Yackandandah & District Football League

There was a Yackandandah Football Association established in 1912 amongst the following clubs - Dederang, Yackandandah and Tawonga - with Dederang taking out the premiership.^[1]

in 1928, the Yackandandah & District Football Association was formed and Mr. Fred Malcomson, from the Star Hotel, Yackandandah, decided to donate a trophy to the premiers.^[2]

In 1933, the Yackandandah & DFA disbanded and the Tallangatta & District Football Association was formed from the following clubs - Bethanga, Granya, Kiewa Valley, Mitta Valley and Tallangatta.^[3]

The competition re-formed in 1940 for one year, before going into recess due to World War Two. It then re-formed in 1946 and was active up until April, 1954 when it went into recess.^[4]

In 1947, the Y&DFA had nine local football clubs playing in its competition.

In 1952, Bogong FC changed it club colours to yellow and black.^[5]

In 1953, Bogong FC won the minor premiership, with Beechworth Reserves finishing last out of six sides.^[6]

All up the Yackandandah & DFA played fifteen season of football, with Bogong FC and Kiewa FC both winning three premierships.

Bogong FC played in five grand finals in their seven years in the Yackandandah & DFA.

In 1954, the competition went into recess. Bogong was admitted into the Ovens & King Football League, but Bright's application was rejected.^[7]

In February 1955, the Yackandandah & DFL officially disbanded.^[8]

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in comp	CDFA Senior Premierships		Fate
							Total	Years
Beechworth Reserves		Bombers	Baarmutha Park, Beechworth	MBFL	1861	1952-1953[9]	0	-	Moved to Chiltern & District FA in 1954
Bogong		Tigers	Mount Beauty Recreation Reserve, Mount Beauty	–	1946	1947-1953	3	1950, 1951, 1953	Moved to Ovens & King FL in 1954
Bright		Mountain Men	Pioneer Park, Bright	MBFL	1913	1952-1953	0	-	1954 unknown. Moved to Ovens & King FL in 1955
Dederang			Dederang Recreation Reserve, Dederang	D&DFL	1906	1912, 1940, 1946-1948, 1950-1953	1	1912	Entered recess in 1954, re-formed in Tallangatta & District FL in 1955
Tawonga			Tawonga Recreation Reserve, Tawonga	BDFA, MBFL	1927	1929-1930, 1946–1953	2	1947, 1952	Moved to Bright FA in 1931.[10] Moved to Tallangatta & District FL in 1954
Yackandandah		Magpies	Butson Park, Yackandandah	K&DFA, D&DFL	1884	1912, 1928–1932, 1940, 1946–1953	2	1928, 1940	Moved to Chiltern & District FA in 1954

Club	Jumper	Nickname	Home Ground	Former League	Est.	Years in comp	CDFA Senior Premierships		Fate
							Total	Years
Allans Flat			Allans Flat Recreation Reserve, Allans Flat	K&DFA	1880s	1929-1931	0	-	Folded
Base Workshops			Bandiana Recreation Reserve, Bandiana	C&DFA	1947	1951[11]	0	-	Moved to Tallangatta & District FL in 1952
Bethanga			Bethanga Recreation Reserve, Bethanga	K&DFA	1904	1928-1932	1	1929	Moved to Tallangatta & District FA in 1933
Bullioh		Canaries	Bullioh Recreation Reserve, Tallangatta Valley	–	1928	1928	0	-	Recess in 1929–1930, re-formed in Tallangatta & District FA in 1931
Granya			Bungil Park, Granya	T&DFA	1886	1932	0	-	Returned to Tallangatta & District FA in 1933
Kergunyah		Demons	Kergunyah Recreation Reserve, Kergunyah	AFFA, D&DFL	1923	1928-1932, 1946–1951	1	1930	1933-1935 unknown. Played in Dederang & District FA from 1936. Entered recess in 1952[12] but re-formed in Tallangatta & District FL in 1953
Kiewa		Rovers	Kiewa Memorial Park, Kiewa	K&DFA, K&MVFL	1895	1929-1932, 1946–1951	3	1946, 1948, 1949	Returned to Tallangatta & District FA in 1933. Moved to Tallangatta & District FL in 1952
Mitta Mitta			Magorra Park, Mitta Mitta	T&DFA	1885	1932	0	-	Returned to Tallangatta & District FA in 1933
Mudgegonga				–		1940, 1946–1948	0	-	Moved to Myrtleford Bright FL in 1949[13]
Sandy Creek			Sandy Creek Recreation Reserve, Sandy Creek	K&DFA, T&DFL	1894	1928-1932, 1947–1949	0	-	Returned to Tallangatta & District FA in 1933. Moved to Tallangatta & District FL in 1950
Stanley			Stanley Recreation Reserve, Stanley	–		1947[14]	0	-	Folded
Talgarno			Talgarno Recreation Reserve, Talgarno	K&DFA	1896	1929-1931	1	1931	Folded
Tallangatta		Magpies	Rowen Park, Tallangatta	T&DFA	1885	1932	0	-	Returned to Tallangatta & District FA in 1933
Tangambalanga			Coulston Park, Tangambalanga	–		1931	0	-	Folded
Wandiligong-Harrietville			Pioneer Park, Bright	MBFL	1879	1952	0	-	Folded after 1952 season[15]

Teams in Association per football season.

