1875 South Australian football season

none December 2017 December 2017 South Australian football season 1875 South Australian football (Metropolitan Clubs) 3 800 (10 July, Kensington v Adelaide) 1874 1876 The 1875 South Australian football season was the sixth year of interclub football https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244715688?searchTerm=Adelaide%20Football in South Australia. Clubs The following clubs participated in interclub matches during 1875: Australian Football – The early years of South Australian football http://australianfootball.com/articles/view/The+early+years+of+South+Australian+football/1093#sthash.t4ZYHN8J.dpuf australianfootball.com 2015-11-01 Metropolitan Adelaide Kensington Port Adelaide South Adelaide (1875)https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40089533?searchTerm=ROSCOBLA Victorian Woodvillehttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208188522?searchTerm=Woodville%20Football Country Gawler Kapunda (Light) Willunga Notes: Kapunda renamed itself Light at a meeting held at Sir John Franklin Hotel, Kapunda on 27 April 1875 and Mr. T. H. Smith was unanimously elected Captain. The club also ordered a rugby ball from Melbourne as not one was available in the Colony of South Australia.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/108368679?searchTerm=Light%20Football Colleges Prince Alfred College St Peter's College Opening Colour Matches Woodville Football Club - The opening colour match of the Club was played on Saturday, 3 April 1875 on the grounds of T.Terrell, Esq., Woodville.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40085309?searchTerm=Woodville%20Football Victorian Football Club opening game was played on their new grounds at the west of Montefiore Hill, on Saturday, May 22, 1875. It was reported a good game was played, which resulted in a goal being obtained by J. Fleming and another by G. Downs, the Captains of the sides.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93958934?searchTerm=Opening%20game%20Football Interclub football matches May 15 May 15 Saturday, 15 May 1 H Woodville 0 Glanville Estate https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208190629 General News The Express and Telegraph Adelaide 17 May 1875 1 November 2015 2 National Library of Australia First match of the season. There were 16 players on each side, the Captains being J. Beck for the Woodville team, and R. C. Sandland for the Port players. May 15 Annual College Match Saturday, 15 May St Peter's College 7 H Prince Alfred College 2 St Peter's College https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93960814?searchTerm=Prince%20Alfred%20Football Queen's Birthday Holiday Gawler vs Kapunda (Light) Monday 24 May 1.30pm Gawler 3 H Kapunda (Light) 0 Gawler https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97217662?searchTerm=Gawler%20Football Football The Bunyip Gawler 28 May 1875 21 December 2025 2 National Library of Australiahttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40090317?searchTerm=Gawler%20Football Kapunda South Australian Register Adelaide 4 June 1875 21 December 2025 7 National Library of Australia The Kapunda players arrived by the midday train and prior to the commencement of the contest were entertained with a luncheon at the Old Spot Inn by their hosts. Captains : Gawler F.Harris and Kapunda's Captain T.H.Smith BAhttps://www.osroundtrip.com/hague-family/south-australian-mysteries-of-thomas-henry-smith was replaced at the last minute due to a knee injury by Mr Anthony. May 29 May 29 Saturday, 29 May (3:30pm) 2 D 2 Kensington Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93958546 Football South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail Adelaide 5 June 1875 1 November 2015 4 National Library of Australia Saturday, 29 May 0 A St Peter's College 1 Montefiore Hill June 5 Return Match - Woodville v Port Adelaide Saturday, 5 June Woodville 0 A 2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28741605 Topics of the Day The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide 7 June 1875 9 November 2015 2 National Library of Australia June 12 A match was advertised Port Adelaide vs Victorians for Saturday 12 June.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40081903?searchTerm=Victorians%20Football Football was cancelled due to bad weather.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40087434 The Exploration of Lake Eyre South Australian Register Adelaide 19 June 1875 9 November 2015 5 National Library of Australia June 19 Port Adelaide Seconds and Victorian Match Saturday, 19 June (3:00 pm) Seconds 0 D 0 Glanville Hall Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40082233 Winegrowing in South Australia South Australian Register Adelaide 21 June 1875 9 November 2015 5 National Library of Australia It was reported the recent football match between the Victoria and Port Clubs the latter had their second team in the field.