Bairnsdale Football Club (Vic)

Guernseys & Nicknames :
1995-2001 - Bairnsdale were referred to as the Redlegs.

Timeline :
1901 - North Gippsland FA : Bairnsdale were runners-up.
1902 - North Gippsland FA : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1903 - North Gippsland FA : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1904 - North Gippsland FA : Bairnsdale withdrew.
1905 - Gippsland Senior FA : Bairnsdale participated.
1906 - Gippsland Senior FA : Bairnsdale were runners-up.
1907 - Gippsland Senior FA : Bairnsdale participated.
1908 - North Gippsland FA : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1909 - North Gippsland FA Grand Final : Bairnsdale were victorious, but there was a replay, which they did not win.
1910-11 - North Gippsland FA : Bairnsdale participated.
1912 - North Gippsland FA : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1913 - North Gippsland FA : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1914 - North Gippsland FA : Bairnsdale participated.
1919 - North Gippsland FA : Bairnsdale participated.
1920 - North Gippsland FA : Bairnsdale were runners-up.
1921-27 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale participated.
1928 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1929 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1930 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1931-34 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale participated.
1936-39 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale participated.
1945 - Bairnsdale-Bruthen DFL Grand Final : Bairnsdale 19.11.125 defeated Bruthen 7.12.54.
1946 - Bairnsdale-Bruthen DFL Grand Final : Bairnsdale 20.18.138 v ?.
1947 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale recommenced, and were premiers.
1948-50 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale participated.
1951 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1952 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1953 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale participated.
1954 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1955 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale participated.
1956 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1957 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale participated.
1958 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1959 - Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale were premiers.
1960-62 - La Trobe Valley FL : Bairnsdale participated.
1963 - La Trobe Valley FL Grand Final : Traralgon 16.12.108 defeated Bairnsdale 8.11.59.
1964-66 - La Trobe Valley FL : Bairnsdale participated.
1967 - La Trobe Valley FL Grand Final : Moe 14.9.93 defeated Bairnsdale 12.15.87.
1968-80 - La Trobe Valley FL : Bairnsdale participated.
1981 - La Trobe Valley FL Grand Final : Bairnsdale 14.12.96 defeated Sale 11.9.75.
1982 - La Trobe Valley FL : Bairnsdale participated.
1983 - La Trobe Valley FL : Bairnsdale made the finals.
1984-94 - La Trobe Valley FL : Bairnsdale did not make the finals.
1995 - Gippsland-Latrobe Valley FL : Bairnsdale finished 6th.
1996-97 - Gippsland-Latrobe Valley FL : Bairnsdale participated.
1998 - Gippsland-Latrobe Valley FL : Bairnsdale's final season in this league.

1999 (East Gippsland FL) :
Bairnsdale commenced in the East Gippsland FL.
According to a report from a newspaper, the team 'went back' to this league, so it seems that they were once before in the East Gippsland FL. Bairnsdale had approached Wy Yung, Lucknow and West Bairnsdale about mergers, but 'old rivalries die hard'.
Bairnsdale made the finals.

2000 (East Gippsland FL) :
Second Semi-Final - Bairnsdale 16.11.107 defeated Wy Yung 16.10.106.
Grand Final - Bairnsdale 13.11.89 defeated Wy Yung 9.7.61.

2001 (East Gippsland FL) :
Second Semi-Final - Bairnsdale 14.13.97 defeated Lakes Entrance 7.5.47.
Grand Final - Bairnsdale 21.11.137 defeated Lucknow 6.9.45.

2002 (East Gippsland FL) :
Second Semi-Final - Wy Yung 12.10.82 defeated Bairnsdale 9.10.64.
Preliminary Final - Bairnsdale 12.12.84 defeated Lucknow.
Grand Final - Bairnsdale 7.16.58 defeated Wy Yung 6.10.46.

2003 - East Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale participated.

2004 (East Gippsland FL) :
Preliminary Final - Bairnsdale 7.5.47 defeated Orbost-Snowy Rovers 6.7.43.
Grand Final - Bairnsdale 16.6.102 defeated Wy Yung 10.9.69.

2005 - East Gippsland FL : Bairnsdale participated.

Nearby, Like-Named or Otherwise Related Clubs & Leagues :
 - Bairnsdale 2nds FC (Vic).