Federal Football Association / Federal Football League / Victorian Federal District Football Association (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

A Grade : 1909 - Cheltenham. 1910 - Vic Brewery. 1911 - Cheltenham. 1912 - Vic Brewery. 1913 - Cheltenham. 1914 - Moorabbin. 1915 - Brighton Amateurs. 1916 - WW1. 1917 - WW1. 1918 - WW1. 1919 - Sandringham Amateur. 1920 - Conflicting data. 1921 - Brighton Amateurs. 1922 - Cheltenham. 1923 - Mordialloc. 1924 - Mordialloc. 1925 - Cheltenham. 1926 - Moorabbin Park. 1927 - Moorabbin Park.

1928 - Mentone. 1929 - Mordialloc. 1930 - Moorabbin. 1931 - Moorabbin. 1932 - East Burwood. 1933 - Moorabbin. 1934 - Cheltenham. 1935 - Black Rock. 1936 - Black Rock. 1937 - Darling. 1938 - Darling. 1939 - Mordialloc. 1940 - Moorabbin. 1941 - Moorabbin. 1942 - WW2. 1943 - WW2. 1944 - WW2. 1945 - Moorabbin. 1946 - Moorabbin.

1947 - Moorabbin. 1948 - Moorabbin. 1949 - Caulfield. 1950 - Mordialloc. 1951 - Mordialloc. 1952 - Mordialloc. 1953 - Dandenong. 1954 - Black Rock. 1955 - Chelsea. 1956 - Mentone. 1957 - McKinnon. 1958 - McKinnon. 1959 - McKinnon. 1960 - Springvale. 1961 - Springvale. 1962 - Springvale. 1963 - Springvale. 1964 - East Malvern. 1965 - Springvale.

1966 - East Malvern. 1967 - Mentone. 1968 - Mentone. 1969 - East Malvern. 1970 - East Malvern. 1971 - Highett. 1972 - Noble Park. 1973 - Highett. 1974 - Highett. 1975 - Springvale. 1976 - Mentone. 1977 - Parkdale. 1978 - Parkdale. 1979 - Highett. 1980 - Clayton. 1981 - Clayton.

B Grade / District Section : 1934 - Cheltenham B. 1935 - Mentone. 1936 - Chelsea. 1937 - Chelsea. 1938 - Caulfield. 1939 - Highett. 1940 - Edithvale-Aspendale.

Timeline :
1909 (FFA) :
The Federal FA commenced.^[source]
Founding clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Cheltenham,
 2. Ellindale,
 3. Mordialloc,
 4. Frankston (this season only),
----------
 5. Elsternwick,
 6. Moorabbin,
 7. Mentone (this season only) and
 8. Glenhuntly.
Finals Series :
 - Final - Cheltenham defeated Ellindale by 5 goals.^[source]
 - Grand Final - Cheltenham 6.6.42 defeated Ellindale 2.12.24.^[source]

1910 (FFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Vic Brewery,^[source]
 2. Mordialloc,
 3. Cheltenham,
 4. Ellindale,
----------
 5. Elsternwick and
 6. Moorabbin.

1911 (FFA) :
Senior Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :^[source]
 1. Cheltenham,
 2. Moorabbin,
 3. Carrum-Chelsea and
 4. Victoria Brewery.
Finals Series : ^{[source] [source]}
 - Final - Cheltenham defeated Victoria Brewery.
 - Grand Final - Cheltenham 12.11.83 defeated Moorabbin 7.6.48.
Junior Grade :
The Junior Grade was an age-restricted competition.
Teams included Cheltenham, Mentone (4th after H&As), Moorabbin, Mordialloc, Westbury (St Kilda area, expelled during or after 1911) and Windsor.^[source]

1912 (FFA) :
Senior Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :^[source]
 1. Victoria Brewery (final season),
 2. Moorabbin,
 3. Ellindale (rejoined),
 4. Cheltenham,
----------
 ?. Camden Town (debut) and
 ?. Carrum-Chelsea.
Grand Final - Victoria Brewery 6.12.48 defeated Moorabbin 2.10.22. ^{[source] [source]}
Junior Grade :
The Junior Grade was an age-restricted competition.
Teams included Elsternwick, Mentone, Mordialloc (premiers).^[source]

1913 (FFA) :
Senior Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Cheltenham,
 2. Middle Brighton,
 3. Moorabbin,
 4. Black Rock,
----------
 5. Caulfield District,
 6. Carrum-Chelsea,
 7. Mentone,
 8. Moorabbin Park,
 9. Heatherton,
Grand Final - Cheltenham 9.8.62 defeated Middle Brighton 7.10.62.^[source]
Junior Grade :
The Junior Grade was an age-restricted competition.
Teams included Elsternwick Amateur and Glenhuntly.

