Historical information

The first premiership competition under the auspices of the Bendigo District Football Association was in 1880 and was won by Bendigo. Sandhurst won 1881 and Eaglehawk won 1882.
The Bendigo District Football Association was superseded in 1913 by the Bendigo Football League. The first president was Dr. H. H. Hunter and the first secretary Mr. Edward Hull. Premiership in the first year of the League was won by Bendigo City, other competing clubs being South Bendigo, Eaglehawk and California Gully.
(https://www.bendigofnl.com.au/about/league-history)

Physical description

Black and white photograph of the Bendigo Football League Grand Final between Eaglehawk (14-17) and Kyneton (10-11). Attendance 16,590. Gate Receipts (Record for Country Football) £2,721. Photograph taken after the game. Two players can be seen been carried off the oval on the shoulders of others as spectators and band members move onto the playing space. A grandstand can be seen on the left of the photograph.