Polwarth Football League / Polwarth Football Association (Vic)

Quick Premiers List :
1922 - Colac Rovers.
1923 - ?.
1924 - Winchelsea.
1925 - Forrest.
1926 - Winchelsea.
1927 - Birregurra.
1928 - Birregurra.
1929 - Deans Marsh.
1930 - Birregurra.
1931 - Forrest.
1932 - Lorne.
1933 - Lorne.
1934 - Forrest.
1935 - Winchelsea.
1936 - Lorne.
1937 - Winchelsea.
1938 - Winchelsea.
1939 - Winchelsea.
1940 - Lorne.
1941 - WW2.
1942 - WW2.
1943 - WW2.
1944 - WW2.
1945 - ?.
1946 - Lorne.
1947 - Lorne.
1948 - Lorne.
1949 - Lorne.
1950 - Lorne.
1951 - Winchelsea.
1952 - Forrest.
1953 - Coragulac.
1954 - Forrest.
1955 - Birregurra.
1956 - Beeac.
1957 - Winchelsea.
1958 - Coragulac.
1959 - Coragulac.
1960 - Winchelsea.
1961 - Queenscliff.
1962 - Queenscliff.
1963 - Queenscliff.
1964 - Queenscliff.
1965 - Queenscliff.
1966 - Forrest.
1967 - Queenscliff.
1968 - Queenscliff.
1969 - Winchelsea.
1970 - Winchelsea.

Timeline :
1922 :
The Winchelsea & Birregurra FA was replaced by the Polwarth FA.
Participating clubs included :
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Rovers,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest and
 - Returned Soldiers.
Grand Final - Colac Rovers 4.6.30 defeated Birregurra 3.2.20.

1923 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Rovers,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Memorial Rooms and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Memorial Rooms 9.20.74 defeated Colac Rovers 1.5.11.

1924 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Diggers[source],
 - Colac Rovers (final season),
 - Forrest (made finals[source]) and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Winchelsea 5.9.39 defeated Colac Rovers 5.6.36.

1925 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Winchelsea No1 (split from Winchelsea, this season only) and
 - Winchelsea No2 (split from Winchelsea, this season only).
Grand Final - Forrest 9.9.63 defeated Deans Marsh 4.5.29.[source]

1926 :
Participating clubs included :[source]
 - Birregurra,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest (made finals[source]),
 - Inverleigh,
 - Moriac (debut) and
 - Winchelsea (reformed, result of merger).
Grand Final - Winchelsea 6.8.44 defeated Inverleigh 3.6.24 @ Inverleigh.

1927 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Birregurra,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Moriac (final season) and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Birregurra 7.14.56 defeated Forrest 8.5.53.

1928 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay (debut),
 - Birregurra,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne (debut) and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Birregurra 13.9.87 defeated Deans Marsh 12.13.85.

1929 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Finals Series :[source]
 - Second Semi-Final - Deans Marsh 16.7.103 defeated Apollo Bay Bay 10.15.75.
 - Grand Final - Deans Marsh 3.10.28 defeated Birregurra 3.6.24.

1930 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay (final season),
 - Birregurra (final season),
 - Deans Marsh (final season),
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Birregurra 7.16.58 defeated Deans Marsh 8.8.56.

1931 :
Participating clubs were (complete[source]) :
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Forrest 8.7.55 defeated Lorne 6.10.46.

1932 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Lorne 16.16.112 defeated Forrest 5.8.38.

1933 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Lorne 16.19.115 defeated Deans Marsh 6.8.44.

1934 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Forrest 13.12.90 defeated Lorne 11.14.80.

1935 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay (recommenced),
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Winchelsea 20.19.139 defeated Forrest 14.10.94.

1936 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Lorne 13.18.96 defeated Winchelsea 13.13.91.

1937 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Winchelsea 12.16.88 defeated Lorne 12.7.79.

1938 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Winchelsea 15.13.103 defeated Deans Marsh 14.13.97.