1914 (FFA) :
General :
There were 2 divisions this season, with a 2-team promotion/relegation system applied.^[source]
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Moorabbin,
 2. Cheltenham,
 3. Caulfield District,
 4. Middle Brighton,
----------
 5. Carrum-Chelsea,
 6. Black Rock,
 7. Mentone,
 8. Moorabbin Park,
 9. Heatherton and
Grand Final - Moorabbin 5.10.40 defeated Cheltenham 2.7.19.^[source]
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Camdentown,
 - Cheltenham B,
 - Ellindale,
 - Elsternwick,
 - Garden Vale,
 - Glenhuntly and
 - Mordialloc.

1915 (FFA) :
General :
There were 2 divisions this season, with a 2-team promotion/relegation system applied.^[source]
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Brighton District,
 2. Cheltenham,
 3. Moorabbin,
 4. Murrumbeena,
----------
 5. Oakleigh,
 6. Elsternwick,
 7. Moorabbin Park and
Grand Final - Brighton District 9.8.62 defeated Cheltenham 6.8.44.
B Grade :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Black Rock-Sandringham,
 - Cheltenham B,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Heatherton and
 - Mentone.

1916-18 - The Federal FA was in recess.

1919 (FFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Sandringham Amateurs,
 2. Black Rock,
 3. Cheltenham,
 4. Middle Brighton (changed name to Brighton Districts next season),
----------
 5. Murrumbeena,
 6. Moorabbin and
 7. Chelsea.
Grand Final - Sandringham Amateur defeated Black Rock.
There were 2 divisions this season, with a 2-team promotion/relegation system applied.^[source]

1920 (FFA) :
The Federal FA returned to a single division.^[source]
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order where known) :^[source]
 1/2. Brighton Districts (changed name from Middle Brighton, minor premiers),
 1/2. Hampton (final season),
 3. Cheltenham,
 4. Sandringham Amateurs (final season),
----------
 5. Moorabbin Park,
 6. Chelsea,
 7. Black Rock,
 8. Glenhuntly,
 9. Mordialloc,
 10. Mentone,
 11. Heatherton and
 ?. Bentleigh (final season).
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final - Hampton defeated Brighton Districts.
 - Challenge Final - Hampton v Brighton Districts @ Cheltenham (result unknown).
 - Both teams claim the premiership in later documentation.^[source]

1921 (FFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :^[source]
 1. Brighton Districts,
 2. Black Rock (final season),
 3. Cheltenham,
 4. Mordialloc,
----------
 5. Mentone,
 6. Glenhuntly,
 7. Murrumbeena (this season only),
 8. Edithvale,
 9. Heatherton.
 10. Moorabbin Park (final season) and
 ?. Chelsea (expelled midseason).
Grand Final - Brighton Districts 7.11.53 defeated Black Rock 6.7.43.^[source]

1922 (FFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :^[source]
 1. Cheltenham,
 2. Mordialloc,
 3. Edithvale,
 4. Glenhuntly (final season),
----------
 5. Chelsea (rejoined),
 6. Mentone,
 7. Carrum (rejoined) and
 ?. Brighton Districts.
Grand Final - Cheltenham 5.10.40 defeated Mordialloc 4.14.38.^[source]

1923 (FFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :^[source]
 1. Mordialloc,
 2. Black Rock (rejoined),
 3. Edithvale,
 4. Cheltenham,
----------
 5. Chelsea,
 6. Mentone,
 7. Carrum and
 8. Bentleigh (rejoined).
Grand Final - Mordialloc 10.9.69 defeated Black Rock 2.9.21.^[source]
No sign of a Junior Grade this year.

