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]
1911-1923 unknown
1924 - Kamarah
1925 - Kamarah
1926 - Kamarah
1927-1928 unknown
1929 - Kamarah
1930 - Kamarah
1931-1949 unknown
1950 - Moombooldool
1951 - Beckom
1952 - Ardlethan
1953 - Ardlethan
1954 - unknown
1955 - Sandy Creek
1956 - unknown
1957 - unknown
1958 - Beckom
1959 - Sandy Creek
1960 - Beckom
1961 - unknown
1962 - unknown
1963 - Sandy Creek 9.13.67 defeated Hay 9.11.6
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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