Eastern Suburban Football League (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :

A Grade : 1932 - South Camberwell. 1933 - Balwyn. 1934 - Balwyn. 1935 - Auburn. 1936 - Auburn. 1937 - Auburn. 1938 - East Hawthorn. 1939 - Box Hill. 1940 - Caulfield City. 1941 - East Hawthorn. 1942 - WW2. 1943 - WW2. 1944 - WW2. 1945 - Glen Iris. 1946 - East Hawthorn. 1947 - Mitcham.

1948(E) - Ringwood. 1948(W) - Auburn. 1949 - Auburn. 1950 - Auburn. 1951 - Auburn. 1952 - Mitcham. 1953 - East Hawthorn. 1954 - East Hawthorn. 1955 - Vermont. 1956 - Canterbury. 1957 - North Kew. 1958 - Burnley. 1959 - Burnley. 1960 - East Burwood. 1961 - Burnley. 1962 - Burnley.

B Grade : 1936 - Hartwell. 1937 - Surrey Hills. 1938 - East Kew. 1939 - Doncaster. 1940 - Burnley. 1941 - Blackburn. 1942 - ?. 1943 - ?. 1944 - ?. 1945 - ?. 1946 - ?. 1947 - ?.

1948 - ?. 1949 - ?. 1950 - Blackburn. 1951 - Glen Iris. 1952 - Blackburn. 1953 - Ashburton. 1954 - East Burwood. 1955 - Nunawading. 1956 - Glen Iris. 1957 - Burnley. 1958 - Vermont. 1959 - Hawthorn Amateurs. 1960 - North Kew. 1961 - No competition. 1962 - Bennettswood.

Timeline :
1925 - This competition may have been a progression from the East Suburban JFL.

1932 :
The Eastern Suburbs FL was formed.
Founding clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Balwyn,
 - Box Hill City,
 - Canterbury,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Glen Iris,
 - South Camberwell and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - South Camberwell 9.14.68 defeated Canterbury 9.10.64.

1933 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Balwyn,
 - Box Hill City,
 - Canterbury,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Glen Waverley,
 - Hartwell and
 - South Camberwell.
Grand Final - Balwyn 10.13.73 defeated South Camberwell 9.14.68.

1934 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Balwyn,
 - Box Hill City,
 - Box Hill East,
 - Canterbury,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - East Malvern District,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Glen Waverley,
 - Hartwell,
 - Kew District (debut),
 - Ormond,
 - South Camberwell,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Balwyn 9.9.63 defeated South Camberwell 7.2.44.

1935 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Balwyn,
 - Box Hill East,
 - Canterbury,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Caulfield East,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - East Malvern District,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Hartwell,
 - Kew District,
 - Ormond,
 - South Camberwell,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Auburn 18.18.114 defeated Caulfield City 14.6.90.

1936 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Canterbury,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - East Malvern District,
 - South Camberwell and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Auburn 15.13.103 defeated South Camberwell 10.10.70.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Balwyn,
 - Box Hill,
 - Caulfield East,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Glenferrie District,
 - Hartwell,
 - Kew District,
 - Ormond and
 - Surrey Hills.
Grand Final - Hartwell 22.17.149 defeated Box Hill 15.6.96.

1937 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Balwyn,
 - Box Hill,
 - Canterbury,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - East Malvern District,
 - Hartwell and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Auburn 13.9.87 defeated Box Hill 7.18.60.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Blackburn,
 - Caulfield East,
 - East Kew,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Glenferrie,
 - Kew District (final season),
 - Ormond,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Vermont (debut).
Grand Final - Surrey Hills 12.12.84 defeated Blackburn 9.11.65.

1938 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Blackburn,
 - Box Hill,
 - Canterbury,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - East Malvern,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - East Hawthorn 12.8.80 defeated Caulfield City 8.13.61.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Balwyn,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Kew,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Glenferrie,
 - Mitcham,
 - Ormond and
 - Vermont.
Grand Final - East Kew 17.24.126 defeated Mitcham 14.8.92.

