Fingal District Football Association

The Fingal District Football Association was an Australian rules football association in Fingal Valley, Tasmania from 1884 to 1992.^[1]

Fingal District Football Association

Founded	1884
Closed	1992
Previous Names	None.
Participating Clubs
Stadiums

Seniors

Premiers

• 1884-1890 - unavailable
• 1891 – Avoca
• 1892-1906 - unavailable
• 1907 – Avoca
• 1908-1921 - unavailable

Spurr shield

• 1922 – St Helens 3.12.36 defeated St Marys 2.6.18
• 1923 - ?
• 1924 – St Marys 7.1.53 defeated Fingal 6.4.40
• 1925 – Rovers defeated Fingal
• 1926 – St Marys defeated St Helens
• 1927 – Fingal
• 1928 – Fingal 9.14.68 defeated St Marys 9.7.61

(St Marys won the first grand final but the game was ended with ten minutes to go. Fingal protested and the Fingal F.A. determined that the game had to be replayed and it took place two weeks after)

• 1929 – St Marys 8.12.60 defeated Fingal 8.4.52
• 1930 – St Marys 11.18.84 defeated Fingal 9.10.64
• 1931 – Fingal 5.12.42 defeated Mathinna 5.5.35
• 1932-1933 - unknown
• 1934-1935 In recess
• 1936 - Avoca defeated Rovers (Awarded to Avoca after Rovers refused to play in the replay grand final after the first game was drawn).
• 1937 - Avoca (St Marys forfeited)
• 1938 - Avoca
• 1939 – St Marys 13.11.89 defeated Fingal 10.14.74
• 1940-1944 Recess due to WWII
• 1945 – Fingal 8.10.58 defeated St Marys 7.14.56
• 1946 – St Marys 10.23.83 defeated Avoca 8.8.56
• 1947 - St Marys defeated 27.19.181 defeated Avoca 13.16.94
• 1948 – Fingal defeated St Marys
• 1949 – Fingal 8.16.64 defeated St Marys 6.17.53
• 1950 – Fingal 9.8.62 defeated St Marys 7.11.53
• 1951 – Avoca 7.10.52 defeated Fingal 7.7.49
• 1952 – Avoca 13.12.90 defeated St Marys 9.11.65
• 1953 – Fingal 7.18.60 defeated St Marys 7.12.54
• 1954 – Avoca 10.10.70 defeated Fingal 6.19.55
• 1955 – Fingal 6.12.48 defeated St Marys 4.19.43
• 1956 – Rossarden 9.21.75 defeated Fingal 7.4.46
• 1957 – Fingal 8.11.59 defeated St Marys 6.17.53
• 1958 – St Helens 9.9.63 defeated Fingal 5.6.36
• 1959 – Fingal 8.8.56 defeated Rossarden 7.12.54
• 1960 – St Helens 9.10.64 defeated Avoca 9.8.62
• 1961 – Rossarden 12.12.84 defeated Avoca 7.12.54
• 1962 – Rossarden 13.14.92 defeated St Helens 6.6.42
• 1963 – Rossarden 11.12.78 defeated St Helens 9.11.65
• 1964 – Rossarden 13.16.94 defeated Swansea 9.9.63
• 1965 – Rossarden 10.13.73 defeated Mathinna 6.14.50
• 1966 – Swansea 13.8.86 defeated Rossarden 5.16.46
• 1967 – Rossarden 10.17.77 defeated Swansea 4.8.32
• 1968 – Avoca 7.12.54 defeated Rossarden 7.5.47
• 1969 – Fingal 7.7.49 defeated St Marys 5.14.44
• 1970 – St Helens 7.5.47 defeated St Marys 6.7.43
• 1971 – Fingal 10.8.68 defeated St Marys 8.10.58
• 1972 – St Marys 16.5.101 defeated Avoca 12.15.87
• 1973 – Campbell Town 15.17.107 defeated St Helens 4.8.32
• 1974 – Campbell Town 8.12.60 defeated St Marys 8.5.53
• 1975 – Fingal 13.18.96 defeated Campbell Town 11.20.86
• 1976 - Campbell Town 18.20.120 defeated Fingal 10.9.69
• 1977 - Campbell Town 14.12.96 defeated 10.0.69
• 1978 – Swansea 16.14.110 defeated St Helens 11.12.78
• 1979 - Campbell Town 11.19.85 defeated Avoca 11.11.77
• 1980 – Avoca 17.12.114 defeated Campbell Town 11.10.76
• 1981 - Campbell Town 14.9.93 defeated Avoca 13.11.89
• 1982 – Swansea 19.12.126 defeated Fingal 13.10.88
• 1983 – St Marys 10.9.69 defeated Fingal 8.10.58
• 1984 – St Helens 7.6.48 defeated St Marys 5.16.46
• 1985 – St Helens 17.9.111 defeated Swansea 8.8.56
• 1986 – Avoca 14.9.93 defeated St Helens 13.8.86
• 1987 – St Helens 14.5.89 defeated Campbell Town 12.10.82
• 1988 – Fingal 11.16.82 defeated Swansea 7.10.52
• 1989 – Avoca 18.16.124 defeated St Helens 14.14.98
• 1990 – St Marys 14.14.98 defeated Fingal 8.11.59
• 1991 – St Marys 17.14.116 defeated Fingal 9.10.64
• 1992 – St Helens 15.17.107 defeated St Marys 3.2.20

Best and Fairest

Best and fairest in the seniors was presented the Athol “Curly” Ellis Memorial Trophy

1951 - John Francis (Fingal) 1952 – John Francis (Fingal) 1953 - John Francis (Fingal) 1954 - Eric Furley (Avoca) 1955-1960 - unavailable 1961 – Richard Press (Swansea) 1962 – Max Davidson (Avoca) 1963 – Wayne Freeman (Fingal) 1964 – John Smith (Fingal) 1965 – John Smith (Fingal) 1966 – Stan Graham (Swansea) 1967-1969 - unavailable 1970 – Robert Bye (St Marys) 1971 – Kevin Youd (Avoca) 1972 – Graeme White (Avoca)

1973 – Scott Marshall (Fingal) 1974 – Derek Chapple (St Helens) 1975 – Terry Freeman (Fingal) 1976 – Scott Marshall (Fingal) 1977 – Brendan Manion (St Marys) 1978 – Robert Simpson (St Helens) 1979 – Scott Marshall (Fingal) 1980 – Scott Marshall (Fingal) 1981 – Stephen Cook (St Marys) 1982 – Leon Grice (Swansea) 1983 – Mark Donnellan (Fingal) 1984 – John Thurley (St Helens) 1985 – Andrew Bryan (Avoca) 1986 – Mark Harris (Avoca) 1987 – Ambrose McDonald (Campbell Town) 1988 – Kerry Murfett (Avoca) 1989 – Andrew Viney (St Marys) 1990 – Patrick Cusick (Swansea) 1991 – Lyndon Dakin (St Marys) 1992– Patrick Cusick (Swansea)

References

1. Fingal Valley History. "Fingal District Football Association". Retrieved 30 March 2011.

• Australian Rules football in Tasmania - John Stoward - 2002, ISBN 0-9577515-7-5