1874 South Australian football season

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The 1874 South Australian football season was the twelfth year of interclub football in South Australia.

1874 South Australian football premiership season
PremiersKensington
2nd premiership
← 1873
1875 →

Metropolitan football matches[edit]

June 13[edit]

June 13
Saturday, June 13 Young Clubs 0 def. by Victorian 1 [1]

June 22[edit]

 
Monday, June 22 Gawler 1 drew with Kensington 1 Gawler [2]

July 4[edit]

 
Saturday, July 4 Port Adelaide 0 drew with Kensington 0 Glanville Hall Estate [3]

July 18[edit]

 
Saturday, July 18 Kensington 1 def. Port Adelaide 0 Kensington [4]

August 1[edit]

 
Saturday, August 1 Port Adelaide (2nds) 3 def. Victorian 0 Glanville [5]

August 7[edit]

 
Friday, August 7 Kensington 0 def. by Willunga 2 Noarlunga [6]
  • Kensington wanted to promote the game in the country and decided to play a match against the newly formed Willunga in Noarlunga.[7]

August 15[edit]

Kensington were scheduled to play Victorian at Kensington but the latter failed to appear; the umpire awarded the match to Kensington on forfeit.

August 22[edit]

 
Saturday, August 22 Victorian 0 def. by Port Adelaide 2nds 1 Montefiore Hill [8]

August 29[edit]

 
Saturday, August 29 Victorian 1 def. East Terrace 0 Montefiore Hill [9]
Saturday, August 29 (3:00pm) Kensington 2 def. Willunga 1 Adelaide [10]

September 5[edit]

Premiership play-off match
Saturday, September 5 Port Adelaide 0 def. by Kensington 2 Glanville [11]
  • This match was arranged to determine the premiership, and is referred to as South Australia's first Grand Final.

Ladder[edit]

In the table below, Senior Results is based only upon games played against senior clubs; the record listed under W-L-D is the record over all matches, including those against country and junior teams. The Senior Results include the premiership play-off match.

Games Wins Losses Draws Senior Results GF GA
1 Kensington 7 4 1 2 3-0-1 6 4
2 Port Adelaide 6 2 3 1 2-2-1 5 5
3 Victorian 5 2 3 0 0-3-0 1 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ "TOPICS OF THE DAY". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide. 15 June 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 24 June 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "TOPICS OF THE DAY". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide. 6 July 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "FOOTBALL". Evening Journal. Adelaide. 20 July 1874. p. 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "TOPICS OF THE DAY". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide. 3 August 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "FOOTBALL". Evening Journal. Adelaide. 7 August 1874. p. 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "FOOTBALL". Evening Journal. Adelaide. 7 August 1874. p. 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "THE WEEK'S NEWS". Adelaide Observer. SA. 29 August 1874. p. 18. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "FOOTBALL". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 31 August 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "FOOTBALL". South Australian Register. Adelaide Football Grounds. 31 August 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Football". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 7 September 1874. p. 6. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.