1993 - North Melbourne & Kensington. 1994 - Flemington. 1995 - Newport. 1996 - West Newport. Division 3 : 1997 - Braybrook. 1998 - Sunshine Heights.

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Timeline :
1931 (Footscray DJFL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Bayview Road Methodists,
 - Braybrook,
 - Footscray Scouts (made finals),
 - Footscray Technical School Old Boys,
 - Parkside A (changed name to Parkside next season),
 - Parkside B (made finals, changed name to Riverside next season),
 - Saint Johns Church Of England (changed to Paisley next season) and
 - Yarraville CYMS.
Grand Final - Parkside A 11.19.85 defeated Braybrook 7.5.47.

1932 (Footscray DJFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Dark Blues (debut),
 - Paisley (changed name from Saint Johns Church Of England),
 - Parkside (changed name from Parkside A, premiers),
 - Riverside (changed name from Parkside B),
 - Seddon Rovers (debut),
 - West Footscray (debut) and
 - Yarraville Rovers (debut).
Grand Final - Riverside 11.15.81 defeated Parkside 10.12.72.

1933 (Footscray DJFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Altona (debut),
 - Newells Imperials (debut),
 - North Williamstown (debut),
 - Parkside,
 - Riverside and
 - Shell Oil Company (debut).
Grand Final - Parkside 19.22.136 defeated Riverside 10.10.70.

1934 (Footscray DJFL) :
General :
The Footscray DJFL expanded into 2 grades.
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Altona,
 - Footscray Presbyterians (debut, withdrew midseason),
 - Footscray Rovers (changed name to Seddon next season),
 - Paisley,
 - Parkside,
 - Riverside and
 - West Footscray.
Grand Final - West Footscray 9.10.64 defeated Parkside 8.7.55.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Newells Imperials (premiers),
 - Paisley Street Baptist CoC,
 - Sunshine Methodists and
 - Victor Socials.
Grand Final - Newells Imperials 13.13.91 defeated Victor Socials 9.12.66.

1935 (Footscray DFL) :
General :
The Footscray DJFL changed name to the Footscray DFL.
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after H&As) :
 1. Spotswood Citizens,
 2. Parkside,
 3. West Footscray,
 4. Newells Imperials,
 5. Newport United (debut),
 6. ICI (debut),
 7. Paisley,
 8. Seddon (changed name from Footscray Rovers),
 9. 6th Melbourne Scouts and
 10. Williamstown City (debut, changed name to Williamstown Districts next season).
Grand Final - West Footscray 12.12.84 defeated Spotswood Citizens 10.8.68.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Altona,
 - Colonial Sugar Refinery,
 - Paisley Street Baptist CoC (changed name to Combine next season),
 - South Footscray,
 - Spotswood Citizens 2nds,
 - Yarraville Socials and
 - 7 others (total of 14).
'Clip Springers' FC applied but seem not to have been admitted.
Grand Final - Paisley Street Baptist CoC 10.14.74 defeated Spotswood Citizens 2nds 8.13.61.^[source]

1936 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - ICI,
 - Newells Imperials,
 - Newport United,
 - Paisley,
 - Parkside,
 - Seddon,
 - Spotswood Citizens,
 - West Footscray and
 - Williamstown Districts (changed name from Williamstown City).
Grand Final - Parkside 11.8.74 defeated Spotswood Citizens 5.8.38.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Braybrook and
 - North Footscray Imperials.
Grand Final - Braybrook 7.20.62 defeated North Footscray Imperials 7.7.49.

1937 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - ICI,
 - Newells Imperials,
 - Newport United,
 - Paisley,
 - Parkside,
 - Seddon,
 - Spotswood Citizens,
 - West Footscray and
 - Williamstown Districts.
Grand Final - Parkside 15.11.101 defeated ICI 8.13.63.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Braybrook,
 - Essendon ALP and
 - South Footscray (premiers).
Grand Final - South Footscray 7.17.59 defeated Braybrook 6.20.56.

