Kentish Football Association
| Most recent season or competition: 1954 | |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1904 |
| Folded | 1954 |
| No. of teams | 4 (1954), 14 (historical) |
| Country | Australia |
Last champion | Sheffield (1954) |
The Kentish Football Association was the final name of an Australian rules football competition based in the Kentish region of northern Tasmania.
History
[edit]The Kentish FA began life as the Roland Football Association in 1904, with Barrington, Sheffield, Wilmot and Railton comprising the initial roster of clubs.[1] Beulah and Sunnyside both joined in 1905 but only competed for one and two seasons respectively.[2] Barrington won the first three premierships of the competition in a row.[3] The name of the competition in its early years is somewhat unclear - during the early 1910s it is referred to as both the Roland Football Association and Wilmot Football Association seemingly interchangeably,[4] however by 1915 the Roland name seemed to have won out. The competition was abandoned midway through the 1915 season to allow for players to enlist for service in World War I.[5]
The competition returned in 1919 under the Wilmot FA name with Barrington, Roland, Sheffield and Wilmot competing.[6] Roland left after the 1919 season but were replaced by Barrington Rovers, Railton and Staverton for the 1920 season.[7] The two Barrington clubs merged in 1924 in order to create a stronger, united club for the district.[8] Significant changes to football in the Kentish region occurred in 1929, when the KFA was abandoned in favour of fielding a united Kentish team in the NWFU Central Combine competition.[9] This recess would only last a season, with Barrington, Wilmot and the newly-formed Railton-based Cement Rovers re-forming the KFA in 1930.[10] The Association would again enter recess in 1937 and would not return until after WWII.[11]
1945 saw Barrington, West Kentish, Wilmot and Sheffield re-form the association.[12] This line-up of clubs had comprised the backbone of the Association for much of its existence and would remain unchanged until the competition's demise in 1954. West Kentish could not field a team in 1955, which saw the remaining clubs transfer to the NWFA for that season.
Clubs
[edit]Final
[edit]| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in KFA | KFA Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Barrington |  |
Robins | Barrington Football Ground, Barrington | NWFA, WFA | 1895 | 1904-1911, 1919–1928, 1930–1936, 1946–1954 | 7 | 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1933, 1953 | Recess between 1912–18 and in 1929. Moved to Latrobe FL in 1937. Moved to NWFA in 1955. |
| Sheffield |  .svg) |
Sheffield Football Ground, Sheffield | NWFA, LFL | 1904 | 1904-1928, 1931–1932, 1935–1936, 1946–1954 | 11 | 1907, 1909, 1911, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1948, 1949, 1954 | Recess between 1929 and 1930. Joined Latrobe FL in 1933 and 1937. Moved to NWFA in 1955. | |
| West Kentish | Dark with white vee | West Kentish Recreation Ground, West Kentish | WFA | 1914 | 1915, 1927–1928, 1931–1936, 1946- 1954 | 4 | 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952 | Recess in 1929-30 and 1936, re-formed in Wilmot FA in 1938. Folded after 1954 season | |
| Wilmot |  |
Tigers | Wilmot Football Ground, Wilmot | WFA, NWFA | 1896 | 1904-1909, 1911–1912, 1914, 1919–1928, 1930–1936, 1946–1954 | 10 | 1920, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1947 | Formed Wilmot FA in 1910. Recess in 1929 and 1937. Formed Wilmot FA in 1938. Moved to NWFA in 1946 and 1955 |
Former
[edit]| Club | Colours | Nickname | Home Ground | Former League | Est. | Years in KFA | KFA Senior Premierships | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | ||||||||
| Barrington Rovers/Lower Barrington |  |
Rovers | Lower Barrington Recreation Ground, Lower Barrington | NWFA | 1909 | 1910-1915, 1920–1923 | 3 | 1912, 1913, 1914 | Merged with Barrington in 1924 |
| Barrington Tommies | Barrington Football Ground, Barrington | – | 1915 | 1915 | 0 | - | Folded after 1915 season | ||
| Beulah | – | 1905 | 1905 | 0 | - | Entered recess after 1905 season | |||
| Cement Rovers | Dark with light vee | Railton Recreation Ground, Railton | LFL | 1930 | 1930, 1933 | 0 | - | Played in Latrobe FL between 1931 and 1932, returned there in 1934 | |
