Goulburn Valley Football Association
The Goulburn Valley Football Association was first established in 1888 with the foundation clubs being - Cobram, Muckatah, Nathalia, Numurkah, Wunghnu and Yarroweyah, with Numurkah winning the inaugural premiership in 1888.
This football competition was completely separate to the Goulburn Valley District Football Association that was formed in 1893, that is still active today and now called the Goulburn Valley Football League.
History
The GVFA was a football association that catered for the smaller rural towns of the Goulburn Valley region at that time and was a strong and vibrant football competition for many years until it folded, when it was superseded by the Murray Football League when it was first established in 1931.There was also another Goulburn Valley Football Association, in 1890 and 1891, comprising of the following teams - Baldwinsville, Mooroopna, Shepparton, Tatura and Undera, with Mooroopna winning the title in 1890 and Undera defeating Mooroopna to win the 1891 - Elder's Hotel Medals.
Between 1901 and 1906, Drumanure Football Club won an incredible six premierships in a row. A remarkable achievement for such a small rural community at that time!
In 1911, Muckatah went through the season undefeated when the Muckatah Bombers defeated Numurkah in the grand final on "the pretty tree embowered Drumanure ground" and Muckatah player, George Grant had the distinction of playing in three premiership teams in 1911, with Essendon Football Club VFA team, Tocumwal and Muckatah!
In 1911, a Goulburn Valley Junior Football Association was established with the following clubs competing - Boomanoomana, Burramine South, Cobram, Katamatite and Muckatah.
Between 1904 and 1920, the GVFA comprised enough teams to divide it into two divisions to minimise travel for clubs to away matches, which was a big issue around 1900. At its peak the GVFA was comprised of 14 teams in 1906.
The GVFA went into recess from 1916 to 1918 due to World War One.
In 1932, an attempt was made to revive the GVFA, but a lack of interest from clubs meant the association folded for good.
At the AGM of the Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football Association it was proposed to change the name of the association to just the Goulburn Valley Football Association and this was approved at the next delegates meeting in March, 1937.
At the March, 1937 meeting of the GVFA, it was voted in favour of retaining the junior status of the competition in favour of a senior football competition.
During this era, the "new" GVFA was played on Saturday's and the Goulburn Valley Football League was played on Wednesday's, with the new GVFA a more Shepparton based competition, with the grand final being played on the Shepparton Recreation Reserve each year.
In 1940, Shepparton Imperials' committee decide to drop the "Imperials" from its name and would be known as just the Shepparton Football Club.
The GVFA went into recess between 1942 and 1944 due to World War Two.
During the late stages of World War Two, the GVFA was revived in 1945, with the following teams competing - Ardmona, Dookie, Dookie College, Katandra, Mooroopna, Shepparton, Shepparton East, SPC & Tatura. Sheppparton East defeated SPC in the grand final and John McLeish from Dookie College won the 1945 - GVFA Best and Fairest / Shepparton Advertiser Trophy.
The GVFA changed its name to the Central Goulburn Valley Football League at the 1946 GVFA - AGM, when the Goulburn Valley Football League was re-established in 1946.
The Central Goulburn Valley Football League officially went into recess at their AGM, in March, 1953, but was never refomed.
This history section is a continuous work in progress.
Former GVFA Clubs:1888 to 1930
