1877 SAFA season

none December 2017 December 2017 safa 1877 South_Adelaide_1877_premiership_team.png 250 premiership team 8 Victorian (Joint Premiers) 1 52 (61 scheduled) 650 (Round 7, Adelaide vs. ) John YoungAdelaide (14 goals) 1876 (unaffiliated) 1878 The 1877 South Australian Football Association season was the inaugural season of the South Australian Football Association, the top-level league of Australian rules football in South Australia. The clubs participating were Adelaide, Bankers, Kensington, Port Adelaide, South Adelaide, South Park, Victorian, Woodville. http://www.sahistorians.org.au/175/chronology/april/30-april-1877-south-australian-football-associatio.shtml 30 April 1877 South Australian Football Association 1983 18 December 2014 sahistorians.org.au Painter Alison 11 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150411085505/http://www.sahistorians.org.au/175/chronology/april/30-april-1877-south-australian-football-associatio.shtml dead and Victorian would share the premiership honours as there was no grand final playoff, while the Bankers Football Club, who finished last without a win and forfeited a number of games, folded before the end of the season. Australian Football - The+1877+SAFA+season+in+review http://australianfootball.com/articles/view/The%252B1877%252BSAFA%252Bseason%252Bin%252Breview/244 australianfootball.com 2015-11-04 Top Goalkickers for the season were: (1) John Young (Adelaide) - 14 goals (2) William (Billy) Dedman (South Adelaide) - 10 goals South Australian Football Association The newly formed South Australian Football Association decided that the playing fields for the season must be between 180 and 200 yards (165-183m) long and 120-150 yards (110-137m) wide, with pushing from behind being prohibited. For clubs to gain membership of the association, they would need to pay two guineas for the year.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90882498 Cricket & Football. South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail Adelaide 12 May 1877 18 December 2014 16 National Library of Australia At a meeting on 14 May 1877 held at the Prince Alfred Hotel, the list of fixtures for the season was arranged by the match committee, and it was resolved that the Honorary Secretary advertise every Friday the matches for the following Saturday, and also that a tabulated card of the fixtures be printed for circulation.THE ASSOCIATION. - Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) - 19 May 1877 Trove https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159451063 Inaugural Senior Clubs ClubColoursHome GroundCaptainMembershipAdelaideblack black, red red Old Adelaide Ground (North Park Lands)R.E.N.Twoppeny50BankersWhite silver White Blue silver Blue Shared with Adelaide - Old Adelaide GroundMr Cotton A. Crooks50Kensington#FF2400 silver Scarlet white silver whiteKensington OvalP.Wood65Port Adelaide#FF00FF MagnetaGlanville Hall EstateW. Fletcher85South Adelaide#000080 Navy Blue White WhiteSouth Terrace, AdelaideG.D.Kennedy85South Park#81DAF5 Light Blue white WhiteSouth Park Lands, AdelaideJ.H.Sinclair56VictorianOrange Orange Black BlackMontefiore Hill, North AdelaideG.E.Downs76Woodville#00008B Dark Blue WoodvilleJ.R.Osborne Premiership Season Round 1 Round 1 Saturday, 12 May (2:45 pm) Adelaide 4 H Bankers 1 Old Adelaide Groundhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/33748421 Advertising - the South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) - 12 May 1877 South Australian Advertiser 1877 1 https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40785608 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 14 May 1877 18 December 2014 6 National Library of AustraliaFootball https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159451054 8 October 2026 Adelaide Observer 19 May 1877 Saturday, 12 May (3:30 pm) 0 A 3 Kensington Oval The advertised first game between Adelaide and Bankers was scheduled for 5 May but was postponed due to the weather.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33748345 FOOTBALL. The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide 10 May 1877 18 December 2014 6 National Library of Australia FOOTBALL. — ADELAIDES V. BANKERS will be played on the Old Adelaide Ground, near the Adelaide Bridge, Tomorrow (Saturday), May 5. Play will commence at 2.30 sharp. Adelaides in colored, Bankers in white jerseys.