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.[1]
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 .
Clubs
Colours
Club
Nickname
Years in LFA
LFA Premierships
Fate
Forth
Magpies
1924-1928, 1944-1945
1924, 1945
Moved to North Western Football Association after 1945 season
Gawler
1982-1989
1983
Folded
Gunns Plains
1925-1927, 1930-1935, 1947-1960
1953
Folded
Kindred
Magpies
1926-1927, 1935-1940,1947-1953, 1968
Folded
Latrobe Saints
Saints
1987-2011
1989, 2000
Folded
Meander Valley
Suns
2012 - 2013
2012
Moved to Northern Tasmania Football Association after 2013 season
Mole Creek
Bulldogs
2004-2015
2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
Folded
Motton Preston
Demons
1967-1976
1971
Moved to North Western Football Association after 1976 season
Motton Rovers
Rovers
1924-2000
1926, 1928, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1993,
Merged with Motton Preston following 2000 season
Nietta
1936-1948
Folded
Preston
1924-1966
1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964
Merged with North Motton to form Motton Preston following 1966 season
Prospect Hawks
Hawks
2010
Folded
Railton
Tigers
1990-2015
1990-91-92, 1994–95, 1997-98-99, 2001-02-03, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015
Folded
South Riana
1965-1973
Folded
Sprent
Tigers
1924-1981
1944, 1962, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981
Moved to North Western Football Association after 1981 season, merged with Ulverstone Districts in 1999 to form East Ulverstone
Turners Beach
Kangaroos
1971-1975
1972, 1973, 1974
Moved to North Western Football Association after 1975 season
Upper Castra
Magpies
1925-1932, 1940-1992, 1999-2015
1926, 1930, 1965, 1967, 1980, 1984–85, 1988, 2014
Folded
West Ulverstone
Lions
1973-1981
-
Moved to North Western Football Association after 1981 season
Wilmot
Robins
1975-2015
Folded
Zeehan
Bulldogs
1994-1998
1996
Folded
Premiers
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
2011 Ladder
Leven FA
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Mole Creek 14
3
0
0
3734
354
1054.80%
56
1st Semi Railton
35
19
229
Latrobe Saints
3
3
21
Wilmot 8
4
5
0
1356
1455
93.20%
32
2nd Semi Mole Creek
25
17
167
Wilmot
8
2
50
Railton 6
4
7
0
1395
1611
86.59%
24
Preliminary Railton
15
13
103
Wilmot
9
8
62
Latrobe Saints 6
3
8
0
1369
2138
64.03%
24
Grand Mole Creek
21
15
141
Railton
11
10
76
Upper Castra
0
3
14
0
491
2787
17.62%
0
2012 Ladder
Leven FA
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Meander Valley Suns 11
3
3
0
1825
810
225.31%
44
1st Semi Mole Creek
27
14
176
Wilmot
8
8
56
Railton 11
3
3
0
1594
962
165.70%
44
2nd Semi Meander Valley Suns
15
18
108
Railton
12
6
78
Mole Creek 9
4
4
0
1334
928
143.75%
36
Preliminary Mole Creek
13
7
85
Railton
11
18
84
Wilmot 3
4
10
0
938
1475
63.59%
12
Grand Meander Valley Suns
13
9
87
Mole Creek
10
10
70
Upper Castra
0
3
14
0
462
1978
23.36%
0
2013 Ladder
Leven FA
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Mole Creek 14
0
2
0
2581
760
339.61%
56
1st Semi Meander Valley Suns
26
20
176
Wilmot
5
1
31
Railton 12
0
4
0
2070
1174
176.32%
48
2nd Semi Mole Creek
21
13
139
Railton
12
11
83
Meander Valley Suns 10
0
6
0
1688
1064
158.65%
40
Preliminary Meander Valley Suns
18
14
122
Railton
11
10
76
Wilmot 4
0
12
0
830
2005
41.40%
16
Grand Mole Creek
12
12
84
Meander Valley Suns
13
4
82
Upper Castra
0
0
16
0
375
2541
14.76%
0
2014 Ladder
Leven FA
Wins
Byes
Losses
Draws
For
Against
%
Pts
Final
Team
G
B
Pts
Team
G
B
Pts
Upper Castra 13
0
3
0
2716
795
341.64%
52
1st Semi Mole Creek
25
17
167
Wilmot
5
2
32
Railton 13
0
3
0
2310
839
275.33%
52
2nd Semi Upper Castra
27
18
180
Railton
7
8
50
Mole Creek 6
0
10
0
1393
1844
75.54%
24
Preliminary Railton
25
9
159
Mole Creek
11
10
76
Wilmot 0
0
16
0
379
3320
11.42%
0
Grand Upper Castra
17
17
119
Railton
9
6
60
Leading Goal Kickers
Year
Player
H&A goals
Finals goals
Total Goals
1982
Nazza Haywood (Motton Rovers)
100
100
1983
David Banner (Upper Castra)
55
7
62
1984
David Banner (Upper Castra)
37
12
49
1985
1986
Robbie Campbell (Wilmot)
49
0
49
1987
1988
Mark Harris (Motton Rovers)
53
0
53
1989
B Wolfe (Wilmot)
47
0
47
1990
Kerry Jackson (Mersey Valley)
33
0
33
1991
Darren Cowburn (Railton)
49
0
49
1992
Kerry Jackson (Mersey Valley)
1993
Kerry Jackson (Mersey Valley)
1994
Ricky Jefferies (Railton)
65
0
65
1995
Paul Lawrence (Railton)
44
3
47
1996
Brian Powe (Zeehan)
96
7
103
1997
Darren Wall (Devonport Saints)
102
102
1998
Michael Schultz (Zeehan)
78
20
98
1999
Peter Coventry (Devonport Saints)
2000
Leigh Clarke (Devonport Saints)
80
0
80
2001
Corey Bissett (Wilmot)
81
0
81
2002
Mark Alford (Railton)
129
0
129
2003
Craig Horton (Latrobe Saints)
40
0
40
2004
Paul Burford (Mole Creek)
69
0
69
2005
Michael Leedham (Railton)
64
5
69
2006
Gary Latham (Latrobe Saints)
87
5
92
2007
Andrew Stretton (Railton)
129
0
129
2008
Paul Hampton (Mole Creek)
166
166
2009
Tim West (Mole Creek)
101
101
2010
Chris Bray (Railton)
110
6
116
2011
Shane Campbell (Mole Creek)
146
13
159
2012
Alex Wadley (Meander VS)
100
0
100
2013
2014
Darren Jenkins (Railton)
108
1
109
Web site Official Association Site [1] Published books Australian rules football in Tasmania, John Stoward, 2002, ISBN 0-9577515-7-5 References
Governing body Professional clubs (AFL State-wide leagues Teams Former state-wide leagues Current leagues Former leagues Junior leagues Masters Women's Major events Principal venues