1938 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Braybrook,
 - ICI,
 - Newells Imperials (withdrew midseason),
 - Newport United,
 - Parkside (made finals),
 - Seddon,
 - Spotswood Citizens,
 - West Footscray and
 - Williamstown Districts.
Grand Final - Spotswood Citizens 15.15.105 defeated ICI 12.16.88.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Combine,
 - North Footscray Imperials (premiers & champions),
 - Paisley (withdrew midseason) and
 - Sunshine Districts (debut).
Grand Final - North Footscray Imperials 10.17.77 defeated Combine 8.7.55.

1939 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - ICI,
 - Newport United,
 - North Footscray Imperials (changed name to North Footscray next season),
 - Parkside,
 - Seddon,
 - Spotswood Citizens (final season),
 - West Footscray (final season) and
 - Williamstown Districts.
Grand Final - ICI 14.14.98 defeated Parkside 8.13.61.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Combine,
 - Victor Socials,
 - West Spotswood and
 - Williamstown United.
Grand Final - Victor Socials 10.5.65 defeated Combine 6.17.53.

1940 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - ICI,
 - Newport United,
 - North Footscray (changed name from North Footscray Imperials),
 - Parkside (made finals),
 - Seddon and
 - Williamstown Districts.
Grand Final - ICI 8.8.56 defeated North Footscray 7.12.54.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Combine,
 - Saint Andrews (debut) and
 - South Footscray.
Grand Final - South Footscray 12.16.88 defeated Combine 10.12.72.

1941 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - ICI (final season),
 - Newport United,
 - North Footscray (final season),
 - Parkside,
 - Seddon,
 - South Footscray (final season) and
 - Williamstown Districts.
Grand Final - ICI 17.5.107 defeated Parkside 12.10.82.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Newport CYMS (debut),
 - Newport United,
 - Victor Socials and
 - West Footscray.
Grand Final - West Footscray 20.12.132 defeated Victor Socials 11.13.79.

1942 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Braybrook,
 - Newport United,
 - Parkside (made finals),
 - West Footscray and
 - Williamstown Districts.
Grand Final - Braybrook 17.21.123 defeated West Footscray 8.12.60.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Essendon 3rds,
 - Kingsville,
 - Seddon (3rd) and
 - Sunshine Districts.
Grand Final - Kingsville 17.12.114 defeated Sunshine Districts 11.13.79.

1943 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Kingsville,
 - Newport United,
 - Parkside,
 - Seddon,
 - Williamstown Districts (final season) and
 - 2 others (total of 8).
Grand Final - Kingsville 6.12.48 defeated Parkside 3.8.26.
B Grade :
Grand Final - Newport CYMS 9.16.70 defeated Spotswood 7.9.51.

1944 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Braybrook,
 - Newport United,
 - Parkside (made finals),
 - Seddon,
 - South Footscray (final season) and
 - West Footscray.
Grand Final - Braybrook 7.7.49 defeated West Footscray 5.18.48.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Friendship Circle (changed name to Waratahs next season),
 - Spotswood,
 - Sunshine Harvester Social and
 - Sunshine Districts.
Grand Final - Spotswood 10.9.69 defeated Sunshine Districts 7.7.49.

1945 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Braybrook,
 - Kingsville,
 - Newport United,
 - Sunshine Districts and
 - West Footscray.
Grand Final - Braybrook 15.9.99 defeated West Footscray 10.6.66.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Altona (rejoined),
 - Essendon Districts,
 - F & Y Socials,
 - Waratahs (changed name from Friendship Circle) and
 - Williamstown Rovers.
Grand Final - Essendon Districts 12.14.86 defeated F & Y Socials 8.15.63.

