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Hampton Football Club had one season, 1920. The information that I have from the Federal records lists Hampton as 1920 Premiers. With the compliments of the Brighton Historical Society I have a photograph of the Brighton District F.C. taken in 1921 which, as part of the heading shows them as Premiers 1915, 1920 and 1921. They were Minor Premiers in 1920 but were defeated in the second semi-final by Hampton and according to press reports ‘challenged’ them, as was their right to a rematch. The game was to be played the following Saturday at Cheltenham however due to severe weather and torrential rain the game was postponed to the following Saturday.

By this time it was the second week in October and the last press report I have found states that the Association was having trouble finding a suitable venue. I have been unable to find any scores or reports on the rematch, if it actually took place which it may well have as an early report in 1921 has Hampton unfurling their 1920 Runners-up flag. Perhaps the Brighton District club was using a little bit of license in their photograph or the rematch did take place and it won.

Parkdale Football Club competed for seasons 1930, 1931 and 1932 using the Gerry Green Reserve. They transferred to the Amateurs in 1933 staying there until 1955 when they returned to the Federal. In 1982 they joined the S.E.S.F.L. eventually merging with Mentone Amateurs to become Parkdale Vultures in 2004. Original colours were wide dark blue and navy blue hoops. 

Highett Football Club first joined the Federal in 1929 and played for many years as a Junior U/21 team. Their first senior side played in 1945 at the Highett Reserve. They joined the S.E.S.F.L. in 1982, merged with Highett West Football Club in 1989 becoming Highett Districts then went back to the original Highett in 1997 and continue today in the S.F.L.

A club called Glen Waverley played for one year, 1931 then reappeared in the E.S.F.L. in 1933 and then the C.O.D.F.L. in 1939 playing at the Central Reserve, Glen Waverley. Carnegie played at Koornang Park for many years as a junior team before entering the Sub-District League then came to the Federal for the 1932, 1933 and 1934 seasons. A Carnegie club also played in the Amateurs from 1936 to 1938. In 1937 they entered a junior team in the C.O.D.F.L. eventually fielding a senior side. The Vermont Football Club played for one year, 1936 and then moved to the E.S.F.L.

Edithvale Football Club played at Regents Park from 1921 to 1930. Aspendale Football Club played at the Aspendale Park racecourse from 1924 to 1930. In 1931 the two clubs merged to become Regents Park from 1931 to 1934. Another name change in 1935 created the Edithvale-Aspendale club playing as a junior team until 1941 when they entered a senior side. When football resumed after the war the club reverted back to Aspendale for 1945 and 1946 and then changed again to Edithvale Aspendale continuing until transferring to the M.P.F.L. in 1956 where they remain today

When the Scoresby & District F.L. disbanded after 1930 East Burwood, premiers that year decided to join the Federal league for the next season instead of the Ringwood District F.L. They considered it to be a higher grade competition and an easier area to travel to for away games. Playing from 1931 to 1937, then only with a junior side in 1938 they moved to the E.S.F.L. East Burwood Reserve remains their home. The Naval or Naval Depot Football Club, which I assume is H.M.A.S.Cerberus played for one year 1959.

Springvale played for many years in the Berwick F.A. and the Dandenong District F.A. From 1915 their home ground was the Springvale Reserve. During the 1930s they had one team in the Dandenong competition and another second string team in the C.O.D.F.L. In 1952 they joined the C.O.D.F.L. and left for the Federal after winning the Premiership in 1956 remaining until 1981 then were accepted into the V.F.A. Clayton Football Club followed a very similar path to that of Springvale and played in the Federal from 1954 to 1981 initially at the Dixon Street Reserve then at the Clayton Reserve, transferring to the S.E.S.F.L. until the end of 1984 when they joined the E.D.F.L returning to the S.F.L. in 1999.

The Dandenong Football Club which joined the Federal in 1951, having played previously in 1934 and 1948 was one of at least four clubs in the area. These clubs are difficult to identify as they cover the Federal, C.O.D.F.L., Berwick & Dandenong Leagues and Churches competitions. By 1954 the now amalgamated clubs informed the Federal League that they intended to and had been invited to join the V.F.A. once they could show that the clubs had been unified. This took a few years to accomplish at which time in 1958 they joined the V.F.A. The first four seasons were at the Dandenong Showgrounds before moving to the upgraded Shepley Oval in 1962. By the early 1990s the club was in serious financial trouble and disbanded in 1993 only to return for one more year as the Dandenong Redlegs then folding.

Playing at the Robinson Oval, Doveton joined the Federal League in 1972 and left at the end of 1976. The Heatherton Football Club, playing at the Recreation Reserve first entered the Federal for the 1920 and 1921 seasons. Returned in 1927 and 1928 and again reappeared for the 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950 seasons. In 1952 the club was heavily sponsored for two years by a local engineering company, Freighters Limited and the name was changed to Freighters Football Club. The club reverted back to its original name in 1953 and moved to the C.Y.M.S. then to the Amateurs in 1975 before joining the S.F.L. where they play today.

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