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208184492 FOOTBALL. The Telegraph (Adelaide) Adelaide 4 May 1877 25 July 2025 1 National Library of Australia Teams for the first games played on 12 May were advertised on the day as follows: Football matches will be played this afternoon between the Kensington and Port Adelaide clubs on the Kensington Oval, and Adelaide v. Bankers on the Adelaide ground, North Park Lands. A color match will also be played on the grounds of the South Park Club. The names of the Adelaide Club players are Messrs. M. Acraman, F. A. Bleechmore, G. Butterworth, W. Cate, Canaway, W. E. Dalton, A.Fesenmeyer, H. and C. Hughes, Morgan, Poole, A. and D. C.Scott, R. N.Twopeny, Wyatt, and Jas, Jno., and E. B. Young. The players in the match between the Port Adelaide and Kensington Clubs are:— Port Adelaide — Messrs. E. Ede, W. Fletcher, J, S. Hawkes, W. Kelly, A. LeMessurier, J. A. Rann, H. Fletcher, J. Sidoli, A. Pickhaver, T. Wildrew, H. Dewar, T. Prideaux, F.Dewar, A. Dewar, F. A. Colman, T. Smith, D.Kettie, Et. LeMessurier, A. Wald, and Ed. LeMessurier, with W. Bennett, T. C. Neill, and W. Pyne, as emergency men. Kensington — Messrs. E.Woods, J. Woods, H. Goode, W. Day, F. Day, A. Frew, T. Burton, F. G. Stanton, P. Wood, C.A. Patterson, W. Gwynne, H. Muirhead, T.Pope, H. Stanton, A. Harrison, B. Hall, A. M. Hargrave, and Moulden, with C. T. Hargrave, H. W. Hargrave, J. Thomas, and T. James, as emergency men.General News Express and Telegraph 1877 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208184705 12 May - South Park played an internal colour match (Blue vs White) on South Park Lands.South Park Club https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159451057 8 October 2026 Adelaide Observer 19 May 1877 Round 2 Round 2Latest News https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159451057 8 October 2026 Evening Journal (Adelaide) 19 May 1877 Saturday, 19 May (3:15 pm) Adelaide 3 H 2 Old Adelaide Ground 250 https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40793898 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 21 May 1877 18 December 2014 3 National Library of AustraliaGeneral News Express and Telegraph 1877 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208184911 Saturday, 19 May 1 H Bankers 0 South Park Lands Games were advertised to start at 2.30pm. The Old Adelaide Ground (Central Park) is refer to also being near the Adelaide Bridge. Round 3 Round 3General News https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208185049 8 October 2026 The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) 26 May 1877 Saturday, 26 May (3:15 pm) Adelaide 1 H Woodville 0 Old Adelaide Ground https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40782351 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 28 May 1877 18 December 2014 7 National Library of Australia Saturday, 26 May (3:00 pm) 1 H 0 Kensington Oval Saturday, 26 May Victorian 1 H 0 Montefiore Hill Adelaide played a game at Kapunda on Thursday 24 May and returned via Train to Adelaide on Friday morning. On the Saturday 8 players had withdrawn from the team leaving them to only field 18 (including their Captain who was injured), whilst Woodville had a full team of 20. It was reported that the Ground was underwater but Woodville were still keen to play. Non Association Matches Played against Country Clubs on the Holiday Thursday 24 May - Adelaide, 4 goals, beat Kapunda, 2.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40782351 FOOTBALL. - THE ADELAIDE CLUB AT KAPUNDA. - South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) - 28 May 1877 South Australian Register 1877 7 Thursday 24 May - Woodville, 1 goal, beat Gawler, 0.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208185002 Advertising - the Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) - 23 May 1877 Express and Telegraph 1877 1 Thursday 24 May - Port Adelaide played a colour match at Glanville. Play starting at 9.30am.Advertising https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208185002 8 October 2026 The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) 23 May 1877 Round 4 Round 4 Saturday, 2 June 0 A 2 Kensington Oval https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33749326 FOOTBALL. The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide 4 June 1877 18 December 2014 6 National Library of Australia Saturday, 2 June (3:00 pm) Woodville 0 A 3 Woodville Saturday, 2 June Adelaide 2 H 0 Old Adelaide Ground Saturday, 2 June 3 H Bankers 0 Glanville Round 5 Round 5 Saturday, 9 June (3:15 pm) 0 D Adelaide 0 Kensington Oval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33749632?