1924 (FFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :^[source]
 1. Mordialloc,
 2. Mentone,
 3. Edithvale,
 4. Carrum,
----------
 5. Black Rock,
 6. Cheltenham,
 7. Moorabbin Park,
 8. Aspendale (debut),
 9. Chelsea and
 10. Bentleigh.
Grand Final - Mordialloc 6.16.52 defeated Mentone 4.7.31 @ Cheltenham.^[source]
A Junior Grade also existed.

1925 (FFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :^[source]
 1. Cheltenham,
 2. Mordialloc,
 3. Mentone,
 4. Edithvale,
----------
 5. Moorabbin Park,
 6. Carrum,
 7. Aspendale,
 8. Bentleigh,
 9. Black Rock and
 10. Chelsea.
Finals Series :
 - Semi-Final - ? defeated Mentone.^[source]
 - Grand Final - Cheltenham 9.6.60 defeated Mordialloc 5.20.50.^[source]

1926 (FFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after H&As) :^[source]
 1. Mordialloc,
 2. Cheltenham,
 3. Mentone,
 4. Moorabbin Park,
----------
 5. Edithvale,
 6. Aspendale,
 7. Chelsea,
 8. Black Rock (final season due to expulsion^[source]),
 9. Bentleigh and
 ?. Carrum.
Finals Series :^[source]
 - First Semi-Final - Moorabbin Park defeated Cheltenham.
 - Second Semi-Final - Mentone defeated Mordialloc.
 - Final - Moorabbin Park defeated Mentone.
 - Challenge Final - Moorabbin Park 13.11.89 defeated Mordialloc 10.16.76 @ Cheltenham.

1927 (FFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :^[source]
 1. Moorabbin Park,
 2. Middle Brighton,
 3. Cheltenham,
 4. Mordialloc,
----------
 5. Mentone,
 6. Edithvale,
 7. Chelsea City,
 8. Carrum (final season),
 9. Aspendale,
 10. Wells Road,
 11. Bentleigh and
 12. Heatherton.
Grand Final - Moorabbin Park 6.6.42 defeated Middle Brighton 4.5.29.

1928 (FFA) : ^{[source] [source] [source]}
Federal FA :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Mentone,
 2. Moorabbin Park,
 3. Cheltenham,
 4. Chelsea City,
----------
 5. Mordialloc,
 6. Aspendale,
 7. Edithvale,
 8. Wells Road,
 9. Bentleigh and
 10. Heatherton.
Grand Final - Mentone 6.11.47 defeated Moorabbin Park 5.15.45.
Federal JFA :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Brighton TSOB,
 - Brighton Vale,
 - Chelsea Jrs,
 - Cheltenham Jrs,
 - Mentone Jrs,
 - Moorabbin Jrs,
 - Mordialloc Jrs,
 - Ormond,
 - Parkdale and
 - Sandringham.

1929 (FFA) :
Federal FA :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :^[source]
 1. Mordialloc.
 2. Mentone,
 3. Chelsea City,
 4. Edithvale,
----------
 5. Brighton Vale (numerous forfeits) and
 x. Wells Road (expelled midseason).
Grand Final - Mordialloc 13.12.90 defeated Mentone 7.3.45.
Federal JFA :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Brighton TSOB,
 - Chelsea Jrs,
 - Cheltenham Jrs,
 - Highett,
 - Mentone Jrs,
 - Moorabbin Jrs,
 - Mordialloc Jrs,
 - North Brighton,
 - Ormond and
 - Sandringham.

1930 (FFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :^[source]
 1. Moorabbin Park (rejoined),
 2. Mordialloc,
 3. Cheltenham (rejoined),
 4. Chelsea City,
----------
 5. Mentone,
 6. Dandenong (this season only),
 7. Glen Waverley (debut),
 8. Parkdale (debut),
 9. Edithvale (final season due to merger) and
 10. Aspendale (rejoined, final season due to merger).
Grand Final - Moorabbin Park 6.11.47 defeated Mordialloc 5.16.46.

