Albury & District Football League
Australian Rules football league
The Albury & District Football League was established at a delegates meeting in Culcairn in 1930 from the following Australian Rules Football clubs - Albury Rovers, Culcairn, Henty and Holbrook[1] and folded after the 1957 football season.
History
The Albury & District Football League was established at a delegates meeting in Culcairn in 1930 from the following Australian Rules Football clubs - Albury Rovers, Culcairn, Henty and Holbrook. The first season saw 12 games played, plus semi finals and a grand final which was won by Henty.
Brocklesby had a famous grand final victory over Henty to win the 1939 Albury & District Football League premiership after Wally Crooks kicked a goal after the siren, from a free kick to win by two points, under captain / coach, Jim Steigenberger .[2] Henty then lodged an appeal to the Albury & DFL, which was defeated then appealed to the Murray District Football Council,[3] which was then upheld,[4] awarding the premiership to Henty. Brocklesby then appealed that decision to the Victorian Country Football League, which was up held, allowing Brocklesby to finally be declared the 1939 premiers.[5] Brocklesby's full forward, Shadrach "Shady" James kicked 82 goals in the home and away series[6] plus 16 goals in the finals, for a total of 98 goals in 17 games in 1939.
In August 1943, Mr. A D S Vivian, the league's foundation President from 1930 to 1935 passed away in Sydney. Vivian was the driving force behind the Albury Rovers FC and a former club President too. He was the Vice President of the NSW branch of the National Football League.[7]
In 1950 the Albury & District Football League introduced a Reserve Grade Competition,[8]
North Melbourne visited Bolton Park, Wagga in 1952 and defeated a combined Albury & DFL side,[9] with North's Jock Spencer kicking 18 goals.[10]
The 1952 A&DFL Reserves competition was divided into two division – North (Wagga) and South (Albury).[11]
Culcairn's Henry "Splinter" Liston licked 91 goals in the 1953 home and away series, plus 8 more in the finals, to finish on 99 goals![12]
In June 1954 the Albury & DFL played an inter-league match against the South Western DFL at Wagga, resulting in a win to Albury & DFL, 12.20 - 92 to 10.7 - 67.[13] [14]
Culcairn's Henry "Splinter" Liston kicked 102 goals in 1954, which included the finals series.[15]
In 1955, Ron Clegg was captain-coach of the North Wagga Football Club in the Albury & DFL,[16] winning the £50 - Border Mail Newspaper / Albury & DFL Footballer of the Year Award, before returning to South Melbourne in 1956.[17]
In 1957 the Farrer Football League was first formed as a breakaway from the Albury & District Football League. Culcairn, Henty, Holbrook and Mangoplah-Cookardinia United competed in the first season. In 1958 all remaining clubs from the Albury & District Football League moved across to the Farrer Football League .
Former Clubs
Albury Catholic Young Men's Club (CYMC):[18] 1934. The club changed its name to St. Patrick's FC in 1935.[19]
Albury Rovers: 1930 - 1940, 1946. Joined in 1930, after being runners up to Granya in the 1929 Tallangatta & District Football League . Merged with East Albury in 1947 to form East Albury Rovers.[20]
Brocklesby : 1931 - 32, (1933 & 34 - Central Hume Football Association ), 1935 - 40. Initially joined from the Riverina Football Association in 1931. Joined the Hume Football League in 1945 and played there until 2005.
Cookardinia : 1934 - 1940, 1946 - 1954. Mangoplah and Cookardinia football clubs decide to merge prior to the 1955 season.[21]
Culcairn : 1930 - 1940, 1946 - 1956. Joined the Farrer Football League in 1957 & played there until 1991. Initially joined from the Riverina Football Association in 1930.
East Albury Rovers:1947. Joined the Hume Football League in 1948.[22] and folded in 1951.[23]
Henty : 1930 - 1940, 1946 - 1956. Joined the Farrer Football League in 1957 & played there until 1979. Initially joined from the Riverina Football Association in 1930.
Holbrook : 1930 - 1940, 1946 - 1956. Joined the Farrer Football League in 1957 & played there until 1980. Initially joined from the Riverina Football Association in 1930.
Mangoplah : 1937 - 1940, 1946 - 1954. Mangoplah and Cookardinia football clubs decide to merge prior to the 1955 season.
Mangoplah / Cookardinia United: 1955 & 1956. Joined the Farrer Football League in 1957 & played there until 1981.
Marrar: 1952 - 1956. Played in the A&DFL Seconds competition. Joined the Central Riverina Football League in 1957.
North Wagga:[24] 1950 - 1957. Joined the Riverina Football League in 1958 after a merger with the North Wagga Stars FC.[25]
Rand : 1939 - 1940. Joined the Hume Football League in 1945 and played there until 1983.
