VFA-VFL PREMIERSHIP TABLES
(1877-PRESENT)

- light blue shading indicates clubs that are no longer playing in the VFA-VFL or that are now defunct
- Second Division premierships are shown in the last column of this table and are not included in official premiers/runner-up totals

TEAM

PREMIERS

RUNNER-UP

SEASONS

1877-1896

1897-1995

1996-2019

2ND DIV.

PORT MELBOURNE

17

21

1886-

0-0

15-17

2-4

-

WILLIAMSTOWN

14

12

1884-

0-0

12-10

2-2

2-1

SANDRINGHAM

10

5

1929-

-

5-5

5-0

-

FOOTSCRAY

9

5

1886-1924

0-0

9-5

-

-

GEELONG

7

4

1877-1896

7-4

-

-

-

COBURG
(Coburg-Fitzroy 1999-00)

6

7

1925-

-

6-6

0-1

2-0

NORTH MELBOURNE
(Hotham 1877-87)

6

6

1877-1924

0-0

6-6

-

-

OAKLEIGH

6

3

1929-1994

-

6-3

-

2-3

PRAHRAN

5

5

1886-87/99-58/60-94

0-0

5-5

-

2-1

SOUTH MELBOURNE

5

4

1879-1896

5-4

-

-

-

CASEY
(Springvale 1982-2005)

5

3

1982-

-

2-1

3-2

1-0

NORTHCOTE

5

2

1908-1987

-

5-2

-

2-0

NORTHERN BLUES
(Preston / Northern Bullants)

4

6

1903-1911/1926-

-

4-4

0-2

2-0

ESSENDON

4

3

1878-1896

4-3

-

-

-

BRUNSWICK
(Brun-Broadmeadows 1990-91)

3

7

1897-1991

-

3-7

-

3-4

DANDENONG

3

4

1958-1994

-

3-4

-

1-1

BOX HILL

3

4

1951-

-

0-1

3-3

2-1

NORTH BALLARAT

3

2

1996-2017

-

-

3-2

-

GEELONG RESERVES

3

2

2000-

-

-

3-2

-

CARLTON

2

4

1877-1896

2-4

-

-

-

RICHMOND

2

3

1885-1907

0-0

2-3

-

-

MOORABBIN (A)

2

2

1951-1963

-

2-2

-

-

YARRAVILLE

2

1

1928-1984

-

2-1

-

0-2

ESSENDON ASSOCIATION
(Essendon Town 1900-04)

2

-

1900-1921

-

2-0

-

-

FOOTSCRAY BULLDOGS
(WB Reserves)

2

-

2014-

-

-

2-0

-

WERRIBEE

1

4

1965-

-

1-1

0-3

0-0

BRIGHTON
(Brighton-Caulfield 1962-64)

1

3

1908-1964

-

1-3

-

0-0

GEELONG WEST

1

2

1963-1988

-

1-2

-

3-2

FITZROY

1

1

1884-1896

1-1

-

-

-

WAVERLEY

1

1

1961-1987

-

1-1

-

0-3

WEST MELBOURNE

1

1

1878-1880/1899-1907

0-0

1-1

-

-

RICHMOND RESERVES

1

1

2000/2014-

-

-

1-1

-

COLLINGWOOD

1

-

1892-1896

1-0

-

-

-

MELBOURNE

-

4

1877-1896

0-4

-

-

-

FRANKSTON DOLPHINS

-

3

1966-2016/2018-

-

0-3

0-0

1-0

CAMBERWELL

-

2

1926-1991

-

0-2

-

2-2

ALBERT PARK

-

-

1877-1879

0-0

-

-

-

BALLARAT

-

-

1886-1888

0-0

-

-

-

BALLARAT IMPERIAL

-

-

1886-1888

0-0

-

-

-

BARWON

-

-

1877-1878

0-0

-

-

-

BENDIGO

-

-

1998-2014

-

0-0

0-0

-

BERWICK

-

-

1983-1987

-

D2 only

-

0-0

CARLTON RESERVES

-

-

2000-2002

-

-

0-0

-

CAULFIELD
(Brighton-Caulfield 1962-64)