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=6 11 Jun 1877 - FOOTBALL. VICTORIANS v. SOUTH PARKS. nla.gov.au 11 June 1877 Saturday, 9 June (3:45 pm) Woodville 0 A 1 * Woodville http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33749957?searchTerm=1877%20football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc 18 Jun 1877 - FOOTBALL. TO THE EDITOR nla.gov.au 18 June 1877 Saturday, 9 June 2 H 0 Montefiore Hill * This result was originally reported as a 0-0 draw due to a goal umpire not allowing a goal scored by a South Adelaide player running on after taking a mark.The Victorians all appeared in costume, which consisted of a black guernsey with yellow facings, and cap of the same color, which presented a marked contrast to their opponent - South Park white and light blue uniforms Port Adelaide played a colour match at Glanville General News https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208185418 8 October 2026 The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) 9 June 1877 Round 6 Round 6Advertising https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208185592 8 October 2026 The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) 16 June 1877 en Saturday, 16 June Adelaide 1 D Victorian 1 Old Adelaide Ground http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33749972?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=6 18 Jun 1877 - FOOTBALL. SOUTH PARK V. WOODVILLE. nla.gov.au 18 June 1877 Saturday, 16 June 0 A Woodville 2 South Park Lands Saturday, 16 June (3:15 pm) 4 H 0 Glanville General News https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208185585 8 October 2026 The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) 16 June 1877 South Park vs Woodville - both teams played with only 14 players The advertised game between Bankers and scheduled for 16 June at South Adelaide Ground was awarded to South Adelaide on forfeit as only 13 Bankers players appeared.Tankers V. South Adelaide Express and Telegraph 1877 1 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208185643 Round 7 Round 7Advertising https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40779665 8 October 2026 South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 23 June 1877 Saturday, 23 June (3:00 pm) Adelaide 0 A 1 Old Adelaide Ground 650 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40790213?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=6 25 Jun 1877 - FOOTBALL. ADELAIDE V. SOUTH ADELAIDE. nla.gov.au 25 June 1877 Saturday, 23 June (3:15 pm) 1 D Woodville 1 Glanville http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33750198?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=6 25 Jun 1877 - FOOTBALL. PORT v. WOODVILLE. nla.gov.au 25 June 1877 Saturday, 23 June 7 H Bankers 0 Montefiore Hill Saturday, 23 June (3:00 pm) 0 A 2 Kensington Oval Round 8 Round 8Advertising https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208185898 8 October 2026 The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) 29 June 1877 Saturday, 30 June 0 D Victorian 0 South Park Lands 650 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33750449?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=7 02 Jul 1877 - FOOTBALL. SOUTH ADELAIDES V. VICTORIANS. nla.gov.au 1877 7 Saturday, 30 June (3:00 pm) 1 H 0 Glanville Adelaide Club advertised a practice match at its home ground starting at 2.30pm Advertising https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40786471 8 October 2026 South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 30 June 1877 Round 9 Round 9 Saturday, 7 July (3:15 pm) Adelaide 9 H Bankers 0 Old Adelaide Ground http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33750679?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=7 09 Jul 1877 - FOOTBALL. VICTORIAN V. KENSINGTON. nla.gov.au 9 July 1877 Saturday, 7 July (3:15 pm) 0 D Woodville 0 South Park Lands Saturday, 7 July (3:15 pm) 3 H 0 Montefiore Hill Round 10 Round 10 Saturday, 14 July (3:00 pm) Woodville 1 A 2 Woodville http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33750975?