1870 South Australian football season

none April 2026 April 2026 South Australian football season 1870 South Australian football 4 Young Australian (unofficial) 1 1869 1871 right vertical 225 Woodville_Port_Suburban_Football_Club_1870.png Port Suburban renames to Woodville on 11 May 1870. Refer to caption Football,_South_Australian_Register,_13_May_1870.jpg 13 May 1870 excerpt from the South Australian Register proclaiming the founding of the 'Port Adelaide Cricket and Football Club'. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39203522 The wheat statistics. South Australian Register Adelaide, SA 13 May 1870 26 April 2026 5 National Library of Australia Refer to caption The 1870 South Australian football season was the first year of interclub football in the colony of South Australia. Prior to the establishment of the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) in April 1877, the football season was largely a series of independent club matches and challenge games rather than an organized league season. The unaffiliated era was from 1870 to 1876. Major Metropolitan Clubs Adelaide Port Adelaide Woodville Young Australian Colleges Adelaide Educational Institution North Adelaide Grammar School, later Whinham Collegehttps://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B%2010863 Country Clubs Gawler Kapunda Adelaide Football Club Adelaide Football Club now commonly called the Old Adelaide Football Club, and which has no connection with the current Adelaide Football Club competing in the Australian Football League, was the inaugural football club established in Adelaide in 1860 following an advertisement in the South Australian Register notifying the Adelaide public about an upcoming meeting the following evening at 7pm to form a football club. The advertisement, sponsored by John Acraman, W.J. Fullarton and R. Cussen noted that group had already gathered 30 members.25 April 1860 Advertising XXIV 1 South Australian Register 4221 South Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49890854 National Library of Australia 26 April 2026 On Thursday 26 April 1860 the Adelaide Football Club was formed at the Globe Inn Hotel, Rundle Street with John Brodie Spence chairing the meeting.Adelaide Foot Ball Club http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158174817 Adelaide Observer 1860-04-28 2026-04-26 8 It was thereby the first football club established in South Australia.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49890854 Advertising - South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) - 25 Apr 1860 South Australian Register 25 April 1860 Port Adelaide Football Club Formation thumb|232x232px|Buck's Flat, Glanville Hall Estate (c. 1870). The grounds which Port Adelaide played at from 1870 until 1881. Port Adelaide Football Club was formed on 12 May 1870 as a joint football and cricket club.Rucci Michaelangelo 20 April 2020 Rucci's Monday Review: From the wharfs to a dynasty https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/586028 2026-04-26 www.portadelaidefc.com.au The first training session of the newly formed club took place two days later. The Port Adelaide Football Club played its first match against a newly established club from North Adelaide called the Young Australian.Advertising https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207726759 26 April 2026 Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) The Express and Telegraph 30 July 1870 1 A match will be played on Adelaide Football Grounds this afternoon. Young Australians versus Port Adelaide. The Club played home games at Buck's Flat on Captain Hart's Glanville Estate until the end of the 1879 season. The inaugural Club Captain was John Wald and the team colours wore blue and white until 1877.Season by Season Jumpers http://www.footyjumpers.com/portall.htm www.footyjumpers.com 26 April 2026 Port Suburban renamed Woodville The Port Suburban Football Club changed its name to "The Woodvilles" at a meeting held at the Ford's Hotel on Wednesday 11 May 1870. J. Hart was elected Captained. Several new members were proposed, and the following officers elected :— Captain, J. Hart; Treasurer, Y. A. Brock; Secretary, C. L. Gardiner; Committee — W. R.Cave, A. Crooks, A. Hall, and J. Smith.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28591510 Topics of the Day South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, Sa : 1858 - 1889) 13 May 1870 2 The Football Club played home games at the reserve (now located in St Clair) adjacent to the Woodville Railway Station. The reserve was also used by the Port Adelaide Athletics Sports Club.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/158939548 Port Adelaide Athletics Sports The Observer (Adelaide) 7 May 1870 3 Young Australian Football Club Formation The Young Australian Football Club was established on the 11 May 1870, in North Adelaide at the Royal Oak Hotel. It was reported that a dozen persons were present and Mr. W. L. Wyly was appointed Secretary and Treasurer, and Messrs. Mellor, Harrison, Holthouse, Simms, and Randall the committee. Blue and white were decided upon as the colors. It was decided to challenge the Port Suburban Club for the opening game.