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The Woomera Football League was an Australian rules football competition based in Woomera, South Australia. It was an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League. The Woomera Football League only existed from 1949 to 1985 inclusive. It 1986 it became the Woomera and District Football League to eventually include teams from Roxby Downs, Olympic Dam, Andamooka and Coober Pedy. With a team from Woomera no longer participating the League name was further changed to the Far Northern Football League.

These records only refer to the period 1949 - 1985.

Brief history
The Woomera Football League (WFL) was formed in 1948 with competition commencing in 1949.

The predominance of public service and defence personnel in the region was reflected in early participating clubs which included Works & Housing, Contractors, Koolymilka, 1 L.C.P.S. (Signals) or Lines & Construction, LWER (Long Range Weapons Experimental Range), RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force), RAE (Royal Australian Engineers - Army).

A new club, Centrals, was formed in 1955.

By 1960 the clubs consisted of Works, Village, Centrals, RAAF and Koolymilka.

RAAF withdrew in 1966.

Mount Gunson joined in 1975 and ceased in 1983.

Works withdrew in 1976.

Woomera North joined in 1977. This was a direct result of Works and Village being unable to field separate teams so a new team Woomera North was formed. Woomera North voted itself out of existence in 1984.

In 1984 a Village team re-entered the competition which then only consisted of 3 teams viz. Kollymilka, Central and Village.

Koolymilka was the only club to participate in all years of competition.

WFL Premiership Summary 1949 - 1985
1.L.C.P.S. (Signals) is the acronym for No.1 Line Construction Project Squadron, Royal Australian Corps of Signals.

1.L.C.P.S. (Signals) were also known as Lines and Construction.

Works were also known as Works and Housing in the early years.

Village were also known as Woomera or Town in the early years.

WFL League B&F - Area Medal (1949-1952), Area & Mail Medals (1953-1985), Leading Goalkicker (1949-1985)
In 1999, as indicated by *, the Mail Medal was awarded retrospectively to Don Watson (1957), Warren Coops (1959), Tony Hancock (1969) and Dave Davis (1984).

Brief History Woomera Junior Football League
The Junior League was formed in 1961 and consisted of three (3) teams viz: Demons, Magpies and Roosters.

Players were allocated to each team roughly based on age, height and ability. It was a players draft instituted 20 years before such a concept was considered by the VFL/AFL.

Due to the number of interested players a 4th team, the Eagles, was added in 1963.

Players competed annually for the "Curnow Shield."

Originally the teams stood alone but within a few years the senior teams were allocated responsibility for each junior team viz: Demons by Works, Eagles by Centrals, Magpies by Koolymilka and Roosters by Village.