Ararat & District Football Association

The Ararat & District Football Association was an Australian rules football League based around Ararat in Western Victoria.

History
The ADFA was the minor league in Ararat with clubs named after churches, mills and mines. The competition was regarded as the minor league of the area, whilst the major club in town, the Ararat Football Club played in the Wimmera Football League.

This association was founded in 1922 and was re-figured and calibrated several times in its first ten years of existence.
 * 1922 Ararat & District Junior Football Association
 * 1927 Dobie Football Association
 * 1928 Ararat Inter-church Football Association


 * 1931 Ararat & District Football Association

Until the mid 1990s, the nine club league had six clubs drawing players out of Ararat and three clubs with predominantly Stawell based players. However during the 90s there was a population decline in Ararat. Aradale Mental Hospital was closed, alongside government bodies which supplied employment for the town, this forced clubs to merge due to low numbers.

The league finished in 1999 which saw teams splitting into the Horsham & District Football League and Mininera & District Football League.

Premiers

 * 1922	Ararat Juniors	6	10	46	Vs	Moyston	4	3	27
 * 1923	Ararat Imperials	7	5	47	Vs	Cathcart	4	5	29
 * 1924	Ararat Imperials	7	8	50	Vs	Maroona	5	10	40
 * 1925	Willaura	8	8	56	Vs	Cathcart	4	6	30
 * 1926	Willaura	10	15	75	Vs	Cathcart	8	5	53
 * 1927	Dobie	8	15	63	Vs	A Imperials	5	10	40
 * 1928	St Marys	8	2	50	Vs	Trinity	6	4	40
 * 1929	Trinity	9	12	66	Vs	St Marys	7	14	56
 * 1930	Trinity	6	5	41	Vs	St Andrews	4	9	33
 * 1931	St Andrews	11	13	79	Vs	Trinity	8	8	56
 * 1932	Trinity	7	5	47	Vs	Moyston	5	7	37
 * 1933	St Andrews	9	15	69	Vs	Methodists	6	9	45
 * 1934	Methodists	9	16	70	Vs	Trinity	5	8	38
 * 1935	Methodists	12	12	84	Vs	Trinity	10	8	68
 * 1936	Trinity	12	11	83	Vs	Methodists	7	9	51
 * 1937	Methodists	9	16	70	Vs	Trinity	7	9	51
 * 1938	Methodists	12	11	83	Vs	Great Western	3	17	35
 * 1939	Joel	Joel  9	15	69	Vs	Methodists	6	7	43
 * 1940	Warriors	15	8	98	Vs	St Marys	11	9	75
 * 1946	St Marys	12	14	86	Vs	Ararat Ex-students	10	9	69
 * 1947	Trinity	11	10	76	Vs	Methodists	7	9	51
 * 1948	Trinity	11	9	75	Vs	Prestige	7	15	57
 * 1949	Methodists	13	7	85	Vs	St Marys	8	7	55
 * 1950	St Andrews	12	11	83	Vs	Methodists	7	6	48
 * 1951	Prestige	10	11	71	Vs	Methodists	3	9	27
 * 1952	St Marys	12	17	89	Vs	Trinity	10	8	68
 * 1953	St Marys	6	11	47	Vs	Caledonians	6	8	44
 * 1954	Caledonians	7	14	56	Vs	St Marys	6	9	45
 * 1955	Caledonians	8	14	62	Vs	Prestige	8	3	51
 * 1956	Prestige	10	9	69	Vs	Caledonians	6	9	45
 * 1957	Caledonians	9	11	65	Vs	St Marys	7	12	54
 * 1958	Methodists	9	8	62	Vs	Great Western	8	5	53
 * 1959	Methodists	9	10	64	Vs	Caledonians	8	8	56
 * 1960	Landsborough	13	14	92	Vs	Caledonians	2	3	15
 * 1961	Landsborough	13	10	88	Vs	Great Western	6	12	48
 * 1962	Great Western	12	10	82	Vs	Landsborough	8	12	60


 * 1963	Trinity	6	13	49	Vs	Great Western	5	7	37
 * 1964	Trinity	5	6	36	Vs	Great Western	3	12	30
 * 1965	Trinity	13	10	88	Vs	Moyston	8	14	62
 * 1966	Prestige	10	12	72	Vs	Trinity	7	10	52
 * 1967	Moyston	14	12	96	Vs	St Marys	11	6	72
 * 1968	Moyston	11	12	78	Vs	St Marys	6	16	52
 * 1969	Moyston	15	10	100	Vs	St Marys	15	9	99
 * 1970	St Marys	18	9	117	Vs	Great Western	7	10	52
 * 1971	St Marys	9	14	68	Vs	Great Western	7	3	45
 * 1972	Great Western	14	13	97	Vs	Methodists	11	15	81
 * 1973	Miners	19	16	130	Vs	Great Western	10	7	67
 * 1974	Miners	10	12	72	Vs	Caledonians	10	11	71
 * 1975	Caledonians	13	28	106	Vs	Miners	8	10	58
 * 1976	Miners	12	13	85	Vs	Swifts	11	7	73
 * 1977	Swifts	15	14	104	Vs	Miners 10	8	68
 * 1978	Warriors	8	14	62	Vs	Moyston	4	10	34
 * 1979	Trinity	16	7	103	Vs	St Marys	7	11	53
 * 1980	Warriors	11	9	75	Vs	Caledonians	8	9	57
 * 1981	Warriors	18	23	131	Vs	St Marys	13	12	90
 * 1982	Warriors	18	13	121	Vs	St Marys	16	12	108
 * 1983	Great Western	11	10	76	Vs	Warriors	5	9	39
 * 1984	Warriors	11	15	81	Vs	Miners	11	9	75
 * 1985	Caledonians	20	6	126	Vs	Great Western	13	19	97
 * 1986	Caledonians	15	12	102	Vs	St Marys	13	9	87
 * 1987	Caledonians	19	10	124	Vs	Trinity	13	19	97
 * 1988	Prestige	7	10	52	Vs	Caledonians	6	10	46
 * 1989	Swifts	14	7	91	Vs	Moyston	13	9	87
 * 1990	Moyston	14	19	103	Vs	Warriors	10	14	74
 * 1991	Moyston	15	9	99	Vs	St Marys	12	6	78
 * 1992	Swifts	11	13	79	Vs	Caledonians	8	7	55
 * 1993	Swifts	17	9	111	Vs	St Marys	7	10	52
 * 1994	Swifts	15	8	98	Vs	Warriors	14	3	87
 * 1995	Warriors	18	8	116	Vs	St Marys	8	13	61
 * 1996	Warriors	15	10	100	Vs	Caledonian-Miners	11	10	76
 * 1997	St Marys	25	12	162	Vs	Great Western	11	4	70
 * 1998	St Marys	13	10	88	Vs	Great Western	10	9	69
 * 1999	Caledonian-Miners	12	13	85	Vs	Prestige-Trinity	6	11	47