LOWER SOUTH WEST FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Established	1959
Teams	7
2008 Premiers	Deanmill

The Lower South West Football League is a country football league incorporating teams from towns located within the South West and Great Southern regions. The league was formed in 1959 from a merger of the Nelson Football Association and the Warren Football Association.

Current clubs

CLUB	NICKNAME	LOCATION	COLOURS	JUMPER	LSWFL PREMIERSHIPS	JOINED LEAGUE
Boyup Brook Football Club	Roos	Boyup Brook Boyup Brook, Western Australia Boyup Brook is a town located in the south-west of Western Australia, south-southeast of Perth and northeast of Bridgetown.The name Boyup is derived from the name of a nearby pool "Booyup", an Aboriginal term meaning "place of big stones" or "place of big smoke" .The town's economy is...	Green and White	Green vertical stripes and bouncing kangaroo on white	1	1959 (Founding Club)
Bridgetown Football Club	Bulldogs	Bridgetown Bridgetown, Western Australia -Notable people:*Emily Barker, singer-songwriter*Jon Doust, author and comedian*Robyn McSweeney, politician*Tom O'Dwyer, cricketer*David Reid, politician*Deborah Robertson, novelist and poet-External links:* * * * * * * *...	Blue and Gold		3	1959 (Founding Club)
Deanmill Football Club	Hawks	Deanmill Deanmill, Western Australia Deanmill is a historic timber town located in the South West region of Western Australia, near Manjimup. Its postcode is 6258.-History:After the Government Trading Concerns Act 1912 was passed in December of that year, several State-operated businesses were established...	Maroon and Gold		15	1959 (Founding Club)
Kojonup Football Club	Cougars	Kojonup Kojonup, Western Australia Kojonup is a town located 256 km south-east of Perth, Western Australia along Albany Highway.The name Kojonup is believed to refer to the "Kodja" or stone axe made by Indigenous Australians from the local stone....	Navy Blue and White	Navy blue with Club logo in centre and 4 White stylised claw marks	0	2008
Manjimup Imperials Football Club	Magpies	Manjimup Manjimup, Western Australia Manjimup is a town in Western Australia, south of the state capital, Perth. The town of Manjimup is a regional centre for the largest shire in the South West of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Manjimup had a population of 4,239.-History:...	Black and White	Black and white vertical stripes with club logo in centre	8	1959 (founding club)
Southerners Football Club	Souths	Pemberton Pemberton, Western Australia Pemberton is a town located in the South West region of Western Australia, named after the early settler Pemberton Walcott. It is the home of the karri tree, the largest tree in Western Australia and the third largest hardwood tree in the world... /Northcliffe Northcliffe, Western Australia Northcliffe is a town located in the lower South West region of Western Australia, about south of the town of Pemberton. At the 2006 census, Northcliffe had a population of 412....	Red, White and Blue		17	1959 (Founding Club)
Tigers Football Club	Tigers	Manjimup Manjimup, Western Australia Manjimup is a town in Western Australia, south of the state capital, Perth. The town of Manjimup is a regional centre for the largest shire in the South West of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Manjimup had a population of 4,239.-History:...	Yellow and Black		6	1959 (Founding Club)

Clubs in recess or defunct

CLUB	TIME IN LEAGUE	NOTES
Royals/Greenbushes Football Club	4 Years, 1959–1963	Founding Club, Originally in the Nelson FA, played four years in the LSWF before later forming the Central Districts FA with Kirup FC, Nannup FC and Balingup FC. The Central Districts FA was later renamed the Blackwood FA sometime in the 1970s, Now defunct.
Nannup Football Club	1 Year, 1959	Founding Club, Originally in the Nelson FA, Played only one year in the LSWFL before later forming the Central Districts FA with Kirup FC, Greenbushes FC and Balingup FC, Now defunct.

History

The Lower South West Football League was formed when the Nelson Football Association and the Warren Football Association merged in 1959.

Clubs Participating in the Nelson FA were:
Bridgetown Warriors
Bridgetown Rovers
Nannup
Greenbushes
Balingup
Boyup Brook

Clubs participating in the Warren FA were:
Deanmill
Fire Brigades
Jardee
Manjimup Imperials
Northcliffe
Pemberton
Palgarup (although folded in 1954)

Since 1959 the LSWFL has lost two clubs, Greenbushes and Nannup, But have recently gained Kojonup from the Great Southern FL.

Club information

Boyup Brook - Were originally known as the Boyup Brook Tigers wearing yellow and black although changed their nickname to the Roos and their colours to Green and White sometime in the late 1980s.

Bridgetown - The Bridgetown Rovers FC (Blue and Red) and Bridgetown Warriors FC (Maroon and Yellow) merged prior to the commencement of the LSWFL in 1959 to form the Bridgetown Bulldogs. The single Brigetown Football Club had existed since 1904 in the Nelson Football Association wearing blue and red until the club split in the 1930s into the two clubs, Rovers and Warriors.

Deanmill - Originally bearing the nickname of simply 'the mill', deanmill later adopted the Hawks mascot.

Kojonup - Moved to the LSWFL from the Great Southern FL in 2008, also changing their name and colours from the Kojonup Magpies, wearing black and white, due to Manjimup Imperials already possessing both the Mascot and Colours. Kojonup Originally came from the now defunct Central Great Southern FL before it was merged with the Southern Districts FL in 1990 to become the Great Southern FL.

Imperials -

Southerners - Originally Pemberton Warriors and Pemberton Jayes merged to become Pemberton FC. Prior to the commencement of the LSWFL in 1959 Pemberton FC and Northcliffe FC Merged to become Southerners FC.

Tigers - Prior to the commencement of the LSWFL in 1959, Fire Brigades FC and Jardee FC merged to become the Tigers FC

Premiers of the League

1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
Manjimup Tigers	Manjimup Tigers	Manjimup Imperials	Manjimup Tigers	Deanmill	Southerners
1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970
Southerners	Deanmill	Southerners	Deanmill	Southerners	Deanmill
1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976
Southerners	Deanmill	Deanmill	Deanmill	Southerners	Southerners
1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982
Manjimup Tigers	Manjimup Tigers	Southerners	Deanmill	Boyup Brook	Manjimup Imperials
1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
Manjimup Imperials	Bridgetown	Southerners	Bridgetown	Deanmill	Southerners
1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
Manjimup Imperials	Deanmill	Deanmill	Southerners	Manjimup Imperials	Deanmill
1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Southerners	Manjimup Tigers	Deanmill	Manjimup Imperials	Southerners	Southerners
2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Southerners	Southerners	Bridgetown	Manjimup Imperials	Southerners	Southerners
2007	2008	2009
Manjimup Imperials	Deanmill	Deanmill