Leven Football Association

The Leven Football Association 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.

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 North Western [Football Association|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, however this did not eventuate and the remaining clubs folded prior to the 2016 season.

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

2014 Ladder

Leading Goal Kickers

Year	Player	H&A goals	Finals goals	Total Goals
1982	Nazza Haywood	100		100
1983	David Banner	55	7	62
1984	David Banner	37	12	49
1985
1986	Robbie Campbell	49	0	49
1987
1988	Mark Harris	53	0	53
1989	B Wolfe	47	0	47
1990	Kerry Jackson	33	0	33
1991	Darren Cowburn	49	0	49
1992	Kerry Jackson
1993	Kerry Jackson
1994	Ricky Jefferies	65	0	65
1995	Paul Lawrence	44	3	47
1996	Brian Powe	96	7	103
1997	Darren Wall	102		102
1998	Michael Schultz	78	20	98
1999	Peter Coventry
2000	Leigh Clarke	80	0	80
2001	Corey Bissett	81	0	81
2002	Mark Alford	129	0	129
2003	Craig Horton	40	0	40
2004	Paul Burford	69	0	69
2005	Michael Leedham	64	5	69
2006	Gary Latham	87	5	92
2007	Andrew Stretton	129	0	129
2008	Paul Hampton	166		166
2009	Tim West	101		101
2010	Chris Bray	110	6	116
2011	Shane Campbell	146	13	159
2012	Alex Wadley	100	0	100
2013
2014	Darren Jenkins	108	1	109

Web site

Official Association Site

Published books

Australian rules football in Tasmania, John Stoward, 2002,