1946 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Braybrook,
 - Essendon Districts,
 - F & Y Socials,
 - Kingsville,
 - Newport United,
 - Parkside,
 - Seddon,
 - South Footscray (reformed) and
 - West Footscray.
Grand Final - Braybrook 9.12.66 defeated West Footscray 8.15.63.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Altona,
 - Essendon Districts,
 - Spotswood,
 - Sunshine Districts and
 - Waratahs.
Grand Final - Sunshine Districts 11.17.83 defeated Spotswood 8.5.53.

1947 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Braybrook,
 - Essendon Districts,
 - F & Y Socials,
 - ICI (reformed),
 - Kingsville,
 - Newport United,
 - Parkside,
 - Seddon,
 - South Footscray,
 - Sunshine Districts and
 - West Footscray.
Grand Final - West Footscray 10.12.72 defeated Braybrook 8.13.61.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Altona (premiers),
 - Maidstone (debut),
 - Maribyrnong (debut),
 - Saint Albans (debut),
 - Waratahs and
 - Williamstown United (debut).
Grand Final - Altona 12.25.97 defeated Waratahs 4.5.29.

1948 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Altona,
 - Braybrook,
 - Essendon Districts,
 - F & Y Socials,
 - ICI,
 - Kingsville,
 - Newport United,
 - Parkside,
 - Seddon,
 - South Footscray,
 - Sunshine Districts,
 - Waratahs and
 - West Footscray.
Grand Final - Parkside 10.7.67 defeated Braybrook 8.6.42.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Saint Albans and
 - Spotswood.
Grand Final - Spotswood 11.15.81 defeated Saint Albans 7.2.44.

1949 (Footscray DFL) :
General :
B Grade split into B1 Grade and B2 Grade for this season only.
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Altona (final season),
 - Braybrook,
 - Essendon Districts,
 - ICI,
 - Newport United (final season),
 - Parkside,
 - Seddon,
 - South Footscray (final season),
 - Spotswood,
 - Sunshine Districts (final season) and
 - West Footscray.
Grand Final - Parkside 9.7.61 defeated Sunshine Districts 7.8.50.
B1 Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - F & Y Socials,
 - Kingsville (4th) and
 - North Footscray.
Grand Final - North Footscray 8.19.67 defeated F & Y Socials 9.10.64.
B2 Grade :
Participating clubs included 6th Melbourne Scouts (premiers).
Grand Final - 6th Melbourne Scouts 15.18.108 defeated West Footscray (2nds?) 5.4.34.
B? Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Myer and
 - Waratahs.

1950 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Braybrook,
 - F & Y Socials,
 - ICI,
 - Kingsville,
 - North Footscray,
 - Parkside,
 - Seddon,
 - Spotswood and
 - West Footscray.
Grand Final - Seddon 12.5.77 defeated Spotswood 3.9.27.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Maidstone (premiers),
 - Saint Albans (made finals),
 - Williamstown Rovers and
 - Yarraville Boys Club (debut).
Grand Final - Maidstone 10.10.70 defeated Williamstown Rovers 7.13.55.

1951 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Braybrook,
 - F & Y Socials,
 - ICI (final season),
 - Maidstone,
 - North Footscray,
 - Parkside,
 - Saint Albans,
 - Seddon,
 - Spotswood and
 - West Footscray.
Grand Final - Parkside 14.8.92 defeated West Footscray 12.9.81.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - 6th Melbourne Scouts,
 - Altona (reformed) and
 - Kingsville.
Grand Final - Altona 12.12.84 defeated Kingsville 11.7.73.

1952 (Footscray DFL) :
A & B Grades merged to form one division. An U18 competition was now referred to as B Grade.
Participating clubs were (in ladder order after H&As) :
 1. Seddon,
 2. Braybrook,
 3. Parkside,
 4. West Footscray,
 5. Newport (rejoined),
 6. Saint Albans,
 7. Spotswood,
 8. F & Y Socials,
 9. Maidstone,
 10. Kingsville,
 11. North Footscray,
 12. Sunshine 3rds and
 x. 6th Melbourne Scouts (ejected after 1 round).
Grand Final - Braybrook 7.9.51 defeated Seddon 7.2.44.

