List of Gippsland Football League premiers

History

The original Gippsland Football League was formed when the Northern Gippsland Football Association (NGFA) officially changed their name to “The Gippsland Football League” in 1921,^[1] which then operated under this title until 1953.

A new Gippsland football competition was formed in 1954, as the La Trobe Valley Football League, ^{[2] [3]} when seven club's from the Central Gippsland Football League joined the Latrobe Valley Football League, with the three remaining Central Gippsland Football League club's joining the South Gippsland Football League. ^[4]

Football Premierships

The following is a list of all the Gippsland FL premiership winning teams from 1921 to 1953 and of the La Trobe FL from 1954 to present day. ^[5]

The Reserves competition commenced in 1954, the Thirds competition in 1957 and the Fourths in 2000.

Notes

• 1921 - Maffra were undefeated premiers

Links

• 1931 - Gippsland FL: Maffra & Traralgon team photos
• 1931 - Gippsland FL Premiers: Sale FC team photo
• 1934 - Gippsland FL Premiers: Sale FC team photo
• 1936 - Gippsland FL Premiers: Yarram FC team photo
• 1937 - Gippsland FL Grand Final team photos
• 1949 - Gippsland FL Grand Final team photos
• 1952 - Gippsland FL Premiers: Bairnsdale FC team photo

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13. "1927 - Football". Trove Newspapers. Gippsland Times. 29 September 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
14. "1928 - Bairnsdale win after 15 years". Trove Newspapers. Gippsland Times. 24 September 1928. p. 5. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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32. "1951 - Brilliant Last Quarter Burst Gains Premiership". Trove Newspapers. Gippsland Times (Vic). 24 September 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
33. "1952 - LAST TERM DASH WINS PREMIERSHIP FOR BAIRNSDALE". Trove Newspapers. Gippsland Times (Vic). 29 September 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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