RAAF 2nds: 1950 -
St. Patrick's:[26] 1935 & 1936. Club disbanded in April, 1937.[27]
The Rock : 1938 - 1940. (Played in the Milbrulong & District League from 1945 - 1947), 1948 - 1957.
Turvey Park 2nds: 1953 & 1954.[28] Joined the Farrer Football League in 1958.
Wagga:[29] 1949 - 1957. Joined the Farrer Football League in 1958 & played there until 1959.
Woomargama / Mullengandra : 1948. The club withdrew in 1949 and went into recess.[30]
(Albury & DFL went into recess between 1941 & 1945 due to WW2 )
Grand Finals
Seniors
Year
Premiers
Score
Runners Up
Score
Captain
Coach
Venue
Gate
Premiership Cup
1930
Henty
14.12 - 96
Holbrook
8.14 - 62
Culcairn
[31] Kennedy Gold Cup
1931
Holbrook
13.11 - 89
Brocklesby
5.7 - 37
Cec Field
Culcairn
[32] Kennedy Memorial Cup
1932
Holbrook
9.11 - 65
Albury Rovers
8.10 - 58
Culcairn
[33] Kennedy Memorial Cup
1933
Albury Rovers
16.12 - 108
Henty
9.10 - 64
Charlie Kolb
Charlie Kolb
Albury Showgrounds
£40
[34] Kennedy Memorial Cup
1934
Holbrook
10.11 - 71
Albury Rovers
7.14 - 56
Culcairn
£55
[35] [36] Kennedy Memorial Cup
1935
Henty
18.14 - 122
Holbrook
18.12 - 120
W W Paech
W W Paech
Culcairn
£67
[37] Ballarat Brewery Cup
1936
Culcairn
12.13 - 85
Henty
11.13 - 79
Jack Clarke
Jack Clarke
Cookardinia
£56
[38] [39]
1937
Henty
14.12 - 96
Mangoplah
11.10 - 76
W W Paech
W W Paech
Culcairn
£127
[40] Shugg Cup
1938
Mangoplah
20.10 - 130
Culcairn
12.11 - 83
Russell Madden
Russell Madden
Henty
£120
[41] [42] [43] Mackie Cup
1939
Brocklesby
14.10 - 94
Henty
13.14 - 92
Jim Steigenberger
Jim Steigenberger
Culcairn
[44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49]
1940
Mangoplah
16.18 - 114
Culcairn
13.13 - 78
Ray Roberson
Ray Roberson
Cookardinia
[50] Mrs F A Parker Cup
1941-5
In recess - WW2
1946
Mangoplah
12.13 - 85
Culcairn
9.20 - 74
Allan Klimpsch
Ray Roberson
Henty
£184
[51] [52]
1947
Mangoplah
16.11 - 107
Holbrook
14.10 - 94
Ray Roberson
Ray Roberson
Culcairn
£204
[53]
1948
Mangoplah
18.13 - 121
The Rock
11.18 - 84
Ray Roberson
Ray Roberson
Culcairn
£169
[54] Cannon Cup
1949
Mangoplah
14.15 - 99
Wagga
9.18 - 72
Allan Klimpsch
Allan Klimpsch
Culcairn
£394
[55] [56] Cannon Cup
1950
Mangoplah
12.9 - 81
Holbrook
11.11 - 77
Allan Klimpsch
Allan Klimpsch
The Rock
£406
[57] [58] Cannon Cup
1951
Holbrook
12.9 - 81
Culcairn
9.8 - 62
Mangoplah
£400
[59]
1952
Culcairn
8.20 - 68
Wagga
9.9 - 63
Ted Hill
Ted Hill
Mangoplah
£499
[60] [61]
1953
Culcairn
8.13 - 61
Wagga
6.9 - 45
Frank O'Leary
Frank O'Leary
The Rock
£777
[62] [63] [64] [65] [66]
1954
Culcairn
19.30 - 144
Wagga
4.9 - 33
Frank O'Leary
Frank O'Leary
Henty
£650
[67] [68]
1955
Holbrook
11.9 - 75
M C U
8.9 - 57
Stan Rule
Stan Rule
Culcairn
[69]
1956
M C U
12.11 - 83
The Rock
7.13 - 55
Bill Byrne
Bill Byrne
[70]
1957
Wagga
14.14 - 98
The Rock
5.12 - 42
MCU - Mangoplah Cookardinia United FC
Cannon Cup: Donated by John Cannon from the Culcairn Hotel.
Most Senior Premierships / Runners Up
Club
Most Premierships
Runners Up
Mangoplah
7
2
Holbrook
5
4
Culcairn
4
4
Henty
3
3
Albury Rovers
1
2
Brocklesby
1
1
M C U
1
1
Wagga
1
4
The Rock
2
Totals
23
23
Reserves
The Albury & DFL Reserves competition ran from 1950 to 1957.