1931 (FFA) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :^[source]
 1. Moorabbin,
 2. Mordialloc,
 3. Black Rock (rejoined),
 4. Cheltenham,
----------
 5. East Burwood (debut),
 6. Mentone,
 7. Glen Waverley (final season),
 8. Parkdale,
 9. Regents Park (debut, result of merger) and
 x. Chelsea City (suspended midseason).
Grand Final - Moorabbin 9.9.63 defeated Mordialloc 8.7.55.^[source]

1932 (VFDFL) :
The league changed name from the Federal Football Association to the Victorian Federal DFL.^[source]
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :^[source]
 1. East Burwood,
 2. Mentone,
 3. Mordialloc,
 4. Moorabbin,
----------
 5. Cheltenham,
 6. Caulfield (debut),
 7. Black Rock,
 8. Carnegie (debut),
 9. Parkdale (final season) and
 10. Regents Park.
The Page finals system was introduced.^[source]

1933 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after H&As) : ^{[source] [source]}
 1. Moorabbin,
 2. Caulfield,
 3. Mordialloc,
 4. Mentone,
----------
 5. Cheltenham,
 6. Black Rock,
 7. East Burwood,
 8. Regents Park,
 9. Carnegie and
 10. Chelsea (rejoined).
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Mordialloc 12.12.84 defeated Mentone 11.11.77.
 - Second Semi-Final - Moorabbin 22.21.153 defeated Caulfield 13.9.87.
 - Preliminary Final - Mordialloc 11.15.81 defeated Caulfield 11.10.76.
 - Grand Final - Moorabbin 10.26.86 defeated Mordialloc 10.18.78.
A Junior-age grade also existed.

1934 (VFDFL) :
The league was split into two grades, A Section and B Section.
A Section :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Cheltenham,
 2. Mordialloc,
 3. Black Rock,
 4. East Burwood,
----------
 5. Moorabbin,
 6. Mentone,
 7. Darling,
 8. Chelsea,
 9. Caulfield and
 10. Dandenong.
Grand Final - Cheltenham defeated Black Rock.
B Section :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Cheltenham B,
 2. Regents Park,
 3. Moorabbin B,
 4. Carrum,
----------
 5. Mount Waverley and
 6. Highett.
? Section :
Participating clubs included Carnegie (seems maybe not in this league at all).

1935 (VFDFL) :
Open Section :
A Section changed name to Open Section.
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Black Rock,
 2. East Burwood,
 3. Cheltenham,
 4. Mordialloc,
----------
 5. Caulfield,
 6. Moorabbin,
 7. Darling and
 8. Chelsea.
District Section :
B Section became known as District Section.
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Mentone,
 2. Cheltenham District,
 3. Highett,
 4. Edithvale-Aspendale,
----------
 5. Mount Waverley,
 6. Mordialloc B,
 7. Black Rock B and
 8. Carrum.
Grand Final Replay - Mentone 11.10.76 defeated Cheltenham District 8.16.64.^[source]

1936 (VFDFL) :
General :
Promotion and relegation was applied to the divisional system from this season.^[source]
Open Section :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Black Rock,
 2. Darling,
 3. Moorabbin,
 4. Cheltenham,
----------
 5. East Burwood,
 6. Mordialloc,
 7. Caulfield and
 8. Vermont.
District Section :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Chelsea,
 2. Highett,
 3. Mentone,
 4. Mount Waverley,
----------
 5. Edithvale-Aspendale,
 6. Mordialloc B,
 7. Cheltenham B and
 8. Black Rock B.

1937 (VFDFL) :^[source]
Open Section :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Darling,
 2. Moorabbin,
 3. Black Rock,
 4. Mordialloc,
----------
 5. Cheltenham,
 6. Mentone,
 7. Caulfield and
 8. East Burwood.
District Section :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Chelsea,
 2. Highett,
 3. Black Rock B,
 4. Edithvale-Aspendale,
----------
 5. Mount Waverley (final season) and
 6. Mordialloc B.

1938 (VFDFL) :
Open Section :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Darling,
 2. Mordialloc,
 3. Moorabbin,
 4. Black Rock,
----------
 5. Cheltenham,
 6. Mentone and
 7. Chelsea.
District Section :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Caulfield,
 2. Highett,
 3. Edithvale-Aspendale,
 4. Black Rock B,
----------
 5. East Burwood,
 6. Mordialloc B and
 7. Mentone B.

