The Tasman Football Association was officially formed in 1910 but games had been played from approximately 1902 in the area.
Taranna Football Club won their only known senior premiership in 1934 with a 13.17-95 to 5.7-37 win over Port Arthur.
The 1972 season saw the introduction of the reserves competition, which Dunalley won the first 3 flags in, including winning the double seniors/reserves premierships in 1974.
The South East District Football Association (SEDFA) folded at the end of the 1979 season which saw Mangalore, Triabunna, Lauderdale & Campania join the competition.
The club left after only 1 season to join the newly created Tasmanian Amateur Football League (Southern Division).
North Derwent won their only Tasman Football Association premiership in 1998 with a hard fought 3 goal win over Swansea.
The season saw Richmond beat Triabunna in the decider by 30 points with Swansea winning their first reserves premiership in 25 years.
Around this time Dodges Ferry was a fast-growing area and applied and successfully joined the bigger, more powerful Southern Football League.
Swansea went on to win the 2004 and 2007 ODFA senior premierships before going into recess prior to the 2019 season due to a shortage of players.
Teams to compete in the league at some stage were Port Arthur, Tunnel Bay, Taranna, TPT Rovers, Saltwater River, Wanderers (later named Timberworkers), Dunalley, Cambridge, Rokeby, Copping, Risdon Vale, Mangalore, Lauderdale, Sorell Seconds Team, Dodges Ferry, Swansea, North Derwent, Tasman Rovers, Railway, Tasman, Richmond and Campania, Lauderdale & Triabunna.