1872 South Australian football season

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1872 South Australian football premiership season
Teams3
PremiersAdelaide
2nd premiership
Matches played6
Highest400 (June 15, Kensington v. Adelaide)
  1871
1873  

The 1872 South Australian football season was the tenth year of interclub football in South Australia.

Contents

Metropolitan inter-club matches

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDGFGA
1 Adelaide 640270Premiers
2 Kensington 302102Equal 2nd
2 Port Adelaide 302105
Source: [1]

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