1939 (VFDFL) :
Open Section :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Mordialloc,
 2. Moorabbin,
 3. Caulfield,
 4. Darling,
----------
 5. Black Rock,
 6. Cheltenham,
 7. Mentone and
 8. Chelsea.
District Section :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Highett,
 2. Edithvale-Aspendale,
 3. Black Rock B,
 4. Mordialloc B,
----------
 5. Mentone B and
 6. Camden.

1940 (VFDFL) :
Open Section / A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Moorabbin,
 2. Cheltenham,
 3. Darling,
 4. Mordialloc,
 5. Caulfield,
 6. Black Rock,
----------
 7. Chelsea (withdrew midseason) and
 8. Mentone (finished above a team that withdrew midseason?).
District Section / B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Edithvale-Aspendale,
 2. Black Rock B,
 3. Camden,
 4. Cheltenham B,
 5. Mordialloc B and
 6. Mentone B.

1941 (VFDFL) :
Open Section / A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Moorabbin,
 2. Cheltenham,
 3. Mordialloc,
 4. Camden,
 5. Black Rock,
 6. Chelsea,
----------
 7. Mentone and
 8. Edithvale-Aspendale.

1942-44 - The VFDFL operated only age-restricted competition due to WW2.^[source]

1945 (VFDFL) :
The VFDFL recommenced.
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Aspendale,
 - Black Rock,
 - Camden,
 - Chelsea,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Highett (senior grade debut, 6th or lower),
 - Moorabbin (premiers) and
 - Mordialloc.
The Junior Grade was an U18 competition, and a direct copy of the clubs in the Senior grade.

1946 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Aspendale,
 - Black Rock,
 - Camden,
 - Caulfield,
 - Chelsea,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Glen Orme (debut),
 - Heatherton,
 - Highett (6th or lower),
 - Mentone,
 - Moorabbin (premiers) and
 - Mordialloc.
The Junior Grade was an U18 competition, with most of the same clubs as in the Seniors.

1947 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Black Rock,
 - Camden,
 - Caulfield,
 - Chelsea,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Edithvale-Aspendale (changed name from Aspendale),
 - Glen Orme,
 - Heatherton,
 - Highett (6th or lower),
 - Mentone,
 - Moorabbin (premiers) and
 - Mordialloc.
The Junior Grade was an U18 competition, with most of the same clubs as in the Seniors.

1948 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Black Rock (2 teams: Black Rock A & Black Rock B^[source]),
 - Camden,
 - Caulfield,
 - Chelsea,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Edithvale-Aspendale,
 - Glen Orme,
 - Heatherton,
 - Highett (6th or lower),
 - Mentone,
 - Moorabbin (premiers) and
 - Mordialloc and
The Junior Grade was an U18 competition, with most of the same clubs as in the Seniors.

1949 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Black Rock,
 - Camden,
 - Caulfield,
 - Chelsea (final season),
 - Cheltenham,
 - Edithvale-Aspendale,
 - Heatherton,
 - Highett (6th or lower),
 - Mentone,
 - Moorabbin and
 - Mordialloc.
Finals Series :
 - Grand Final - Caulfield drew with ?.
 - Grand Final Replay - Caulfield defeated Moorabbin.
The Junior Grade was an U18 competition, with most of the same clubs as in the Seniors, but with the addition of Glen Orme, which may have had only a junior team this season.

1950 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Black Rock,
 - Camden,
 - Caulfield,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Edithvale-Aspendale,
 - Heatherton (changed name to Freighters next season),
 - Highett (finished 6th or lower),
 - Mentone,
 - Moorabbin (final season) and
 - Mordialloc.
Grand Final - Mordialloc 9.9.63 defeated Moorabbin 7.14.56.^[source]

1951 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Black Rock,
 - Camden,
 - Caulfield,
 - Chelsea (rejoined),
 - Cheltenham,
 - Dandenong (debut),
 - Edithvale-Aspendale,
 - Freighters (changed name from Heatherton),
 - Highett (finished 6th or lower),
 - Mentone and
 - Mordialloc.
Finals Series : ^{[source] [source] [source]}
 - First Semi-Final - Freighters 21.15.141 defeated Chelsea 16.8.104.
 - Second Semi-Final - Mordialloc defeated Black Rock.
 - Preliminary Final - Freighters 13.14.92 defeated Black Rock 10.6.66 @ Cheltenham.
 - Grand Final - Mordialloc 21.16.142 defeated Freighters 6.11.47. ^{[alt] [source]}
A junior competition comprising B Teams of nearly all senior competition teams existed. (Have not yet confirmed Freighters had a Jr team, the rest are covered)

