1874 South Australian football season

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

1874 South Australian football premiership season
Premiers	Kensington 2nd premiership
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Major Clubs

Metropolitan

• Kensington
• Port Adelaide
• Victorian (Based at foot of Montefiore Hill,North Adelaide)

Outer Metropolitan (Country Clubs)

• Gawler
• Willunga

Metropolitan and Country football matches

June 13

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

June 22

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

July 4

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

July 18

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

August 1

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

August 7

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

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

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

August 29

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

	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

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	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

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References

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.