Southern Amateur Football League / Public Schools Old Boys Football Association (Tas)
General :
Still gleaning information about this league, including its actual name.
Timeline :
1931 :
Public Schools Old Boys FA was founded.
Founding clubs were (complete) :
- Clemes,
- Friends,
- Hutchins and
- Old Virgilians.
1947 - The Public Schools Old Boys FA changed name to Southern Tasmanian Amateur FA.
1948 :
The Southern Tasmanian Amateur FL changed name to the Tasmanian Amateur FL Southern Division.
Old Hobart Amateurs were premiers.
1949 - University were premiers.
1950 - Saint Virgils were premiers.
1951 - Saint Virgils were premiers.
1952 - Saint Virgils were premiers.
1953 - Ogilvinians were premiers.
1954 - Saint Virgils were premiers.
1955 - Friends were premiers.
1956 - Friends were premiers.
1957 - Lindisfarne were premiers.
1958 - Friends were premiers.
1959 - Friends were premiers.
1960 - Friends were premiers.
1961 - Hutchins were premiers.
1962 - Friends were premiers.
1963 :
Participating clubs included :
- Hutchins (premiers) and
- Sorell (debut).
1964 - Hutchins were premiers.
1965 - Claremont were premiers.
1966 - Sorell were premiers.
1967 - Old Hobart Amateurs were premiers.
1968 :
A Section - Claremont were premiers.
B Section - Friends were premiers.
1969 :
A Section - Old Hobart Amateurs were premiers.
B Section - Bridgewater were premiers.
1970 :
A Section - University were premiers.
B Section - Claremont were premiers.
1971 :
A Section - University were premiers.
B Section - Old Virgilians were premiers.
1972 :
A Section - Old Hobart Amateurs were premiers.
B Section - Hutchins were premiers.
1973 :
A Section - University were premiers.
B Section - Claremont were premiers.
1974 :
A Section - Claremont were premiers.
B Section - Claremont were premiers.
? Section - Participating clubs included Old Hobart Amateurs.
1975 :
A Section - Claremont were premiers.
B Section - University III were premiers.
1976 :
A Section - Grand Final : Claremont defeated Sorell.
DOSA were premiers.
1977 :
A Section - Grand Final : University defeated Sorell.
B Section - DOSA were premiers.
1978 :
A Section - Grand Final : Claremont defeated Sorell.
B Section - Claremont were premiers.
? Section - Participating clubs included Old Hobart Amateurs.
1979 - ? Section : Participating clubs included Old Hobart Amateurs.
1980 :
A Section - Grand Final : Claremont defeated Hutchins.
B Section - No premiership was awarded this year.
? Section - Participating clubs included Lindisfarne.
1981 :
A Section :
Grand Final - Claremont defeated Hutchins.
B Section :
DOSA were premiers.
? Section :
Participating clubs included :
- Lauderdale (debut) and
- Old Hobart Amateurs.
1982 :
A Section Grand Final - Lindisfarne defeated Old Hobart Amateurs.
B Section - Fisher were premiers.
1983 :
A Section Grand Final - Hutchins defeated Sorell.
B Section - University III were premiers.
1984 :
A Section - Grand Final : Claremont defeated DOSA.
B Section - Claremont were premiers.
1985 :
A Section Grand Final - Mangalore defeated University.
B Section - University III were premiers.
1986 - Grand Final : Claremont defeated DOSA.
1987 - Grand Final : Claremont defeated Mangalore.
1988 - Grand Final : Claremont defeated Lindisfarne.
1989 - Grand Final : Lindisfarne defeated Claremont.
1990 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
- Bridgewater,
- Claremont,
- Lachlan,
- Lauderdale,
- Lindisfarne,
- Mangalore,
- Richmond and
- Sorell.
Grand Final - Sorell defeated Claremont.
1991 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after H&As) :
1. Claremont,
2. Lauderdale,
3. Lindisfarne,
4. Sorell and
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5. Richmond (final season).
6. Mangalore,
7. Lachlan and
8. Bridgewater (final season).
Finals Series :
- First Semi-Final - Lindisfarne defeated Sorell.
- Second Semi-Final - Claremont defeated Lauderdale.
- Preliminary Final - Lauderdale 17.12.114 defeated Lindisfarne 16.9.105.
- Grand Final - Lauderdale 16.10.106 defeated Claremont 14.10.94.
1993 - Lauderdale were runners-up.
1995 :
Participating clubs included :
- Brighton (final season),
- Claremont (final season),
- Lauderdale (final season),
- Lindisfarne (final season) and
- Sorell (final season).
1996 :
Southern Division - The Southern Division dissolved.
Old Scholars Division - The Old Scholars Division became a stand-alone league as the Old Scholars FA.[source]