1952 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Black Rock,
 - Camden,
 - Caulfield,
 - Chelsea,
 - Dandenong,
 - Edithvale-Aspendale,
 - Freighters (final season),
 - Highett (6th or lower),
 - Mentone and
 - Mordialloc.
Grand Final - Mordialloc 14.7.91 defeated Camden 10.13.73.^[source]

1953 (VFDFL) :
The A & B Sections were combined, and the reserve competition commenced.
Participating clubs included :
 - Black Rock,
 - Camden,
 - Caulfield,
 - Chelsea,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Dandenong,
 - Edithvale-Aspendale,
 - Highett (finished 6th or lower),
 - Mentone and
 - Mordialloc.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Caulfield defeated Black Rock.
 - Grand Final - Dandenong 11.20.86 defeated Caulfield 9.6.60.^[source]

1954 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Black Rock,
 - Camden,
 - Caulfield,
 - Chelsea,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton (debut, 10th or lower),
 - Dandenong,
 - Edithvale-Aspendale,
 - Highett (6th or lower),
 - McKinnon (debut),
 - Mentone and
 - Mordialloc.
Grand Final - Black Rock 16.17.113 defeated Dandenong 15.12.102.

1955 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Black Rock,
 - Camden,
 - Caulfield,
 - Chelsea,
 - Clayton (finished 10th or lower),
 - Dandenong,
 - Edithvale-Aspendale (final season),
 - Highett (finished 6th or lower),
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone and
 - Mordialloc.
Grand Final - Chelsea 10.17.77 defeated Dandenong 7.13.55.

1956 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Black Rock,
 - Camden,
 - Caulfield,
 - Chelsea,
 - Clayton (finished 10th or lower),
 - Dandenong,
 - Highett (finished 6th or lower),
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone and
 - Mordialloc.
Grand Final - Mentone 11.8.74 defeated Mordialloc 9.11.65.^[source]

1957 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Caulfield,
 - Chelsea,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton (finished 10th or lower),
 - Dandenong (final season),
 - Highett (finished 6th or lower),
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Mordialloc (final season).
 - Parkdale,
 - South Caulfield (debut) and
 - Springvale (debut).
Grand Final - McKinnon 13.9.87 defeated Mordialloc 12.13.85.^[source]

1958 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Caulfield,
 - Chelsea (final season),
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton (finished 10th or lower),
 - Highett (finished 6th or lower),
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Parkdale,
 - South Caulfield and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - McKinnon 20.15.135 defeated Mentone 16.6.102.

1959 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Caulfield,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton (finished 10th or lower),
 - Highett (finished 6th or lower),
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Navy,
 - Parkdale,
 - South Caulfield and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - McKinnon 8.13.61 defeated Mentone 8.9.57.

1960 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Caulfield,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton (finished 10th or lower),
 - Glenhuntly (debut),
 - Highett (finished 6th or lower),
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Parkdale,
 - South Caulfield (absorbed Caulfield City) and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Springvale 14.9.93 defeated McKinnon 8.16.64.

1961 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh (finished 9th),
 - Black Rock (finished 7th),
 - Caulfield (finished 8th),
 - Cheltenham (finished 3rd),
 - Clayton (6w, finished 10th or lower),
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Highett (finished 6th or lower),
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Parkdale,
 - South Caulfield (final season due to merger) and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Springvale 12.8.80 defeated Glenhuntly 10.11.71.

