1875 South Australian football season
The 1875 South Australian football season was the thirteenth year of interclub football in South Australia.
| 1875 South Australian football premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Premiers | Kensington 4th premiership |
| Highest | 800 (10 July, Kensington v Adelaide) |
Clubs
The following clubs participated in interclass matches during 1875.[1]
- Kensington
- Port Adelaide
- Woodville
- Adelaide
- Willunga
- Victorian
- South Adelaide
- St Peter's College
- Prince Alfred College
- Gawler
- Kapunda
- Aldinga
Metropolitan Football Matches
May 20
| May 20 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 20 May | Port Adelaide 1 | def. | Woodville 0 | Glanville Estate | [2] |
May 27
| May 20 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 27 May (3:30pm) | Kensington 2 | drew with | Port Adelaide 2 | Kensington Oval | [3] |
| Saturday, 27 May | Victorian 0 | def. by | St Peter's College 1 | Montefiore Hill | [3] |
June 5
| Saturday, 5 June | Woodville 0 | def. by | Port Adelaide 2 | [4] | |
June 12
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Football cancelled due to bad weather.[5] | |||||
June 19
| Saturday, 19 June (3:00 pm) | Port Adelaide 0 | drew with | Victorian 0 | Glanville Hall Oval | [6] |
June 21
| Monday, 21 June (2:30pm) | Willunga 3 | def. | Kensington 1 | Willunga | [7] |
June 26
| Saturday, 26 June (3:00pm) | Woodville 0 | def. by | Kensington 2 | Woodville | [8] |
July 3
| Saturday, 3 July (3:15pm) | Port Adelaide 0 | drew with | Kensington 0 | Glanville Hall Estate | [9] |
| Saturday, 3 July (3:15pm) | Victorian 2 | def. | Woodville 0 | Montefiore Hill | |
July 10
| Saturday, 10 July | Kensington 1 | def. | Adelaide 0 | Kensington Oval (crowd: 800) | [10] |
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July 24
| Saturday, 24 July (3:00pm) | Adelaide 2 | drew with | Woodville 2 | Adelaide | [12] |
July 31
| Saturday, 31 July (3:00pm) | Adelaide 3 | def. | Port Adelaide 1 | Adelaide | [13][14]
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| Saturday, 31 July (3:00pm) | Kensington 4 | def. | Woodville 0 | Kensington Oval | [13] |
August 6
| Friday, 6 August | Kensington 0 | def. by | Willunga 1 | Kensington Oval | [15] |
August 14
| Saturday, 14 August | Woodville 2 | def. | Adelaide 1 | Woodville | [16] |
August 21
| Saturday, 21 August | Adelaide 0 | def. by | Port Adelaide 1 | North Park Lands | [17] |
| Saturday, 21 August (3:00pm) | South Adelaide 1 | def. by | Kensington 4 | South Park Lands | [17] |
August 28
| Saturday, 28 August (3:00pm) | Victorian 1 | drew with | Kensington 1 | Montefiore Hill | [18] |
Ladder
| No. | Club | Games | Wins | Loss | Draw | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | |||
| Port Adelaide | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |
| Willunga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Adelaide | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
References
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- ^ "Football". Evening Journal (Adelaide). Adelaide. 26 July 1875. p. 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 9 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Football". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail. Adelaide. 7 August 1875. p. 14. Retrieved 9 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
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