1953 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Maidstone (last 6 times within the period 1953-64),
 - Newport,
 - Saint Albans (final season) and
 - Seddon.
Grand Final - Seddon 5.8.38 defeated Newport 2.7.19.

1954 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Braybrook,
 - Maidstone (last 6 times within the period 1953-64),
 - Newport and
 - 8 others (total of 11).
Grand Final - Braybrook 9.10.64 defeated Newport 8.5.53.

1955 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Braybrook,
 - Maidstone (last 6 times within the period 1953-64),
 - Newport (final season) and
 - Seddon.
Grand Final - Braybrook 8.15.63 defeated Seddon 7.11.53.

1956 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Braybrook,
 - Maidstone (last 6 times within the period 1953-64) and
 - Parkside.
Grand Final - Braybrook 11.7.73 defeated Parkside 9.9.63.

1957 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Kingsville,
 - Maidstone (last 6 times within the period 1953-64),
 - Parkside and
 - West Newport (debut).
Grand Final - Parkside 10.21.81 defeated Kingsville 6.7.43.

1958 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - F & Y Socials (made finals),
 - Maidstone (last 6 times within the period 1953-64),
 - Parkside,
 - Saint Albans (rejoined),
 - Spotswood and
 - Sunshine 3rds (final season).
Grand Final - Spotswood 10.7.67 defeated Parkside 9.9.63.

1959 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - F & Y Socials,
 - Maidstone (last 6 times within the period 1953-64) and
 - Spotswood.
Grand Final - F & Y Socials 11.6.72 defeated Spotswood 3.5.23.

1960 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - F & Y Socials,
 - Maidstone (last 6 times within the period 1953-64) and
 - Spotswood.
Grand Final - F & Y Socials 15.9.99 defeated Spotswood 4.12.36.

1961 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Albion (debut),
 - F & Y Socials (premiers),
 - Maidstone (last 6 times within the period 1953-64) and
 - Parkside.
Grand Final - F & Y Socials 12.7.79 defeated Parkside 5.11.41.

1962 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - F & Y Socials,
 - Kingsville (made finals),
 - Maidstone (last 6 times within the period 1953-64) and
 - Parkside.
Grand Final - Parkside 4.10.34 defeated F & Y Socials 2.6.18.

1963 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Kingsville (made finals),
 - F & Y Socials (premiers),
 - Maidstone (last 6 times within the period 1953-64) and
 - Seddon.
Grand Final - F & Y Socials 11.17.83 defeated Seddon 6.9.45.

1964 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Maidstone (last 6 times within the period 1953-64, expelled midseason, readmitted midseason, final season),
 - Spotswood and
 - Kingsville.
Grand Final - Kingsville 10.21.81 defeated Spotswood 9.7.61.

1965 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Albion,
 - Kingsville (made finals),
 - West Newport (final season),
 - Parkside and
 - Williamstown CYMS (debut).
Grand Final - Albion 14.11.95 defeated Parkside 12.12.84.

1966 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Kingsville,
 - Saint Albans and
 - Williamstown CYMS.
Grand Final - Saint Albans 11.22.88 defeated Kingsville 8.9.57.

1967 (Footscray DFL) :
The Footscray DFL formed a Reserve Grade, and 3 2nds clubs returned to the league from the Western Suburban FL.
Participating clubs included :
 - ICI (rejoined),
 - Kingsville (made finals),
 - Parkside,
 - Spotswood and
 - Williamstown CYMS.
Grand Final - Parkside 16.9.105 defeated Spotswood 12.14.86.

1968 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - ICI,
 - Saint Albans,
 - Spotswood and
 - Williamstown CYMS (final season).
Grand Final - Spotswood 9.7.61 defeated Saint Albans 7.12.54.

1969 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Albion,
 - ICI and
 - Saint Albans.
Grand Final - Saint Albans 13.6.84 defeated Albion 11.16.82.