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=7 16 Jul 1877 - FOOTBALL. ADELAIDES V PORT ADELAIDES. nla.gov.au 16 July 1877 Saturday, 14 July (3:15 pm) 1 D Adelaide 1 Glanville http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40777204?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=7 16 Jul 1877 - FOOTBALL. ADELAIDE v. PORT ADELAIDE. nla.gov.au 16 July 1877 Saturday, 14 July (Time pm) Bankers 1 A 4 Old Adelaide Ground Colours - Bankers (Blue) - Captain Crooks. Kensington (Red) - Captain Peterwood. When the Bankers score their goal it was described in the match report as follows - The Bankers, who have been patiently waiting since the beginning of the season for a chance to open an account, now brought the ball down with a will, and Edwards with a splendid kick landed the ball through the Kensington goal amidst a hurricane of cheers. However, the first match report of the season against Adelaide it was reported that the Banker's had scored a goal in that game too. . Round 11 Round 11 Saturday, 21 July (3:15 pm) 3 H 0 South Tce, South Adelaide Ground http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40789871?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=7 23 Jul 1877 - FOOTBALL. ADELAIDE V. SOUTH PARK. nla.gov.au 23 July 1877 Saturday, 21 July 3 A Woodville 8 Kensington Oval Saturday, 21 July (3:15 pm) Adelaide 2 H 1 Old Adelaide Ground Saturday, 21 July (3:00 pm) 5 H Bankers 1 Montefiore Hill Colours - Victorian orange and black, Bankers blue and white Round 12 Round 12 Saturday, 28 July (3:30 pm) Adelaide 2 H Woodville 0 Old Adelaide Ground 500 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40779089?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=7 30 Jul 1877 - FOOTBALL. ADELAIDE v. WOODVILLE. nla.gov.au 30 July 1877 Saturday, 28 July (3:10 pm) 2 H Victorian 1 Glanville http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33751473?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=7 30 Jul 1877 - FOOTBALL. PORTS V. VICTORIANS. nla.gov.au 30 July 1877 Saturday, 28 July (3:30 pm) 7 H 0 South Tce, South Adelaide Ground Saturday, 28 July (3:00 pm) 3 H Bankers 0 South Park Lands http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33751534?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=7 31 Jul 1877 - FOOTBALL SOUTH PARKS V. BANKERS. nla.gov.au 31 July 1877 The game against would be the Bankers last game as a club. Round 13 Round 13Latest News https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197702941 8 October 2026 Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912) 4 August 1877 Saturday, 4 August (3:00 pm) Victorian 2 H Adelaide 0 Montefiore Hill http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33751732?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=8 06 Aug 1877 - FOOTBALL. ADELAIDE V. VICTORIANS. nla.gov.au 6 August 1877 Saturday, 4 August (3:20 pm) 0 A 1 Glanville 500 Saturday, 4 August 1 D 1 South Park Lands http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40778079?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=8 06 Aug 1877 - FOOTBALL. VICTORIAN V. ADELAIDE. nla.gov.au 6 August 1877 Woodville and Bankers. Bankers forfeited. Round 14 Round 14Advertising https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/33751936 8 October 2026 The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) 10 August 1877 Saturday, 11 August (3:00 pm) Woodville 0 A 5 Woodville http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page8389737?zoomLevel=3&searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=8 18 Aug 1877 - South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail - p16 nla.gov.au Saturday, 11 August (3:00 pm) Adelaide 6 H 2 Old Adelaide Ground http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page3982345?zoomLevel=3&searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=8 14 Aug 1877 - South Australian Register - p7 nla.gov.au A game scheduled between and the Bankers at Montefiore Hillhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207575344 Advertising - the Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) - 10 Aug 1877 Express and Telegraph 1877 1 was awarded to on forfeit: Port had a full team on the field when the Bankers' captain informed them and the umpire that the Bankers were unable to field a team. Teams were affected due to their star players involvement in a combined SAFA team (with players picked from Victorian, Woodville, South Park and Port Adelaide Clubs) vs. game being played at the Exhibition Grounds simultaneously: Melbourne defeated the combined team by five goals to nil. Round 15 Round 15 Saturday, 25 August (3:15 pm) 2 V Woodville 0 Montefiore Hill Saturday, 25 August 0 A 4 South Park Lands http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40790515?