1881 Victorian football season

12th senior season of Australian rules football in Victoria June 2025 June 2025 1881 30 April – 1 October 1881Pennings Mark A Golden Era Begins: Football in 'Marvellous Melbourne', 1877 to 1885 https://eprints.qut.edu.au/74662/16/46666_MARK%27S_ORIGINS_OF_AUSTRALIAN_RULES_FOOTY_-_LOW_RES.pdf QUT Origins of Australian Football (Volume II) 3 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250521235327/https://eprints.qut.edu.au/74662/16/46666_MARK%27S_ORIGINS_OF_AUSTRALIAN_RULES_FOOTY_-_LOW_RES.pdf 21 May 2025 28 May 2014 vic white 1880 Victorian football season 1880 white 1882 Victorian football season 1882 The 1881 Victorian football season was the twelfth senior season of Australian rules football in the colony of Victoria.An Old Player Review of the past season https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198492105 Leader 3 June 2025 12 15 October 1881 The season saw the formation of the Sandhurst Football Association in the Bendigo region, which followed the formation of the Victorian Football Association five years earlier in 1877.FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88634489 Bendigo Advertiser 2 June 2025 1 11 June 1881Johnston David These 10 country footy leagues are more than 100 years old https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/sport%2Fthese-10-country-footy-leagues-are-more-than-100-years-old%2Fnews-story%2F0d48aca511cddffec1fad667b75b9c2f The Weekly Times 3 June 2025 https://archive.today/20240418102323/https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/sport/these-10-country-footy-leagues-are-more-than-100-years-old/news-story/0d48aca511cddffec1fad667b75b9c2f?amp&nk=a937470678e47a431bb766df7789574b-1713435814 18 April 2024 17 April 2024 Clubs New clubs Club League Ref 15x15px Canterbury Juniors Club info https://canterburyfootball.club/club-info/ Canterbury Football Club 21 September 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921084801/https://canterburyfootball.club/club-info/ 21 September 2024 VFA 1881 VFA season won the Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership for the first time, after finishing the season with seven wins from its eleven senior matches.Mark Little A review of the past season https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241326232 The Herald 2 June 2025 2 8 October 1881Blucher Peter Our history: South Melbourne foundations https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/10080/our-history-south-melbourne-foundations Sydney Swans 13 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250413021216/https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/10080/our-history-south-melbourne-foundations 13 April 2025 11 May 2017 Juniors SouthPark was the premier club in the junior competition.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 BatteryUnited, Britannia, , HawOG, HotUnited, , Powlett, RoyalParkOG, Sandridge, SthCar, SouthYarra, Southern, WavOG and were also mentioned as being among the top teams.Victorian 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 2024Hawthorn Football Club statistics 1881 http://members.optushome.com.au/wardead/hawks/1881.htm Early History of the Hawthorn Football Club 1873–1935 16 August 2004 1998 https://web.archive.org/web/20040816060200/http://members.optushome.com.au/wardead/hawks/1881.htm 16 August 2004 Club records + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn GF Goals for GA Goals against 1 SouthPark (P) 18 13 1 4 61 7 2 SthYarra 18 10 5 3 49 27 3 HotUnited 17 8 7 2 30 15 4 HawOG 14 7 6 1 31 29 5 StarCar 19 8 3 8 30 16 6 WavOG 14 7 3 4 20 15 Powlett 18 9 4 5 37 27 Stanley 19 15 2 2 48 13 RoyalParkOG 15 4 4 7 16 19 BatteryUnited 16 11 1 4 36 6 Sandridge 11 4 5 2 11 18 Britannia 16 2 29 9 13 6 3 4 22 13 14 4 8 2 23 35 Southern 6 0 6 0 2 21 SthCar Source:Pindar Peter The football season of 1881 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138071912 The Australasian 2 June 2025 12 15 October 1881 (P) Premiers Ballarat District BalImp was the premier club in the Ballarat District competition, winning nine of its twelve matches.FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/249277427 The Ballarat Courier 3 June 2025 4 14 September 1881 Club records + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn GF Goals for GA Goals against 1 BalImp (P) 12 9 2 1 34 10 2 BalCity 15 10 4 1 37 9 3 AlbImp 10 8 0 2 21 6 4 VicImp 13 5 1 7 13 9 5 19 0 15 4 11 47 6 Creswick 10 5 4 1 16 12 Source: (P) Premiers Geelong District was the premier club in the Geelong District competition, winning seven of its 17 matches.Geelong West Football Club (Vic) https://www.footypedia.info/00001749.htm Footypedia 3 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250114182443/https://www.footypedia.info/00001749.htm 14 January 2025Geelong West https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/geelong-west Victorian Places 3 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250329014618/https://victorianplaces.com.au/geelong-west 29 March 2025 A representative Geelong District team played a match against South Australia at Corio Cricket Ground on 27 August, with Geelong District winning eight goals to zero.FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/150759790 Geelong Advertiser 3 June 2025 3 26 August 1881FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/150761552 Geelong Advertiser 3 June 2025 3 29 August 1881 Club records + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn GF Goals for GA Goals against 1 (P) 17 7 7 3 37 20 Chilwell EastGeelong NorthGeelong Source: (P) Premiers Sandhurst 1881 sandhurst 7 Sandhurst 1 white 1882 Victorian football season#Sandhurst 1882 The 1881 SFA season was the inaugural season of the Sandhurst Football Association (SFA), which was formed at a meeting on 10 June 1881.FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88617180 Bendigo Advertiser 3 June 2025 3 13 August 1881Sandhurst v. Bendigo https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88618276 Bendigo Advertiser 3 June 2025 3 15 September 1881 Sandhurst was the premier club, winning 11 of its 19 matches.Football banquet https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88618497 Bendigo Advertiser 3 June 2025 2 21 September 1881 Club records + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn GF Goals for GA Goals against 1 Sandhurst (P) 19 11 1 7 39 13 BendigoOG 16 9 4 3 30 15 CivilService 6 2 2 2 7 5 Ironbark 12 3 3 6 13 14 Coachbuilders 8 1 3 4 7 11 Epsom 4 0 3 1 1 9 Eaglehawk − Sandhurst (2nd 20) 6 2 4 0 6 11 − BendigoOG (2nd 20) 8 6 1 1 12 3 Source:FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88617490 Bendigo Advertiser 3 June 2025 3 22 August 1881Follower The past football season https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88618875 Bendigo Advertiser 3 June 2025 1 1 October 1881 (P) Premiers Notes References Category:Victorian football seasons Victorian