The Central Football Association was an Australian rules football competition based around the towns of Westbury and Deloraine in northern Tasmania.
History The Central Football Association was formed in 1919 with 3 clubs - Deloraine, Dunorlan and Westbury. These three clubs would remain the core members of the Association, with a number of other clubs playing for brief periods during the Association's existence. Hagley played for one season in 1923, Longford for two in 1924–1925, and Cressy for one in 1926. The Central FA went into recess between 1929 and 1931 when Deloraine played in the NWFU Central Combine competition.
The CFA would be re-formed in 1932 with Deloraine, Westbury and Weegena as the main clubs, Weegena being a renamed Dunorlan. They would be joined by Dairy Plains for one season in 1933 when the Chudleigh FA was in recess. The CFA again entered recess after the 1934 season.
The final iteration of the Central Football Association existed for only two seasons, in 1944 and 1945. Deloraine, Elizabeth Town and Westbury re-formed the Association in 1944. They would be joined by Bracknell in 1945, who controversially moved from the Esk Football Association and won the premiership in their first season. The Central Football Association disbanded after the 1945 season, as Bracknell returned to the Esk FA, Elizabeth joined the Central Junior Football Association and Westbury and Deloraine both moved to the NTFA seconds competition.
Clubs
Final ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in CFACFA Senior PremiershipsFateTotalYearsBracknell RedlegsBracknell Recreation Ground, BracknellEFA1920194511945Returned to Esk FA in 1946DeloraineRamblersDeloraine Recreation Ground, DeloraineNWFU, NTSFA18941919-1928, 1932–1934, 1944–194561925, 1926, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1944Played in NWFU between 1929 and 1931. Recess between 1935 and 1936, joined Latrobe FL in 1937. Joined NTFA seconds in 1946.Elizabeth TownEaglesPaddock in Elizabeth TownETFA19251944-19450 -Joined Central Junior FA in 1946Hagley JuniorsRobinsHagley Recreation Ground, Hagley–190119450 -Joined Central Junior FA in 1946Westbury(1928)(1944–45)TigersWestbury Recreation Ground, Westbury–19021919-1928, 1932–1934, 1944–194521923, 1927Unaffiliated between 1929 and 1931. Unaffiliated/in recess between 1935 and 1943. Joined NTFA seconds in 1946.
Former ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in EFAEFA Senior PremiershipsFateTotalYearsCressyCressy Recreation Ground, CressyEFA192119260 -Did not affiliate with a competition in 1927Dairy PlainsCFA193119330 -Returned to Chudleigh FA in 1934HagleyHagley Recreation Ground, Hagley–190119230 -Did not affiliate with a competition in 1924LongfordLongford Recreation Ground, LongfordEFA18781924-192511924Moved to NTFA in 1926Weegena Dark and light hoops (1920s)ETFA, CFA19021919-1924, 1927–1928, 1932–19341 1922 Moved to Elizabeth Town FA in 1925. Moved to Dunorlan FA in 1929 and 1935
Premierships YearPremierScoreRunners-upNotes1919192019211922Dunorlan1923Westbury1924LongfordWestburyLongford were awarded the premiership when Westbury forfeited the final.1925Deloraine8.11 (59) - 4.11 (35)Longford1926DeloraineWestbury1927Westbury9.14 (68) - 5.12 (42)Deloraine1928Deloraine1929-31CFA in recess1932Deloraine11.12 (78) - 6.11 (47)Westbury1933Deloraine7.9 (51) - 5.2 (32)Weegena19341935-44CFA in recess1944Deloraine7.7 (49) - 7.6 (48)Westbury1945Bracknell6.16 (52) - 7.8 (50)Deloraine
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