The Barellan & District Football League was an Australian rules football competition played in the vicinity of Barellan, New South Wales from 1911 until 1971. [1] [2]
The league folded in 1971 after two of its clubs merged and left, another two followed in leaving, and the remaining three folded. [3]
1911-1922 unknown
1923 - Mirrool
1924 - Barellan
1925 - Barellan
1926 - Barellan
1927 - Barellan
1928 - Barellan
1929 - Barellan 13.11-89 defeated Kamarah 6.7.43
1930 - Kamarah
1933 - Barellan
1934 - Binya 11.15.81 defeated Barellan 5.7.37
1935 - Binya
1936 - Binya
1938 - 1946 unknown
1947 - Barellan
1948 - unknown
1949 - unknown
1950 - Moombooldool
1951 - Beckom
1952 - Ardlethan
1953 - Ardlethan
1954 - Sandy Creek 10.16.76 defeated Barellan 7.9.51
1955 - Sandy Creek
1956 - unknown
1957 - Barellan-Binya
1958 - Beckom
1959 - Sandy Creek defeated Beckom
1960 - Beckom 10.6.66 defeated Sandy Creek 4.18.42
1961 - Barellan-Binya
1962 - unknown
1963 - Sandy Creek 9.13.67 defeated Hay 9.11.65
1964 - Sandy Creek 9.3.57 defeated Barellan-Binya 7.8.50
1965 - Sandy Creek 17.13.115 defeated Barellan-Binya 16.10.106
1966 - Barellan-Binya 16.9.105 defeated Darlington Point 9.9.63
1967 - Barellan-Binya 13.12.90 defeated Yanco 7.14.56
1968 - Yanco 11.11.77 defeated Barellan-Binya 4.9.33
1969 - Yanco 10.17.77 defeated Hay 8.11.59
1970 - Yanco 18.13.121 defeated Barellan United 10.8.68
1971 - Barellan United 16.10.106 defeated Hay 6.14.50
Source: [5]
Coleambally and Barellan United (formed from the merger of Barellan-Binya and Kamarah-Moombooldool) continue to play in the present day in the Farrer Football League. After playing intra-club football from 1971 to 1981, the Hay Rovers joined the Golden Rivers Football League in 1982 as the Hay Lions and play in that continue to play in that competition at present. [3]
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The locality of Sandy Creek no longer has any sporting teams.
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