1939 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Winchelsea 9.13.67 defeated Deans Marsh 6.6.42.

1940 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Lorne 8.15.63 defeated Forrest 5.8.38.

1941-44 - No competition due to WW2.
1945 - Participating clubs included Apollo Bay.

1946 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Lorne 10.11.71 defeated Winchelsea 7.6.48.

1947 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Lorne 21.12.138 defeated Winchelsea 8.16.64.

1948 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Lorne 9.15.69 defeated Deans Marsh 7.4.46.

1949 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final Replay - Lorne 9.22.76 defeated Winchelsea 7.7.49.

1950 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials (debut),
 - Coragulac,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Lorne 15.8.98 defeated Winchelsea 10.7.67.

1951 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Coragulac,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Winchelsea 9.12.66 defeated Birregurra 6.8.44.

1952 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac (debut),
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Coragulac,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Forrest 15.19.109 defeated Lorne 7.6.48.

1953 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials,
 - Coragulac,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Coragulac 14.8.92 defeated Forrest 10.11.71.

1954 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Colac Imperials (final season),
 - Coragulac,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Forrest 7.10.52 defeated Winchelsea 7.8.50.

1955 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Coragulac,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Birregurra 6.9 45 defeated Coragulac 4.9.33.

1956 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Coragulac,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Beeac 5.7.37 defeated Birregurra 3.5.23.

1957 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Coragulac,
 - Deans Marsh,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne,
 - Queenscliff (debut) and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Winchelsea 11.15.81 defeated Forrest 10.17.77.

1958 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Coragulac,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne,
 - Queenscliff and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Coragulac 9.16.70 defeated Winchelsea 8.16.64.

1959 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Coragulac,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne,
 - Queenscliff and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Coragulac 9.16.70 defeated Queenscliff 8.7.55.

1960 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Coragulac (final season),
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne,
 - Queenscliff and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Winchelsea 17.16.118 defeated Lorne 16.10.106.

1961 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac,
 - Birregurra,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne,
 - Queenscliff and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Queenscliff 9.24.78 defeated Winchelsea 9.6.60.

1962 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Beeac (final season),
 - Birregurra,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne,
 - Queenscliff and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Queenscliff 8.16.64 defeated Apollo Bay 8.9.57.

1963 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne,
 - Queenscliff and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Queenscliff 12.8.80 defeated Apollo Bay 10.14.74.

1964 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra,
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne,
 - Portarlington (debut),
 - Queenscliff,
 - Torquay (debut) and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Queenscliff 10.14.74 defeated Torquay 1.4.10.

1965 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Birregurra (final season),
 - Forrest,
 - Lorne,
 - Leopold (debut),
 - Portarlington,
 - Queenscliff,
 - Torquay and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Queenscliff 9.13.67 defeated Winchelsea 6.4.40.

1966 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Forrest,
 - Leopold,
 - Lorne,
 - Portarlington,
 - Queenscliff,
 - Torquay and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Forrest 8.13.61 defeated Queenscliff 5.14.44.[source]

1967 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Forrest,
 - Leopold,
 - Lorne,
 - Portarlington,
 - Queenscliff,
 - Torquay and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Queenscliff 9.23.77 defeated Torquay 5.15.45.

1968 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Forrest,
 - Leopold,
 - Lorne,
 - Portarlington,
 - Queenscliff,
 - Torquay and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Queenscliff 11.16.82 defeated Winchelsea 10.9.69.

1969 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Forrest (final season),
 - Leopold,
 - Lorne,
 - Ocean Grove (debut),
 - Portarlington,
 - Queenscliff,
 - Torquay and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Winchelsea 21.15.141 defeated Queenscliff 6.16.52.

1970 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Apollo Bay,
 - Leopold,
 - Lorne,
 - Ocean Grove,
 - Portarlington,
 - Queenscliff,
 - Torquay and
 - Winchelsea.
Grand Final - Winchelsea 14.9.93 defeated Leopold 8.12.60.