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=8 27 Aug 1877 - FOOTBALL. WOODVILLES V. VICTORIANS. nla.gov.au 27 August 1877 The Victorians were short of two of their players — Messrs. Barry and Kingsford — while the Woodvilles, besides being; greatly weakened by the retirement of their late captain and several first-class men, were playing with seven of their second twenty.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207575815 TO CORRESPONDENTS. - the Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) - 28 Aug 1877 Express and Telegraph 1877 2 Round 16 Round 16 Saturday, 1 September (3:15 pm) 2 H Adelaide 0 South Park Lands 400 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33753010?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=9 06 Sep 1877 - FOOTBALL. SOUTH ADELAIDE v. ADELAIDE. nla.gov.au 6 September 1877 Saturday, 1 September 2 H 1 Glanville http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40790002?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=9 03 Sep 1877 - FOOTBALL. ADELAIDE v. SOUTH ADELAIDE. nla.gov.au 3 September 1877 Saturday, 1 September Woodville 3 H 0 Woodville Captains, Woodville Messrs. Warren and Kensington P. Wood. Round 17 Round 17 Saturday, 8 September 1 H 0 South Park Lands 500 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33753204?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=9 10 Sep 1877 - FOOTBALL. SOUTH ADELAIDES V. SOUTH PARKS. nla.gov.au 10 September 1877 Saturday, 8 September (3:45 pm) 1 V 2 Kensington Oval Woodvilles v. Ports. A match between these Clubs was arranged to take place at Woodville on Saturday, 8 September; but the Woodvilles were unable to raise a team, so the match was postponed until Saturday, 15 September, when the Ports were again disappointed by the Woodvilles not turning out.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40788449 FOOTBALL. - VICTORIANS V. SOUTH PARKS. - South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) - 22 Sep 1877 South Australian Register 1877 2 Round 18 Round 18 Saturday, 15 September 0 D 0 South Park Lands http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33753459?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877%7c%7c%7csortby=dateAsc%7c%7c%7cl-month=9 17 Sep 1877 - FOOTBALL. VICTORIANS SOUTH PARKS. nla.gov.au 17 September 1877 *Victorian claimed they had won the game, but a protest was upheld and the game's single goal was annulled. The match was noted as the roughest of the season. The result being declared a draw following a motion being carried at an Association meeting on Friday 5 October.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40473483 THE MONth's NEWS. - South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) - 6 Oct 1877 South Australian Register 1877 4 A game was scheduled for September 15 between and Woodville at Woodville was awarded to as Woodville forfeited due to a lack of players (their principal players being involved in a practice cricket match at Norwood). A game was scheduled for September 15 between Adelaide and Bankers at Adelaide's Ground.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/33753345 Advertising - the South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) - 14 Sep 1877 South Australian Advertiser 1877 1 However, Bankers as announced will not meet Adelaide.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197704067 Latest News. - Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912) - 15 Sep 1877 Evening Journal 1877 2 Round 19 (Postponed) FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION MATCHES for SATURDAY, 22 September.