The Clunes District Football League was an Australian rules football competition based around the town of Clunes, Victoria
History The Clunes District Football Association was formed in 1931.
Reg Coles from Daylesford won the 1937 league best and fairest award and H Dwan won it in 1938.
In 1940, the Clunes Football League was made up with eight teams.
Clubs
Final ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in CDFLCDFL Senior PremiershipsFateTotalYearsBungareeDemonsBungaree Recreation Reserve, BungareeBFA18971933-1936, 1951-197871954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1971, 1973, 1976Formed Central Highlands FL in 1979ClunesMagpiesLigar Street Reserve, ClunesMDFL18691931-197871934, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1978Formed Central Highlands FL in 1979CreswickWickersDoug Lindsay Reserve, CreswickB&DFA, BDFL18691932-1940, 1950-197841940, 1950, 1961, 1974Formed Central Highlands FL in 1979HepburnBurrasHepburn Recreation Reserve, HepburnD&DFL19191947-19780 -Formed Central Highlands FL in 1979KorweingubooraBulldogsKorweinguboora Recreation Reserve, Spargo CreekBDFL1920s1961-19780 -Formed Central Highlands FL in 1979LearmonthLakiesLearmonth Recreation Reserve, LearmonthB&DFA18891940-197821952, 1955Formed Central Highlands FL in 1979NewlynCatsNewlyn Recreation Reserve, NewlynB&DFA19001932-197891932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1949, 1962, 1969, 1970, 1975Formed Central Highlands FL in 1979SpringbankTigersWallace Recreation Reserve, WallaceBFA19251963-197861964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972Formed Central Highlands FL in 1979WaubraRoosWaubra Recreation Reserve, WaubraLFL19101975-19780 -Formed Central Highlands FL in 1979WendoureeSwansC.E. Brown Reserve, WendoureeBDFL1920s1973-197811977Formed Central Highlands FL in 1979
Former ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in CDFLCDFL Senior PremiershipsFateTotalYearsAllendaleAllendale Reserve, AllendaleCJFA19360 -Folded after 1936 seasonBurrumbeetBurrumbeet Lake Park, BurrumbeetB&DFA1910s19400 -Moved to Ballarat District FL in 1946CampbelltownSJFA1920s1931-19370 -Moved to Maryborough District FL in 1938Creswick ForestryDoug Lindsay Reserve, Creswick–19461946-19490 -Folded after 1949 seasonDaylesfordDemonsVictoria Park, DaylesfordMDFA18771933-19380 -Entered recess in 1939, re-formed in Castlemaine District FL in 1948Daylesford UnitedVictoria Park, DaylesfordD&DFL19470 -Folded after 1947 seasonLoddon ValleyD&DFL19510 -Returned to Daylesford & District FL in 1952MalmsburyDark with light MFC monogramMalmsbury Recreation Reserve, MalmsburyCDFA187919550 -Moved to Riddell District FL in 1956Miners RestMiners Rest Recreation Reserve, Miners RestB&DFA19400 -Folded after 1940 seasonNewsteadNewstead Recreation Reserve, NewsteadCDFL18811931-193411933Returned to Castlemaine District FL in 1935SebastopolBurrasMarty Busch Reserve, SebastopolBFL1893193911939Merged with South Ballarat to form South-Sebastopol in Ballarat FL in 1940SmeatonSmeaton Football Ground, SmeatonSJFA, BFL1910s1931-1940, 1946-195351931, 1937, 1946, 1947, 1948Played in Ballarat FL in 1944-45. Folded after 1953 seasonRSL–19461946-19470 -Moved to Ballarat District FL in 1948
Premierships Clunes DFA: Senior Football - Grand Final ScoresYearPremiersScoreRunner upScoreVenueGate / CommentsClunes District Football Association1931Smeaton12.8 - 80Clunes11.11 - 77Newstead1932Newlyn6.7 - 43Clunes5.8 - 38Clunes District Football League1933Newstead7.10 - 52Bungaree1.13 - 19SmeatonClunes: 3rd1934Clunes6.15 - 51Newlyn5.6 - 36Daylesford£591935Newlyn15.16 - 106Daylesford5.4 - 341936Newlyn9.19 - 73Clunes5.4 - 341937Smeaton11.8 - 74Newlyn6.10 - 461938Newlyn15.9 - 99Smeaton11.10 - 761939Sebastopol12.18 - 90Creswick12.8 - 801940Creswick11.11 - 77Smeaton10.15 - 751941-45In recess > WW21946Smeaton10.12 - 72Creswick Forestry8.13 - 611947Smeaton12.12 - 84Creswick Forestry9.10 - 64Clunes: 3rd1948Smeaton9.12 - 66Newlyn6.8 - 441949Newlyn13.17 - 95Hepburn8.8 - 561950Creswick10.3 - 63Clunes4.10 - 341951Clunes7.9 - 51Bungaree5.6 - 361952Learmonth8.9 - 57Bungaree4.7 - 311953Clunes11.6 - 72Bungaree7.14 - 561954Bungaree9.12 - 66Clunes5.14 - 441955Learmonth13.9 - 87Bungaree11.13 - 791956Bungaree5.7 - 37Clunes4.2 - 261957Bungaree12.7 - 79Clunes6.8 - 541958Clunes6.11 - 47Bungaree3.11 - 291959Bungaree16.7 - 103Creswick6.6 - 421960Clunes16.9 - 105Creswick11.4 - 701961Creswick9.11 - 65Newlyn5.7 - 371962Newlyn7.10 - 52Creswick4.7 - 311963Clunes10.17 - 77Koreweinguboora7.8 - 501964Springbank12.7 - 79Clunes7.9 - 511965Springbank10.12 - 72Clunes10.9 - 691966Springbank10.10 - 70Clunes7.7 - 491967Springbank15.9 - 99Clunes6.10 - 461968Springbank10.13 - 73Creswick10.9 - 691969Newlyn13.5 - 83Creswick11.12 - 781970Newlyn18.11 - 119Bungaree8.10 - 581971Bungaree12.7 - 79Creswick6.6 - 421972Springbank13.15 - 93Bungaree12.17 - 891973Bungaree18.14 - 122Wendouree7.12 - 541974Creswick11.15 - 81Bungaree4.3 - 271975Newlyn18.23 - 131Bungaree9.10 - 641976Bungaree17.14 - 116Springbank16.12 - 1081977Wendouree10.19 - 79Learmonth11.9 - 751978Clunes9.15 - 69Newlyn10.9 - 69Drawn G FinalClunes20.5 - 125Newlyn7.11 - 53G Final Reply1979: Clunes DFL & Ballarat / Bacchus Marsh DFL merged to form the Central Highlands FNLYearPremiersScoreRunner UpScoreVenueGate/Comments
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