Benalla & District Football League
The Benalla & District Football League was an Australian rules football competition based in the Benalla region of Victoria, Australia. The Victorian Country Football League shut the competition down at the end of the 2009 season when the VCFL policy of leagues having a minimum of six clubs could not be met. The five remaining clubs joined the following leagues during the 2009 post-season.
- Bonnie Doon: Ovens & King Football League
- Goorambat & District: Ovens & King Football League
- Longwood: Kyabram & District Football League
- Swanpool: Ovens & King Football League '
- Tatong: Ovens & King Football League '
History
- 1929-1931: Benalla District Football League
- 1932-1940: Tatong and Thoona Football Association
- 1941-1945: Recess - World War II
- 1946-2009: Benalla & District Football League
Former Clubs: 1929-2008
- Baddaginnie: contested 1934-1935 seasons - folded in 1936.
- Benalla All Blacks: contested 1934-1940; 1953-1976 seasons - joined Ovens & King Football League in 2005.
- "Benalla Jrs": Foundation member - contested 1930–31 season.
- Molyullah: contested 1933-1934 seasons - folded in 1935.
- Thoona "Maroons" : Foundation member - contested 1931-1940; 1946-1967 seasons - folded in 1968.
- Winton: Foundation member - contested 1929-31; 1947-1957 seasons - folded in 1958.
- Benalla Football Club 2nds
- Benalla Football Club 3rds
- Benalla All Blacks Football Club
- Benalla Rovers Football Club
- Devenish Football Club
- Dookie Collegians Football Club
- Glenrowan Football Club
- Glenrowan-Thoona United Football Club
- North Wangaratta Football Club
- Strathbogie Football Club
- Thoona Football Club
- Thornton-Eildon Football Club
- Tolmie Football Club
- Violet Town Football Club
- Winton Football Club
Senior Premierships: 1929-2009
- 1929: Winton
- 1930: Benalla Juniors
- 1931: Benalla Juniors
- 1932: Thoona
- 1933: Swanpool
- 1934: Tatong
- 1935: Goorambat
- 1936: Benalla All Blacks
- 1937: Benalla All Blacks
- 1938: Violet Town
- 1939: Violet Town
- 1940: Benalla All Blacks
- 1941: Recess - World War II
- 1942: Recess - World War II
- 1943: Recess - World War II
- 1944: Recess - World War II
- 1945: Recess - World War II
- 1946: Benalla 2nds
- 1947: Goorambat
- 1948: Dookie Collegians
- 1949: Goorambat
- 1950: Winton
- 1951: Swanpool
- 1952: Tolmie
- 1953: Benalla All Blacks
- 1954: Benalla All Blacks
- 1955: Glenrowan
- 1956: Benalla All Blacks
- 1957: Swanpool
- 1958: North Wangaratta
- 1959: Goorambat
- 1960: Tatong
- 1961: Tatong
- 1962: Tatong
- 1963: Goorambat
- 1964: Goorambat
- 1965: Goorambat
- 1966: Bonnie Doon
- 1967: Benalla All Blacks
- 1968: Benalla All Blacks
- 1969: Glenrowan
- 1970: Glenrowan
- 1971: Benalla All Blacks
- 1972: Tatong
- 1973: Tatong
- 1974: Goorambat
- 1975: Tatong
- 1976: Benalla All Blacks
- 1977: Longwood
- 1978: Goorambat
- 1979: Goorambat
- 1980: Glenrowan
- 1981: Glenrowan
- 1982: Violet Town
- 1983: Strathbogie
- 1984: Tatong
- 1985: Longwood
- 1986: Benalla Rovers
- 1987: Violet Town
- 1988: Tatong
- 1989: Bonnie Doon
- 1990: Violet Town
- 1991: Thornton-Eildon
- 1992: Thornton-Eildon
- 1993: Thornton-Eildon
- 1994: Tatong
- 1995: Tatong
- 1996: Tatong
- 1997: Swanpool
- 1998: Swanpool
- 1999: Bonnie Doon
- 2000: Longwood
- 2001: Goorambat
- 2002: Bonnie Doon
- 2003: Devenish
- 2004: Bonnie Doon
- 2005: Devenish
- 2006: Goorambat
- 2007: Goorambat
- 2008: Bonnie Doon
- 2009: Bonnie Doon
Senior Seasons