| Colors | Club | Years in GVFA | Established | Premierships | Runners Up |
| Barooga | 1907 to 1908 | 1894 | 0 | 0 | |
| ? | Barwo | 1906 | 1906 | 0 | 0 |
| Boomanoomana | 1914, 1919-21 | 1911 | 0 | 0 | |
| ? | Bunbartha | 1910-11, 1919-21 | 1910 | 0 | 0 |
| ? | Burramine/Boosey | 1910 | 1910 | 0 | 0 |
| Cobram | 1891-92, 1904-1910, 1912-14, 1919-30 | 1887 | 6 | 4 | |
| Congupna | 1891-92,1897-07 | 1891 | 0 | 5 | |
| Drumanure | 1896-1923, | 1896 | 7 | 2 | |
| ? | Drumanure / Wunghnu | 1924 to 1928 | 1924 | 0 | 0 |
| ? | Kaarimba | 1896 - 1902 | 1896 | 0 | 0 |
| Katamatite | 1906-09,1914, 1920-21 | 1888 | 0 | 0 | |
| Katunga | 1895-1907, 1911-15, 1919 | 1893 | 4 | 0 | |
| ? | Koonoomoo | 1904 - 1908 | 1904 | 0 | 0 |
| Muckatah | 1888, 1895, 1898 - 1900, 1902 - 30 | 1888 | 5 | 11 | |
| ? | Naring Dip | 1905 & 1906 | 1905 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathalia | 1888 - 89, 1892, 1895-97, 1900, 1906, 1921-30 | 1887 | 4 | 3 | |
| Numurkah | 1888 to 1930 | 1882 | 8 | 4 | |
| Shepparton | 1892 & 1915 | 1896 | 1 | 0 | |
| ? | Shepparton Imperials | 1930 | 1926 | 0 | 1 |
| Strathmerton | 1903-10, 1913-15, 1919-30 | 1888 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tallygaroopna | 1904 & 05, 1907-15, 1919-29 | 1894 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tocumwal | 1905, 1907, 1909 & 1912 | 1894 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waaia | 1896, 1898-1902, 1906-08, 1911, 1921 & 22 | 1894 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wunghnu | 1888-90, 92, 96&97, 99, 1901-06, 08-11, 13-15, 19-23, 28-30 | 1888 | 0 | 1 | |
| Yarroweyah | 1888 to 1892 | 1888 | 0 | 0 |
GVFA Clubs: 1937 to 1945
The following clubs participated in the GFVA between 1937 and 1945. The GVFA was in recess between 1942 & 1944, due to World War Two.| Colors | Club | Years in GVFA | Established | Premierships | Runners Up |
| blue & gold | Ardmona | 1937, 38, 39, 40, 41, 45 | 1920 | 0 | 1 |
| purple & white | Dookie | 1940, 41, 45 | 1887 | 0 | 0 |
| red & blue | Dookie College | 1941, 45 | 1908 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemnos | 1937, 38, 39, 40, 41 | 1929 | 3 | 0 | |
| red & white | Katandra | 1937, 38, 39, 40, 41, 45 | 1911 | 0 | 0 |
| blue & white | Mooroopna | 1937, 38, 39, 40, 45 | 1877 | 1 | 2 |
| maroon & gold | Shepparton | 1940, 41, 45 | 1940 | 1 | 1 |
| yellow & black | Shepparton East | 1945 | 1940 | 1 | 0 |
| Shepparton Imperials | 1937, 38, 39 | 1926 | 0 | 0 | |
| crimson & blue | SPC | 1945 | 1926 | 0 | 1 |
| blue & red | Tatura | 1945 | 1904 | 0 | 0 |
| navy & blue | Tallygaroopna | 1937, 38, 39, 40, | 1904 | 0 | 0 |
| Toolamba | 1937, 38, 39, 40, | 1888 | 0 | 0 | |
| Undera | 1937, 38, 39 | 1888 | 0 | 1 | |
| black & white | Wunghnu | 1937, 38, 39 | 1874 | 0 | 0 |
GVFA Honourboard
| Year | President | Secretary | Treasurer | Premiers | Score | Runners Up | Score | Venue / Comments |
| 1888 | ? | ? | ? | Numurkah | No G Final | Muckatah | No G Final | Numurkah only lost 1 game |
| 1889 | G E Greig | Numurkah | 4.8 - 32 | Cobram | 0.3 - 3 | At Cobram | ||
| 1890 | J W House | G E Greig | J Sloley | Numurkah | 4.10 - 34 | Yarroweyah | 1.7 - 13 | At Numurkah |
| 1891 | Yarroweyah | 3.12 - 30 | Congupna | 1.1 - 7 | At Congupna | |||
| 1892 | ? | Shepparton | 6.6 - 42 | Congupna | 3.4 - 22 | At Shepparton | ||
| 1893 | Katunga | ? | GVDFA formed | |||||
| 1894 | D Carlisle | A H Kearney | A H Kearney | Katunga | ? | |||
| 1895 | D Carlisle | A H Kearney | A H Kearney | Katunga | Muckatah | At Nathalia | ||
| 1896 | D Carlisle | P Markam | Nathalia | ? | ||||
| 1897 | Nathalia | 5.8 - 38 | Congupna | 2.6 - 18 | At Nathalia | |||
| 1898 | Muckatah | 5.5 - 35 | Congupna | 1.2 - 8 | At Muckatah | |||
