1893 MJFA season

1893 MJFA season
Teams	10
Premiers	South St Kilda 1st premiership
Minor premiers	South St Kilda 1st minor premiership
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The 1893 MJFA season was the 2nd season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA). ^[1]

South St Kilda won its first MJFA premiership, having finished first on the ladder at the end of the season. ^[2] Alberton finished in second place. ^[3]

Association membership

Like the previous season in 1892, a total of 10 teams competed in the MJFA. ^{[4] [5]} Two new clubs, Olinda and University 2nd (a reserves team for Melbourne University), joined the MJFA. ^{[6] [7]}

Edlington, which had withdraw during the 1892 season, and Footscray District did not compete in 1893. ^[8] Holy Trinity, which played several games after replacing Edlington, also did not return. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	Pts
1	South St Kilda (P)
2	Alberton
	St Jude's
	Collegians
	University 2nd
	Olinda
	Toorak-Grosvenor
	St Mary's
	Brighton
	YMCA

Source:
(P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew

References

1. "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR LEAGUE". Trove. The Argus. 21 June 1893. p. 10. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
2. "Junior". Trove. Sportsman. 19 September 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 7 August 2024. South St. Kilda premiers of the Metropolitan Association
3. "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
4. "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 13 June 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
5. "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 27 June 1893. p. 7. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
6. "OLINDA (ORIGINAL)". Australian Football. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
7. "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
8. "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". Trove. The Australasian. 1 October 1892. p. 18. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
9. "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 5 June 1892. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
10. "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 21 June 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
11. "FOOTBALL". The Argus. 23 August 1892. p. 7. Retrieved 5 August 2024.