1877 SAFA season
The 1877 South Australian Football Association season was the innagural season of the top level league of Australian Football in South Australia. The clubs participating were South Adelaide, Victoria, Adelaide, Port Adelaide, Woodville, South Park, Kensington and Bankers.[1] South Adelaide and Victorian would share the premiership honours after tying at the years end.
The Bankers Football Club would finish the season last and would cease to exist at years end.
South Australian Football Association
The newly formed South Australian Football Association decided that the playing fields for the season must be between 180-200 yards (165-183m) long and 120-150 yards (110-137m) wide and that pushing from behind be prohibited. For clubs to gain membership of the association would cost them two Guineas for the year.[2]
Premiership Season
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
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Round 14 |
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Saturday, 11 August (3:00 pm) |
Woodville 0 |
def. by |
South Park 5 |
Woodville |
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Saturday, 11 August (3:00 pm) |
Adelaide 6 |
def. |
Kensington 2 |
Adelaide Oval |
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- A game scheduled between Port Adelaide and the Bankers at Montefiore Hill was cancelled when the Bankers forfeited.[46]
- Teams were affected due to the SAFA vs. Melbourne game being played at the Exhibition Grounds simultaneously.
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Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
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Round 18 |
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Saturday, 15 September |
South Park 0 |
drew with |
Victorian 0 |
South Park Lands |
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- Victorian claimed to win the game but South Park protested that the games single goal be disallowed. The match was noted as the roughest of the season.
- A game was scheduled for September 15 between Port Adelaide and Woodville but it fell through due to the latter forfeiting.[55]
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Round 19
Ladder
Despite finishing the season with more goals and an extra draw it was decided that Victorian would share the premiership with South Adelaide, especially considering the prior played the Bankers twice while the latter never did.[58]
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PTS |
1 |
South Adelaide (P) |
12 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
1 |
22 |
1 |
Victorian (P) |
14 |
10* |
1 |
3 |
31 |
5 |
23 |
3 |
Adelaide |
14 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
31 |
13 |
23 |
4 |
Port Adelaide |
13 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
23 |
13 |
20 |
5 |
Woodville |
12 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
14 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
South Park |
17 |
5 |
10 |
2 |
16 |
20 |
12 |
7 |
Kensington |
14 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
36 |
8 |
8 |
Bankers |
9 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
4 |
31 |
0 |
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers |
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Membership
Club |
Membership |
Port Adelaide |
85 |
South Adelaide |
85 |
Victorian |
76 |
Kensington |
65 |
South Park |
56 |
Adelaide |
50 |
Woodville |
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Bankers |
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References
- ↑ Painter, Alison (1983). "30 April 1877 South Australian Football Association". sahistorians.org.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Cricket & Football.". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1868 - 1881) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 12 May 1877. p. 16. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 14 May 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 14 May 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 10 May 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 21 May 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 21 May 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 28 May 1877. p. 7. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 28 May 1877. p. 7. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 28 May 1877. p. 7. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 4 June 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 4 June 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 4 June 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 4 June 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33749632?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=6
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33749957?searchTerm=1877%20football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33749632?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=6
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33749972?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=6
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33749972?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=6
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33749972?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=6
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33749972?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=6
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40790213?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=6
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33750198?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=6
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33750198?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=6
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40790213?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=6
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33750449?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33750449?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33750679?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33750679?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33750679?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33750975?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40777204?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40777204?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40789871?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40789871?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40789871?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40789871?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40779089?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33751473?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33751473?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33751534?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=7
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33751732?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=8
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33751732?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=8
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40778079?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=8
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/3982345?zoomLevel=3&searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=8
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/3982345?zoomLevel=3&searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=8
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1877_SAFA_season&action=edit§ion=16
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40790515?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=8
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33753010?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=9
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40790002?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=9
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40790002?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=9
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33753204?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=9
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33753204?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=9
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33753459?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=9
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33753459?searchTerm=football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-month=9
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40474424?searchTerm=1877%20football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40474424?searchTerm=1877%20football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40474437?searchTerm=south%20park%20victorian%20football&searchLimits=l-decade=187
- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40474424?searchTerm=1877%20football&searchLimits=l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1877
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