Purnim Football League / Purnim And District Football League (Victoria)

Quick Premiers List :

1925 - Panmure. 1926 - ?. 1927 - ?. 1928 - ?. 1929 - Mailers Flat. 1930 - Purnim. 1931 - Purnim. 1932 - Framlingham. 1933 - Cooromook. 1934 - Ellerslie. 1935 - Bushfield. 1936 - Bushfield. 1937 - Purnim. 1938 - Bushfield. 1939 - Ellerslie. 1940 - Ellerslie.

1941 - Purnim. 1942 - Probably WW2. 1943 - Probably WW2. 1944 - Nirranda. 1945 - Ellerslie. 1946 - Bushfield. 1947 - Bushfield. 1948 - Purnim. 1949 - Purnim. 1950 - Purnim. 1951 - Allansford. 1952 - Purnim. 1953 - Nirranda. 1954 - Nirranda. 1955 - Grassmere. 1956 - Allansford.

1957 - Allansford. 1958 - Nirranda. 1959 - Nirranda. 1960 - Nirranda. 1961 - Nirranda South. 1962 - Nirranda. 1963 - Heytesbury. 1964 - Nirranda. 1965 - Nirranda. 1966 - Nirranda South. 1967 - Timboon. 1968 - Timboon. 1969 - Timboon. 1970 - Simpson.

Timeline :
1925 (Western District Junior FA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bushfield,
 - Cudgee,
 - Mailers Flat and
 - Panmure.
Grand Final - Panmure 7.6.48 defeated Cudgee 3.6.24.

1927 (Western District Junior FA) : Participating clubs included Grassmere.
1929 - Grand Final : Mailers Flat 5.5.35 defeated Grassmere Junction 0.5.5.

1930 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Framlingham,
 - Grassmere Junction,
 - Nirranda and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Purnim 5.4.34 defeated Framlingham 4.3.27.

1931 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cooromook,
 - Framlingham,
 - Grassmere Junction,
 - Mailers Flat,
 - Panmure and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Purnim 8.9.57 defeated Cooromook 4.9.33.

1932 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cooromook,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Framlingham,
 - Garvoc,
 - Nirranda,
 - Panmure,
 - Purnim and
 - Wangoom.
Grand Final - Framlingham 5.10.40 defeated Ellerslie 5.6.36.

1933 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cooromook,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Framlingham,
 - Garvoc,
 - Nirranda,
 - Panmure,
 - Purnim and
 - Wangoom.
Grand Final - Cooromook 12.8.80 defeated Ellerslie 11.11.77.

1934 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Cooromook,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Framlingham,
 - Nirranda,
 - Panmure,
 - Purnim and
 - Wangoom.
Grand Final - Ellerslie 13.9.87 defeated Wangoom 11.17.83.

1935 (Purnim & DFA) :
The South Western DFA was absorbed by the Purnim FL.
Participating clubs included :
 - Bushfield,
 - Cooromook,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Framlingham,
 - Panmure,
 - Purnim,
 - Wangoom and
 - Woolsthorpe.
Grand Final - Bushfield 8.7.55 defeated Wangoom 5.8.38.

1936 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bushfield,
 - CYMS,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Purnim,
 - Wangoom and
 - Woolsthorpe.
Grand Final - Bushfield 11.15.81 defeated CYMS 7.9.51.

1937 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bushfield,
 - CYMS,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Purnim and
 - Woolsthorpe.
Grand Final - Purnim 12.15.87 defeated CYMS 11.13.79.

1938 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bushfield,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Purnim and
 - Woolsthorpe.
Grand Final - Bushfield 13.18.96 defeated Purnim 13.15.93.

1939 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Ellerslie 5.9.39 defeated Nirranda South 4.13.37.

1940 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Ellerslie 17.13.115 defeated Purnim 5.11.41.

1941 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Ellerslie,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Purnim 13.8.86 defeated Grassmere 8.17.65.

1942-43 - The league was probably in recess due to the onset of WW2.

1944 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda,
 - Purnim and
 - Wangoom.
Grand Final - Nirranda 8.11.59 defeated Purnim 6.7.43.

1945 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bushfield,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Panmure,
 - Purnim and
 - Wangoom.
Grand Final - Ellerslie 13.13.91 defeated Grassmere 2.13.25.

1946 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Garvoc,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Panmure,
 - Purnim and
 - Wangoom.
Grand Final - Bushfield 5.6.36 defeated Garvoc 3.4.22.

1947 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Panmure,
 - Purnim,
 - Wangoom and
 - Woolsthorpe.
Grand Final - Bushfield 15.14.104 defeated Allansford 12.12.84.