1970 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - ICI (changed name to Deer Park next season),
 - Spotswood and
 - West Footscray.
Grand Final - West Footscray 14.8.92 defeated Spotswood 11.14.80.

1971 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Deer Park (changed name from ICI),
 - Parkside and
 - Spotswood.
Grand Final - Spotswood 15.12.102 defeated Parkside 14.15.99.

1972 (Footscray DFL) - Grand Final : Spotswood 10.15.75 defeated North Footscray 9.13.67.
1973 (Footscray DFL) - Grand Final : Braybrook 15.12.102 defeated Albion 9.8.62.

1974 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Albion,
 - Braybrook and
 - F & Y Socials.
Grand Final - Braybrook 11.10.76 defeated Albion 9.9.63.

1975 (Footscray DFL) :
Finals Series :
 - Grand Final - Braybrook 14.13.97 drew with West Footscray 15.7.97.
 - Grand Final Replay - Braybrook 10.16.76 defeated West Footscray 9.10.64.

1976 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Albion and
 - Seddon.
Grand Final - Seddon 9.12.66 defeated Albion 9.9.63.

1977 (Footscray DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Altona City (rejoined),
 - Kingsville and
 - Spotswood.
Grand Final - Spotswood 12.6.78 defeated Kingsville 8.15.63.^{[source][alt]}

1978 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
The league was expanded into A & B Grades.
Participating clubs included :
 - Albion,
 - Kingsville (made finals),
 - North Footscray and
 - Sunshine YCW (debut).
Grand Final - North Footscray 10.12.72 defeated Albion 9.9.63.
B Grade :
The league was expanded into A & B Grades.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Albion 3rds,
 - Crossroads (debut),
 - Kensington (debut),
 - Kingsville 3rds,
 - Kingsville YMCA and
 - Spotswood 3rds.

1979 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Altona (final season),
 - Braybrook,
 - Kingsville (made finals) and
 - Saint Albans.
Grand Final - Braybrook 6.13.49 defeated Saint Albans 5.18.48.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Albanvale (debut),
 - Albion 3rds (premiers),
 - Crossroads,
 - Kensington,
 - Kingsville 3rds,
 - Kingsville YMCA,
 - Spotswood 3rds,
 - ? 3rds (debut, which teams 3rds unknwown),
 - ? 3rds (debut, which teams 3rds unknwown) and
 - ? 3rds (debut, which teams 3rds unknwown).
? Grade :
Preliminary Final - ? defeated Sunshine YCW by 2 pts.

1980 (Footscray DFL) :
A Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Kingsville (made finals),
 - North Footscray and
 - Spotswood.
Grand Final - North Footscray 13.12.90 defeated Spotswood 13.6.84.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - North Footscray (premiers).

1981 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
A Grade was renamed A1 Section.
Participating clubs included :
 - Kingsville (made finals),
 - North Footscray,
 - Parkside,
 - Wembley Park (debut, result of merger) and
 - 10 others (total of 12).
Grand Final - Parkside 15.15.105 defeated North Footscray 7.12.54.
A3 Section :
B Grade was renamed A3 Section.
Participating clubs included :
 - Albanvale,
 - Crossroads (changed name to North Sunshine b/w 1982-85) and
 - 8 x 3rds clubs (not sure which clubs).
? Section :
Participating clubs included Sunshine YCW.

1982 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Kingsville (made finals),
 - Saint Albans and
 - West Footscray (premiers).
Grand Final - West Footscray 16.8.104 defeated Saint Albans 9.15.69.
? Section :
Participating clubs included Sunshine YCW.

