1887 Victorian football season

18th senior season of Australian rules football in Victoria June 2025 June 2025 1887 30 April – 1 October 1887 vic white 1886 Victorian football season 1886 white 1888 Victorian football season 1888 The 1887 Victorian football season was the 18th senior season of Australian rules football in the colony of Victoria.KYNETON FOOTBALL CLUB https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/240859214 The Kyneton Observer 9 June 2025 2 6 October 1887 Clubs Founded Club League Ref 15x15px Club History https://frankstonfc.com.au/club-history/ Frankston Football Club 9 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250417210651/https://frankstonfc.com.au/club-history/ 17 April 2025 Name changes Former New League Ref 15x15px HawJun 15x15px Riversdale VJFA Riversdale Football Club statistics 1887 http://members.optushome.com.au/wardead/hawks/1887.htm Early History of the Hawthorn Football Club 1873–1935 16 August 2004 1998 https://web.archive.org/web/20040816065909/http://members.optushome.com.au/wardead/hawks/1887.htm 16 August 2004 VFA 1887 VFA season won the Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership for the second time, after finishing the season with 15 wins from its 18 matches.1887 https://www.blueseum.org/1887 Blueseum 8 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250608060115/https://www.blueseum.org/1887 8 June 2025 It was the club's last VFA premiership.History of Achievement https://www.carltonfc.com.au/club/history/history-of-achievement Carlton Football Club 8 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250604070158/https://www.carltonfc.com.au/club/history/history-of-achievement 4 June 2025 VJFA 1887 vjfa NorthPark 2 white 1886 Victorian football season#VJFA 1886 white 1888 Victorian football season#VJFA 1888 The 1887 VJFA season was the fifth season of the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA).At the time, the term "junior" was used to describe open age football of a lower standard than senior football, rather than under age football.Gigacz Andrew Still snarling: 140 years on https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1270716/still-snarling-140-years-on Western Bulldogs 4 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250604165235/https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1270716/still-snarling-140-years-on 4 June 2025 5 June 2023 NorthPark won the premiership for the second time, as part of a sequence of five premierships won by the club between 1886 and 1890.JUNIOR PREMIERSHIP https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139143159 The Australasian 7 June 2025 18 4 October 1890Victorian Junior Football Association (Vic) https://footypedia.info/00001339.htm Footypedia 3 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241217211533/https://www.footypedia.info/00001339.htm 17 December 2024 The third-rate junior premiership was won by CapelUnited.Thomlinson H. FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227684594 Sportsman 9 June 2025 7 21 September 1887 Vaucluse also claimed the premiership and Victory was considered one of the best-performing clubs of the 1887 season.THE JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241427332 The Herald 9 June 2025 4 23 September 1887Lumsden J. R. FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227683998 Sportsman 9 June 2025 7 12 October 1887 Ladder + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn GF Goals for GA Goals against 1 NorthPark (P) 16 14 0 2 47 9 FooExcelsior Kew Lilydale Riversdale SthStK UnionJack WerJun Source:The Werribee Juniors FC https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227679299 Sportsman 9 June 2025 7 14 September 1887UNION JACK FOOTBALL CLUB https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/108485882 Record 9 June 2025 5 24 September 1887NORTH PARK CLUB https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227683326 Sportsman 9 June 2025 2 28 September 1887 (P) Premiers Ballarat District was the premier club in the Ballarat District competition.Ballarat v. South Ballarat https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207775584 The Ballarat Star 9 June 2025 4 3 October 1887BALLARAT FOOTBALL CLUB BANQUET https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207776637 The Ballarat Star 9 June 2025 3 24 October 1887 The premiers in the second-rate junior competition was disputed, with SoldiersHillImp and WanderersBal both claiming the title.SECOND-RATE PREMIERSHIP OF FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207775253 The Ballarat Star 9 June 2025 4 27 September 1887Look Before You Leap SECOND-RATE PREMIERSHIP OF FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207775313 The Ballarat Star 9 June 2025 4 28 September 1887Smith J. C. SECOND-RATE PREMIERSHIP OF FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207775388 The Ballarat Star 9 June 2025 4 29 September 1887 Ladder + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn GF Goals for GA Goals against 1 (P) 13 5 6 2 49 43 2 13 6 4 3 52 44 10 3 2 5 50 40 Source:THE GRAND FINAL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219317776 The Ballarat Star 4 June 2025 6 26 September 1921 (P) Premiers Sandhurst 1887 sandhurst Eaglehawk 4 white 1886 Victorian football season#Sandhurst 1886 white 1888 Victorian football season#Sandhurst 1888 The 1887 SFA season was the seventh season of the Sandhurst Football Association (SFA).FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227687891 Sportsman 9 June 2025 2 19 October 1887 The official history of the Bendigo Football Netball League lists Eaglehawk as winning the premiership for the fourth time and for the second consecutive season.Bendigo FNL Premiership List – Senior Football https://www.bendigofnl.com.au/images/documents/2023/History%20uploads/Bendigo%20FNL%20Senior%20Premiership%20History%20-%20Football_OCT%202023.pdf Bendigo Football Netball League 9 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241225141019/https://www.bendigofnl.com.au/images/documents/2023/History%20uploads/Bendigo%20FNL%20Senior%20Premiership%20History%20-%20Football_OCT%202023.pdf 25 December 2024 October 2023 However, contemporary news reports state BendigoOG was awarded the premiership following a meeting of SFA club representatives, which included a representative from Eaglehawk.THE FOOTBALL PREMIERSHIP OF THE SANDHURST DISTRICT https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88905931 Bendigo Advertiser 9 June 2025 3 20 September 1887SANDHURST FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227683392 Sportsman 9 June 2025 8 28 September 1887 Ladder + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn GF Goals for GA Goals against 1 Eaglehawk (P) 2 BendigoOG 3 Sandhurst Source: (P) Premiers Upper Murray and Mitta District Tallangatta was the premier club in the Upper Murray and Mitta District competition, after finishing the season with six wins from its seven matches.FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/268903308 Upper Murray and Mitta Herald 9 June 2025 2 29 September 1887The Early Days https://www.tdfl.com.au/About/History/The-Early-Days Tallangatta & District Football League 9 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250328124531/http://www.tdfl.com.au/About/History/The-Early-Days 28 March 2025 Ladder + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn GF Goals for GA Goals against 1 Tallangatta (P) 7 6 1 0 17 8 2 Granya 2 0 2 0 0 4 3 MittaMitta 2 0 2 0 1 6 4 GranyaJun 3 2 0 1 Bethanga Bungil Source:Clark Peter Up the Mighty Murray! – Episode 21: 'The MCG of the Bush' https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/up-the-mighty-murray-episode-21-the-mcg-of-the-bush/ The Footy Almanac 9 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250208160945/https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/up-the-mighty-murray-episode-21-the-mcg-of-the-bush/ 8 February 2025 6 September 2023 (P) Premiers Notes References Category:Victorian football seasons Victorian