1948 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Cudgee,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda,
 - Purnim,
 - Wangoom and
 - Woolsthorpe.
Grand Final - Purnim 12.12.84 defeated Ellerslie 9.8.62.

1949 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Cudgee,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda,
 - Purnim and
 - Woolsthorpe.
Grand Final - Purnim 10.18.78 defeated Allansford 9.9.63.

1950 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda,
 - Purnim and
 - Woolsthorpe.
Grand Final - Purnim 10.11.71 defeated Grassmere 6.7.43.

1951 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Allansford 10.10.70 defeated Grassmere 7.11.53.

1952 (Purnim & DFA) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Ellerslie,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Purnim 10.6.66 defeated Allansford 9.6.60.

1953 (Purnim FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Nirranda 7.14.56 defeated Grassmere 6.14.50.

1954 (Purnim FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Allansford Imperials,
 - Bushfield,
 - Grassmere,
 - Nirranda and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Nirranda 10.8.68 defeated Grassmere 5.7.37.

1955 (Purnim FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Allansford Imperials,
 - Bushfield,
 - Grassmere,
 - Mailers Flat,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Grassmere 13.14.92 defeated Nirranda 11.6.72.

1956 (Purnim FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Grassmere,
 - Mailers Flat,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Allansford 6.5.41 defeated Nirranda 4.11.35.

1957 (Purnim FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Grassmere,
 - Mailers Flat,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Allansford 10.17.77 defeated Grassmere 5.6.36.

1958 (Purnim FL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Bushfield,
 - Grassmere,
 - Mailers Flat,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South and
 - Purnim.
Grand Final - Nirranda 14.8.92 defeated Nirranda South 10.7.67.

1959 (Purnim & DFL) :
The Purnim FL absorbed the Heytesbury FL and changed name to the Purnim & DFL.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Allansford,
 - Heytesbury,
 - Mailers Flat,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Port Campbell,
 - Purnim and
 - Timboon-Scotts Creek (debut, result of merger, changed name to United Rovers next season).
Grand Final - Nirranda 6.10.46 defeated Nirranda South 2.10.22.

1960 (Purnim & DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Heytesbury,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Port Campbell and
 - United Rovers (changed name from Timboon-Scotts Creek).
Grand Final - Nirranda South 13.17.95 defeated Nirranda 10.11.71.

1961 (Purnim & DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Heytesbury,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Port Campbell and
 - United Rovers.
Grand Final - Nirranda 7.9.51 defeated Nirranda South 4.10.34.

1962 (Purnim & DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Heytesbury,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Port Campbell and
 - United Rovers.
Grand Final - Nirranda 13.5.83 defeated Port Campbell 5.5.35.

1963 (Purnim & DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Heytesbury,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Port Campbell and
 - United Rovers (split or changed name next season).
Grand Final - Heytesbury 8.13.61 defeated Nirranda 8.7.55.

1964 (Purnim & DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Heytesbury,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Port Campbell and
 - Timboon (rejoined due to split or name change).
Grand Final - Nirranda 9.18.72 defeated Allansford 10.2.62.

1965 (Purnim & DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Heytesbury,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Port Campbell,
 - Simpson (probably debut, 0 wins) and
 - Timboon.
Grand Final - Nirranda 10.11.71 defeated Nirranda South 5.10.40.

1966 (Purnim & DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Heytesbury,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Port Campbell,
 - Simpson and
 - Timboon.
Grand Final - Nirranda South 13.8.86 defeated Port Campbell 10.12.72.

1967 (Purnim & DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Heytesbury,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Port Campbell,
 - Simpson,
 - Princetown and
 - Timboon.
Grand Final - Timboon 14.13.97 defeated Nirranda South 11.12.78.

1968 (Purnim & DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Heytesbury,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Port Campbell,
 - Princetown,
 - Simpson and
 - Timboon.
Grand Final - Timboon 11.9.75 defeated Nirranda South 7.7.49.

1969 (Purnim & DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Heytesbury,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Port Campbell,
 - Princetown,
 - Simpson and
 - Timboon.
Grand Final - Timboon 8.7.55 defeated Simpson 5.5.35.

1970 (Purnim & DFL) :
Participating clubs included :
 - Allansford,
 - Heytesbury,
 - Nirranda,
 - Nirranda South,
 - Port Campbell,
 - Princetown,
 - Simpson and
 - Timboon.
Grand Final - Simpson 10.11.71 defeated Timboon 9.9.63.

1971 - The Purnim & DFL changed name to become the Purnim-Heytesbury FL.