1894
NWFA formed
North Western Football Association was formed on the North West Coast. Its headquarters were at Devonport.
1894
NWFA Clubs
Foundation teams included: Mersey, Latrobe, Devonport, Wesley Vale, and Ulverstone.
1909
Turmoil on North West coast
At a special ‘Disputes’ meeting of the North Western Football Association (controlling body on North West Coast) the Ulverstone club was disqualified and Latrobe, which supported Ulverstone in the dispute, withdrew from the competition. When no reconciliation was possible, Ulverstone and Latrobe combined with Penguin to form the North Western Football League.
The NWFA continued with its member clubs from the Western end of the coast.
On 17th April, both the NWFA and NWFL applied to the TFL for affiliation. The NWFA was accepted, but the NWFL was refused because Ulverstone and Latrobe were disqualified clubs.
After the TFL had sent a delegate to the coast to help resolve the dispute. The TFL finally recognised the NWFL only for the purpose of transfers and clearances and not as the controlling body of football on the coast.
TFL delegates heard appeals from both clubs and the Association and after several weeks made the following decision, (a) Appeal from Ulverstone was upheld on the grounds that the disqualification was imposed after the resignation had been accepted by the NWFA. (b) Latrobe: That the TFL considers that the fine imposed on the Latrobe club, having been paid, such club disqualification should upon application to the NWFA, be forthwith withdrawn by such Association and failing removal, the appeal be upheld and the disqualification be removed by the TFL.
Following this, the TFL advised both the NWFA and NWFL to get together and form a new strong Union. In 1910 the North Western Football Union was formed as the governing body of football on the North West Coast.
1910
NWFA
Four sides involved in the competition, namely Wesley Vale, Premiers, Devonport Juniors, Runner’s -up, Don and Commercials.
1910
NWFU formed
1910 was an important year for football in general as the differences in the North and North West were healed, with the formation of the North Western Football Union at Latrobe on 3rd May, as a new governing body of football on the coast following dissatisfaction with the NWFA.