North Western Football Association (Tas)

Quick Premiers List :
1894 - Devonport.
1895 - Barrington.
1896 - Barrington.
1897 - Devonport.
1898 - Mersey.
1899 - Mersey.
1900 - Ulverstone.
1901 - Mersey.
1902 - Mersey.
1903 - Ulverstone.
1904 - Mersey.
1905 - Mersey.
1906 - Ulverstone.
1907 - Latrobe.
1908 - Mersey.
1909 - Mersey.
1910 - Wesley Vale.
1911 - ?.
1912 - Don.
1913 - ?.
1914 - ?.
1915 - WW1.
1916 - WW1.
1917 - WW1.
1918 - WW1.
1919 - Flu Epidemic.
1920 - Melrose.
1921 - Wesley Vale.
1922 - Forth.
1923 - Mersey.
1924 - Mersey.
1925 - Conflicting Data.
1926 - Wesley Vale.
1927 - Mersey.
1928 - Mersey.
1929 - Wesley Vale.
1930 - Wesley Vale.
1931 - Wesley Vale.
1932 - Mersey.
1933 - Devonport.
1934 - Wesley Vale.
1935 - Forth.
1936 - Wesley Vale.
1937 - Forth.
1938 - Forth.
1939 - Forth.
1940 - Forth.
1941 - WW2.
1942 - WW2.
1943 - WW2.
1944 - WW2.
1945 - Latrobe Rovers.
1946 - Railton.
1947 - Railton.
1948 - Forth.
1949 - Wesley Vale.
1950 - Forth.
1951 - Ex-Servicemen.
1952 - Ex-Servicemen.
1953 - Ex-Servicemen.
1954 - Spreyton.
1955 - Railton.
1956 - Forth.
1957 - Forth.
1958 - Forth.
1959 - Wesley Vale.
1960 - Wesley Vale.
1961 - Railton.
1962 - Conflicting Data.
1963 - Wesley Vale.
1964 - Sheffield.
1965 - Forth.
1966 - Railton.
1967 - Gowrie Park.
1968 - Gowrie Park.
1969 - Gowrie Park.
1970 - Gowrie Park.
1971 - Ulverstone District.
1972 - Forth.
1973 - Sheffield.
1974 - Forth.
1975 - Spreyton.
1976 - Spreyton.
1977 - Spreyton.
1978 - Spreyton.
1979 - Wesley Vale.
1980 - Forth.
1981 - Turners Beach.
1982 - Turners Beach.
1983 - Turners Beach.
1984 - Spreyton.
1985 - Motton-Preston.
1986 - Motton-Preston.
1987 - Sheffield.
1988 - Sheffield.
1989 - Wesley Vale.
1990 - Spreyton.
1991 - Ulverstone District.
1992 - Ulverstone District.
1993 - Ulverstone District.
1994 - Sheffield.
1995 - Turners Beach.
1996 - Wesley Vale.
1997 - Wesley Vale.
1998 - Rosebery-Toorak.
1999 - Rosebery-Toorak.
2000 - Sheffield.
2001 - Spreyton.
2002 - East Ulverstone.
2003 - Sheffield.
2004 - ?.
2005 - ?.

Timeline :
1894 :
The North Western FA was established.
Participating clubs included Devonport (premiers).

1895 - Participating clubs included Barrington (premiers).
1896 - Participating clubs included Barrington (premiers).
1897 - Participating clubs included Devonport (premiers).
1898 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1899 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1900 - Participating clubs included Ulverstone (premiers).
1901 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1902 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1903 - Participating clubs included Ulverstone (premiers).
1904 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1905 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1906 - Participating clubs included Ulverstone (premiers).
1907 - Participating clubs included Latrobe (premiers).
1908 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1909 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1910 - Participating clubs included Wesley Vale (premiers).
1912 - Participating clubs included Don (premiers).
1915-18 - The North Western FA was in recess due to the onset of WW1.
1919 - The North Western FA was in recess due to an influenza epidemic.
1920 - Participating clubs included Melrose (premiers).
1921 - Participating clubs included Wesley Vale (premiers).
1922 - Participating clubs included Forth (premiers).
1923 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1924 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).

1925 :
Conflicting Data :
Participating clubs included Railton (premiers).
Participating clubs included Wesley Vale (premiers).

1926 - Participating clubs included Wesley Vale (premiers).
1927 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1928 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1929 - Participating clubs included Wesley Vale (premiers).
1930 - Participating clubs included Wesley Vale (premiers).

1931 : [source] [source]
General :
From appearances, the competition was split into two divisions mid-season.
Division 1 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Devonport,
 - East Devonport,
 - Mersey and
 - Wesley Vale (premiers).
Division 1 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Don,
 - Forth,
 - High School and
 - Melrose.