1983 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Grand Final - North Footscray 12.14.86 defeated Parkside 12.11.83.
A2 Section :
Deer Park were premiers.
A3 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - EHSES (debut) and
 - Old Essendon Grammarians (debut).
A4 Section :
A4 Section was formed.
Participating clubs included :
 - EHSES 2nds,
 - Old Essendon Grammarians 2nds,

1984 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - North Footscray,
 - Spotswood and
 - Wembley Park.
Grand Final - Spotswood 16.16.112 defeated Wembley Park 7.12.54.
A2 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - North Footscray 2nds and
 - West Footscray (premiers).
A3 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - EHSES,
 - North Footscray 3rds,
 - Old Essendon Grammarians,
 - Port Colts (debut) and
 - RAAF Laverton.
A4 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - EHSES 2nds,
 - Old Essendon Grammarians 2nds,
 - North Footscray 4ths,
 - Port Colts 2nds (debut) and
 - West Newport 3rds.

1985 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Grand Final - Albion 15.10.100 defeated Sunshine YCW 11.19.85.^[alt]
A2 Section :
A2 Section may have been a reserve grade to A1 Section.
Participating clubs included West Footscray (premiers).
A3 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - ANBY,
 - North Melbourne Districts,
 - North Sunshine (changed name from Crossroads b/w 1982-85),
 - RAAF Academy and
 - RAAF Laverton.
A4 Section :
A4 Section may have been a reserve grade to A3 Section.
A5 Section :
A5 Section was formed, lasting this season only, participating clubs were all 3rds clubs.

1986 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
A2 Section became A1 Section Reserves.
Participating clubs included :
 - Albion,
 - Port Colts (debut),
 - Wembley Park and
 - 11 others (total of 14).
Grand Final - Albion 14.22.106 defeated Wembley Park 10.7.67.
A2 Section :
A3 Section changed name to A2 Section. A4 Section became A2 Section Reserves.
Participating clubs included :
 - ANBY,
 - Braybrook YCW,
 - EHSES,
 - North Sunshine and
 - various thirds teams.
Grand Final - North Sunshine 13.11.89 defeated EHSES 8.15.63.

1987 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - North Melbourne & Kensington (debut),
 - Spotswood,
 - Sunshine YCW and
 - West Footscray.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Spotswood 23.12.150 defeated West Footscray 18.11.119.
 - Grand Final - Spotswood 15.8.98 defeated Sunshine YCW 11.11.77.^[alt]
A2 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Coburg YCW (debut, changed name to Newlands-Coburg next season).,
 - East Brunswick,
 - EHSES,
 - Flemington,
 - Glenorden,
 - RAAF Laverton and
 - Sandridge (reserve grade only).
Grand Final - EHSES 22.10.142 defeated North Sunshine 7.10.52.

1988 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Albion,
 - Port Colts (last),
 - Saint Albans,
 - Wembley Park and
 - West Footscray.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Saint Albans 21.14.140 defeated West Footscray 16.15.111.
 - Grand Final - Saint Albans 10.4.64 defeated Albion 7.4.46.
A2 Section 1 :
The Western Suburban FL was absorbed by the Footscray DFL into the A2 Section, which was split into 2 sub-sections.
Participating clubs included :
 - Ascot Vale (debut) and
 - Coburg Districts (debut).
Grand Final - Coburg Districts 7.10.52 defeated Ascot Vale 5.10.40.
A2 Section 2 :
The Western Suburban FL was absorbed by the Footscray DFL into the A2 Section, which was split into 2 sub-sections.
Participating clubs included :
 - East Brunswick and
 - Sunshine Heights (debut).
Grand Final - Sunshine Heights 11.21.87 defeated East Brunswick 7.11.53.
A3 Section :
A3 Section was formed, consisting of mainly 3rds teams.
? Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Altona City (rejoined),
 - Central Altona (debut),
 - EHSES (changed name to North Essendon next season),
 - Hoppers Crossing (debut),
 - Laverton (debut),
 - Newlands-Coburg (changed name from Coburg YCW),
 - Newport (debut),
 - West Newport (debut) and
 - Williamstown United (debut).