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40088892?searchTerm=Football%20Second Kensington postponed football on Kensington Park oval due to wet weather.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40087450 June 24 Kapunda vs Gawler Rematchhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/108368978?searchTerm=Gawler%20Match%20Football Thursday, 24 June 11.45am Kapunda 1 H Gawler 0 Kapunda Mine Paddock https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/9545763 Kapunda The Bunyip Gawler 25 June 1875 21 December 2025 2 National Library of Australia Junior Match Under 16s was also played between Kapunda 2 goals and Gawler 2 goals. Result drawn. June 26 Saturday, 26 June (3:00pm) Woodville 0 A 2 Woodville http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40090453 Football South Australian Register Adelaide 28 June 1875 9 November 2015 6 National Library of Australia Saturday, 26 June 4 H Seconds 0 Montefiore Hill http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40090453 Football South Australian Register Adelaide 28 June 1875 9 November 2015 6 National Library of Australia Teams - Kensington Firsts — Acraman, Babbage, Barret, Burton, Crooks, Gale, Green, Hall (3), Jay, Mackman, Milne, Perry, Sholl, Sunter, Tardif, Tassie, Williams, Wood. Woodville — Annells, Brock, Brailey, Baker, Dale, Darby, Formby, Holthouse, Hay, Jenkins, Lines, Letchford, Osborne, Rumball, Stevens, Taylor. Trimmer, Terrell, Young (2).https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197682012?searchTerm=Holthouse%20Football July 3 Saturday, 3 July (3:15pm) 0 D 0 Glanville Hall Estate http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197682266 Pickings from Melbourne Punch Evening Journal (Adelaide) Adelaide 5 July 1875 9 November 2015 3 Edition: Second Edition National Library of Australia Saturday, 3 July (3:15pm) 2 H Woodville 0 Montefiore Hill http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197682266 Pickings from Melbourne Punch Evening Journal (Adelaide) Adelaide 5 July 1875 9 November 2015 3 Edition: Second Edition National Library of Australia July 10 Opening of Kensington Oval Saturday, 10 July 1 H 0 Kensington Oval 800 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208176264 Opening of the Kensington Park Oval The Express and Telegraph Adelaide 12 July 1875 9 November 2015 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION National Library of Australia The match at Kensington Oval was the first at the ground.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40089243 New Books South Australian Register Adelaide 12 July 1875 9 November 2015 5 National Library of Australia The match was 's first interclub game since 1872. July 10 Victorian and Port Adelaide Seconds Return Match Saturday, 10 July (3.30pm) 2 H Port Adelaide Seconds 0 Montefiore Hill https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208176261?searchTerm=Victorians%20Port%20Adelaide%20Football Second goal scored by Victorians was disputed by some of the Port players. This ended the game. July 24 Saturday, 24 July (3:00pm) Adelaide 2 D Woodville 2 Adelaide http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197682825 Football Evening Journal (Adelaide) Adelaide 26 July 1875 9 November 2015 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION National Library of Australia Colours : Adelaide (Blue) Woodville (Black) July 24 College Return Match Saturday, 24 July Prince Alfred College 6 H St Peter's College 2 Prince Alfred College https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40083709?searchTerm=Prince%20Alfred%20Football July 24 Kensington Seconds vs Victorians Return Match Saturday, 24 July Seconds 1 A 2 Kensington https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28742986/2275307 July 31 Saturday, 31 July (3:00pm) 3 H 1 Adelaide Grounds http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93953064 Football South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail Adelaide 7 August 1875 9 November 2015 14 National Library of Australiahttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197683051 Football Evening Journal (Adelaide) Adelaide 2 August 1875 9 November 2015 2 Edition: SECOND EDITION National Library of Australia Saturday, 31 July (3:00pm) 4 H Woodville 0 Kensington Oval Teams July 31 Woodville— Annells, Baker, Beck, Dale, Darby, Holthouse, Ive, Letchford, lines, Newman, Osborne, Stevens, Taylor, Townsend, Trimmer, Terrell (3). Young (2). Kensington— Acraman, Burton, Crooks, Farr, Gale, Green, Hall (2), Hallett, Jay, Milne, Moulden, Perry (2), Sholl, Sunter, Tardif, Tassie, Williams, and Wood.