1892 MJFA season

1st season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association mjfa 1892 10 Col 1 Col 1 white 1893 MJFA season 1893 The 1892 MJFA season was the inaugural season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).Genesis of Metropolitan Association https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/185069461 Sporting Globe 11 December 2024 8 30 August 1924 Collegians Football Club won the inaugural premiership, after finishing first on the ladder with 15 wins from its 18 games.Our History https://www.collegiansfc.com.au/history Collegians Football Club 25 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240725085851/https://www.collegiansfc.com.au/history 25 July 2024 The Club has been Premiers of the M.J.F.A. in 1892, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1902 and 1904 As of 2025, Collegians is the only club from the first MJFA season to still exist and compete in the competition (which was renamed to the Victorian Amateur Football Association in 1933).A BRIEF HISTORY https://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/History/a_brief_history.pdf Victorian Amateur Football Association 9 June 2024 9 April 2009 19 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090419134741/https://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/History/a_brief_history.pdf dead METROPOLITAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164416261 Brighton Southern Cross 7 August 2024 2 20 July 1907 Association membership Ten clubs competed in the inaugural MJFA season − Alberton, Brighton, Collegians, Edlington, Footscray District, South St Kilda, St Jude's, St Mary's, Toorak-Grosvenor and YMCA.BRIGHTON https://australianfootball.com/clubs/bio/Brighton/57 Australian Football 10 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240810062145/https://australianfootball.com/clubs/bio/Brighton/57 10 August 2024The Amateur Footballer, Week 12, 2017 https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/issue_12__july_8__big_v Issuu VAFA Media 10 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20230227074519/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/issue_12__july_8__big_v 27 February 2023 7 1 November 2017Footscray District v St Mary's. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73762434 The Independent 5 August 2024 Footscray, VIC 3 7 May 1892 Brighton, Collegians, Edlington and South St Kilda were "2nd 20" (reserves) teams in the 1892 season.METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138029582 The Australasian 5 August 2024 21 May 1892 Their senior teams all competed in the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA), although Collegians' senior team appears to have been in local schoolboy competitions.VICTORIAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8427335 The Argus 5 August 2024 7 7 June 1892FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8427655 The Argus 5 August 2024 10 8 June 1892 Edlington withdrawal Edlington left the MJFA after just two games, having kicked just one goal to 13 goals against, and their remaining games were considered walkovers.Edlington Football Club (Vic) http://www.footypedia.info/00003292.htm Footypedia 5 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240728044433/http://www.footypedia.info/00003292.htm 28 July 2024METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138029910 The Australasian 5 August 2024 4 June 1892METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8434512 The Argus 5 August 2024 10 28 June 1892 Because the withdrawal created an uneven number of teams, extra games were played against the Holy Trinity Football Club by teams that were initially scheduled to play Edlington.METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8436696 The Argus 5 August 2024 5 June 1892METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8431946 The Argus 5 August 2024 3 21 June 1892FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8452156 The Argus 5 August 2024 7 23 August 1892 Ladder Holy Trinity was not included in the ladder at the end of the season published in The Australasian.METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138034443 The Australasian 5 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20231004095957/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138034443 4 October 2023 18 1 October 1892 + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points 1 Collegians (P) 18 15 2 1 111 56 62 2 Alberton 18 14 2 2 107 64 60 3 St Jude's 18 13 1 4 81 37 60 4 South St Kilda 18 11 5 2 59 49 48 5 Footscray District 18 8 6 4 54 49 40 6 Toorak-Grosvenor 18 8 9 1 56 49 36 7 St Mary's 18 6 11 1 37 60 26 8 Brighton 18 4 13 1 38 81 18 9 YMCA 18 3 15 0 34 95 12 − Holy Trinity − Edlington (W) 2 0 2 0 1 13 0 Source:METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138034443 The Australasian 5 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20231004095957/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138034443 4 October 2023 18 1 October 1892Alexander Changes Since its Formation https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/185069109 Sporting Globe 11 December 2024 8 23 August 1924 (P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew References Category:Victorian Amateur Football Association seasons MJFA Category:1890s in Victoria (state)