Glowrey And Ball Trophy / Birchip Trophy / Watchem-Birchip Football Association / Birchip Football Association / Watchem District Football Association / Birchip District Football Association (Vic)

General :
Other names of these competitions include the Honan Trophy, the Morgan Trophy, the Hayes Trophy, the Lefebvre Trophy and the Sexton Trophy.

Timeline :
1893 :
The competition for the Glowrey & Ball Trophy commenced.
Participating clubs were (complete), in ladder order after H&As :
 1. Donald,
 2. Narraport,
 3. Watchem,
 4. Corack and
 5. Birchip.
Final - Donald 2.7 defeated Narraport 1.6 @ Watchem.

1894 :
Participating clubs were (complete), in ladder order after H&As :
 1. Donald,
 2. Birchip and
 3. Watchem.
Final - Donald 4.1 defeated Birchip 3.7 @ Watchem.

1895 :
The competition became a quest for the 'Honan Trophy'.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip,
 - Donald,
 - Narraport and
 - Watchem (1w/2d/3l).
Final - Birchip 2.6 defeated Narraport 1.3.

1896 :
By this stage the award became better known as the 'Birchip Trophy'.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip,
 - Donald,
 - Narraport and
 - Watchem.
Final - Narraport 6.10 defeated Birchip 2.4.

1897 (Glowrey, or Birchip, Trophy) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip,
 - Pine Grove and
 - Watchem.
Final - Watchem 2.7 defeated Birchip 2.3.

1898 (Glowrey, or Birchip, Trophy) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip,
 - Corack,
 - Watchem (not successful) and
 - Whirily.
Corack were premiers.

1899 (Watchem-Birchip FA / Morgan Trophy) :
Participating clubs were (complete), in final ladder order :
 1. Donald,
 2. Corack and
 3. Watchem.

1900 (Watchem-Birchip FA / Hayes Trophy) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip,
 - Watchem and
 - Whirily.
Final - Whirily 3.8.26 defeated Watchem 1.7.13.

1901 (Watchem-Birchip FA) :
Participating clubs were (complete), in final ladder order :
 1. Corack (premiers),
 2. Donald,
 3. Birchip,
 4. Watchem (1 win).

1902 :
One source states that the Watchem-Birchip FA was only formed this year (c/f 1901).
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip,
 - Corack,
 - Donald,
 - Watchem and
 - Wycheproof.
Final - Donald defeated Birchip (forfeit).

1904 :
Seems the competition became known as the Birchip FA at this time.
Participating clubs were (complete), in final ladder order :
 1. Whirily (premiers),
 2. Watchem,
 3. Birchip and
 4. Curyo.

1905 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip,
 - Curyo,
 - Watchem and
 - Whirily.
Watchem were premiers.

1906 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Corack,
 - Donald,
 - Watchem and
 - Wycheproof.
Final - Donald defeated Watchem.

1907 ('Lefebvre' Birchip Trophy) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip,
 - Narraport and
 - Wycheproof.
Final - Wycheproof V Narraport @ Birchip (match not completed hence no result).

1908 (Sexton Trophy) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip,
 - Narraport,
 - Watchem and
 - Whirily.
The league disbanded partway through the season.

1909 (Birchip FA) :
The Birchip FA was reformed.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip (2nd),
 - Donald,
 - Saint Arnaud (premiers) and
 - Watchem.

1910 (Birchip FA) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip (2nd),
 - Donald,
 - Saint Arnaud (premiers) and
 - Watchem.


1911 (Watchem DFA) :
The Watchem DFA was formed.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip,
 - Donald,
 - Saint Arnaud (withdrew partway into season) and
 - Watchem.
Grand Final - Birchip defeated Saint Arnaud by default.


1912 (Watchem DFA or Watchem, Birchip & Corack DFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip,
 - Corack and
 - Watchem.
Watchem were premiers.

1913 - The North-Central FL replaced the Birchip FA as the dominant league of the area.

1918 (Birchip DFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Birchip,
 - Watchem and
 - Whirily.
Final - Watchem defeated Whirily by 5 points @ Birchip.
Grand Final - Whirily 7.8.50 defeated Watchem 2.5.17.

1918 (league name unconfirmed) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Ballapur,
 - Birchip,
 - Watchem and
 - Whirily.

Nearby, Like-Named or Otherwise Related Clubs & Leagues :
 - Birchip JFA.