| 1899 | Katunga | No G Final | Drumanure | No G Final | Katunga declared premiers | |||
| 1900 | Muckatah | 6.6 - 42 | Waaia | 4.3 - 27 | At Numurkah | |||
| 1901 | Drumanure | 9.18 - 72 | Numurkah | 2.3 - 15 | At Wunghnu | |||
| 1902 | Drumanure | ? G Final | Muckatah | ? G Final | ||||
| 1903 | Drumanure | 6.8 - 44 | Congupna | 1.3 - 9 | At Numurkah | |||
| 1904 | Drumanure | 4.9 - 33 | Tallygaroopna | 1.7 - 13 | At Numurkah | |||
| 1905 | Clive Morrison | Drumanure | 7.10 - 52 | Muckatah | 7.9 - 51 | At Numurkah | ||
| 1906 | Drumanure | 4.8 - 32 | Cobram | 3.10 - 28 | At Numurkah | |||
| 1907 | W Teare | Mr Bignall | Cobram | 5.6 - 36 | Numurkah | 5.5 - 35 | At Numurkah | |
| 1908 | Jas Tyres | Mr Bignall | Drumanure | 4.5 - 29 | Muckatah | 2.11 - 23 | At Numurkah | |
| 1909 | Mr. Grant | J Bradstreet | Cobram | 5.5 - 35 | Muckatah | 2.16 - 28 | At Numurkah | |
| 1910 | Muckatah | 6.8 - 44 | Drumanure | 2.5 - 17 | At Cobram | |||
| 1911 | C McDonald | Muckatah | 11.15 - 81 | Numurkah | 5.14 - 44 | At Drumanure. MFC unbeaten. | ||
| 1912 | F Firman | J Noonan | Muckatah | 10.13 - 73 | Numurkah | 7.12 - 54 | At Cobram | |
| 1913 | Mr Gordon | William Carter | Cobram | 18.21 - 129 | Tallygaroopna | 3.6 - 24 | At Numurkah | |
| 1914 | T J Leavey | William Carter | F W Coop | Cobram | 6.8 - 44 | Muckatah | 3.4 - 22 | At Numurkah |
| 1915 | G Wilcox | William Carter Jnr | F W Coop | Tallygaroopna | No G Final | Muckatah | No G Final | Season abandoned |
| 1916 | In recess WW1 | |||||||
| 1917 | In recess WW1 | |||||||
| 1918 | In recess WW1 | |||||||
| 1919 | P Parnell | William Carter Jnr | ? | Influenza Pandemic | ||||
| 1920 | H V Howell | Numurkah | 5.6 - 36 | Cobram | 4.7 - 31 | At Numurkah | ||
| 1921 | J E Harper | Muckatah | 7.15 - 57 | Drumanure | 8.2 - 50 | At Numurkah | ||
| 1922 | J E Harper | Numurkah | 9.13 - 67 | Nathalia | 8.8 - 56 | At Numurkah | ||
| 1923 | J E Harper | ? | Les A Dockery | Nathalia | 12.10 - 82 | Cobram | 11.13 - 79 | At Nathalia |
| 1924 | J E Harper | Numurkah | 9.14 - 68 | Nathalia | 9.8 - 62 | At Cobram | ||
| 1925 | J E Harper | Numurkah | 12.8 - 80 | Muckatah | 7.9 - 51 | At Strathmerton | ||
| 1926 | J E Harper | Les A Dockery | Numurkah | 11.12 - 78 | Muckatah | 8.2 - 50 | At Strathmerton | |
| 1927 | J E Harper | Les A Dockery | H B L Smith | Nathalia | 12.12 - 84 | Muckatah | 10.9 - 69 | At Numurkah |
| 1928 | J E Harper | Cobram | 27.16 - 162 | Wunghnu | 8.8 - 56 | At Strathmerton | ||
| 1929 | J E Harper | Les A Dockery | Cobram | 7.9 - 51 | Nathalia | 5.7 - 37 | At Numurkah | |
| 1930 | J E Harper | Nathalia | 13.14 - 86 | Shepparton Imperials | 9.8 - 62 | At Numurkah | ||
| 1931-36 | GVFA disbands & in recess | |||||||
| 1937 | E T Poppins | J Pearson | J Pearson | Lemnos | 12.12 - 84 | Undera | 7.14 - 56 | At Shepparton |
| 1938 | E T Poppins | J Pearson | J Pearson | Lemnos | 12.11 - 83 | Mooroopna | 12.11 - 83 | At Shepp. Drawn G Final |
| 1938 | E T Poppins | J Pearson | J Pearson | Lemnos | 18.18 - 126 | Mooroopna | 7.14 - 56 | At Shepparton. Grand Final Replay |
| 1939 | Cr N J Fairless | J Pearson | J Pearson | Mooroopna | 10.15 - 75 | Lemnos | 10.14 - 74 | At Shepparton |
| 1940 | Cr N J Fairless | J Pearson | J Pearson | Lemnos | 7.18 - 60 | Shepparton | 7.14 - 56 | Neo Cafe Cup |
| 1941 | Cr N J Fairless | J Pearson | J Pearson | Shepparton | 11.9 - 85 | Ardmona | 9.7 - 61 | At Shepparton |
| 1942-44 | In recess WW2 | |||||||
| 1945 | Cr. N W Fairless | J Pearson | J Pearson | Shepparton East | 10.9 69 | S.P.C. | 9.5 - 59 | At Shepparton. GVFA revived |
| 1946 | Cr. N W Fairless | J Pearson | J Pearson | GVFA changed to CGFL | ||||
| Year | President | Secretary | Treasurer | Premiers | Score | Runner Up | Score | Venue / Comments |