1989 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Braybrook (withdrew midseason),
 - Deer Park,
 - North Melbourne & Kensington (final season),
 - Parkside,
 - Saint Albans and
 - 7 others (total of 12).
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Saint Albans 17.19.121 defeated Parkside 8.7.55.
 - Grand Final - Saint Albans 11.12.78 defeated Deer Park 5.16.46.
A2 Section 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ascot Vale,
 - Port Colts and
 - Williamstown United.
Grand Final - Ascot Vale 18.12.120 defeated Williamstown United 9.8.62.
A2 Section 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - East Brunswick,
 - Laverton,
 - RAAF Laverton (changed name to RAAF Melbourne next season),
 - Wembley Park and
 - Wyndham Vale (debut).
Conflicting Data :
 - Grand Final - RAAF Laverton 7.6.48 defeated East Brunswick 6.7.43.
 - Grand Final - RAAF Laverton 2.16.28 defeated Wyndham Vale 4.3.27.
? Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - North Essendon (changed name from EHSES) and
 - Sunshine YCW.

1990 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ascot Vale (last),
 - Deer Park,
 - Seddon and
 - Spotswood.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Deer Park 20.9.129 defeated Seddon 10.13.73.
 - Grand Final - Spotswood 21.17.143 defeated Deer Park 8.8.56.
A2 Section 1 :
Grand Final - Port Colts 16.18.114 defeated Hoppers Crossing 12.10.82.
A2 Section 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - ANBY,
 - Braybrook and
 - East Brunswick.
Grand Final - Braybrook 18.16.124 defeated East Brunswick 11.9.75.^[alt]
? Section :
Participating clubs included RAAF Melbourne (changed name from RAAF Laverton).

1991 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ascot Vale (last),
 - Parkside,
 - Port Colts,
 - Seddon and
 - Spotswood.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Seddon 19.16.130 defeated Parkside 8.12.60.
 - Grand Final - Seddon 18.15.123 defeated Spotswood 12.15.87.
A2 Section 1 :
Grand Final - Altona City 10.14.74 defeated Sunshine Heights 7.13.55.
A2 Section 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - ANBY (withdrew midseason),
 - Glenorden,
 - Sunshine VRI (debut) and
 - Wembley Park.
Grand Final - Wembley Park 11.15.81 defeated Glenorden 12.7.79.
? Section :
Participating clubs included Sunshine YCW.

1992 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Albion (last),
 - Altona City,
 - Seddon,
 - Spotswood and
 - West Footscray.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Seddon 14.9.93 defeated West Footscray 7.10.52.
 - Grand Final - Seddon 12.3.75 defeated Spotswood 8.7.55.
A2 Section 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ascot Vale,
 - East Brunswick and
 - Hoppers Crossing.
Grand Final - Hoppers Crossing 5.12.42 defeated East Brunswick 4.5.29.
A2 Section 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Glenorden,
 - Newport and
 - Rockbank (debut).
Grand Final - Glenorden 8.11.59 defeated Newport 5.5.35.
Section ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Braybrook YCW (final season),
 - Sandridge (final season) and
 - Sunshine YCW.

1993 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Deer Park,
 - Hoppers Crossing,
 - Seddon,
 - Spotswood and
 - Sunshine YCW (last).
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Seddon 21.15.141 defeated Deer Park 15.14.104.
 - Grand Final - Spotswood 23.13.151 defeated Seddon 5.11.41.
A2 Section 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Albion,
 - Braybrook and
 - Sunshine Heights.
Grand Final - Braybrook 9.15.69 defeated Sunshine Heights 7.4.46.
A2 Section 2 :
Grand Final - North Melbourne & Kensington 16.15.111 defeated Newport 4.6.30.
? Section :
Division ? - Participating clubs included :
 - East Brunswick (final season),
 - Newlands-Coburg (final season),
 - RAAF Melbourne (final season),
 - Rockbank and
 - Wyndham Vale.

