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Leven Football Association

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The Leven Football Association (LFA) was an Australian rules football competition in Tasmania, Australia. Four clubs from small communities in northern Tasmania competed for the premiership every year. The games were played on Saturday and both matches were at the same ground in the form of a double-header. Having gone into recess for the 2016 season, the LFA folded in October 2016 after 92 years as a football league.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/4315278/leven-football-association-folds/|title=Leven Football Association folds|last=Slessor|first=Camron|date=2016-11-24|website=The Advocate|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}

History

Founded 1924 to provide a competition for teams in the Ulverstone Municipality.

This Association succeeded various earlier Associations, it has been a valuable feeder ground for NWFU and NTFL clubs in particular Ulverstone.

Forth won the first premiership of the competition in 1924. Several clubs started in this association before moving into a stronger competition after establishing themselves, Turners Beach and West Ulverstone are now both in the NWFA however Railton and Mole Creek both moved the other way.

The association went into recess when Upper Castra couldn't field a side for the 2016 season. The association was supposed to be absorbed by the NWFL and be its Central Division, however this did not eventuate and the remaining clubs folded prior to the 2016 season.

Clubs

= Final =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Colours

! rowspan="2" |Nickname

! rowspan="2" |Home Ground

! rowspan="2" |Former League

! rowspan="2" |Est.

! rowspan="2" |Years in LFA

! colspan="2" |LFA Premierships

! rowspan="2" |Fate

Total

! Years

style="text-align:left" | Mole Creek

|File:Mole Creek Football Club Colours.svg

| align="left" | Bulldogs

| align="left" |Mole Creek Recreation Ground, Mole Creek

|NWFA

|

| 2004-2015

|6

| align="left" | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013

| align="left" |Folded after 2015 season

style="text-align:left" | Railton

|File:RichmondDesign.svg

| align="left" |Tigers

| align="left" |Railton Recreation Reserve, Railton

|NWFA

|

| 1990-2015

|15

| align="left" | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015

| align="left" |Folded after 2015 season

style="text-align:left" | Upper Castra

|File:Collingwood_icon.svg

| align="left" | Magpies

| align="left" |Sprent Recreation Ground, Sprent

|

|

| 1925-1931, 1933-1934, 1938-1940, 1946-1992, 1999-2015

|9

| align="left" | 1926, 1930, 1965, 1967, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988, 2014

| align="left" |Folded after 2015 season

style="text-align:left" | Wilmot

|File:Essendon_Football_Club_colours.svg

| align="left" | Robins

| align="left" |Wilmot Football Ground, Wilmot

|NWFA

|

|1975-2015

|0

| align="left" | -

| align="left" |Folded after 2015 season

= Former =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Colours

! rowspan="2" |Nickname

! rowspan="2" |Home Ground

! rowspan="2" |Former League

! rowspan="2" |Est.

! rowspan="2" |Years in LFA

! colspan="2" |LFA Premierships

! rowspan="2" |Fate

Total

! Years

style="text-align:left" |East Ulverstone

|

|

|

|

|

|1924-1925

|1

| align="left" |1925

| align="left" |Left league

style="text-align:left" | Forth

|File:Collingwood_icon.svg

| align="left" | Magpies

| align="left" |Forth Recreation Ground, Forth

|NWFA

|1904

| 1924-1925, 1944-1945

|2

| align="left" | 1924, 1945

| align="left" |Moved to NWFA after 1945 season

style="text-align:left" | Gawler

|{{Color box|red|border=silver}}{{Color box|white|border=silver}}
(1926)
File:RichmondDesign.svg(1982-89)

| align="left" |

| align="left" |

|

|

| 1924, 1930-1931, 1982-1989

|1

| align="left" | 1983

| align="left" |Folded after 1989 season

style="text-align:left" | Gunns Plains

|Dark with light vee

|

|

|

|

| 1926-1929, 1932-1935, 1946-1949, 1952-1960

|1

| align="left" | 1953

| align="left" |Folded after 1960 season

style="text-align:left" | Kindred

|File:Kindred Football Club colours.svg

| align="left" | Bulldogs

|

|

|

|1925-1926, 1935-1940, 1946-1951, 1968

|0

| align="left" | -

| align="left" |Folded after 1968 season

style="text-align:left" | Latrobe Saints

|File:Woodville Football Club colours (1964 to 1982).svg(1987-?)File:St Kilda Football Club colours.svg(?-2011)