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4078006 EMPIRE FARMERS. - Parties Returning Home. - the Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) - 29 Mar 1930 Argus 29 March 1930 19 At Montefiore — Victorian v. South Adelaide. At South Park— Port v. South Park Football. — Two Association matches are announced for today one between the Port Adelaide and South Park Clubs on the ground of the latter, and the other between the Victorian and South Adelaide Clubs at Montefiore Hill. The latter match will decide the question of the championship of the season, and will, it is to be hoped, be largely attended, as a hat is to be passed round at half-time for the benefit of the sufferers by the Indian famine.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40788403 THE ANNEXATION OF THE TRANSVAAL. - South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) - 22 Sep 1877 South Australian Register 1877 4 In consequence of the inclement weather on Saturday, 22 September, the football matches which were to have been played between the South Adelaide and Victorian Clubs and the Port Adelaide and South Park Clubs were postponed.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207579315 GENERAL NEWS. - the Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) - 24 Sep 1877 Express and Telegraph 1877 2 Round 19 Round 19 Saturday, 29 September (3:30 pm) 1 A 3 South Park Lands http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40474424?searchTerm=1877%20football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia%7c%7c%7cl-decade=187%7c%7c%7cl-year=1877 03 Oct 1877 - FOOTBALL. THE SEASON OF 1877. nla.gov.au 3 October 1877 Saturday, 29 September (3:15 pm) Victorian 1 H 0 Montefiore Hill http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40474437?searchTerm=south%20park%20victorian%20football&searchLimits=l-decade=187 03 Oct 1877 - MATCHES. VICTORIAN v. SOUTH ADELAIDE. nla.gov.au 3 October 1877 The duties of field-umpire were most efficiently and impartially performed by Mr. J.R. Osborne (ex Woodville Captain). At one time a quarrel nearly arose, but it was promptly put down by the captains. Messrs. Giffen and Smart were goal-umpires. It was reported that the following players will take part in the game: South Adelaides — Messrs. G. Kennedy (Captain), Mehrtens (Vice), Absalom, Blinman, Colbey, Curtis, Coonan, Dedman, Jones, Kennedy, Kingston, Mehrtens, Reid, Stacey, Shaw, Sellars, Thompson, Toll, Wallace, Woolridge. Emergency — Sketheway, Sharp, Simmonds, and Argall. Victorians— Atkinson, Colley, Downs (Captain), Davies (2), Furnell, Frayne, Fiveash, Hall, Knill, Kingsfold, Lammey, Murray, Miller, Osborn, Stratton, Sharp, Warren, Furnell, and Salsberg. Emergency man — Miller. His Excellency the Administrator of the Government and His Worship the Mayor have given their patronage for the occasion.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197704490 Latest News. - Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912) - 29 Sep 1877 Evening Journal 1877 2 Earlier in the season the teams played a scoreless drew at South's home ground. Victorians had only lost one game which was against Port Adelaide. South Adelaide was widely regarded as the best club in the competition during the course of the season. However, their lossless streak ended in the final game of the season. South Adelaide lost to Victorian, giving the two clubs an equal record of only losing one game. Summary of matches Metro Clubs vs Country Clubs Thursday 24 May (Public Holiday) Adelaide, 4 goals defeated Kapunda 2 goals at Kapunda (An oval ball was used). Woodville 1 goal defeated Gawler 0 at Gawler. Woodville Team - Woodville team : J. R. Osborne, C.Formby, A. Formby, F. Terrell, C. Doran, J.Atkins, W. Terrell, Kauffmann, S. McPherson, Bennett, Reeves, Dennis, A. Quin, T. Letchford, J. Clark, Jones, A. Young, J. Darby, Nash, T. Bickers, H. Page, and A. Terrell.General News https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208184995 8 October 2026 The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) 23 May 1877 Wednesday 21 June (Public Holiday) - Adelaide 1 goal drew with Gawler 1. Crowd 450 at GawlerFootball South Australian Register 1877 6 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40778219 Monday 6 August Adelaide (colours Red and Black) 3 goals defeated Kapunda (Colour Blue) 2 goals at South Adelaide's GroundFootball South Australian Advertiser 