1994 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Braybrook,
 - Deer Park,
 - North Footscray (last),
 - Parkside and
 - Spotswood.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Spotswood 11.14.80 defeated Parkside 10.10.70.
 - Grand Final - Deer Park 17.19.121 defeated Spotswood 11.7.73.
A2 Section 1 :
Grand Final - Albion 18.12.120 defeated Sunshine YCW 11.17.83.
A2 Section 2 :
Grand Final - Flemington 14.4.88 defeated Wyndham Vale 11.17.83.
? Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Williamstown United (changed name to Hobsons Bay next season),
 - Rockbank and
 - Sunshine VRI (final season).

1995 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Albion,
 - Braybrook (final season),
 - Deer Park,
 - Kingsville (changed name to Yarraville next season),
 - Parkside,
 - Seddon (last, changed name to Seddon-Yarraville next season) and
 - Spotswood.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Deer Park 15.19.109 defeated Parkside 10.10.70.
 - Grand Final - Spotswood 17.9.111 or 17.7.109 defeated Deer Park 10.12.72.
A2 Section 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - North Footscray,
 - Sunshine YCW and
 - West Newport.
Grand Final - West Newport 14.20.104 defeated Sunshine YCW 14.8.92.
A2 Section 2 :
Grand Final - Newport 18.11.119 defeated Albanvale 3.15.33.
? Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Brunswick Amateurs (debut),
 - Hobsons Bay (changed name from Williamstown United),
 - Kealba-Green Gully (debut, changed name to Kealba FC next season),
 - Rockbank and
 - Werribee Amateurs (debut).

1996 (Footscray DFL) :
A1 Section :
Participating clubs included :
 - Altona,
 - Parkside,
 - Saint Albans (last),
 - Seddon-Yarraville (changed name from Seddon),
 - Sunshine YCW and
 - Yarraville (changed name from Kingsville).
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Parkside 20.13.133 defeated Altona 12.10.82.
 - Grand Final - Parkside 17.11.113 defeated Yarraville 16.10.106.
A2 Section 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Fawkner Park (debut, result of merger) and
 - North Melbourne & Kensington.
Grand Final - North Melbourne & Kensington 17.18.120 defeated Fakwner Park 9.8.62.
A2 Section 2 :
Grand Final - West Newport 17.22.124 defeated Albanvale 7.10.52.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Kealba (changed name from Kealba-Green Gully FC,
 - North Essendon (final season) and
 - Rockbank.

1997 (Footscray DFL) :
Division 1 :
A1 Section was renamed as Division 1.
Participating clubs included :
 - North Melbourne & Kensington (final season),
 - Parkside and
 - Yarraville.
Grand Final - Yarraville 19.10.124 defeated Parkside 15.12.102.
Division 2 :
A2 Section 1 was renamed as Division 2.
Grand Final - Saint Albans 15.15.105 defeated North Footscray 9.9.63.
Division 3 :
A2 Section 2 was renamed as Division 3.
Participating clubs included :
 - Braybrook,
 - Laverton and
 - Werribee Amateurs (final season).
Grand Final - Werribee Amateurs defeated Braybrook, but an inelegible player disqualified Werribee Amateurs.
Grand Final Replay - Braybrook 18.18.126 defeated Laverton 10.16.76.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Rockbank and
 - Sunshine YCW.

1998 (Footscray DFL) :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Port Colts 13.8.86 defeated Spotswood 10.7.67.
Division 2 :
Grand Final - Seddon-Yarraville 10.10.70 defeated Braybrook 8.6.54 or 8.8.56.
Division 3 :
Grand Final - Sunshine Heights 9.11.65 defeated Gladstone Park 8.11.59.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Rockbank and
 - Sunshine YCW.

1999 (Footscray DFL) :
Division 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Parkside,
 - Port Colts and
 - Sunshine YCW.
Grand Final - Port Colts 8.21.69 defeated Parkside 8.4.52.
Division 2 :
Division 2 absorbed Division 3.
Participating clubs included :
 - Braybrook,
 - Central Altona,
 - Rockbank (final season) and
 - 13 others (total of 16)
Grand Final - Braybrook 12.21.93 defeated Central Altona 8.1.49.

1999 - The Footscray DFL was renamed as the Western Region FL.