1888 Victorian football season
| 1888 Victorian football season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 April – 29 September 1888[1] |
The 1888 Victorian football season was the 19th senior season of Australian rules football in the colony of Victoria.[2][3]
VFA
South Melbourne won the Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership for the third time, after finishing the season with 15 wins from its 19 matches.[4]
VJFA
| 1888 VJFA season | |
|---|---|
| Premiers | North Park 3rd premiership |
The 1888 VJFA season was the sixth season of the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA).[a] North Park won the premiership for the third time, as part of a sequence of five premierships won by the club between 1886 and 1890.[6][7]
The third-rate premiership was won by the Domain Football Club.[8]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Park (P) | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 9 | 54 |
| 2 | Fitzroy Imperial | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | Britannia | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 40 | ||
| 4 | South St Kilda | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 5 | Union Jack | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 38 | ||
| 6 | Clifton | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 36 | ||
| 7 | Coburg | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 8 | Brunswick | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
Ballarat District
Ballarat and South Ballarat were the premier clubs in the Ballarat District competition.
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballarat (P) | 22 |
| 2 | South Ballarat (P) | 22 |
| 3 | Ballarat Imperial | 4 |
Goulburn Valley
| 1888 GVFA season | |
|---|---|
| Premiers | Numurkah 1st premiership |
The 1888 GVFA season was the inaugural season of the Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA).[13]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Numurkah (P) | 1 | |||||
| 2 | Muckatah | ||||||
| Narioka | |||||||
| Nathalia | |||||||
| Wunghnu | |||||||
| Yarroweyah |
Sandhurst
| 1888 SFA season | |
|---|---|
| Premiers | Bendigo 3rd premiership |
The 1888 SFA season was the eighth season of the Sandhurst Football Association (SFA).[16]
Bendigo won the premiership for the third time.
Ladder
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bendigo (P) |
| Eaglehawk | |
| North Bendigo | |
| Sandhurst |
Notes
References
- ^ "FOOTBALL". North Melbourne Advertiser. 21 April 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Kyneton Observer. 21 June 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "JUNIOR FOOTBALL". Sportsman. 15 August 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Heritage Week: South Melbourne History". Sydney Swans. 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Gigacz, Andrew (5 June 2023). "Still snarling: 140 years on". Western Bulldogs. Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Victorian Junior Football Association". Sportsman. 24 October 1888. p. 6. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Victorian Junior Football Association (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "JUNIOR FOOTBALL". Sportsman. 3 October 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Riversdale Football Club statistics 1888". Early History of the Hawthorn Football Club 1873–1935. 1998. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "JUNIOR FOOTBALL". Sportsman. 30 May 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "JUNIOR FOOTBALL". Sportsman. 26 September 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "The last football match for the local premiership for the present season was played on Saturday afternoon". The Ballarat Star. 1 October 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Goulburn Valley Football Association (Vic/NSW)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Numarkah". Cobram Courier. 12 September 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Goulbarn Valley Football Association". Cobram Courier. 26 September 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Sandhurst Football Association". Sportsman. 13 June 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Bendigo FNL Premiership List – Senior Football" (PDF). Bendigo Football Netball League. October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2025.