Photos by Competition and Team
Industrial League First Played 1927. It was a workplace competition and teams varied over the years. Clubs could field up to four senior players as part of their team, even if they could field more. This was an attempt to even out the competition.
A happy democratic body is the Saturday Morning Industrial Football League. It enjoys matches, and It enjoys its weekly meetings. At a recent meeting, when registration of players and permits were being dealt with, It was stated that a player under discussion had "played with Melbourne Grammar School." A delegate delightedly exclaimed, "My, aren't we getting flash? We'll have La Fontaine next.
The Right Tone. (1934, April 28). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 27. Retrieved September 19, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10931665
Played at least till WW2
Later teams included:
MacRobertsons (Confectioners)
The Competition continued after 1937.
The problem plaguing the SMIL was that a proportion of the member clubs were from medium-sized industrial concerns, which found it hard to sustain a competitive football team against the successful clubs of the late 1930s, such as GMH and Victoria Brewery, which were large enterprises with impressively sized workforces. (Burke, 2008, p.261)
In the 1934 season one player was injured at work causing him to no longer be able to play:
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE Clubs Enthusiastic. (1934, April 26). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 14. Retrieved August 11, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10931049
1934 Havelock changed colours from light and dark blue with Black knickers to a blue jersey with a white V and White Knickers. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page559647
Industrial League First Played 1927. It was a workplace competition and teams varied over the years. Clubs could field up to four senior players as part of their team, even if they could field more. This was an attempt to even out the competition.
A happy democratic body is the Saturday Morning Industrial Football League. It enjoys matches, and It enjoys its weekly meetings. At a recent meeting, when registration of players and permits were being dealt with, It was stated that a player under discussion had "played with Melbourne Grammar School." A delegate delightedly exclaimed, "My, aren't we getting flash? We'll have La Fontaine next.
The Right Tone. (1934, April 28). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 27. Retrieved September 19, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10931665
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Timeline
1935-Saturday Morning Industrial League renamed Saturday Morning Football LeaguePlayed at least till WW2
Teams
The 1930 League included:- Abbotsford Brewery (SMIL)
- Carlton Brewery (SMIL)
- Goodchilds (SMIL)
- Harold Shoe (SMIL)
- Havelock (SMIL)
- Laygols (SMIL) 1927-33
- Raymonds (SMIL)
- Victoria Brewery (SMIL)
- Dunlop (SMIL)
Later teams included:
MacRobertsons (Confectioners)
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Probably MacRobertsons 1940 - capt W Cooper - Source: Joy Treacy
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Boyles Images
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SMIL
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Argus 28-May-1928 p6 SMIL
Premiers
| Year | Premiers | Second |
| 1927 | Laygols (SMIL) | |
| 1928 | Laygols (SMIL) | Barnet Glass (SMIL) |
| 1929 | Dunlop (SMIL) | Laygols (SMIL) |
| 1930 | Dunlop (SMIL) | Havelock (SMIL) |
| 1931 | Victoria Brewery (SMIL) | Havelock (SMIL) |
| 1932 | Laygols (SMIL) | Victoria Brewery (SMIL) |
| 1933 | Dunlop (SMIL) | Laygols (SMIL) |
| 1934 | Victoria Brewery (SMIL) | Dunlop (SMIL) |
| 1935 | Victoria Brewery (SMIL) | |
| 1936 | Victoria Brewery (SMIL) | |
| 1937 | Victoria Brewery (SMIL) | General Motors Holden (SMIL) |
The Competition continued after 1937.
The problem plaguing the SMIL was that a proportion of the member clubs were from medium-sized industrial concerns, which found it hard to sustain a competitive football team against the successful clubs of the late 1930s, such as GMH and Victoria Brewery, which were large enterprises with impressively sized workforces. (Burke, 2008, p.261)
| Year | Reference | |
| 1927 | INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE. (1933, September 25). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - | |
| 1956), p. 13. Retrieved August 11, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11695280 | ||
| 1928 | No heading. (1928, September 3). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 8. Retrieved September 20, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page464617 | |
| 1929 | No heading. (1929, September 9). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 16. Retrieved September 20, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page471783 | |
| 1930 | INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE. (1930, September 29). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 15. Retrieved September 20, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4200311 | |
| 1931 | TO-DAY'S SPORT. (1931, August 29). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 22. Retrieved September 20, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4396048 | |
| 1932 | No heading. (1932, September 19). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 12. Retrieved September 20, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page515963 | |
| 1933 | INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE. (1933, September 25). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 13. Retrieved September 20, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11695280 | |
| 1934 | No heading. (1934, September 10). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 14. Retrieved September 20, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page562046 | |
| 1937 | PLAYER'S JAW BROKEN. (1937, August 23). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 15. Retrieved September 20, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11076945 | |
Interesting Articles
In the 1934 season one player was injured at work causing him to no longer be able to play:
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE Clubs Enthusiastic. (1934, April 26). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 14. Retrieved August 11, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10931049
1934 Havelock changed colours from light and dark blue with Black knickers to a blue jersey with a white V and White Knickers. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page559647