1964
The Federal League was formed.
Charter members included, Canton South (1935), Fairless (1960), Canton Glenwood (1957) ,
Massillon Jackson (1930), Marlington (1958), Massillon Perry (1957) and Sandy Valley (1954).
League Champion: Glenwood (6-0 League play)
1965
League Champion: Massillon Jackson (6-0 League play)
1967
League Champion: Massillon Perry (5-0-1 League play)
1968
Sandy Valley dropped out of the Federal League.
Louisville (1921), Canton Oakwood (1968) and North Canton Hoover (1924) joined the Federal League.
North Canton Hoover was independent prior to joining the Federal League.
First known as Hoover when North Canton HS absorbed Greentown HS in 1957.
League Co-Champions: North Canton Hoover & Oakwood
(both 7-1 League play)
1969
League Champion: Perry (8-0 League Play)
1970
League Co-Champions: Louisville & Massillon Perry
(both 6-2 League play)
1971
League Champion: Louisville (8-0 League play)
1972
League Champion: North Canton Hoover (8-0 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifier: Uniontown Lake (non-Federal League)
OHSAA implements a playoff format using the Jack Harbin point system.
One team per region, four teams per class (classes AAA, AA, A)
1973
League Champion: North Canton Hoover (7-1 League play)
1974
League Champion: Louisville (7-1 League play)
1975
Fairless drops out of the Federal League.
Canton Glenwood and Canton Oakwood merge to form Canton GlenOak.
Canton Lincoln and Canton Lehman consolidate into Canton McKinley.
League Champion: North Canton Hoover (6-0 League play)
1976
League Champion: North Canton Hoover (5-1 League play)
1977
League Champion: Louisville (6-0 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifier: Canton McKinley (Independent)
Canton McKinley State Runner-up
1978
League Champion: Louisville (6-0 League play)
1979
League Champion: North Canton Hoover (6-0 League play)
1980
League Co-Champions: North Canton Hoover & Massillon Perry
(both 5-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifier: Canton McKinley (Independent)
OHSAA expands playoff structure to include 2 teams per region and 8 teams per division.
Class AAA changes to Division I.
1981
League Champion: Louisville (6-0 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifier: Canton McKinley (Independent)
Canton McKinley State Champions.
1982
League Champion: GlenOak (6-0 League play)
1983
Alliance (1896) joins the Federal League.
League Champion: Alliance (7-0 League play)
1984
League Co-Champions: North Canton Hoover & Massillon Perry
(both 6-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifier: North Canton Hoover.
North Canton Hoover State Runner-up.
1985
Marlington drops out of the Federal League.
League Co-Champions: GlenOak & Massillon Perry
(both 5-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: Canton GlenOak and Canton McKinley (Independent)
Canton McKinley State Runner-up.
OHSAA expands playoff format to include 4 teams per region, 16 teams per division.
1986
League Co-Champions: North Canton Hoover & Jackson
(both 5-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover, Canton McKinley (Independent) and
Austintown Fitch (non-Federal League).
1987
Uniontown Lake (1957) joins the Federal League.
League Tri-Champions: North Canton Hoover, Alliance & Massillon Perry
(all 4-2 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover and Youngstown Boardman (non-Federal League).
Youngstown Boardman State Runner-up
1988
Wooster (1904), New Philadelphia (1898) and Canton Timken (1940) join the Federal League.
The Federal League created a two-division league.
American Division: Alliance, GlenOak, North Canton Hoover, Massillon Jackson, and Massillon Perry.
National Division: Canton South, Uniontown Lake, Louisville, New Philadelphia, Canton Timken and Wooster.
League Quad-Champions: North Canton Hoover, GlenOak, Uniontown Lake
and Massillon Perry Lake 6-0, Hoover, GlenOak & Perry 6-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover and Uniontown Lake
1989
League Quad-Champions: North Canton Hoover, Massillon Jackson,
GlenOak & Wooster (all 6-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifier: North Canton Hoover
1990
The Federal League returns to a one-division format.
Canton South and Louisville drop out of the Federal League and join the newly formed
Northeastern Buckeye Conference (NBC).
League Champion: Massillon Jackson (7-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: Massillon Jackson, Uniontown Lake,
Youngstown Boardman (non-Federal League) and Austintown Fitch (non-Federal League)
1991
League Champion: Uniontown Lake (8-0 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifier: Uniontown Lake.
Uniontown Lake State Runner-up (Division II)
1992
League Champion: Massillon Perry (8-0 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifier: Austintown Fitch (non-Federal League)
1993
League Co-Champions: Uniontown Lake & Massillon Perry
(both 7-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: Uniontown Lake and Canton McKinley (Independent).
Uniontown Lake State Runner-up (Division II)
1994
League Tri-Champions: GlenOak, Uniontown Lake & Massillon Perry
(all 6-2 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: Uniontown Lake and Canton McKinley (Independent)
1995
Canton Timken drops out of the Federal League.
League Co-Champions: North Canton Hoover & Massillon Perry
(both 6-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover, Canton McKinley (Independent) and
Youngstown Boardman (non-Federal League)
1996
League Co-Champions: Alliance & Massillon Jackson
(both 6-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: Uniontown Lake and Canton McKinley (Independent)
1997
New Philadelphia drops out of the Federal League.
League Co-Champions: North Canton Hoover & Massillon Perry (both 6-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover, Uniontown Lake
and Canton McKinley (Independent).
Canton McKinley State Champions.
Uniontown Lake Stae Runner-up (Division II).
1998
League Tri-Champions: North Canton Hoover, Massillon Jackson
& Uniontown Lake (all 5-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover, Massillon Jackson,
Uniontown Lake and Canton McKinley (Independent).
Canton McKinley State Champions.
1999
League Co-Champions: North Canton Hoover & Massillon Perry (both 5-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover, Massillon Perry,
Uniontown Lake, Canton McKinley (Independent) and Youngstown Boardman (non-Federal League).
OHSAA expands playoff format to 8 teams per region, 32 teams per division.
2000
League Co-Champions: North Canton Hoover & Massillon Perry (both 5-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover, Canton GlenOak,
Massillon Jackson and Massillon Perry
2001
League Champion: Massillon Jackson (6-0 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover, Massillon Jackson, Canton McKinley (Independent)
and Youngstown Boardman (non-Federal League)
2002
League Champion: North Canton Hoover (7-0 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover, Massillon Perry and Uniontown Lake
2003
Alliance and Wooster drop out of the Federal League.
Austintown Fitch, Youngstown Boardman and Canton McKinley play a
Federal League schedule eventhough they are not yet membes of the Federal League in football.
All other sports teams from the above mentioned teams join the Federal League.
Joe Eaton (former AD at North Canton Hoover) is appointed Federal League Commissioner.
League Champion: North Canton Hoover (7-0 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover and Uniontown Lake
2004
Austintown Fitch (1927), Youngstown Boardman (1917) and Canton McKinley (1891)
officially join the Federal League in football.
League Champion: Austintown Fitch (6-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: Austintown Fitch, Canton McKinley, Canton GlenOak,
Massillon Jackson and Uniontown Lake.
Canton McKinley State Runner-up.
2005
League Champion: Canton McKinley (7-0 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover and Canton McKinley
2006
League Champion: Canton McKinley (7-0 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: Canton McKinley, Massillon Perry and Uniontown Lake
2007
League Champion: North Canton Hoover (6-1 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover, Canton GlenOak,
Youngstown Boardman and Uniontown Lake
2008
League Champion: North Canton Hoover (7-0 League play)
OHSAA Playoff Qualifiers: North Canton Hoover, Canton GlenOak and Canton McKinley
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