# Western Plains Football League

The Western Plains Football League was an Australian rules football League based in Victoria.

## History

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.
Some notable players from the Western Plains are Carji Greeves, Reg Hickey, Allan Everett, John Northey and Gerard FitzGerald.

## Clubs
### Final Clubs in 1998

| Club | Jumper | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in WPFL | Premierships | Premierships | Fate |
| Club | Jumper | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in WPFL | Total | Years | Fate |
| Carngham Linton | | Saints | Carngham Recreation Reserve, Snake Valley | – | 1968 | 1969-1998 | 12 | 1974, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998 | Formed Lexton Plains FL in 1999 |
| Cressy | | Demons | Cressy Recreation Reserve, Cressy | CFL | | 1920, 1930-1998 | 8 | 1920, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1969, 1970 | Folded in 1999 |
| Illabarook | (1940s-60s)(1960s-98) | Bulldogs | Illabarook Recreation Reserve, Illabarook | LCDFA | 1919 | 1937-1998 | 4 | 1938, 1946, 1988, 1991 | Formed Lexton Plains FL in 1999 |
| Lismore | | Lions | Lismore Recreation Reserve, Lismore | LSFA | 1880s | 1920-1924, 1930–1998 | 10 | 1921, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1948, 1952, 1964, 1973, 1986 | Renamed Lismore-Derrinallum and moved to Mininera & District FL in 1999 |
| Rokewood- Corindhap | | Hoppers | Rokewood Recreation Reserve, Rokewood | LCDFA | 1931 | 1935-1998 | 9 | 1947, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1994 | Formed Lexton Plains FL in 1999 |
| Skipton | | Emus | Skipton Recreation Reserve, Skipton | LCDFA | 1870s | 1953-1998 | 0 | - | Formed Lexton Plains FL in 1999 |

### Previous clubs

| Club | Jumper | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in WPFL | Premierships | Premierships | Fate |
| Club | Jumper | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in WPFL | Total | Years | Fate |
| Beeac | | Magpies | Beeac Recreation Reserve, Beeac | CFL | 1919 | 1935-1940, 1950-1951 | 3 | 1937, 1939, 1950 | Moved to Polwarth FL in 1952 |
| Berrybank | | | | LDFA | | 1920-1924, 1930-1936 | 1 | 1936 | Folded in 1937 |
| Bradvale | | Magpies | Bradvale Recreation Reserve, Bradvale | LCDFA | | 1949-1982 | 1 | 1965 | Folded in 1983 |
| Carngham | | | Carngham Recreation Reserve, Snake Valley | LCDFA | 1919 | 1953-1961 | 0 | - | Moved to Ballarat District FL in 1962 |
| Darlington | | | Darlington Recreation Reserve, Darlington | HDFA | | 1950-1960 | 3 | 1955, 1956, 1958 | Folded in 1961 |
| Derrinallum | | Tigers | Derrinallum Recreation Reserve, Derrinallum | LSFA | 1880s | 1920-1926, 1930–1997 | 9 | 1930, 1931, 1960, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1996 | Merged with Mortlake to form Western Lions in Hampden FNL in 1998 |
| Glenormiston College | | The College | Glenormiston College, Glenormiston South | MNFL | 1971 | 1992-1993 | 0 | - | Withdrew mid-season in 1993 and subsequently folded |
| Linton | | | Linton Recreation Reserve, Linton | LCDFA | 1919 | 1953-1968 | 1 | 1962 | Merged with Carngham to form Carngham Linton in 1969 |
| Mingay | | | | | | 1920-1924 | 1 | 1924 | Folded in 1925 |