1932 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1933 - Participating clubs included Devonport (premiers).
1934 - Participating clubs included Wesley Vale (premiers).
1935 - Participating clubs included Forth (premiers).
1936 - Participating clubs included Wesley Vale (premiers).
1937 - Participating clubs included Forth (premiers).
1938 - Participating clubs included Forth (premiers).
1939 - Participating clubs included Forth (premiers).
1940 - Participating clubs included Forth (premiers).
1941-44 - The North Western FA was in recess due to the onset of WW2.
1945 - Participating clubs included Latrobe Rovers (premiers).
1946 - Participating clubs included Railton (premiers).
1947 - Participating clubs included Railton (premiers).
1948 - Participating clubs included Forth (premiers).
1949 - Participating clubs included Wesley Vale (premiers).
1950 - Participating clubs included Forth (premiers).
1951 - Participating clubs included Ex-Servicemen (premiers).
1952 - Participating clubs included Ex-Servicemen (premiers).
1953 - Participating clubs included Ex-Servicemen (premiers).
1954 - Participating clubs included Spreyton (premiers).
1955 - Participating clubs included Railton (premiers).

1956 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Forth (premiers) and
 - Sheffield (debut).

1957 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Forth (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1958 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Forth (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1959 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Wesley Vale (premiers).

1960 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Wesley Vale (premiers).

1961 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Railton (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1962 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Barrington (premiers?) and
 - Sheffield (premiers?).

1963 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Wesley Vale.
Grand Final Replay - Wesley Vale defeated ?.

1964 - Participating clubs included Sheffield (premiers).

1965 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Forth (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1966 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Railton (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1967 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Gowrie Park (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1968 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Gowrie Park (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1969 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Gowrie Park (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1970 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Gowrie Park (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1971 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Ulverstone District (premiers).

1972 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Forth (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1973 - Participating clubs included Sheffield (premiers).

1974 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Forth (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1975 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Spreyton (premiers).

1976 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Spreyton (premiers).

1977 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Spreyton (premiers).

1978 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Spreyton (premiers).

1979 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Wesley Vale (premiers).

1980 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Forth (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1981 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Motton-Preston,
 - Sheffield and
 - Turners Beach.
Grand Final - Turners Beach 25.14.164 defeated Motton-Preston 7.5.47.

1982 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Turners Beach (premiers).

1983 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Turners Beach (premiers).

1984 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Spreyton (premiers).

1985 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Motton-Preston,
 - Railton (final season) and
 - Sheffield.
Grand Final Replay - Motton-Preston defeated ?.

1986 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Elizabeth-Railton (debut, result of merger),
 - Motton-Preston (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

1987 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Elizabeth-Railton and
 - Sheffield (premiers).

1988 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Elizabeth-Railton (final season) and
 - Sheffield (premiers).

1989 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Wesley Vale (premiers).

1990 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Spreyton (premiers).

1991 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Forth (finished low),
 - Motton-Preston (finished low),
 - Rosebery-Toorak (made finals),
 - Sheffield,
 - Ulverstone District (premiers),
 - Wesley Vale (made finals) and
 - 2 others (total of 8).

1992 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Rosebery-Toorak,
 - Sheffield,
 - Spreyton,
 - Turners Beach,
 - Ulverstone District (premiers) and
 - Wesley Vale.

1993 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Ulverstone District (premiers).

1994 - Participating clubs included Sheffield (premiers).

1995 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Turners Beach (premiers).

1996 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Wesley Vale (premiers).

1997 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Sheffield and
 - Wesley Vale (premiers).

1998 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Rosebery-Toorak (premiers),
 - Sheffield and
 - Ulverstone District (final season due to merger).

1999 :
Participating clubs included :
 - East Ulverstone (debut due to merger),
 - Rosebery-Toorak (premiers) and
 - Sheffield.

2000 - Participating clubs included Sheffield (premiers).

2001 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - East Ulverstone,
 - Forth,
 - Mole Creek,
 - Motton-Preston,
 - Rosebery-Toorak,
 - Sheffield,
 - Spreyton,
 - Turners Beach and
 - Wesley Vale.
Grand Final - Spreyton 10.7.67 defeated Sheffield 3.5.23.

2002 :
Participating clubs included :
 - East Ulverstone (premiers),
 - Forth,
 - Mole Creek,
 - Motton-Preston,
 - Rosebery-Toorak,
 - Sheffield,
 - Spreyton,
 - Turners Beach,
 - Wesley Vale and
 - West Ulverstone (debut).

2003 - Participating clubs included Sheffield (premiers).

2005 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - East Ulverstone,
 - Forth,
 - Motton-Preston,
 - Rosebery-Toorak,
 - Sheffield,
 - Spreyton,
 - Turners Beach,
 - Wesley Vale and
 - West Ulverstone.

Other Clubs :
Other clubs to participate, season(s) unknown, included Mole Creek (mid-1990s).

Nearby, Like-Named or Otherwise Related Clubs & Leagues :
 - NWFU FC (Tasmania - Representative club).