• 1912 - 3: Dederang, Tawonga, Yackandandah.
• 1928 - 5: Bethanga, Bullioh, Kergunyah, Sandy Creek, Yackandandah.
• 1929 - 8: Allan's Flats, Bethanga, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Sandy Creek, Talgarno, Tawonga, Yackandandah.
• 1930 - 8: Allan's Flats, Bethanga, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Sandy Creek, Talgarno, Tawonga, Yackandandah.
• 1931 - 8: Allan's Flats, Bethanga, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Sandy Creek, Talgarno, Tangambalanga, Yackandandah.
• 1932 - 7: Bethanga, Kergunyah, Kiewa Rovers, Mitta Mitta, Sandy Creek, Tallangatta, Yackandandah.
• 1940 - 3: Dederang, Mudegonga, Yackandandah.
• 1946 - 6: Dederang, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Mudgegonga, Tawonga, Yackandandah.
• 1947 - 9: Bogong, Dederang, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Mudgegonga, Sandy Creek, Stanley, Tawonga, Yackandandah.
• 1948 - 8: Bogong, Dederang, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Mudgegonga, Sandy Creek, Tawonga, Yackandandah.
• 1949 - 6: Bogong, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Sandy Creek, Tawonga, Yackandandah.
• 1950 - 6: Bogong, Dederang, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Tawonga, Yackandandah.
• 1951 - 7: Base workshops, Bogong, Dederang, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Tawonga, Yackandandah.
• 1952 - 7: Beechworth Reserves, Bogong, Bright, Dederang, Tawonga, Wandiligong, Yackandandah.
• 1953 - 6: Beechworth Reserves, Bogong, Bright, Dederang, Tawonga, Yackandandah

• 1940: J Nutt - Mudegonga FC^[16]
• 1941 - 45: Yackandandah & DFA in recess due to WW2.
• 1946:
• 1947: Jim Bishop - Bogong FC^[17]
• 1948: Jim Bishop - Bogong FC^[18]
• 1949: Albert "Bert" Kemp - Sandy Creek FC^[19]
• 1950: Jim Mooney - Tawonga FC^[20]
• 1951: R Newton - Kiewa FC^[21]
• 1952: Ray Braham - Bogong FC^[22][23]
• 1953: Jim Mooney - Dederang FC^[24]

Grand Final Scores & venues

• 1912 - Dederang:4.7 - 31 d Yackandandah: 1.6 - 12^[25][26][27]
• 1928 - Yackandandah: 7.16 - 58 defeated Kergunyah: 8.3 - 51^[28][29] at Sandy Creek.
• 1929 - Bethanga: 5.15 - 45 defeated Yackandandah: 4.7 - 31^[30] at Sandy Creek.
• 1930 - Kergunyah: 11.6 - 72 defeated Bethanga: 6.16 - 52^[31] at Yackandandah Showgrounds.
• 1931 - Bethanga: 8.6 - 54 drew with Talgarno: 8.6 - 54^[32]
• 1931 - Talgarno: 11.14 - 80 defeated Bethanga: 10.8 - 68. (Grand final replay).^[33] at Kiewa.^[34]
• 1932 - Mitta Mitta: 12.9 - 81 defeated Tallangatta: 8.4 - 52^[35] at Sandy Creek.
• 1933 - Yackandandah & DFA disbanded in April 1933, reformed in 1940.^[36]
• 1940 - Yackandandah: 13.12 - 90 defeated Mudgegonga: 5.9 - 39^[37] at Mudgegonga^[38]
• 1941 - 1945: Yackandandah & DFA in recess due to World War Two
• 1946 - Kiewa: 4.13 - 37 defeated Tawonga: 4.9 - 33^[39][40]
• 1947 - Tawonga: 16.5 - 101 defeated Kiewa: 5.10 - 40^[41][42]
• 1948 - Kiewa: 9.10 - 64 defeated Bogong: 4.14 - 38^[43]
• 1949 - Kiewa: 7.8 - 50 defeated Yackandandah: 5.9 - 39^[44]
• 1950 - Bogong: 8.17 - 65 defeated Tawonga: 6.4 - 40^[45] at Yackandandah.
• 1951 - Bogong: 18.11 - 119 defeated Kiewa: 11.15 - 81
• 1952 - Tawonga: 10.5 - 65 defeated Bogong: 7.12 - 54^[46][47][48] at Yackandandah. This was Bogong's only loss for the season.
• 1953 - Bogong: 12.9 - 81 defeated Tawonga: 6.9 - 45^[49] at Yackandandah.
• 1954 - The Yackandandah & DFL went into recess in April 1954.
• 1955 - The Yackandandah & DFL officially disbands in February 1955.