Leven Football Association
Introduction The ''' Leven Football Association''' ('''LFA''') 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 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''.
Clubs  Club Nickname Years in LFA LFA Premierships Forth ''Magpies'' 1924-1928, 1944-1945 1924, 1945 Gawler 1982-1989 1983 Gunns Plains  1925-1927, 1930-1935, 1947-1960 1953 Kindred  Magpies1926-1927, 1935-1940,1947-1953, 1968 Latrobe Saints ''Saints'' 1987-2011 1989, 2000 Meander Valley Suns ''Suns'' 2012 - 2013 2012 Mole Creek ''Bulldogs'' 2004-2015 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 Motton Preston Demons 1967-1976 1971 Motton Rovers ''Rovers'' 1924-2000 1926, 1928, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1993, Nietta 1936-1948 Preston 1924-1966 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964 Prospect Hawks ''Hawks'' 2010 Railton ''Tigers'' 1990-2015 1990-91-92, 1994–95, 1997-98-99, 2001-02-03, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015 South Riana 1965-1973 Sprent Tigers 1924-1981 1944, 1962, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 Turners Beach ''Kangaroos'' 1971-1975 1972, 1973, 1974 Upper Castra ''Magpies'' 1925-1932, 1940-1992, 1999-2015 1926, 1930, 1965, 1967, 1980, 1984–85, 1988, 2014 West Ulverstone ''Lions'' 1973-1981 - Wilmot ''Robins''1975-2015Zeehan Bulldogs 1994-1998 1996
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
2011 Ladder 	Leven FA																																			Wins																																				Byes																																				Losses																																				Draws 																																				For 																																				Against 																																				% 																																				Pts																																																																								Final																																				Team																																				G																																				B																																				Pts																																				Team																																				G																																				B																																				Pts																																																																								'''	Mole Creek	'''	14		3		0		0		3734		354		1054.80%		56			'''1st Semi'''		Railton		35		19		229		Latrobe Saints		3		3		21'''	Wilmot	'''	8		4		5		0		1356		1455		93.20%		32			'''2nd Semi'''		Mole Creek		25		17		167		Wilmot		8		2		50'''	Railton	'''	6		4		7		0		1395		1611		86.59%		24			'''Preliminary'''		Railton		15		13		103		Wilmot		9		8		62'''	Latrobe Saints	'''	6		3		8		0		1369		2138		64.03%		24			'''Grand'''		Mole Creek		21		15		141		Railton		11		10		76	Upper Castra		0		3		14		0		491		2787		17.62%		0																																			}
2012 Ladder 	Leven FA																																			Wins																																				Byes																																				Losses																																				Draws 																																				For 																																				Against 																																				% 																																				Pts																																																																								Final																																				Team																																				G																																				B																																				Pts																																				Team																																				G																																				B																																				Pts																																																																								'''	Meander Valley Suns	'''	11		3		3		0		1825		810		225.31%		44			'''1st Semi'''		Mole Creek		27		14		176		Wilmot		8		8		56'''	Railton	'''	11		3		3		0		1594		962		165.70%		44			'''2nd Semi'''		Meander Valley Suns		15		18		108		Railton		12		6		78'''	Mole Creek	'''	9		4		4		0		1334		928		143.75%		36			'''Preliminary'''		Mole Creek		13		7		85		Railton		11		18		84'''	Wilmot	'''	3		4		10		0		938		1475		63.59%		12			'''Grand'''		Meander Valley Suns		13		9		87		Mole Creek		10		10		70	Upper Castra		0		3		14		0		462		1978		23.36%		0																						}
2013 Ladder 	Leven FA																																			Wins																																				Byes																																				Losses																																				Draws 																																				For 																																				Against 																																				% 																																				Pts																																																																								Final																																				Team																																				G																																				B																																				Pts																																				Team																																				G																																				B																																				Pts																																																																								'''	Mole Creek	'''	14		0		2		0		2581		760		339.61%		56			'''1st Semi'''		Meander Valley Suns		26		20		176		Wilmot		5		1		31'''	Railton	'''	12		0		4		0		2070		1174		176.32%		48			'''2nd Semi'''		Mole Creek		21		13		139		Railton		12		11		83'''	Meander Valley Suns	'''	10		0		6		0		1688		1064		158.65%		40			'''Preliminary'''		Meander Valley Suns		18		14		122		Railton		11		10		76'''	Wilmot	'''	4		0		12		0		830		2005		41.40%		16			'''Grand'''		Mole Creek		12		12		84		Meander Valley Suns		13		4		82	Upper Castra		0		0		16		0		375		2541		14.76%		0																					}
2014 Ladder 	Leven FA																		Wins																			Byes																			Losses																			Draws 																			For 																			Against 																			% PtsFinalTeamGBPtsTeamGBPts'''	Upper Castra	'''	13		0		3		0		2716		795		341.64%		52			'''1st Semi'''		Mole Creek		25		17		167		Wilmot		5		2		32'''	Railton	'''	13		0		3		0		2310		839		275.33%		52			'''2nd Semi'''		Upper Castra		27		18		180		Railton		7		8		50'''	Mole Creek	'''	6		0		10		0		1393		1844		75.54%		24			'''Preliminary'''		Railton		25		9		159		Mole Creek		11		10		76'''	Wilmot	'''	0		0		16		0		379		3320		11.42%		0			'''Grand'''		Upper Castra		17		17		119		Railton		9		6		60
Leading Goal Kickers Year									Player									H&A goals									Finals goals									Total Goals													1982		Nazza Haywood (Motton Rovers)		100				100	1983		David Banner (Upper Castra)		55		7		62	1984		David Banner (Upper Castra)		37		12		49	1985									1986		Robbie Campbell (Wilmot)		49		0		49	1987									1988		Mark Harris (Motton Rovers)		53		0		53	1989		B Wolfe (Wilmot)		47		0		47	1990		Kerry Jackson (Mersey Valley)		33		0		33	1991		Darren Cowburn (Railton)		49		0		49	1992		Kerry Jackson (Mersey Valley)							1993		Kerry Jackson (Mersey Valley)							1994		Ricky Jefferies (Railton)		65		0		65	1995		Paul Lawrence (Railton)		44		3		47	1996		Brian Powe (Zeehan)		96		7		103	1997		Darren Wall (Devonport Saints)		102				102	1998		Michael Schultz (Zeehan)		78		20		98	1999		Peter Coventry (Devonport Saints)							2000		Leigh Clarke (Devonport Saints)		80		0		80	2001		Corey Bissett (Wilmot)		81		0		81	2002		Mark Alford (Railton)		129		0		129	2003		Craig Horton (Latrobe Saints)		40		0		40	2004		Paul Burford (Mole Creek)		69		0		69	2005		Michael Leedham (Railton)		64		5		69	2006		Gary Latham (Latrobe Saints)		87		5		92	2007		Andrew Stretton (Railton)		129		0		129	2008		Paul Hampton (Mole Creek)		166				166	2009		Tim West (Mole Creek)		101				101	2010		Chris Bray (Railton)		110		6		116	2011		Shane Campbell (Mole Creek)		146		13		159	2012		Alex Wadley (Meander VS)		100		0		100	2013								 2014 Darren Jenkins (Railton) 108  1 109
Web site * Official Association Site
Published books *Australian rules football in Tasmania, John Stoward, 2002,
References