## Grand Finals

* 1920 – Cressy 5.9 (39) def Lismore 4.10 (34)
* 1921 – Lismore 5.5 (35) def Derrinallum 4.8 (32)
* 1922 – Derrinallum 13.8 (86) def Mingay 3.3 (21)
* 1923 – Berrybank 2.16 (28) def Lismore 3.5 (23)
* 1924 – Mingay 5.3 (33) def Lismore 3.8 (26)
* 1925-1929 – League in recess
* 1930 – Derrinallum-Bradvale 11.10 (76) def Cressy 7.13 (55)
* 1931 – Derrinallum-Bradvale 7.9 (51) def Cressy 4.8 (32)
* 1932 – Lismore 7.15 (57) def Derrinallum-Bradvale 8.6 (54)
* 1933 – Lismore 7.16 (58) def Derrinallum-Bradvale 6.13 (49)
* 1934 – Lismore 8.11 (59) def Cressy 9.2 (56)
* 1935 – Lismore 12.7 (79) def Beeac 7.10 (52)
* 1936 – Berrybank 8.5 (53) def Lismore 4.5 (29)
* 1937 – Beeac 7.8 (50) def Cressy 5.9 (39)
* 1938 – Beeac 9.5 (59) def Illabarook 6.10 (46) - Illabarook declared premiers as Beeac fielded an ineligible player
* 1939 – Beeac 10.17 (77) def Derrinallum 10.9 (69)
* 1940-1945 – League in recess due to WWII
* 1946 – Illabarook 8.9 (57) def Rokewood-Corindhap 4.7 (31)
* 1947 – Rokewood-Corindhap 9.13 (67) def Lismore 9.9 (63)
* 1948 – Lismore 22.12 (144) def Illabarook 6.14 (50)
* 1949 – Cressy 11.7 (73) def Lismore 8.21 (69)
* 1950 – Beeac 10.7 (67) def Rokewood-Corindhap 5.13 (43)
* 1951 – Cressy 11.14 (80) def Beeac 10.11 (71)
* 1952 – Lismore 10.8 (68) def Illabarook 8.15 (63)
* 1953 – Cressy 15.16 (106) def Lismore 8.9 (57)
* 1954 – Lismore 13.17 (95) def Derrinallum 7.15 (57)
* 1955 – Darlington 20.11 (131) def Derrinallum 6.12 (48)
* 1956 – Darlington 13.4 (82) def Rokewood-Corindhap 6.13 (49)
* 1957 – Rokewood-Corindhap 14.8 (92) def Lismore 7.11 (53)
* 1958 – Darlington 13.8 (86) def Linton 9.12 (66)
* 1959 – Cressy 10.8 (68) def Derrinallum 8.18 (66)
* 1960 – Derrinallum 10.10 (70) def Cressy 7.12 (54)
* 1961 – Cressy 8.9 (57) def Derrinallum 5.16 (46)
* 1962 – Linton 13.7 (85) def Derrinallum 8.10 (58)
* 1963 – Rokewood-Corindhap 18.9 (117) def Cressy 11.13 (79)
* 1964 – Lismore 11.12 (78) def Cressy 9.4 (58)
* 1965 – Bradvale 14.14 (98) def Derrinallum 7.6 (48)
* 1966 – Cressy 15.10 (100) def Rokewood-Corindhap 4.12 (36)
* 1967 – Rokewood-Corindhap 14.14 (98) def Derrinallum 14.11 (95)
* 1968 – Derrinallum 9.13 (67) def Cressy 7.15 (57)
* 1969 – Cressy 17.7 (109) def Derrinallum 10.17 (77)
* 1970 – Cressy 17.6 (108) def Lismore 9.11 (65)
* 1971 – Derrinallum 7.11 (53) def Lismore 3.6 (24)
* 1972 – Derrinallum 15.21 (111) def Illabarook 14.8 (92)
* 1973 – Lismore 18.9 (117) def Derrinallum 13.15 (93)
* 1974 – Carngham-Linton 7.4 (46) def Lismore 5.15 (45)
* 1975 – Derrinallum 13.15 (93) def Cressy 10.12 (72)
* 1976 – Carngham-Linton 18.10 (118) def Cressy 9.20 (74)
* 1977 – Derrinallum 11.12 (78) def Carngham-Linton 9.12 (66)
* 1978 – Rokewood-Corindhap 14.19 (103) def Cressy 15.8 (98)
* 1979 – Rokewood-Corindhap 8.12 (60) def Carngham-Linton 7.11 (53)
* 1980 – Derrinallum 14.11 (95) def Carngham-Linton 12.12 (84)
* 1981 – Derrinallum 23.14 (152) def Lismore 10.9 (69)
* 1982 – Carngham-Linton 17.17 (119) def Illabarook 9.14 (68)
* 1983 – Carngham-Linton 15.23 (113) def Lismore 11.12 (78)
* 1984 – Carngham-Linton 25.19 (169) def Derrinallum 16.8 (104)
* 1985 – Carngham-Linton 22.7 (139) def Derrinallum 15.8 (98)
* 1986 – Lismore 14.14 (98) def Carngham-Linton 1.6 (12)
* 1987 – Carngham-Linton 10.22 (82) def Illabarook 9.11 (65)
* 1988 – Illabarook 16.16 (112) def Cressy 9.11 (65)
* 1989 – Carngham-Linton 22.13 (145) def Illabarook 4.10 (34)
* 1990 – Carngham-Linton def Illabarook
* 1991 – Illabarook 14.12 (96) def Carngham-Linton 8.7 (55)
* 1992 – Rokewood-Corindhap 17.10 (112) def Derrinallum 6.6 (42)
* 1993 – Rokewood-Corindhap 17.11 (113) def Carngham-Linton 13.13 (91)
* 1994 – Rokewood-Corindhap 17.14 (116) def Carngham-Linton 13.8 (86)
* 1995 – Carngham-Linton 22.17 (149) def Rokewood-Corindhap 12.8 (80)
* 1996 – Derrinallum 8.10 (58) def Skipton 8.4 (52)
* 1997 – Carngham-Linton 18.11 (119) def Derrinallum 12.9 (81)
* 1998 – Carngham-Linton 17.14 (116) def Rokewood-Corindhap 10.8 (68)