The Western Plains Football League was an Australian rules football League based in Victoria.
The Western Plains Football League started in 1930, with precursor league the Lismore District Football Association finishing. The league continued until 1998 when it merged with the Lexton Football League to create the Lexton Plains Football League. [1]
Some notable players from the Western Plains are Carji Greeves, Reg Hickey, Allan Everett, John Northey and Gerard FitzGerald. [2]
Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | Premierships | Premiership Years | Notes |
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![]() | Carngham Linton | Saints | 1969-1998 | 12 | 1974, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998 | Moved to Lexton Plains Football League in 1999 |
![]() | Cressy | Demons | 1920-1998 | 9 | 1920, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1969, 1970 | Folded in 1999 |
![]() | Illabarook | Bulldogs | 1937-1998 | 4 | 1938, 1946, 1988, 1991 | Moved to Lexton Plains Football League in 1999 |
![]() | Lismore | 1920-1924, 1930–1998 | 10 | 1921, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1948, 1952, 1964, 1973, 1986 | Renamed Lismore-Derrinallum and moved to Mininera & District Football League in 1999 | |
![]() | Rokewood-Corindhap | Hoppers | 1935-1998 | 9 | 1947, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1994 | Moved to Lexton Plains Football League in 1999 |
![]() | Skipton | Emus | 1953-1998 | - | - | Moved to Lexton Plains Football League in 1999 |
Jumper | Club | Nickname | Years in comp | Premierships | Premiership Years | Notes |
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Derrinallum | Tigers | 1920-1926, 1930–1997 | 9 | 1930, 1931, 1960, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1996 | Merged with Mortlake in the Hampden Football Netball League to form Western Lions in 1998 | |
Berrybank | 1920-1936 | 1 | 1936 | Folded in 1937 | ||
Mingay | 1920-1924 | 1 | 1924 | Folded in 1925 | ||
![]() | Beeac | Magpies | 1935-1940, 1950-1951 | 3 | 1937, 1939, 1950 | Moved to Polwarth Football League in 1952 |
Bradvale | 1949-1982 | 1 | 1965 | Folded in 1983 | ||
Darlington | 1950-1960 | 2 | 1955, 1956 | Folded in 1961 | ||
Carngham | 1953-1961 | - | - | Moved to Ballarat District Football League in 1962 | ||
![]() | Linton | 1953-1968 | 1 | 1962 | Merged with Carngham to form Carngham Linton in 1969 | |
![]() | Glenormiston College | The College | 1992-1993 | - | - | Absorbed by Noorat in the Heytesbury Mount Noorat Football League in 1994 |
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