Wednesday Football League (Vic)

General :
The Wednesday FL was otherwise known as 'Trades Football'.

Timeline :
1902 :
The Wednesday FL was formed.
Founding clubs were (complete) :
 - Clifton Hill Trades (this season only),
 - Footscray & Yarraville Trades,
 - Hawthorn Trades,
 - Moran and Cato (this season only),
 - Prahran Grocers (this season only),
 - South Suburban Butchers,
 - Tramways and
 - Victorian Grocers Employees Association.
Hawthorn Trades were premiers.

1903 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Brunswick Trades (this season only),
 - Footscray & Yarraville Trades,
 - Hawthorn Trades,
 - Saint Kilda Trades (debut),
 - South Suburban Butchers,
 - TK Bennett and Woolcock (this season only),
 - Tramways and
 - Victorian Grocers Employees Association (final season).
TK Bennett and Woolcock were premiers.

1904 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Essendon Trades (debut),
 - Footscray & Yarraville Trades,
 - Hawthorn Trades (final season),
 - Northern District Trades (this season only),
 - Port and South Melbourne Trades (this season only),
 - Saint Kilda Trades,
 - South Suburban Butchers and
 - Tramways and
Northern District Trades were premiers.

1905 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Collingwood Trades (debut),
 - Essendon Trades,
 - Footscray & Yarraville Trades,
 - Saint Kilda Trades,
 - South Melbourne Trades (debut),
 - South Suburban Butchers and
 - Tramways.
Collingwood Trades were premiers.

1906 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Footscray & Yarraville Trades,
 - Prahran & Collingwood Trades (debut),
 - Saint Kilda Trades,
 - South Melbourne Trades,
 - South Yarra Trades (debut),
 - Tramways (final season) and
 - Williamstown Trades (this season only).
Prahran & Collingwood Trades were premiers.

1907 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Essendon & Flemington Trades (debut),
 - Footscray & Yarraville Trades,
 - Police (this season only),
 - Prahran & Collingwood Trades,
 - Saint Kilda Trades,
 - South Melbourne Trades and
 - South Yarra Trades.
Prahran & Collingwood Trades were premiers.

1908 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Essendon & Flemington Trades,
 - Fitzroy Trades (this season only),
 - Footscray & Yarraville Trades,
 - Northcote Trades (this season only),
 - Prahran & Collingwood Trades,
 - Saint Kilda Trades,
 - South Melbourne Trades and
 - South Yarra Trades.
Saint Kilda Trades were premiers.
This was the final season of the Wednesday FL.

1909 - The Wednesday FL was dissolved.

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1920 - The Wednesday FA recommenced.^[source]
1921 - The Wednesday FA operated.^[source]

1922 :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Fire Brigades (minor premiers, rtc),
 - Police,
 - Post Office and
 - Railways.
Finals Series :
 - First Semi-Final - Railways v Police @ Carlton Oval.
 - Second Semi-Final - Fire Brigades v Post Office @ Carlton Oval.

1923 - ?.
1924 - Participating clubs included Fire Brigade.
1925 - First Semi-Final : Fire Brigade v Yellow Cabs.^[source]
1926-27 - Participating clubs included Fire Brigade.

1928 :
Participating clubs included :^[source]
 - Air Force,
 - Fire Brigade,
 - Police,
 - Railways,
 - Red & Check Cabs,
 - Telegraph,
 - The Argus,
 - Waterside Workers and
 - Yellow Cabs.

1929-31 - Participating clubs included Fire Brigade.

1932 :
This must have been an unrelated league.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Fire Brigade,
 - Post And Telegraphs,
 - Press,
 - Railways,
 - Telephone Exchange,
 - Victoria Market,
 - Waterside Workers and
 - Yellow Cabs.