| align="left" | {{Tooltip|Saints|Formerly Bulldogs}}

| align="left" |Railton Recreation Reserve, Railton

|–

|1987

| {{Tooltip|1987-2011|Formerly known as Mersey Valley Workers' Club and Devonport Saints}}

|2

| align="left" | 1989, 2000

| align="left" |Folded after 2011 season

style="text-align:left" | Meander Valley

|File:Meander Valley Suns Football Club colours (Leven FA).svg

| align="left" | Suns

| align="left" |Westbury Recreation Ground, Westbury

|–

|2012

| 2012-2013

|1

| align="left" | 2012

| align="left" |Moved to NTFA after 2013 season

style="text-align:left" | Motton Preston

|File:Melbourne_Football_Club_Colours.svg

| align="left" | Demons

| align="left" |Preston Recreation Ground, Preston

|–

|1967

| 1967-1976

|1

| align="left" | 1975

| align="left" |Moved to NWFA after 1976 season

style="text-align:left" | Motton Rovers

|File:Motton Rovers Football Club Colours.svg

| align="left" | Rovers

|

|

|

| {{Tooltip|1924-2000|Formerly known as North Motton}}

|18

| align="left" | 1928, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1993,

| align="left" |Merged with Motton Preston following 2000 season

style="text-align:left" | Nietta

|

|

|

|

|

| 1936-1940, 1945-1946, 1948-1949

|0

| align="left" | -

| align="left" |Folded after 1949 season

style="text-align:left" | Preston

|File:Preston Football Club Colours (LFA).svg

|

| align="left" |Preston Recreation Ground, Preston

|–

|1923

| 1926-1940, 1944-1951, 1953-1966

|11

| align="left" | 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964

| align="left" |Merged with Motton Rovers to form Motton Preston following 1966 season

style="text-align:left" | Prospect Hawks

|File:Hawthorn_Football_Club_Colours.svg

| align="left" | Hawks

| align="left" |Prospect Park, Prospect, Tasmania

|–

|2010

| 2010

|0

| align="left" | -

| align="left" |Moved to NTFA after 2010 season

style="text-align:left" | South Riana

|File:St Kilda Football Club colours.svg

| align="left" |Saints

| align="left" |South Riana Oval, South Riana

|{{Tooltip|NFA|Natone Football Association}}

|

| 1965-1973

|1

| align="left" |1971

| align="left" |Folded after 1973 season

style="text-align:left" | Sprent

|File:RichmondDesign.svg

| align="left" | Tigers

| align="left" |Sprent Recreation Ground, Sprent

|

|

| 1924-1934, 1927-1928, 1944-1946, 1948-1981

|7

| align="left" | 1944, 1962, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981

