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Hoping someone out there can assist me in uncovering the Premier team of the VFA Sub Districts competition in 1951. I have the A 2 Division Premier (Southern Stars), and B Grade (Port Melbourne 3rds), D Grade (Port Melbourne 4ths) but can't find the A 1 Premier team. South Melbourne City won the premiership in 1950 and 1952 but didn't make the 1951 Grand Final as reported in the South Melbourne Recorder (a local newspaper). I suspect West Coburg may have been a Grand Finalist as they were runners up in 1950 and 1952.
The VFA Sub Districts commenced in 1926 as the Melbourne and Suburbs F.A and rebranded in 1928 as the VFA Sub Districts. Both the VFA and VFL were jostling for the control of football in the state and had minor competitions such as the VJFA (became the VFA 2nds), VJFL (became the VFL 2nds), VFL Sub Districts (Originally the Melbourne Districts F.A). The VFL Sub Districts lasted until the end of 1949 and reformed in 1950 as the Metropolitan F.L. The VFA Sub Districts lasted until the end of 1953 when the five surviving clubs joined the VAFA (SM City), Metroploitan FL (Merlynston, Preston Swimmers), Northcote Park, Balaclava), and EssDFL (West Coburg).
The demise of the VFA Sub Districts was blamed on the success of the Sunday Leagues and the advent of the VFA 3rds in in 1952. In 1949 the competition had five divisions but by 1954 had only five teams wanting to continue.
For the record, the premiers were:
1926 : A Coburg; B Port United
1927 : A Sth Yarra ; B Armadale
1928 : A Sth Yarra ; B Port United ; C Port Ramblers
1929 : A North Carlton ; B North Port ; C South Montague
1930 : A West Melbourne ; B Port Melb ; C SM Juniors
1931 : A Newport ; B South Melbourne ; C Yarraville
1932 : A West Melbourne ; B South Melbourne ; C North Melbourne
1933 : A Spotswood ; B Dennis ; C North Melbourne
1934 : A West Melbourne ; B Footscray
1935 : A West Melbourne ; B SM District
1936 : A West Melbourne ; B SM District
1937 : A West Coburg
1938 : A West Coburg
Disbanded 1939 - Reformed 1946.
1946 : A Pascoe Vale ; B Port Melb 3rds
1947 : A West Coburg ; B Port Melb 3rds ; C Graham United
1948 : A PM District ; B Port Melb 3rds ; C John Kitchen & Sons
1949 : A West Coburg ; B Port Melb 3rds ; C Kodak ; D PM United Juniors ; E Prahran 5ths
1950 : A 1 SM City ; A 2 Sth Caulfield ; B Port Melb 3rds ; C Port Melb Colts ; D Jolimont
1951 : A 1 ?????? : A 2 Southern Stars ; B Port Melb 3rds
1952 : A SM City
1953 : West Coburg
Port Melbourne 3rds lost their first ever game in 1946 but then went undefeated that season and then in the next five seasons in the VFA Sub Districts. They then left for the newly formed VFA 3rds competition in 1952. Their coach was Frank Gomez and the best and fairest in the VFA 2nd Division U-19's was awarded the Gomez medal named in his honour.
The VFA Sub Districts commenced in 1926 as the Melbourne and Suburbs F.A and rebranded in 1928 as the VFA Sub Districts. Both the VFA and VFL were jostling for the control of football in the state and had minor competitions such as the VJFA (became the VFA 2nds), VJFL (became the VFL 2nds), VFL Sub Districts (Originally the Melbourne Districts F.A). The VFL Sub Districts lasted until the end of 1949 and reformed in 1950 as the Metropolitan F.L. The VFA Sub Districts lasted until the end of 1953 when the five surviving clubs joined the VAFA (SM City), Metroploitan FL (Merlynston, Preston Swimmers), Northcote Park, Balaclava), and EssDFL (West Coburg).
The demise of the VFA Sub Districts was blamed on the success of the Sunday Leagues and the advent of the VFA 3rds in in 1952. In 1949 the competition had five divisions but by 1954 had only five teams wanting to continue.
For the record, the premiers were:
1926 : A Coburg; B Port United
1927 : A Sth Yarra ; B Armadale
1928 : A Sth Yarra ; B Port United ; C Port Ramblers
1929 : A North Carlton ; B North Port ; C South Montague
1930 : A West Melbourne ; B Port Melb ; C SM Juniors
1931 : A Newport ; B South Melbourne ; C Yarraville
1932 : A West Melbourne ; B South Melbourne ; C North Melbourne
1933 : A Spotswood ; B Dennis ; C North Melbourne
1934 : A West Melbourne ; B Footscray
1935 : A West Melbourne ; B SM District
1936 : A West Melbourne ; B SM District
1937 : A West Coburg
1938 : A West Coburg
Disbanded 1939 - Reformed 1946.
1946 : A Pascoe Vale ; B Port Melb 3rds
1947 : A West Coburg ; B Port Melb 3rds ; C Graham United
1948 : A PM District ; B Port Melb 3rds ; C John Kitchen & Sons
1949 : A West Coburg ; B Port Melb 3rds ; C Kodak ; D PM United Juniors ; E Prahran 5ths
1950 : A 1 SM City ; A 2 Sth Caulfield ; B Port Melb 3rds ; C Port Melb Colts ; D Jolimont
1951 : A 1 ?????? : A 2 Southern Stars ; B Port Melb 3rds
1952 : A SM City
1953 : West Coburg
Port Melbourne 3rds lost their first ever game in 1946 but then went undefeated that season and then in the next five seasons in the VFA Sub Districts. They then left for the newly formed VFA 3rds competition in 1952. Their coach was Frank Gomez and the best and fairest in the VFA 2nd Division U-19's was awarded the Gomez medal named in his honour.