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In the first decade of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), a number of provincial clubs were full administrative members of the association, but never played enough games against other clubs to be considered relevant in the premiership. These clubs were active from the first VFA season in 1877 until.
Notably, a number of 'junior teams' also competed alongside senior sides.
Almost all of these clubs folded after a single season, however a number still exist to this day and compete in local football leagues, including three in the Bendigo Football Netball League.
List of provincial clubs
| Club | Colours | Moniker | Est. | VFA seasons | Current leagues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barwon |  |
Riverites | 1874 | 1877–1878 | Folded 1879 |
| Benalla | 1882 | Folded | |||
| Castlemaine |  |
Magpies | 1859 | 1877 | Folded (Replaced by present-day Camperdown) |
| Colac/Camperdown | |
Magpies | 1877 | Folded | |
| Canning & Battery United | 1879 | Folded | |||
| Chilwell | 1874 | 1878–1881 | Merged 1933 with Newtown (now Newtown & Chilwell – GFNL) | ||
| Clifton Union | 1883 | Folded | |||
| Daylesford |  |
Bulldogs | 1877 | 1880 | CHFL |
| East Geelong |  |
1879 | 1880–1881 | GDFNL | |
| Geelong College | |
1878 | Folded | ||
| Geelong Imperial | |
Imps | 1877 | Folded | |
| Geelong Juniors | |
Juniors | 1877 | Folded | |
| Geelong Schools | |
1878–1881 | Folded | ||
| Inglewood | 1877 | Folded | |||
| Kyneton |  |
Tigers | 1868 | 1877–1885 | BFL |
| Lincoln United | 1877 | 1878 | Folded | ||
| Maryborough |  |
Magpies | 1872 | 1877–1884 | BFL |
| North Geelong | |
Magpies | 1876 | 1878–1882 | GDFNL |
| Public Schools | 1877–1883 | Folded | |||
| Sale | |
Magpies | 1877 | 1878–1883 | Gippsland League |
| Sandhurst |  |
1861 | 1877 | BFL | |
| Warwick | 1877 | Folded | |||
| Victorian Railways | 1877 | Folded |
References
- "Teams". The VFA Project.
- Peter Pindar (13 October 1877). "The Football Season of 1877 – Part 1". The Australasian. Vol. XXIII, no. 602. Melbourne, VIC. p. 461.
- Pennings, Mark. "Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's Early History" (PDF). p. 21.
- "Historic Princes Park petition found". Carlton Football Club. 15 December 2015.
- "1877". Blueseum.
- "OUR HISTORY". Kyneton Football Club.