Bairnsdale District Football League (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

1948 - West End. 1949 - West End. 1950 - West End. 1951 - Bairnsdale 2nds. 1952 - Bairnsdale Rovers. 1953 - Bairnsdale Rovers. 1954 - Swan Reach. 1955 - Swan Reach. 1956 - Swan Reach. 1957 - Lucknow. 1958 - Lucknow. 1959 - Lucknow. 1960 - Wy Yung.

1961 - Wy Yung. 1962 - Lindenow South. 1963 - Wy Yung. 1964 - Lindenow South. 1965 - Wy Yung. 1966 - West Bairnsdale. 1967 - West Bairnsdale. 1968 - West Bairnsdale. 1969 - Lucknow. 1970 - Lucknow. 1971 - Lucknow. 1972 - Paynesville.

Timeline :
1948 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
The Bairnsdale DFL commenced, filling a hole left by the departure of the Bairnsdale-Bruthen DFL 2 seasons earlier. Some of those clubs returned after a season in the East Gippsland FL.
Participating clubs included :
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West End and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - West End 13.6.84 defeated Swan Reach 7.7.49.

1949 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West End and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - West End 6.5.41 defeated Swan Reach 5.5.35.

1950 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West End and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - West End 12.6.78 defeated Swan Reach 7.13.55.

1951 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale 2nds,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Bairnsdale 2nds 6.11.47 defeated Wy Yung 5.7.37.

1952 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale 2nds,
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Bairnsdale Rovers 9.8.62 defeated Lucknow 4.9.33.

1953 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale 2nds,
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Bairnsdale Rovers 11.16.82 defeated Lucknow 9.12.66.

1954 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale 2nds,
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Bruthen 2nds,
 - Lakes Entrance 2nds,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Swan Reach 13.17.95 defeated Wy Yung 6.7.43.

1955 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Swan Reach 12.18.90 defeated Lucknow 8.7.55.

1956 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach (premiers) and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Swan Reach 12.14.86 defeated Lucknow 8.10.58.

1957 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lucknow 20.21.141 defeated Wy Yung 6.4.40.

1958 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lucknow 10.18.78 defeated Lindenow South 10.5.65.

1959 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lucknow 8.9.57 defeated Wy Yung 7.12.54.

1960 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Wy Yung 9.7.61 defeated Lindenow South 4.7.31.

1961 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Wy Yung 10.5.65 defeated Lindenow South 6.6.42.

1962 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lindenow South 4.3.27 defeated Wy Yung 2.5.17.

1963 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bairnsdale Rovers,
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Wy Yung 19.11.125 defeated Bairnsdale Rovers 9.9.63.

1964 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lindenow South 12.15.87 defeated Wy Yung 10.14.74.

1965 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Wy Yung 21.11.137 defeated Lucknow 14.13.97.

1966 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - West Bairnsdale 16.13.109 defeated Wy Yung 11.9.75.

1967 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach and
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - West Bairnsdale 14.13.97 defeated Lucknow 12.10.82.

1968 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - West Bairnsdale 13.7.85 defeated Lucknow 11.14.80.

1969 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lucknow 11.15.81 defeated West Bairnsdale 9.17.71.

1970 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lucknow 11.4.70 defeated Paynesville 6.16.52.

1971 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Lucknow 15.18.108 defeated Wy Yung 6.10.46.

1972 (Bairnsdale DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Lindenow South,
 - Lucknow,
 - Paynesville,
 - Swan Reach,
 - West Bairnsdale and
 - Wy Yung.
Grand Final - Paynesville 13.11.89 defeated Lindenow South 7.16.58.

1974 - The Bairnsdale DFL and the Gippsland FL merged to form the East Gippsland FL.