1939 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Box Hill,
 - Canterbury,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - East Kew,
 - East Malvern,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Box Hill 17.20.122 defeated East Hawthorn 12.12.84.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Balwyn,
 - Blackburn,
 - Caulfield District,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Glenferrie,
 - Mitcham,
 - Ormond and
 - Vermont.
Grand Final - Doncaster 14.14.98 defeated Mitcham 14.10.94.

1940 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Box Hill,
 - Canterbury,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - East Kew,
 - East Malvern,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Caulfield City 11.21.87 defeated Auburn 7.4.46.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Balwyn,
 - Blackburn,
 - Burnley,
 - Caulfield District,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Glenferrie,
 - Mitcham and
 - Richmond City.
Grand Final - Burnley 12.13.85 defeated Blackburn 8.9.57.

1941 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Burnley,
 - Canterbury,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - East Malvern,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - East Hawthorn 10.13.73 defeated Burnley 10.9.69.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Blackburn,
 - Caulfield District,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Glenferrie,
 - Mitcham,
 - Richmond City,
 - Ruwolts and
 - SEC.
Grand Final - Blackburn 14.16.100 defeated Caulfield District 11.12.78.

1942-44 - Competition was suspended due to the onset of WW2.^[source]

1945 :^[source]
General :
The premiers of each grade played each other in a 'championship match' for the overall premiership.
A Grade East :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Blackburn,
 - Box Hill,
 - Canterbury,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Mitcham,
 - Ringwood and
 - Surrey Hills.
Grand Final - Box Hill 11.20.86 defeated Ringwood 11.10.76.
A Grade West :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Burnley,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Kew,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - Glen Iris and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Glen Iris 13.16.94 defeated Burnley 11.15.81.
Note: North Kew were said to have debuted, but not recorded in full team list.
Championship :
Championship Final - Glen Iris 11.13.79 defeated Box Hill 11.11.77.

1946 :
A Grade East :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Blackburn,
 - Box Hill,
 - Canterbury,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Mitcham,
 - Ringwood,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Templestowe (conflict exists).
Grand Final - Box Hill 13.11.89 defeated Mitcham 11.10.76.
A Grade West :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Auburn,
 - Burnley,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - Glen Iris,
 - North Kew,
 - SEC and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - East Hawthorn 13.15.93 defeated Glen Iris 8.10.58.
Championship :
Championship Final - East Hawthorn 18.15.123 defeated Box Hill 12.10.82.
2nd XVIII (B Grade?) :
Participating clubs included a number of 'B' sides and Nunawading.^[source]

1947 :
A Grade East :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Blackburn,
 - Box Hill,
 - Canterbury,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Great Eastern,
 - Mitcham,
 - Ringwood and
 - Surrey Hills.
Grand Final - Mitcham 15.14.104 defeated Box Hill 15.13.103.
A Grade West :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Auburn,
 - Burnley,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - Glen Iris,
 - North Kew and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Auburn 16.16.112 defeated East Hawthorn 8.8.56.
Championship :
2nd XVIII (B Grade?) :
Participating clubs included a number of 'B' sides and Nunawading.^[source]

1948 :
A Grade East :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Blackburn,
 - Box Hill,
 - Canterbury,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Mitcham,
 - Nunawading,
 - Ringwood and
 - Surrey Hills.
Grand Final - Ringwood 14.17.101 defeated Box Hill 12.13.85.
A Grade West :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Auburn,
 - Burnley,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - Glen Iris,
 - North Kew and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Auburn 12.24.96 defeated Tooronga 12.9.81.
2nd XVIII (B Grade?) :
Participating clubs included a number of 'B' sides and Vermont.^[source]

1949 :
A Grade East :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Blackburn,
 - Box Hill,
 - Canterbury,
 - Doncaster,
 - Mitcham,
 - Nunawading and
 - Surrey Hills.
A Grade West :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Burnley,
 - Caulfield City,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - Glen Iris,
 - North Kew,
 - Ringwood and
 - Tooronga.
A Grade Finals Series :
 - The top two teams from East and West played off for the premiership.
 - Semi-Final - Ringwood 16.18.114 defeated Box Hill 7.12.54.
 - Semi-Final - Auburn 20.20.140 defeated East Hawthorn 15.14.104.
 - Grand Final - Auburn 16.16.112 defeated Ringwood 5.6.36.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Box Hill B,
 - Canterbury B,
 - Deepdene B,
 - East Burwood,
 - Hawthorn Boys,
 - Mitcham B,
 - Ringwood B,
 - Surrey Hills B and
 - Vermont.