| align="left" |Moved to NWFA after 1981 season

style="text-align:left" | Turners Beach

|File:Turners Beach Football Club Colours.svg

| align="left" | Seagulls

| align="left" |Turners Beach Football Ground, Turners Beach

|–

|1971

| 1971-1975

|3

| align="left" | 1972, 1973, 1974

| align="left" |Moved to NWFA after 1975 season

style="text-align:left" |Ulverstone Rovers

|

|

| align="left" |Ulverstone Football Ground, Ulverstone

|

|

|1927-1940

|0

| align="left" | -

| align="left" |Folded after 1940 season

style="text-align:left" |Ulverstone Thirds

|File:Essendon_Football_Club_colours.svg

| align="left" |Robins

| align="left" |Ulverstone Football Ground, Ulverstone

|–

|1888

|1949, ?-1970

|0

| align="left" | -

| align="left" |Moved to NWFA as Ulverstone Districts after 1970 season

style="text-align:left" | West Ulverstone

|File:West Ulverstone Football Club colours (DFA).svg

| align="left" | Lions

| align="left" |West Ulverstone Football Ground, West Ulverstone

|–

|1973

| 1973-1981

|0

| align="left" | -

| align="left" |Moved to NWFA after 1981 season

style="text-align:left" |Western Juniors

|

|

| align="left" |West Ulverstone Football Ground, West Ulverstone

|

|

|1924, 1936-1940, 1944, 1946-1949

|3

| align="left" |1947, 1948, 1949

|

style="text-align:left" |Zeehan

|File:Woodville Football Club colours (1964 to 1982).svg

| align="left" | Bulldogs

| align="left" |Zeehan Recreation Ground, Zeehan

|WTFA

|1950s

| 1994-1998

|1

| align="left" | 1996

| align="left" |Folded after 1998 season

Premiers

{{div col|colwidth=28em}}

  • 1924 FORTH
  • 1925 ULVERSTONE JUNIORS
  • 1926 UPPER CASTRA
  • 1927 PRESTON
  • 1928 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1929 PRESTON
  • 1930 UPPER CASTRA
  • 1931 PRESTON
  • 1932 PRESTON
  • 1933 PRESTON
  • 1934 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1935 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1936 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1937 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1938 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1939 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1940 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1941 COMPETITION SUSPENDED DUE TO WWII
  • 1942 COMPETITION SUSPENDED DUE TO WWII
  • 1943 COMPETITION SUSPENDED DUE TO WWII
  • 1944 SPRENT
  • 1945 FORTH
  • 1946 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1947 WESTERN JUNIORS
  • 1948 WESTERN JUNIORS
  • 1949 WESTERN JUNIORS
  • 1950 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1951 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1952 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1953 GUNNS PLAINS
  • 1954 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1955 PRESTON
  • 1956 PRESTON
  • 1957 PRESTON
  • 1958 PRESTON
  • 1959 PRESTON
  • 1960 ULVERSTONE THIRDS
  • 1961 KINDRED
  • 1962 SPRENT
  • 1963 ULVERSTONE THIRDS
  • 1964 PRESTON
  • 1965 UPPER CASTRA
  • 1966 ULVERSTONE JUNIORS
  • 1967 UPPER CASTRA
  • 1968 ULVERSTONE JUNIORS
  • 1969 MOTTON PRESTON
  • 1970 ULVERSTONE JUNIORS
  • 1971 SOUTH RIANA
  • 1972 TURNERS BEACH
  • 1973 TURNERS BEACH
  • 1974 TURNERS BEACH
  • 1975 MOTTON PRESTON
  • 1976 SPRENT
  • 1977 SPRENT
  • 1978 SPRENT
  • 1979 SPRENT
  • 1980 CASTRA
  • 1981 SPRENT
  • 1982 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1983 GAWLER
  • 1984 CASTRA
  • 1985 CASTRA
  • 1986 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1987 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1988 CASTRA
  • 1989 MERSEY VALLEY WORKERS CLUB
  • 1990 RAILTON
  • 1991 RAILTON
  • 1992 RAILTON
  • 1993 MOTTON ROVERS
  • 1994 RAILTON
  • 1995 RAILTON
  • 1996 ZEEHAN
  • 1997 RAILTON
  • 1998 RAILTON
  • 1999 RAILTON
  • 2000 DEVONPORT SAINTS
  • 2001 RAILTON
  • 2002 RAILTON
  • 2003 RAILTON
  • 2004 MOLE CREEK
  • 2005 RAILTON
  • 2006 MOLE CREEK
  • 2007 RAILTON
  • 2008 MOLE CREEK
  • 2009 RAILTON
  • 2010 MOLE CREEK
  • 2011 MOLE CREEK
  • 2012 MEANDER VALLEY
  • 2013 MOLE CREEK
  • 2014 UPPER CASTRA
  • 2015 RAILTON

{{div col end}}

2011 Ladder

class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | Leven FA

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Mole Creek 1430037343541054.80%561st SemiRailton3519229Latrobe Saints3321
| Wilmot 84501356145593.20%322nd SemiMole Creek2517167Wilmot8250
| Railton 64701395161186.59%24PreliminaryRailton1513103Wilmot9862
| Latrobe Saints 63801369213864.03%24GrandMole Creek2115141Railton111076
| Upper Castra03140491278717.62%0