Year
Premiers
Score
Runners Up
Score
Captain
Coach
Venue
Gate
Premiership Cup
1950
RAAF Blues
11.12 - 78
Henty
4.11 - 35
[71] [72]
1951
Holbrook
[73]
1952
Marrar
105
Army
66
[74]
1953
Culcairn
v
Holbrook
[75] Unsure who won 2nds G Final
1954
Turvey Park
8.12 - 60
Culcairn
4.8 - 32
[76] [77]
1955
Culcairn
11.4 - 70
M C U
7.10 - 52
1956
Wagga
3.17 - 35
Culcairn
4.6 - 30
1957
Wagga
d
The Rock
League Best & Fairest Award
In 1932, Mr. D M Stavley of Wodonga donated a medal for the best and fairest player to be decided on by the umpires votes.[78]
The Carlton Brewery Medal was first donated in 1936.
The Baz Medal was first donated in 1952 by Mr. Mick Baz of Culcairn.[79]
Year
Winner
Club
Votes
Runner Up
Club
Votes
1930
no record of award
1931
no record of award
Stavley Gold Medal
1932
W Carroll
Culcairn
1933
Charlie Kolb [80]
Albury Rovers
1934
Dinny Ryan [81]
Albury Rovers
1935
Tom Eames[82]
Albury Rovers
Carlton Brewery Medal
1936
Ron Nolan[83]
Cookardinia
Bert Clarke
Brocklesby
1937
Merv Cooper[84]
Mangoplah
31
Vin Smith
Brocklesby
22
1938
Jim Kendall
Holbrook
27
Merv Cooper
Mangoplah
22
Albert Bert Clay * [85]
Henty
27
Vin Smith
Brocklesby
22
1939
Albert Bert Clay [86]
Henty
21
Jim Kendall[87]
Holbrook
19
1940
A R "Ray" Roberson[88]
Mangoplah
1941-5
In recess WW2
1946
Alan Papworth[89]
Culcairn
Charlie Craig[90]
Cookardinia
1947
Charlie Craig[91]
Cookardinia
G Bedggood[92]
Henty
1948
J Mullarvey[93]
Woomargrama
1949
Brian Brennan[94]
Holbrook
1950
Des Donkin
The Rock
16
H Clark
Mangoplah
15
Brian Brennan * [95]
Holbrook
16
Charlie Craig
Cookardinia
15
1951
Jim Stockton[96]
North Wagga
29
Brian Brennan &
Holbrook
18
Ron Bunyan
Cookardinia
18
Baz Medal
1952
Ron Bunyan
Cookardinia
Tim Robb * [97]
The Rock
1953
Merv Pieper[98]
North Wagga
Tim Robb
The Rock
1954
Harry Gardiner[99] [100]
Culcairn
16
Neale Rutzou &
Wagga
14
Sid Ruhe
Henty
14
1955
Len Wornes
Holbrook
20
Ron Bunyan
M C U
17
1956
Hayden Hensel
Culcairn
1957
E Feeney
The Rock
1938 - Albert Clay (Henty) lost on a count back.
1950 - Brian Brennan (Holbrook) lost on a count back.
1952 - Tim Robb (The Rock) lost on a count back.
VFL Players
Dinny Ryan, 1935 Brownlow Medalist
The following footballers from the Albury & DFL went onto to play senior VFL football, with the year indicating their VFL debut.
Office Bearers
Year
President
Secretary
Treasurer
1930
A D S Vivian
Gordon Davidson
A Smith
1931
A D S Vivian
Gordon Davidson
Gordon Davidson
1932
A D S Vivian
Gordon Davidson
Gordon Davidson
1933
A D S Vivian
Gordon Davidson
Gordon Davidson[101]
1934
A D S Vivian
Gordon Davidson
Gordon Davidson
1935
A D S Vivian
Gordon Davidson
Gordon Davidson[102]
1936
G A Gray
Gordon Davidson
Gordon Davidson
1937
T E Kendall
Gordon Davidson
Gordon Davidson[103]
1938
T E Kendall
Gordon Davidson
Gordon Davidson
1940
T E Kendall
Gordon Davidson
Gordon Davidson
1941-5
In recess - WW2
1946
J J Newman
Gordon Davidson
Gordon Davidson[104]
1947
J J Newman
Alan F Fifield
L Wilksch[105]
1948
David Cox
Alan F Fifield
L Wilksch[106]
1949
David Cox
Alan F Fifield
L Wilksch[107]
1950
David Cox
Alan F Fifield
L Wilksch[108]
1951
David Cox
Alan F Fifield
L Wilksch[72]
1952
David Cox
Alan F Fifield
L Wilksch[73]
1953
David Cox
Alan F Fifield
L Wilksch[109]
1954
David Cox
Alan F Fifield
L Wilksch[110]
1955
1956
1957
Links
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