1950 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Box Hill,
 - Burnley,
 - Canterbury,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - East Ringwood,
 - Mitcham,
 - Ringwood and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Auburn 10.15.75 defeated Tooronga 10.12.72.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Blackburn,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - North Kew,
 - Nunawading,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Vermont.
Grand Final - Blackburn 15.9.99 defeated Surrey Hills 13.13.91.
C Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Box Hill B,
 - Canterbury B,
 - Deepdene B,
 - East Ringwood B,
 - Glen Ormond,
 - Hawthorn Boys,
 - Mitcham B,
 - Ringwood B and
 - Surrey Hills B.
Grand Final - Deepdene B 14.19.103 defeated Hawthorn Boys Club 12.7.79.

1951 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) : ^{[source] [source] [source]}
 - Auburn,
 - Blackburn,
 - Burnley,
 - Canterbury,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - Mitcham,
 - Ringwood,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Tooronga.
Finals Series : ^{[source] [source]}
 - First Semi-Final - Ringwood 10.10.70 defeated East Hawthorn 10.6.66.
 - Preliminary Final - ? defeated Ringwood.
 - Grand Final - Auburn 17.5.107 defeated Mitcham 13.10.88.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) : ^{[source] [source] [source]}
 - Ashburton,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Glen Orme,
 - Glenhuntly,
 - Hawthorn Boys,
 - North Kew,
 - Nunawading and
 - Vermont.
Finals Series : ^{[source] [source]}
 - ? Final - Glen Orme 12.13.85 defeated North Kew 11.12.78.
 - Grand Final - Glen Iris 10.11.71 defeated Glen Orme 9.9.63.

1952 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Canterbury,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Mitcham,
 - Ringwood,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Mitcham 12.17.89 defeated East Hawthorn 8.14.62.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Blackburn,
 - Burnley,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Glenferrie,
 - Glenhuntly (final season),
 - North Kew and
 - Vermont.
Grand Final - Blackburn 18.16.124 defeated Ashburton 17.9.111.
? Grade :
Participating clubs included Glen Orme.^[source] (But no sign in full lists of teams)

1953 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Blackburn,
 - Canterbury,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Mitcham,
 - Ringwood and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - East Hawthorn 8.6.54 defeated Tooronga 6.11.47.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Burnley,
 - Canterbury B,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Glenferrie,
 - North Kew,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Vermont.
Grand Final - Ashburton 7.11.53 defeated Doncaster 4.10.34.
? Grade :
Participating clubs included Glen Orme.^[source] (But no sign in full lists of teams)

1954 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Auburn,
 - Blackburn,
 - Canterbury,
 - East Hawthorn,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Mitcham,
 - Noble Park (debut),
 - Ringwood and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - East Hawthorn 15.8.98 defeated Ringwood 11.10.76.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Burnley,
 - Canterbury B,
 - Deepdene,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - North Kew,
 - Parkfield,
 - Nunawading,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Vermont.
Grand Final - East Burwood 9.10.64 defeated Doncaster 4.10.34.

1955 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Auburn,
 - Blackburn,
 - Burnley,
 - Canterbury,
 - Deepdene,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Noble Park,
 - North Kew,
 - Surrey Hills and
 - Vermont.
Grand Final - Vermont 14.11.95 defeated Auburn 10.17.77.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton B,
 - Blackburn B,
 - Canterbury B,
 - Deepdene B,
 - Doncaster B,
 - East Burwood B,
 - Glen Iris B,
 - Nunawading,
 - Parkfield,
 - Surrey Hills B,
 - Templestowe (conflict exists) and
 - Vermont B.
Grand Final - Nunawading 12.12.84 defeated Parkfield 9.9.63.

