List of provincial clubs in the Victorian Football Association

In the first decade of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), a number of provincial clubs were full administrative members of the association, but never played enough games against other clubs to be considered relevant in the premiership.[1] These clubs were active from the first VFA season in 1877 until.[2]

Notably, a number of 'junior teams' also competed alongside senior sides.[3][4]

Almost all of these clubs folded after a single season, however a number still exist to this day and compete in local football leagues, including three in the Bendigo Football Netball League.[5][6]

List of provincial clubs

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Club Colours Moniker Est. VFA seasons Current leagues
Barwon
 
Riverites 1874 18771878 Folded
1879
Benalla 1882 Folded
Castlemaine
 
Magpies 1859 1877 Folded
(Replaced by present-day Camperdown)
Colac/Camperdown
 
Magpies 1877 Folded
Canning & Battery United 1879 Folded
Chilwell 1874 18781881 Merged
1933 with Newtown (now Newtown & ChilwellGFNL)
Clifton Union 1883 Folded
Daylesford
 
Bulldogs 1877 1880 CHFL
East Geelong
 
1879 18801881 GDFNL
Geelong College
 
1878 Folded
Geelong Imperial
 
Imps 1877 Folded
Geelong Juniors
 
Juniors 1877 Folded
Geelong Schools
 
18781881 Folded
Inglewood 1877 Folded
Kyneton
 
Tigers 1868 18771885 BFL
Lincoln United 1877 1878 Folded
Maryborough
 
Magpies 1872 18771884 BFL
North Geelong
 
Magpies 1876 18781882 GDFNL
Public Schools 18771883 Folded
Sale
 
Magpies 1877 18781883 Gippsland League
Sandhurst
 
1861 1877 BFL
Warwick 1877 Folded
Victorian Railways 1877 Folded

References

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  1. ^ "Teams". The VFA Project.
  2. ^ Peter Pindar (13 October 1877). "The Football Season of 1877 – Part 1". The Australasian. Vol. XXIII, no. 602. Melbourne, VIC. p. 461.
  3. ^ Pennings, Mark. "Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's Early History" (PDF). p. 21.
  4. ^ "Historic Princes Park petition found". Carlton Football Club. 15 December 2015.
  5. ^ "1877". Blueseum.
  6. ^ "OUR HISTORY". Kyneton Football Club.