| Claude Road | Claude Road Recreation Ground, Claude Road | WFA, KJFA | 1907 | 1910, 1923–1924 | 0 | - | Entered recess in 1911. Folded after 1924 season. | ||
| Railton | Railton Recreation Ground, Railton | MFA | 1900 | 1904-1905, 1907, 1911, 1914, 1920–1925 | 0 | - | Entered recess in 1906 and 1912. Moved to Midhurst FA in 1908. Recess between 1915 and 1919. Moved to Latrobe FL in 1926. | ||
| Railway | Sheffield Football Ground, Sheffield | – | 1912 | 1912-1913 | 0 | - | Folded after 1913 season | ||
| Roland | West Kentish Recreation Ground, West Kentish | – | 1919 | 1919, 1921–1922 | 0 | - | Recess in 1920. Folded after 1922 season | ||
| Staverton | – | 1919 | 1920 | 0 | - | Merged with West Kentish to form Roland in 1921 | |||
| Sunnyside | – | 1905 | 1905-1906 | 0 | - | Entered recess after 1906 season | |||
Premierships
[edit]| Year | Premier | Score | Runners-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Football Association | ||||
| 1904 | Barrington | ?.? (40) - ?.? (23) | Sheffield | |
| 1905 | Barrington | Margin 2 points | Wilmot | |
| 1906 | Barrington | Sunnyside | ||
| 1907 | Sheffield | ? | ||
| 1908 | Barrington | ? | ||
| 1909 | Sheffield | 4.10 (34) - 2.6 (18) | Wilmot | |
| 1910 | Barrington | 3.6 (24) - 1.7 (13) | Sheffield | |
| Wilmot Football Association | ||||
| 1911 | Sheffield | Railton | ||
| 1912 | Barrington Rovers | ? | ||
| 1913 | Barrington Rovers | ? | ||
| 1914 | Barrington Rovers | Wilmot | ||
| Roland Football Association | ||||
| 1915 | Season not completed - no premier | |||
| 1916-18 | Association in recess | |||
| 1919 | ? | ? | ||
| 1920 | Wilmot | ? | ||
| 1921 | Sheffield | ? | ||
| 1922 | Sheffield | 3.6 (24) - 3.3 (21) | Barrington Rovers | |
| 1923 | Wilmot | 4.10 (34) - 4.8 (32) | Sheffield | |
| 1924 | Wilmot | 7.14 (56) - 5.6 (36) | Barrington | |
| 1925 | Sheffield | 7.13 (55) - 7.6 (48) | Wilmot | |
| Kentish Football Association | ||||
| 1926 | ? | ? | ||
| 1927 | Wilmot | 9.19 (73) - 3.4 (22) | Sheffield | |
| 1928 | Sheffield | 8.9 (57) - 8.8 (56) | Wilmot | |
| 1929 | Association in recess | |||
| 1930 | Wilmot | ? | ||
| 1931 | Sheffield | 8.4 (52) - 6.12 (48) | West Kentish | |
| 1932 | Sheffield | 10.8 (68) - 7.6 (48) | Wilmot | |
| 1933 | Barrington | Cement Rovers | ||
| 1934 | Wilmot | 9.15 (69) - 9.10 (64) | Barrington | |
| 1935 | Wilmot | 8.6 (54) - 4.11 (35) | Sheffield | |
| 1936 | Wilmot | 10.12 (72) - 8.7 (55) | West Kentish | |
| 1937-45 | Association in recess | |||
| 1946 | West Kentish | 8.4 (52) - 4.6 (30) | Barrington | |
| 1947 | Wilmot | 9.14 (68) - 9.9 (63) | Sheffield | |
| 1948 | Sheffield | Barrington | ||
| 1949 | Sheffield | Barrington | ||
| 1950 | West Kentish | 9.14 (68) - 7.9 (51) | Barrington | |
| 1951 | West Kentish | 5.14 (44) - 5.6 (36) | Barrington | |
| 1952 | West Kentish | 8.17 (65) - 2.10 (22) | Barrington | |
| 1953 | Barrington | 4.8 (32) - 4.3 (27) | Sheffield | |
| 1954 | Sheffield | 15.18 (108) - 4.8 (32) | Barrington | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "FOOTBALL ROLAND ASSOCIATION". The North Western Advocate. 23 July 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ROLAND FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Daily Telegraph (Launceston). 23 May 1905. p. 6. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "THE WEEKLY COURIER". The Examiner (Launceston). 19 September 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "WILMOT ASSOCIATION". The North Western Advocate. 6 June 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "THE CALL TO THE COLORS". The North Western Advocate. 5 August 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Advocate (Burnie). 18 August 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Daily Telegraph (Launceston). 13 May 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "BARRINGTON CLUBS UNITE". The Advocate (Burnie). 14 April 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Kentish Association". The Advocate (Burnie). 11 May 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Advocate (Burnie). 15 May 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "SHEFFIELD". The Advocate (Burnie). 8 May 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Advocate (Burnie). 22 April 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
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