-

-

1962-1987

-

0-0

-

1-2

COLLINGWOOD RESERVES

-

-

2000/2008-

-

-

0-0

-

EAST MELBOURNE

-

-

1880-1882

0-0

-

-

-

ESSENDON RESERVES

-

-

2000-2002/2013-

-

-

0-0

-

GEELONG ASSOCIATION

-

-

1922-1927

-

0-0

-

-

GOLD COAST

-

-

2010

-

-

0-0

-

HAWTHORN

-

-

1914-1924

-

0-0

-

-

KILSYTH

-

-

1982-1984

-

D2 only

-

0-0

MELBOURNE CITY

-

-

1912-1913

-

0-0

-

-

MOORABBIN (B)

-

-

1983-1987

-

D2 only

-

0-0

MORDIALLOC

-

-

1958-1988

-

0-0

-

1-2

MURRAY KANGAROOS
(NM Reserves)

-

-

2000-2002

-

-

0-0

-

NORTH MELBOURNE RES.

-

-

2018-

-

-

0-0

-

SOUTH BALLARAT

-

-

1886-1888

0-0

-

-

-

SOUTH WILLIAMSTOWN

-

-

1886-1887

0-0

-

-

-

ST KILDA

-

-

1877-1879/1886-1896

0-0

-

-

-

ST KILDA RESERVES

-

-

2000

-

-

0-0

-

SUNSHINE

-

-

1959-1989

-

0-0

-

1-4

TASMANIA

-

-

2001-2008

-

-

0-0

-

TRARALGON

-

-

1996-1997

-

0-0

-

-

UNIVERSITY

-

-

1885-1888

0-0

-

-

-

 

VFA PREMIERSHIP TABLES (1877-1896)

The performance of teams in the VFA's first 20 seasons prior to eight clubs breaking away to form the VFL in 1897
(light blue shading indicates clubs that are no longer playing in the VFA-VFL or that are now defunct).

TEAM

PREMIERS

RUNNER-UP

SEASONS

GEELONG

7

4

1877-1896

SOUTH MELBOURNE

5

4

1879-1896

ESSENDON

4

3

1878-1896

CARLTON

2

4

1877-1896

FITZROY

1

1

1884-1896

COLLINGWOOD

1

-

1892-1896

MELBOURNE

-

4

1877-1896

NORTH MELBOURNE (Hotham 1877-87)

-

-

1877-1896

ST KILDA

-

-

1877-1879/1886-96

WILLIAMSTOWN

-

-

1884-1896

RICHMOND

-

-

1885-1896

FOOTSCRAY

-

-

1886-1896

PORT MELBOURNE

-

-

1886-1896

BARWON

-

-

1877-1878

ALBERT PARK

-

-

1877-1879

WEST MELBOURNE

-

-

1878-1880

EAST MELBOURNE

-

-

1880-1882

UNIVERSITY

-

-

1885-1888

PRAHRAN

-

-

1886-1887

SOUTH WILLIAMSTOWN

-

-

1886-1887

BALLARAT

-

-

1886-1888

BALLARAT IMPERIAL

-

-

1886-1888

SOUTH BALLARAT

-

-

1886-1888

 

VFA-VFL PREMIERSHIP TABLES (1897-1995)

The performance of teams throughout the VFA's main era
(light blue shading indicates clubs that are no longer playing in the VFA-VFL or that are now defunct).

TEAM

PREMIERS

RUNNER-UP

SEASONS

PORT MELBOURNE

15

17

1897-1995

WILLIAMSTOWN

12

10

1897-1995

FOOTSCRAY

9

5

1897-1924

COBURG

6

6

1925-1995

NORTH MELBOURNE

6

6

1897-1924

OAKLEIGH

6

3

1929-1994

PRAHRAN

5

5

1899-1958/1960-94

SANDRINGHAM

5

5

1929-1995

NORTHCOTE

5

2

1908-1987

PRESTON (Northern Blues)

4

4

1903-1911/1926-95

BRUNSWICK (Brun-B'meadows 1990-91)

3

7

1897-1991

DANDENONG

3

4

1958-1994

RICHMOND

2

3

1897-1907

MOORABBIN (A)

2

2

1951-1963

YARRAVILLE

2

1

1928-1984

SPRINGVALE (Casey)

