The Daylesford & District Football League was an Australian rules football league based around the town of Daylesford, Victoria.
History The Daylesford District Football Association was formed in April, 1914 from the following football clubs - Bullarto, Musk Vale, Star Rovers (Daylesford) and Wombat Hill.
The Association ran for only two years just prior to World War One in 1914 and 1915.
In August 1946, Port Melbourne Football Association, 14.3 - 87 defeated Daylesford DFA, 7.9 - 51.
Clubs
Final ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in D&DFLD&DFL Senior PremiershipsFateTotalYearsDaylesford reservesDemonsVictoria Park, Daylesford18771952-19540 -Joined Ballarat FL B grade in 1955Gordon-EgertonEaglesMount Egerton Recreation Reserve, Mount EgertonBFA1890s1951-19540 -Recess between 1955-61, re-formed in Ballarat District FL in 1962KorweingubooraBulldogsKorweinguboora Recreation Reserve, Spargo CreekBFA1920s1927-1930, 1939-1940, 1951-19540 -Recess between 1931-38. Played in Bungaree FA in 1949-50. Moved to Ballarat District FL in 1955Loddon Valley CDFL1932-1937, 1939-1940, 1952-195411932Played in Clunes District FL in 1951. Folded after 1954 seasonMalmsburyDark with light MFC monogramMalmsbury Recreation Reserve, MalmsburyCDFA18791953-195421953, 1954Moved to Clunes District FL in 1955
Former ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in D&DFLD&DFL Senior PremiershipsFateTotalYearsBullarto–1914-1915, 1922, 1926, 1930-193131914, 1915, 1926Recess between 1915-21 and 1923-25. Folded after 1931 seasonDaylesford Fire BrigadeVictoria Park, Daylesford–1915, 19320 -Folded after 1932 seasonDaylesford UnitedVictoria Park, Daylesford–1933-193711935Recess between 1938-46, re-formed in Clunes District FL in 1947DunnstownTownersDunnstown Recreation Reserve, DunnstownBFA1894195211952Moved to Ballarat District FL in 1953East Trentham–19220 -1923-25 unknown, joined Barfold FA in 1926Eganstown–1931-19330 -Folded after 1933 seasonGlenlyonGlenlyon Recreation Reserve, Glenlyon–1932-194011936Folded after 1940 seasonHepburnBurrasHepburn Recreation Reserve, Hepburn–19191921-194051930, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939Moved to Clunes District FL in 1947Militia–19381938-19390 -Folded after 1939 seasonMusk Vale–1914-19150 -Folded after 1915 seasonSpringmountCJFA1935-19360 -Moved to Bungaree FA in 1937Star RoversVictoria Park, Daylesford–1914, 1930-19310 -Recess between 1915-29. Folded after 1932 seasonTextiles–19381938-194011940Folded after 1940 seasonTrenthamGrasshoppersTrentham Recreation Reserve, TrenthamMDFL18921933-193611933Moved to Castlemaine District FA in 1937Victoria ParkVictoria Park, Daylesford–1921-1926, 1931-193221935, 1931Recess between 1927-30. Folded after 1932 seasonWombat Hill–1914-1915, 1921-192831921, 1924, 1927Recess between 1916-20. Folded after 1928 seasonWoollen Mills1930-19310 -Folded after 1931 season
Premierships YearPremiersScoreRunner upScoreVenueGate / CommentsDaylesford & District Football Association1914Bullarto4.9 - 33Musk Vale1.1 - 7Bullarto1915Bullarto2.7 - 19Wombat Hill0.0 - 0Victoria Park1916-20RecessDaylesford District Junior Football Association1921Wombat Hill2.4 - 16Victoria Park0.2 - 21922?1923?1924Wombat Hill4.4 - 28Victoria Park1.4 - 101925Victoria Park3.2 - 20Wombat Hill2.7 - 191926Bullarto2.2 - 14Hepburn1.3 - 91927Wombat Hill6.6 - 42Korweinguboora4.4 - 281928?Wombat Hill vs Korweinguboora - result unknown1929?Daylesford & District Football Association1930Hepburn8.13 - 61Bullarto2.7 - 191931Victoria Park3.2 - 20Hepburn2.7 - 191932Loddon Valley12.12 - 84Hepburn5.7 - 371933Trentham9.7 - 61Loddon Valley2.2 - 141934Hepburn5.6 - 36Loddon Valley5.5 - 351st Grand Final - Hepburn Premiers:Loddon Valleyled by 2 goalsHepburn2nd Final1935Daylesford United6.11 - 47Hepburn4.14 - 381936GlenlyondefeatedHepburn1937Hepburn7.11 - 53Glenlyon6.10 - 461938Hepburn11.15 - 81Glenlyon7.3 - 451939Hepburn12.10 - 82Korweinguboora8.7 - 551940Textiles10.13 - 73Glenlyon2.8 - 201941-51RecessDaylesford & District Football League1952Dunnstown8.17 - 65Gordon-Egerton3.9 - 271953Malmsbury9.7 - 61Korweinguboora9.7 - 61Drawn grand finalMalmsbury6.7 - 43Korweinguboora5.7 - 37Replay1954Malmsbury6.10 - 46Korweinguboora6.9 - 45
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