2012 Ladder

class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | Leven FA

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Meander Valley Suns 113301825810225.31%441st SemiMole Creek2714176Wilmot8856
| Railton 113301594962165.70%442nd SemiMeander Valley Suns1518108Railton12678
| Mole Creek 94401334928143.75%36PreliminaryMole Creek13785Railton111884
| Wilmot 34100938147563.59%12GrandMeander Valley Suns13987Mole Creek101070
| Upper Castra03140462197823.36%0

2013 Ladder

class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | Leven FA

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Mole Creek 140202581760339.61%561st SemiMeander Valley Suns2620176Wilmot5131
| Railton 1204020701174176.32%482nd SemiMole Creek2113139Railton121183
| Meander Valley Suns 1006016881064158.65%40PreliminaryMeander Valley Suns1814122Railton111076
| Wilmot 40120830200541.40%16GrandMole Creek121284Meander Valley Suns13482
| Upper Castra00160375254114.76%0

2014 Ladder

class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" | Leven FA

! style="color:crimson" |Wins

! style="color:crimson"|Byes

! style="color:crimson" |Losses

! style="color:crimson" |Draws

! style="color:crimson" |For

! style="color:crimson" |Against

! style="color:crimson" |%

! style="color:crimson" |Pts

!

! style="color:green" |Final

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

! style="color:green" |Team

! style="color:green" |G

! style="color:green" |B

! style="color:green" |Pts

| Upper Castra 130302716795341.64%521st SemiMole Creek2517167Wilmot5232
| Railton 130302310839275.33%522nd SemiUpper Castra2718180Railton7850
| Mole Creek 601001393184475.54%24PreliminaryRailton259159Mole Creek111076
| Wilmot 00160379332011.42%0GrandUpper Castra1717119Railton9660

Leading Goal Kickers

class="wikitable"
style="color:crimson" width="50"|Year

! style="color:crimson" width="220"|Player

! style="color:crimson" width="50"|H&A goals

! style="color:crimson" width="50"|Finals goals

! style="color:crimson" width="50"|Total Goals

| 1982Nazza Haywood (Motton Rovers)100100
| 1983David Banner (Upper Castra)55762
| 1984David Banner (Upper Castra)371249
| 1985
| 1986Robbie Campbell (Wilmot)49049
| 1987
| 1988Mark Harris (Motton Rovers)53053
| 1989B Wolfe (Wilmot)47047
| 1990Kerry Jackson (Mersey Valley)33033
| 1991Darren Cowburn (Railton)49049
| 1992Kerry Jackson (Mersey Valley)
| 1993Kerry Jackson (Mersey Valley)
| 1994Ricky Jefferies (Railton)65065
| 1995Paul Lawrence (Railton)44347
| 1996Brian Powe (Zeehan)967103
| 1997Darren Wall (Devonport Saints)102102
| 1998Michael Schultz (Zeehan)782098
| 1999Peter Coventry (Devonport Saints)
| 2000Leigh Clarke (Devonport Saints)80080
| 2001Corey Bissett (Wilmot)81081
| 2002Mark Alford (Railton)1290129
| 2003Craig Horton (Latrobe Saints)40040
| 2004Paul Burford (Mole Creek)69069
| 2005Michael Leedham (Railton)64569
| 2006Gary Latham (Latrobe Saints)87592
| 2007Andrew Stretton (Railton)1290129
| 2008Paul Hampton (Mole Creek)166166
| 2009Tim West (Mole Creek)101101
| 2010Chris Bray (Railton)1106116
| 2011Shane Campbell (Mole Creek)14613159
| 2012Alex Wadley (Meander VS)1000100
| 2013
| 2014Darren Jenkins (Railton)1081109

Web site

  • Official Association Site [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=3920&pID=1]

Published books

  • Australian rules football in Tasmania, John Stoward, 2002, {{ISBN|0-9577515-7-5}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Aussie Rules in Tasmania}}

Category:Defunct Australian rules football competitions in Tasmania