1956 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Balwyn,
 - Blackburn,
 - Canterbury,
 - Doncaster,
 - North Kew,
 - Tooronga and
 - Vermont.
Grand Final - Canterbury 11.12.78 defeated Doncaster 9.12.66.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Burnley,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Burwood,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Nunawading,
 - Parkfield and
 - Templestowe (conflict exists).
Grand Final - Glen Iris 12.15.87 defeated Ashburton 12.12.84.

1957 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Blackburn,
 - Canterbury,
 - Doncaster,
 - Glen Iris,
 - North Kew,
 - Tooronga and
 - Vermont.
Grand Final - North Kew 14.18.102 defeated Canterbury 12.16.88.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Balwyn,
 - Burnley,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Burwood,
 - Nunawading,
 - Parkfield and
 - Templestowe (conflict exists).
Grand Final - Burnley 15.18.108 defeated Ashburton 12.4.76.

1958 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Blackburn,
 - Burnley,
 - Canterbury,
 - Doncaster,
 - Glen Iris,
 - North Kew and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Burnley 11.20.86 defeated Tooronga 7.12.54.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Balwyn,
 - Deepdene,
 - East Burwood,
 - Hawthorn Amateurs,
 - Nunawading,
 - Templestowe (conflict exists) and
 - Vermont.
Grand Final - Vermont 9.8.62 defeated East Burwood 7.16.58.

1959 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Burnley,
 - Canterbury,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Glen Iris,
 - North Kew and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Burnley 14.22.106 defeated Auburn 9.10.64.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Balwyn,
 - Bennettswood,
 - Burwood United,
 - Canterbury B,
 - Deepdene,
 - Hawthorn Amateurs,
 - Nunawading and
 - Templestowe (conflict exists).
Grand Final - Hawthorn Amateurs 13.13.91 defeated Burwood United 8.7.55.

1960 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Ashburton,
 - Auburn,
 - Blackburn,
 - Burnley,
 - Canterbury,
 - Doncaster,
 - East Burwood,
 - Glen Iris,
 - Hawthorn Amateurs and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - East Burwood 9.10.64 defeated Burnley 5.6.36.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Balwyn,
 - Bennettswood,
 - Burwood United (changed name to Burwood next season),
 - Canterbury B,
 - Deepdene,
 - North Kew,
 - Nunawading and
 - Templestowe (conflict exists).
Grand Final - North Kew 9.3.57 defeated Balwyn 6.10.46.

1961 :
General - Only one senior grade existed this season.
Participating clubs were (complete) :^[source]
 - Auburn,
 - Balwyn,
 - Bennettswood,
 - Burnley,
 - Burwood (changed name from Burwood United),
 - Canterbury,
 - Deepdene,
 - Doncaster (final season),
 - Glen Iris,
 - Hawthorn Amateurs,
 - North Kew,
 - Nunawading,
 - Templestowe (conflict exists) and
 - Tooronga.
Grand Final - Burnley 15.13.103 defeated Burwood 9.11.65.

1962 :
A Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order near to after H&As) :
 1. Burnley ('rubbed out' in the 1960s),
 2. Canterbury,
 3. Burwood,
 4. North Kew,
 5. Balwyn,
 6. Glen Iris,
 7. Tooronga,
 8. Hawthorn and
 9. Auburn.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - North Kew defeated Burwood @ Blackburn.
 - Second Semi-Final - Burnley v Canterbury A (result unknown).
 - Preliminary Final - ? defeated North Kew.
 - Grand Final - Burnley 9.18.72 defeated Canterbury A 5.11.41.
B Grade :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order near to after H&As) :
 1. Bennettswood,
 2. Caulfield Amateurs,
 3. Canterbury B,
 4. Deepdene,
 5. Burwood B,
 6. Glen Iris B,
 7. Tooronga B and
 8. Balwyn B.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Canterbury B defeated Deepdene @ Blackburn.
 - Second Semi-Final - Bennettswood v Caulfield Amateurs (result unknown).
 - Preliminary Final - ? defeated Canterbury B.
 - Grand Final - Bennettswood 17.25.127 defeated Caulfield Amateurs 11.7.73.

1963 - The Eastern Suburban FL and the Caulfield-Oakleigh DFL merged to form the South-East Suburban FL.