2

1

1982-1995

ESSENDON TOWN / ASSOCIATION

2

-

1900-1921

BRIGHTON / BRIGHTON-CAULFIELD

1

3

1908-1964

GEELONG WEST

1

2

1963-1988

WEST MELBOURNE

1

1

1899-1907

WAVERLEY

1

1

1961-1987

WERRIBEE

1

1

1965-1995

FRANKSTON

-

3

1966-1995

CAMBERWELL

-

2

1926-1991

BOX HILL

-

1

1951-1995

MELBOURNE CITY

-

-

1912-1913

HAWTHORN

-

-

1914-1924

GEELONG ASSOCIATION

-

-

1922-1927

MORDIALLOC

-

-

1958-1988

SUNSHINE

-

-

1959-1989

CAULFIELD

-

-

1965-1987

KILSYTH

D2 only

D2 only

1982-1984

BERWICK

D2 only

D2 only

1983-1987

MOORABBIN (B)

D2 only

D2 only

1983-1987

 

VFL PREMIERSHIP TABLES (1996-)

The performance of teams since the VFA competition was renamed the VFL in 1996.

NOTE - from season 2000 the former AFL Reserves sides moved to the VFL, competing as stand-alone clubs or in affiliation with VFL clubs
(light blue shading indicates clubs that are no longer playing in the VFL or that are now defunct).

TEAM

PREMIERS

RUNNER-UP

SEASONS

SANDRINGHAM

5

-

1996-

BOX HILL

3

3

1996-

SPRINGVALE / CASEY

3

2

1996-

GEELONG RESERVES

3

2

2000-

NORTH BALLARAT

3

2

1996-2017

PORT MELBOURNE

2

4

1996-

WILLIAMSTOWN

2

1

1996-

FOOTSCRAY BULLDOGS (WB Reserves)

2

-

2014-

RICHMOND RESERVES

1

1

2000/2014-

WERRIBEE

-

3

1996-

PRESTON / NORTHERN BLUES

-

2

1996-

COBURG (Coburg-Fitzroy 1999-2000)

-

1

1996-

FRANKSTON

-

-

1996-2016/2018-

COLLINGWOOD RESERVES

-

-

2000/2008-

ESSENDON RESERVES

-

-

2000-2002/2013-

NORTH MELBOURNE RESERVES

-

-

2018-

TRARALGON

-

-

1996-1997

BENDIGO

-

-

1998-2014

CARLTON RESERVES

-

-

2000-2002

MURRAY KANGAROOS (NM Reserves)

-

-

2000-2002

ST KILDA RESERVES

-

-

2000

TASMANIA

-

-

2001-2008

GOLD COAST

-

-

2010

 

VFA PREMIERSHIP TABLES - 2ND DIVISION (1961-1988)

The performance of teams during the VFA's divisional era - premierships won in Second Division do not count towards a club's official total
(light blue shading indicates clubs that are no longer playing in the VFA-VFL or that are now defunct).

TEAMS

PREMIERS

RUNNERS-UP

 

SEASONS

BRUNSWICK

3

4

 

(11)

1970-75/80/82-85

GEELONG WEST

3

2

 

(7)

1963-64/66-68/72/88

OAKLEIGH

2

3

 

(13)

1967/77-88

CAMBERWELL

2

2

 

(22)

1961-79/81/87-88

BOX HILL

2

1

 

(24)

1962-84/86

PRAHRAN

2

1

 

(8)

1961-66/86-87

WILLIAMSTOWN

2

1

 

(7)

1968-69/76/78-81

COBURG

2

-

 

(3)

1969-70/74

NORTHCOTE

2

-

 

(25)

1961/64-87

PRESTON

2

-

 

(4)

1961-63/65

SUNSHINE

1

4

 

(25)

1961-71/74-88

CAULFIELD (Brighton-Caulfield 1962-64)

1

2

 

(19)

1962-73/82-87

MORDIALLOC

1

2

 

(25)

1963-77/79-88

DANDENONG

1

1

 

(6)

1961-62/85-88

SPRINGVALE

1

-

 

(2)

1982-83

FRANKSTON

1

-

 

(13)

1966-78

WAVERLEY

-

3

 

(16)

1961-63/73-81/84-87

YARRAVILLE

-

2

 

(13)

1971-83

WERRIBEE

-

-

 

(20)

1965-81/86-88

BERWICK

-

-

 

(5)

1983-87

MOORABBIN

-

-

 

(5)

1983-87

BRIGHTON (Brighton-Caulfield 1962-64)

-

-

 

(4)

1961-64

KILSYTH

-

-

 

(3)

1982-84

 

Written and researched by David Eastman
First published 4/5/2014
Last updated 9/10/2019