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197682954?searchTerm=Victorians%20Port%20Adelaide%20Football August 6 Friday, 6 August 0 A Willunga 1 Kensington Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197683217 Football Evening Journal Adelaide 9 August 1875 9 November 2015 2 Edition: Second Edition National Library of Australia Friday, 6 August 1.30pm Gawler 2 H Woodville 0 Gawler Parklands https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97219281?searchTerm=Gawler%20Football# Football The Bunyip Gawler 13 August 1875 14 December 2025 2 National Library of Australia August 14 Saturday, 14 August Woodville 2 H 1 Woodville http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197683425 Court Life in England Evening Journal Adelaide 16 August 1875 9 November 2015 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION National Library of Australia Saturday, 14 August 5 H Prince Alfred College 0 Montefiore Hill https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159482266 Football. - Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) - 21 Aug 1875 Victorian 5 goals all scored by H.Barry August 21 Saturday, 21 August 0 A 1 North Park Lands http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40094135 New Markets for Colonial Wool South Australian Register Adelaide 23 August 1875 9 November 2015 5 National Library of Australia Saturday, 21 August (3:00pm) South Adelaide (1875) 1 A 4 South Park Lands Saturday, 21 August (shortly before 3:00pm) St Peter's College 2 A 7 St Peter's College Adelaide vs Port Adelaide - 16 players each team. Played under the Port rules. South Adelaide vs Kensington - 21 players each team. August 28 Saturday, 28 August (3:00pm) 1 D 1 Montefiore Hill http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208180902 General News The Express and Telegraph Adelaide 30 August 1875 9 November 2015 2 Edition: FIRST EDITION National Library of Australia This match was the second time the Victorians played an established Senior First and the first time against the Kensington First Team. Ladder In the table below the record listed under Metro Senior W-L-D is the record in matches, excluding those against Country, Seconds and College teams. Any matches against Seconds and College Teams have been excluded and appear in other tables. There was no formal process by which the clubs were ranked, so the below order should be considered indicative only, particularly since the fixturing of matches was not standardised. main WDL y y none n Metro Senior Results (W-L-D) KEN Kensington PTA Port Adelaide WIL Willunga GAW Gawler VIC Victorian KAP Kapunda (Light) ADE Adelaide WOO Woodville SAD South Adelaide (1875) 4 2 3 4-0-3 15 8 3 1 2 3-1-2 7 5 2 0 0 0-0-0 4 1 2 1 0 0-0-0 5 1 1 0 1 1-0-1 3 1 1 1 0 0-0-0 1 3 1 3 1 1-3-1 6 7 1 6 1 1-5-1 4 16 0 1 0 0-1-0 1 4 complete Summary of Results - Victorian Firsts, Kensington and Port Adelaide Seconds main WDL y y none n Senior Results VIC Victorian PTA Port Adelaide Seconds KEN Kensington Seconds 3 0 1 0-0-0 8 1 0 1 1 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 2 0-0-0 1 6 complete Summary of Results - Victorian Firsts and Colleges main WDL y y none n Senior Results VIC Victorian SPC St Peter's College PAC Prince Alfred College 2 1 0 0-0-0 12 3 2 2 0 0-0-0 12 15 1 2 0 0-0-0 8 14 complete Note: No record can be found for a rematch (2nd game) between Victorian and Prince Alfred College. Annual Dinners and Closing Games Victorian Club at the 1875 annual dinner held at the Crown and Sceptre Hotel on Wednesday evening, 15 September the secretary, George Downs reported that the club had only lost the opening match out of nine matches played, and that they had obtained 23 goals in these matches to four goals scored against them.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197684830 Adelaide, Port Darwin, and London Telegraph Evening Journal 4 October 1875 Woodville Club played their closing game at Woodville on Saturday 18 September https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208178050?searchTerm=Holthouse%20Football between two teams Blues (Captain Mr. T. Terrell) and Black and Whites (Captain Mr. J. Beck) starting at 3pm played in 2 halves of approximately 1 hour each. The Blues team kicked two goals - one in each half which brought the half time adjournment and the end of play.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93953786?searchTerm=Woodville%20Football The closing game for the season of the Port Adelaide, Football Club Club was played at Glanville on Saturday, October 2. After playing for an hour, the Blues secured a goal, which was the only one obtained during the afternoon. There was a good number of spectators, and Mrs. Wells distributed the prizes at the close. The Club's fifth annual ball took place in the Town Hall on Friday, October 8. Although the weather was rough, there were about 200 persons present. The Hall was tastefully decorated with flags and evergreens, and on the platform was a small goal with a ball suspended in the centre.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93953932 Miscellaneous An advertisement was placed on 19 April 1876 in the Adelaide Evening Journal titled - THE FOOTBALLER, 1875.— An Annual Record of Football. Price 1s. GEORGE ROBERTSON, Opposite the Town Hall.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197689939?searchTerm=Football References Category:Australian rules football competition seasons South Australian footbal South Australian footbal