1962 (VFDFL) :^[source]
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after H&As where known) :
 1. Springvale,
 2. Glenhuntly,
 3/4. Black Rock,
 3/4. Caulfield,
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 5. McKinnon,
 6. East Malvern (debut),
 7. Mentone,
 8. Bentleigh,
 9. Cheltenham,
 10/11. Highett,
 10/11. Parkdale and
 12. Clayton.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Caulfield 11.20.86 defeated Black Rock 10.10.70 @ Cheltenham.
 - Second Semi-Final - Springvale defeated Glenhuntly by 11 goals.
 - Preliminary Final - Glenhuntly defeated Caulfield by 3 pts.
 - Grand Final - Springvale 14.13.97 defeated Glenhuntly 7.12.54 @ Cheltenham.

1963 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Caulfield,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - East Malvern,
 - Glenhuntly and
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Parkdale,
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Springvale 17.16.118 defeated Mentone 8.14.62.

1964 (VFDFL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Caulfield,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - East Malvern,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park-Harrisfield (debut),
 - Oakleigh Districts (debut),
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - East Malvern 8.18.66 defeated Glenhuntly 7.9.51.^[source]

1965 (Federal FL) :
The Victorian Federal DFL changed name to the Federal FL.^[source]
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Caulfield,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - East Malvern,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Highett,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park-Harrisfield,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Glenhuntly drew with East Malvern.
 - Preliminary Final Replay : Glenhuntly drew with East Malvern.
 - Preliminary Final 2nd Replay : Glenhuntly 8.17.65 defeated East Malvern 9.9.63.
 - Grand Final - Springvale defeated Glenhuntly.

1966 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Caulfield,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - East Malvern,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park/Noble Park-Harrisfield,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - East Malvern 13.13.91 defeated Springvale 11.13.79.

1967 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Caulfield,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - East Malvern,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park/Noble Park-Harrisfield,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Mentone 14.10.94 defeated Glenhuntly 11.9.75.^[source]

1968 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Caulfield,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - East Malvern,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park/Noble Park-Harrisfield,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Mentone 6.17.53 defeated Oakleigh Districts 5.13.43.

1969 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Caulfield,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - East Malvern,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park/Noble Park-Harrisfield,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - East Malvern 8.10.58 defeated Oakleigh Districts 6.20.56.

1970 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Caulfield (changed name to East Caulfield next season),
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - East Malvern,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park/Noble Park-Harrisfield,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - East Malvern 20.12.132 defeated Springvale 15.12.111. (clear error in scoreline)

1971 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - East Caulfield (changed name from Caulfield),
 - East Malvern,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park/Noble Park-Harrisfield,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Highett 17.10.112 defeated Springvale 12.7.79.

1972 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh,
 - Black Rock (final season),
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - East Caulfield,
 - East Malvern,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Noble Park 15.16.106 defeated Highett 14.9.93.

1973 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - Doveton (debut),
 - East Caulfield,
 - East Malvern (final season),
 - Glenhuntly (final season due to merger),
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Highett 17.19.121 defeated Noble Park 16.14.110.

1974 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - Doveton,
 - East Caulfield,
 - Glenhuntly (debut, result of merger),
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Highett 11.15.81 defeated Cheltenham ?.?.?.^[source]

1975 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - Doveton,
 - East Caulfield,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Springvale 20.14.134 defeated Parkdale 16.13.109.^[source]

1976 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - Doveton (final season),
 - East Caulfield (final season),
 - Glenhuntly (final season),
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Mentone 12.17.89 defeated Cheltenham 12.11.83.

1977 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh,
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - Highett,
 - McKinnon (final season),
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Parkdale 18.19.127 defeated Oakleigh Districts 17.13.115.

1978 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bentleigh (final season),
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - Highett,
 - Mentone,
 - Noble Park,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Parkdale 22.19.151 defeated Oakleigh Districts 15.17.107.

1979 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - Highett,
 - Mentone,
 - Moorabbin,
 - Noble Park,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Highett 14.12.96 defeated Clayton 11.13.79.

1980 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - Highett,
 - Mentone,
 - Moorabbin,
 - Noble Park,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Clayton 17.30.132 defeated Springvale 13.4.92.

1981 (Federal FL) :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Cheltenham,
 - Clayton,
 - Highett,
 - Mentone,
 - Moorabbin,
 - Noble Park,
 - Oakleigh Districts,
 - Parkdale and
 - Springvale.
Grand Final - Clayton 16.9.105 defeated Oakleigh Districts 11.13.79.^[source]
The Federal FL folded after this season.