1877 6 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/33751786 Summary of other Matches Monday 6 August South Australians 3 goals defeated Victorians 1 goal. Played at Exhibition Ground. (Crowd 500 + 200 non paying) Intercolonial Association Matches The proposed inaugural inter-colonial match between Associations was cancelled because the venue owners Melbourne University refused to allow admission fees to be charged. The match was then proposed to be moved to the Civil Service Cricket Ground, located at Flinders Park (near the current site of Rod Laver Arena). However, a suitable date could not be agreed upon as the SAFA wanted July 14 and the VFA July 21 therefore the match was cancelled.Football Gossip https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/143268313 8 October 2026 The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946) 14 Jul 1877 Saturday 11 August Melbourne Football Club 1 goal defeated Victorian 0. Crowd: 2000 at Exhibition Grounds, AdelaideFOOTBALL. VICTORIANS v. MELBOURNE. Express and Telegraph 1877 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207575426 Monday 13 August Melbourne Football Club, 5 goals defeated South Australian Combined Team, 0. Crowd: 1000 at Exhibition Grounds, AdelaideFootball Express and Telegraph 1877 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207575459 The combined team comprised players selected from the following local Clubs: Victorians, G. Downs (Captain of the South Australian combatants), C. Warren, H.Barry, Knill, Kingsford, W. Lanjmey, H. Allen, and J. Sharp; Ports, T. Smith, A. LeMessurier, Fletcher, W. Frideaux, and Tysack; Woodvilles, T. Beeves, Letchford, G. Giffen, Aitken, and J. R. Osborne; South Parks, J. M. Sinclair and Cresswell. Saturday 18 August - St Kilda Football Club 5 goals, defeated Adelaide 2 goals. Crowd 3500 at Adelaide Oval Monday 20 August - St Kilda Football Club 7 goals defeated South Australians 2 goals at Adelaide Oval. Ladder It was declared and would be deemed joint Champion Club (premiers). which was also acknowledged by South Adelaide at their Annual Dinner on evening of Tuesday 2 October.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40474426 PARLIAMENTARY. - South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) - 3 Oct 1877 South Australian Register 1877 4 1877 SAFA Ladder TEAM P W L D PF PA PTS Adj Pts 1 (P) 13 10 1 2 22 1 22 28.77 1 Victorian (P) 14 10 1 3 30 5 23 27.93 3 Adelaide 17 11 3 3 31 13 25 25.00 4 15 9 4 2 23 13 20 22.67 5 Woodville 16 5 9 2 14 18 12 12.75 6 South Park 17 5 10 2 16 23 12 12.00 7 15 3 10 2 12 43 8 9.07 8 Bankers 15 0 15 0 4 36 0 0.00 Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Adj Pts = Points adjusted for match ratio, (P) = Premiers Note: Woodville were ranked above South Park on head-to-head record (2-1). Two out of their five wins were a result of forfeits by Bankers. It was reported at the end of the season that Bankers had forfeited 6 out of their 15 games. (Adelaide, Port Adelaide, South Adelaide, Kensington 1 each, and Woodville 2) finished the season with eight more goals but a slightly inferior record than , but one should consider that played the Bankers twice whereas did not (their only scheduled match, in Round 6, was a forfeit when the Bankers could only muster 13 players). Further, while Adelaide finished with one more win than the other two clubs, they played 17 games to 13 and 14 respectively. Top 4 Head to Head Results main FBR grey SA VIC ADL PA South Adelaide 0–0 2–0 3–0 Victorians 1–0 2–0 1–0 Adelaide 0–1 1–1 3–2 Port Adelaide 0–1 2–1 1–1 complete Closing Matches Victorian Football Club closed their season on Saturday 13 October with a Ladies Bag Match played below Montefiore Hill.General News https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207577013 8 October 2026 The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) 13 October 1877 See also Sports Australia References 30em http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40474424 FOOTBALL. South Australian Register Adelaide 3 October 1877 16 November 2014 2 Supplement: SUPPLEMENT TO THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGISTER National Library of Australia External links SAFA season Category:South Australian National Football League seasons Category:South Australian National Football League