Wakefield
Lower North zone, 1925 to 1939
Formation
The Wakefield Football Association was formed in 1925 with Watchman, Avon, Port Wakefield and the Balaklava B grade team. With the Balaklava B team as a member, the association was seen as a B grade standard competition and consequently received little media coverage.
When the Wooroora association was disbanded, the Wakefield association added two Balaklava teams, Rovers and Centrals which were formed from their 1925 A and B grade teams. New club Bowmans also joined the competition.
Mr J Spillane was elected president of the Wakefield association and Mr H P McArdle secretary while the patrons of the association were W Dowdy, J P Rowan, J P R Hoepner, C E Daniel, F McArdle and R Shepherd. The club secretaries were: Avon – J Pym, Balaklava Centrals – J J Sinclair, Watchman – P R Parnell, Port Wakefield Rovers – W Wright, Bowmans – C Roberts, Balaklava Rovers – L Ryeszkowski.
Club Timeline
Clubs (11)
Mileage
| Town A | Town B | Town C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town A | * | 25 | 40 |
| Town B | 25 | * | 18 |
| Town C | 40 | 18 | * |
Records
| Player | Club | Value | Year / Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Smith | Example FC | 312 | 1985-2005 |
| R. Jones | Another FC | 298 | 1990-2010 |
Grand Finals
| Year | Premier | Score | Runner-Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Watchman | 5-12 | Avon | 2-8 |
| 1926 | Balaklava Rovers | 9-6 | Bowmans | 4-6 |
| 1927 | Balaklava Rovers | 9-9 | Balaklava Central | 8-12 |
| 1928 | Balaklava Rovers | 10-14 | Owen | 8-10 |
| 1929 | Balaklava Central | 12-10 | Owen | 7-12 |
| 1930 | Kybunga | 12-11 | Balaklava Central | 10-13 |
| 1931 | Kybunga | 8-19 | Balaklava Central | 9-10 |
| 1932 | Owen | 9-9 | Kybunga | 5-24 |
| 1933 | Balaklava | 13-16 | Owen | 8-9 |
| 1934 | Kybunga | 13-15 | Avon | 8-9 |
| 1935 | Hoyleton | 13-9 | Balaklava | 10-7 |
| 1936 | Watchman | 14-9 | Hoyleton | 12-15 |
| 1937 | Avon | 8-5 | Hoyleton | 5-10 |
| 1938 | Balaklava | 15-10 | Avon | 11-8 |
| 1939 | Avon | 10-9 | Watchman | 4-14 |
Medallists
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | B. Thompson | Example FC |
| 1961 | K. Williams | Another FC |
Leading Goalkickers
| Year | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | D. Hill | Example FC | 87 |
| 1991 | M. Johnson | Another FC | 72 |
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