Federal Football League

The Federal Football League (FFL), also known simply as the Federal League, was an Australian rules football competition in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. The competition was in existence from 1909 to 1981 and was regarded as one of the strongest metropolitan leagues in Melbourne.

It is said that, in the mid-1960s, Channel 7 was seeking to telecast FFL games on a Sunday.

Formation
Formed in 1909 as the Federal Football Association (FFA), the competition's eight founding members were Cheltenham, Ellindale, Elsternwick, Frankston, Mentone, Mordialloc, Moorabbin, and Glen Huntly, all from the southern/south eastern suburbs.

Local Councillor F. T. Le Page was elected president.

History
In 1915, the Federal football Association (FFA) A. Grade teams were - Brighton District, Moorabbin, Cheltenham, Moorabbin Park, Oakleigh and Elsternwick, whilst the B. Grade clubs were Sandringham, Mentone, Heatherton and Glenhuntly.

In 1925, the FFA comprised 10 senior and 9 junior club's and had over 1,000 registered players.

In 1937 the A Section competition teams were composed of - Black Rock, Mordialloc, Cheltenham, East Burwood, Moorabbin, Caulfield, Darling and Mentone, and in the B section, Chelsea, Highett, Mt. Waverley, Mordialloc, Black Rock and Edithvale-Aspendale.

Middle Brighton FC kicked 50.40 - 340 v Heatherton: 0.0 - 0 in a match in 1914.

Clubs
Nine clubs competed in the FFL's final season.

A. Grade Football Premiers / Runners Up
The Agar Wynne Shield. The Honourable Agar Wynne, MHR was the Federal Football Association's Patron from 1909 to 1915.


 * 1909 – Cheltenham	6.6.42 d Ellindale 2.12.24
 * 1910 – Victorian Brewery 10.12.72 d Mordialloc 5.9.39
 * 1911 – Cheltenham	12.14.86 d Moorabbin 4.7.31
 * 1912 – Victorian Brewery 6.10.46 d Moorabbin 2.12 - 24
 * 1913 – Cheltenham	9.9.63 d Middle Brighton 7.10.52
 * 1914 – Moorabbin 5.10.40 d Cheltenham 2.7.19
 * 1915 – Brighton Districts 9.8.62 d Cheltenham 6.8.44
 * 1916 to 1918 - Federal FL in recess due to World War I
 * 1919 – Sandringham Amateurs 6.13.49 d Black Rock 6.10.46
 * 1920 – Brighton Districts 7.7.49 d Hampton	6.10.46
 * 1921 – Brighton Districts 8.12.60 d Black Rock 7.9.51
 * 1922 – Cheltenham	5.10.40 v Mordialloc 4.14.38
 * 1923 – Mordialloc 10.9.69 d Black Rock 2.9.21
 * 1924 – Mordialloc	6.16.52 d Mentone 4.7.31 	(Mordialloc undefeated premiers)
 * 1925 – Cheltenham	9.6.60 d Mordialloc 5.21.51
 * 1926 – Moorabbin 13.11.89 d Mordialloc 9.17 - 71
 * 1927 – Moorabbin 9.11.65 d Middle Brighton 6.9.45
 * 1928 – Mentone 6.14.50 d Moorabbin 5.15.45
 * 1929 – Mordialloc	13.12.90 d Mentone 7.3.45
 * 1930 – Moorabbin 6.11.47 d Mordialloc 5.16.46
 * 1931 – Moorabbin 9.9.63 d Mordialloc 8.7.55
 * 1932 – East Burwood	13.14.92 d Mentone 11.4.70
 * 1933 – Moorabbin 10.26.86 d Mordialloc 10.18.78
 * 1934 – Cheltenham 13.12.90 d Mordialloc 8.13.61
 * 1935 – Black Rock 14.11.95 d East Burwood 11.12.78
 * 1936 – Black Rock 14.9.93 d Darling 12.14.86
 * 1937 – Darling 9.14.68 d Moorabbin 7.12.54
 * 1938 – Darling 9.17.71 d Mordialloc 9.13.67
 * 1939 – Mordialloc 14.9.93 d Moorabbin 12.13.85
 * 1940 – Moorabbin 11.15.81 d Cheltenham 7.14.56
 * 1941 – Moorabbin 18.16.124 d Cheltenham 11.11.77
 * 1942 to 1944 - Federal FL in recess due to World War II
 * 1945 – Moorabbin 14.19.103 d Camden 10.5.65
 * 1946 – Moorabbin 18.17.125 d Cheltenham 9.17.71
 * 1947 – Moorabbin 15.16.106 d Mordialloc 11.13.79
 * 1948 – Moorabbin 19.11.125 d Camden 10.5.65
 * 1949 - Caulfield 11.15.81 drew Moorabbin 11.15.81
 * 1949 – Caulfield 14.10.94 d Moorabbin 11.10.76 (Grand Final Replay)
 * 1950 – Mordialloc	9.9.63 d Moorabbin 7.14.56
 * 1951 – Mordialloc 21.17.143 d Freighters 6.8.44
 * 1952 – Mordialloc 14.7.91 d Camden 10.13.73
 * 1953 – Dandenong 11.20.86 d Caulfield 9.6.60
 * 1954 – Black Rock 16.17.113 d Dandenong 15.12.102
 * 1955 – Chelsea 10.17.77 d Dandenong 7.12.54
 * 1956 – Mentone	11.8.74	d Mordialloc 9.11.65
 * 1957 – McKinnon 13.9.87 d Mordialloc 12.13.85
 * 1958 – McKinnon 8.12.60 d Springvale 6.9.45
 * 1959 – McKinnon 8.13.61 d Mentone 8.9.57
 * 1960 – Springvale 14.9.93 d McKinnon 8.16.64
 * 1961 – Springvale 12.8.80 d Glen Huntly 10.11.71
 * 1962 – Springvale 14.13.97	d Glen Huntly 7.12.54
 * 1963 – Springvale 17.16.118 d Mentone 8.13.61
 * 1964 – East Malvern 8.18.66 d Glen Huntly 7.9.51
 * 1965 – Springvale 15.13.103 Glen Huntly 3.12.30
 * 1966 – East Malvern 13.13.91 d Springvale 11.13.79
 * 1967 – Mentone 14.10.94 d Glen Huntly 11.9.75
 * 1968 – Mentone 6.17.53 d Oakleigh District 5.13.43
 * 1969 – East Malvern 8.10.58 d Oakleigh District 6.20.56
 * 1970 – East Malvern 20.12.132 d Springvale 15.21.111
 * 1971 – Highett 17.10.112 d Springvale 12.7.79
 * 1972 – Noble Park	15.16.106 d Highett 14.9.93
 * 1973 – Highett 17.19.121 d Noble Park 16.14.110
 * 1974 – Highett 11.15.81 d Cheltenham	11.14.80
 * 1975 – Springvale 20.14.134 d Parkdale 16.13.109
 * 1976 – Mentone 12.17.89 d Cheltenham 12.11.83
 * 1977 – Springvale 18.19.127 d Oakleigh District 17.13.115
 * 1978 – Parkdale 22.19.141 d Oakleigh District 15.17.107
 * 1979 – Highett 14.12.96 d Clayton 11.13.79
 * 1980 – Clayton 17.30.132 d Springvale 13.14.92
 * 1981 – Clayton 16.9.105 d Oakleigh District 11.13.79

Best and Fairest Awards
Cr. J.W. ALLNUT MEDAL. (Allnut was President of the FFA from 1936 to 1945 & a life member).
 * Senior Football / A. Grade Section