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207720851 GENERAL NEWS The Express and Telegraph VI 1,935 South Australia 12 May 1870 26 April 2026 2 (SECOND EDITION.) National Library of Australia Metropolitan football matches May 28 Woodville v Young Australian Saturday, 28 May (3.00pm) Woodville 1 A Young Australian 3 Woodville GENERAL NEWS. The Telegraph (Adelaide) 30 May 1870 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207721192 Captains - Woodville John Hart Jr. (Pink), Young Australians Mr. J. C. Smith (Blue). The sides numbered 18 players each. Young Australians Goal Scorers - J.C. Smith , Murray and Conigrave. This was the first game played by the Young Australian Football Club. The game concluded shortly after 5pm when Woodville scored. The visiting team then made a hasty departure to catch the train to Adelaide which had just arrived at the Station. There was a large number of spectators present. Advertised Teams : Woodville — Brock, Formby, Formby, Dale, Slater, Hall, Stephens, Fergusson, Hart, O'Halloran, Barber, Beck, Walters, Gardiner, Smith, Sinclair, Howell, Marian. Young Australian — Murray, Holthouse, Higgins, W. C. Townsend, Harrison, Jackson, Wigley, Sanders, Milne, Sharpe, Reade, Randall, Conigrave, R. Aldridge, W. Phillips, S. Sparks, H. Morgan, J. C. Smith, P. Burden.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28591945 Jun 11 Woodville v Adelaide Saturday, 11 June Woodville 0 A Adelaide 3 Woodville ECHOES FROM THE BUSH. South Australian Register 14 June 1870 5 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39208183 Captains - Woodville : Cave (Pink), Adelaide : Malcolm (Blue). The sides numbered 14 players each. Adelaide Goal Scorers - Sparks, Baker and Conigrave. The game concluded at 5pm. There was a fair number of spectators present. Jul 23 Young Australian v Woodville Saturday, 23 Jul (3.30pm) Young Australian 0 D Woodville 0 South Australian Cricket Ground News of the Week The Chronicle (South Australia) 30 July 1870 11 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92288739 Captains - Young Australian: J.C. Smith, Woodville : A. Crooks. The sides numbered 10 players each. Start of play delayed due to rain and the ground was very slippery. The game concluded after 1.5 hours. Note - Adelaide Oval was not established until December 1873 by the SACA. Jul 30 Young Australian v Port Adelaide Saturday, 30 Jul Young Australian 1 D 1 North Park Lands, North Adelaide Topics of the Day. The Advertiser (Adelaide) 1 August 1870 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28593869 Captains - The Young Australians Mr. J. C. Smith, and Port Adelaide by Mr. J. Wald. The sides numbered 16 players respectively after the Young Australians took on some substitutes. Port Adelaide kicked the first goal - scored by Wald. W. Higgins scored for Young Australians. The game concluded at 5.30pm. This was the first game played by the Port Adelaide Football Club Aug 20 Port Adelaide v Young Australian (Rematch) Saturday, 20 Aug (3:00 pm) 1 D Young Australian 1 Glanville Estate General News. The Telegraph (Adelaide) 22 August 1870 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207727245 Captains - The Young Australians Mr. H. Y. Sparks and Port Adelaide by Mr. J. Wald. The sides numbered 15 players each. The Young Australians won the toss and kicked with the strong wind and scored the first goal kicked by Conigrave. With ends changed Port Adelaide kicked their first goal - scored by their captain J. Wald. The game concluded at sundown with no further score. There was a large attendance of spectators. Aug 20 Gawler v Woodville Saturday, 20 Aug Gawler 0 A Woodville 1 Salisbury General News. The Telegraph (Adelaide) 22 August 1870 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207727245 It was reported that a football match was played at Salisbury on a vacant piece of land opposite the Mill between 12 members of the Gawler Club and Woodville (who had a few Salisbury gents help made up their numbers). Gawler Captain was Mr. R.C. Sandland and Woodville's Mr. A. Crooks who scored the only goal after 1 hour of play.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207727245 General News Express and Telegraph 22 August 1870 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92289438 SALISBURY, AUGUST 24. - South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1868–1881) - 27 Aug 1870 South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail 27 August 1870 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244999814 Mr. Forrest's Exploring Party Gawler Times 26 August 1870 Sep 10 Young Australian v Port Adelaide Closing game of the Season Saturday, 10 Sep Young Australian 2 H 0 North Park Lands TOPICS OF THE DAY. The Advertiser (Adelaide) 12 September 1870 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28595002 Captains - The Young Australians Mr. H. Y. Sparks and Port Adelaide by Mr. John Wald. The sides numbered 15 players each. The Young Australians goal scorers Sparks and E. Aldridge. There was a fair attendance of spectators. Unofficial Ladder main WDL y none no YGA Young Australian ADE Adelaide PTA Port Adelaide WDV Woodville 2 0 3 7 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 2 1 1 6 YA Unofficial Premiers (undefeated) AD Defeated Woodville PA All games against Young Australians WD Lost to Adelaide and Young Australians complete Match Reports - Woodville vs Gawler excluded (Teams consisted of just 12 players and the Woodville Team was supplemented with a number of Salisbury men) References Category:1870 in Australian sport Category:Australian rules football competition seasons South Australian football season