VFA/VFL
From the time of the formation of the Victorian Football League in 1896 until it was disbanded in 1995, the Victorian Football Association (VFA) was the second-tier club competition in Victoria, after which it was replaced by the current Victorian Football League (VFL) which serves as a state league and feeder to the AFL. Its home-and-away season has varied erratically from twelve to twenty games in length. Since the VFA and VFL have never possessed any mechanisms such as zoning or revenue sharing to reduce inequality of the sport’s limited talent pool, it has been quite easy for weak teams in these leagues to have seasons where they failed to win a single game.
| Season | Team | Wins | Losses | Draws | VFA Division | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | University | 0 | 14 | 1 | Single | Left VFA after season but enetered VFL in 1908 |
| 1898 | Brunswick | 0 | 15 | 0 | Single | |
| 1903 | Essendon Association | 0 | 18 | 0 | Single | |
| 1904 | Preston | 0 | 18 | 0 | Single | |
| 1910 | Preston | 0 | 18 | 0 | Single | Lost 29 games in a row and withdrew from the VFA only to return in 1926. |
| 1912 | Melbourne City | 0 | 18 | 0 | Single | Formed in 1912. |
| 1913 | Melbourne City | 0 | 18 | 0 | Single | Disbanded at end of season after two winless seasons with closest loss being eight points. |
| 1941 | Sandringham | 0 | 18 | 0 | Single | Conceded record score of 44-23 (287) Lost 44 games in a row (with no matches due to war from 1942 to 1944) up to 1945, then after being 2-18 won premiership in 1946 under Len Toyne. |
| 1951 | Box Hill | 0 | 19 | 1 | Single | First season in VFA |
| 1961 | Brighton | 0 | 18 | 0 | Second | Re-formed as Brighton-Caulfield after disbanding following season. |
| 1973 | Box Hill | 0 | 18 | 0 | Second | Lost 25 games in a row; won only eighteen in nine seasons from 1973 to 1981 |
| 1977 | Box Hill | 0 | 18 | 0 | Second | |
| 1981 | Sunshine | 0 | 18 | 0 | Second | Lost 65 of 72 games from 1980 to 1983. |
| 1983 | Waverley | 0 | 18 | 0 | First | Relegated to Second Division. 26 winless games after an opening round draw in 1984. |
| 1986 | Camberwell | 0 | 18 | 0 | First | Relegated to Second Division, but not successful even there. |
| 1986 | Mordialloc | 0 | 18 | 0 | Second | Withdrew early in 1988 season. |
| 1989 | Camberwell | 0 | 18 | 0 | Single | Did beat Sunshine early in season, but win not counted because Sunshine withdrew after eight games. |
| 1990 | Camberwell | 0 | 18 | 0 | Single | Planned to play in 1991, but withdrew at beginning of season. |
| 1993 | Coburg | 0 | 18 | 0 | Single | Lost 30 consecutive games; last coaching appointment for Alex Jesaulenko |
| 1995 | Williamstown | 0 | 16 | 0 | Single | Last season as the “VFA”. |
| 2001 | Bendigo Diggers | 0 | 20 | 0 | VFL | Went 1-17 in 2000. |
| 2002 | Bendigo Diggers | 0 | 20 | 0 | VFL | Two successive winless seasons; replaced by Bendigo Bombers for 2003. |
| 2009 | Bendigo | 0 | 18 | 0 | VFL |
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