Upper Great Southern Football League
Encyclopedia
Upper Great Southern Football League |
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Established | 1959 |
Teams | 8 |
2009 Premiers | Williams Cats |
Reserves Premiers | Williams Cats |
Thirds Premiers | Katanning Wanderers |
The Upper Great Southern Football League is an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
league based in the state of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, incorporating teams from towns located within the Great Southern, Wheatbelt and Peel regions. The league was formed in 1959 from a merger of the town competitions in Wagin
Wagin, Western Australia
Wagin is a town and shire in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, approximately 225 km south-east of Perth on the Great Southern Highway between Narrogin and Katanning. It is also on State Route 107. The main industries are wheat and sheep farming.-History:The name of the town is...
and Narrogin
Narrogin, Western Australia
Narrogin is a large town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, southeast of Perth on the Great Southern Highway between Pingelly and Wagin...
. There are currently 8 teams covering all tiers of the league.
The representative side from the league won the 2009 WA Country Football Championships, A-Section, defeating the Avon Football Association.
Current Clubs
Club | Colours | Jumpers | Home Ground | Joined League |
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Boddington Eagles | Green and Gold | Green with Gold Sash | Boddington Boddington, Western Australia Boddington is a town and shire in the Peel region of Western Australia, located south-east of Perth. The town sits on the road from Pinjarra to Williams on the Hotham River... |
1959 (Founding Club) |
Brookton/Pingelly Panthers | Black, Blue, Yellow and White | Brookton, Pingelly | 1998 | |
Katanning Wanderers | Black and Gold | Katanning | 1994 | |
Kukerin/Dumbleyung Cougars | Red, Blue and White | Dumbleyung | 1992 | |
Narrogin Hawks | Blue, Maroon and Gold | Narrogin | 2004 (TBC) | |
Wagin Bulldogs | Red, White and Black | Red, Black and White vertical stripes | Wagin, Darkan | 1985 |
Wickepin Warriors | Red and White | White with Red vee | Wickepin | 1959 (Founding Club) |
Williams Cats | Navy Blue and White | White and Blue horizontal stripes | Williams Williams, Western Australia Williams is a town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, south-southeast of the state capital, Perth along Albany Highway and 32 kilometres west of Narrogin. The Williams River passes through the town. At the 2006 census, Williams had a population of 338.-History:Williams is... |
1959 (Founding Club) |
Clubs In Recess or Defunct
Club | Time in league | Notes |
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Cuballing Football Club | 1959 (Founding Club) - 1980 | Club may be in recess. |
Narrogin Imperials | 1959 (Founding Club) - 1960 | This club is defunct and could have possibly folded anywhere up until 1998. |
Narrogin Railways | 1959 (Founding Club) - 2004 | Renamed to Narrogin Eagles in 2001. Merged with Narrogin Lions in 2004. |
Narrogin Towns | 1959 (Founding Club) - 2004 | Renamed to Narrogin Lions in 2001. Merged with Narrogin Eagles in 2004. |
Pingelly Football Club | 1971 - 1991 | Join the Great Southern League from the Avon Football League in 1971. Entered recess in 1991. Merged with Brookton Football club also from the Avon Football League in 1996/97. |
Wagin Federals | 1959 (Founding Club) - 1985 | Merged with Wagin Rovers to become the Wagin Magpies. |
Wagin Rovers | 1959 (Founding Club) - 1985 | Merged with Wagin Federals to become the Wagin Magpies. |
West Arthur Bulldogs | 1959 (Founding Club) - 2004 | Merged with Wagin Magpies to become the Wagin Bulldogs |
Premiers of the League
1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
Narrogin Towns | Narrogin Towns | Cuballing | West Arthur | Cuballing | West Arthur |
1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
Wickepin | Cuballing | Wickepin | Cuballing | Cuballing | Cuballing |
1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
Cuballing | Narrogin Railways | Cuballing | Wickepin | Wickepin | West Arthur |
1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
Cuballing | Narrogin Railways | Pingelly | Wagin Rovers | Wickepin | Williams |
1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
Williams | Pingelly | Wagin | Narrogin Towns | Williams | Narrogin Towns |
1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
Boddington | Boddington | Boddington | Kukerin-Dumbleyung | Kukerin-Dumbleyung | Wagin |
1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
Boddington | Kukerin-Dumbleyung | Williams | Kukerin-Dumbleyung | Wagin | Wagin |
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
Kukerin-Dumbleyung | Boddington | Brookton-Pingelly | Wagin | Kukerin-Dumbleyung | Kukerin-Dumbleyung |
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
Wickepin | Wickepin | Williams | Williams | Williams |