1897 MJFA season

6th season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association mjfa 1897 9 South St Kilda 4 South St Kilda 4 white 1896 MJFA season 1896 white 1898 MJFA season 1898 The 1897 MJFA season was the sixth season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).Rover FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144641915 The Prahran Telegraph 10 August 2024 21 August 1897BRIGHTON v WALTHAM https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66853360 The Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader 10 August 2024 3 22 May 1897 South St Kilda won its fourth MJFA premiership, having finished won 15 of its 16 games.Rover FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144641612 Trove The Prahran Telegraph 10 August 2024 2 14 August 1897 The honors for this premiership are almost certain to be carried off by the South St. Kilda, who up to the present are unbeaten. They have only to win or draw today against Caulfield to make a certainty of the honour.Rover FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144641915? The Prahran Telegraph 10 August 2024 2 21 August 1897 The premiership in this competition has been easily won by the South St. Kilda, who have an unbeaten record up to date. This was the club's final premiership before it disbanded during the 1899 season.Premier Section Finals Series https://www.vafa.com.au/history/finals-series/premier-grand-finals/ Victorian Amateur Football Association 25 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240525061534/https://www.vafa.com.au/history/finals-series/premier-grand-finals/ 25 May 2024Football Notes https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165308680 Trove Brighton Southern Cross 25 July 2024 27 May 1899 Association membership Nine clubs competed in the MJFA in 1897, one less than the previous season in 1896. Malvern and Old Melburnians both withdrew after their inaugural seasons, while Nunawading also left after three seasons in the competition.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 South Yarra and Boroondara were both admitted into the association.Boroondara Football Club (Vic) https://www.footypedia.info/00000946.htm Footypedia 8 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240725235030/https://www.footypedia.info/00000946.htm 25 July 2024 Waltham withdrawal On 5 June, Waltham were scheduled to play against Caulfield but did not appear, with the match awarded to Caulfield.FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66853422 The Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader 10 August 2024 3 12 June 1897 The club formally withdrew prior to the next round on 12 June, having lost all of its four games, and disbanded three days later on 15 June.FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144638092 Trove The Prahran Telegraph 10 August 2024 2 12 June 1897 The Waltham club have disbanded, and consequently there are only six clubs left in for the remainder of the matches.POSITIONS OF CLUBS IN METROPOLITAN JUNIOR ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66206516 Oakleigh Leader 10 August 2024 3 14 August 1897 Ladder Boroondara appears to have withdrawn sometime in the latter half of the season, and were not included in end-of-season ladders published by the Oakleigh Leader and Brighton Southern Cross.BRIGHTON v BOROONDARA https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66853389/ The Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader 10 August 2024 29 May 1897 The club did not play any recorded games in September 1897.FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9769712 The Argus 10 August 2024 3 September 1897FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166115815 Brighton Southern Cross 10 August 2024 4 September 1897 + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points 1 South St Kilda (P) 16 15 1 0 104 37 60 2 Collegians 16 13 3 0 96 37 52 3 Caulfield 16 10 6 0 50 52 40 4 South Yarra 16 8 6 2 68 54 36 5 Brighton 16 8 7 1 56 73 34 6 St Mary's 16 6 8 2 42 58 28 7 Windsor 16 6 9 1 32 53 26 − Boroondara (W) 12 3 9 0 17 59 12 − Waltham (W) 4 0 4 0 3 17 0 Source:FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66206654 Oakleigh Leader 10 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240810132050/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66206654 10 August 2024 2 25 September 1897FINAL POSITIONS OF CLUBS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166117564 Trove Brighton Southern Cross 10 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240810133243/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166117564 10 August 2024 25 September 1897METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166119305 Brighton Southern Cross 10 August 2024 22 May 1897 (P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew Notable events A combined MJFA team played a game against the Fitzroy Football Club, with Fitzroy winning 5.16 (46) to 3.11 (29). The MJFA received 2 pounds, 12 shillings and 6 pence as its share of gate receipts from the game. References Category:Victorian Amateur Football Association seasons MJFA Category:1890s in Victoria (state)