1895 MJFA season

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1895 MJFA season
Teams10
Premiers South St Kilda
3rd premiership
Minor premiers South St Kilda
3rd minor premiership
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The 1895 MJFA season was the 4th season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA). [1]

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South St Kilda won the MJFA premiership for the third year in a row, having finished first on the ladder at the end of the season. [2] St Mary's finished in second place. [3]

Association membership

Like the previous season in 1894, a total of 10 teams competed in the MJFA. [4] Toorak-Grosvenor withdrew and folded during the 1894 season, and a club called Fitzroy Wesleys played at least one game in Toorak-Grosvenor's place. [5] Fitzroy Wesleys did not return in 1895, with Waltham admitted into the association. [6]

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAPts
1 South St Kilda (P)181521933962
2 St Mary's
Alberton
Brighton
Caulfield
Collegians
Nunawading
Scotch Collegians
Waltham
Windsor

Source: [7] [8]
(P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew

References

  1. ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. 7 May 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "MATCHES TO BE PLAYED". Record. 7 September 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 11 June 1895. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "MATCHES FOR TODAY". The Age. 28 July 1894. Retrieved 7 August 2024. Nunawading v. Fitzroy Wesleys, at Surrey Hills, in place of Toorak Grosvenor, who have disbanded
  6. ↑ "Waltham Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 19 June 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "FOOTBALL". Trove. The Age. 1 October 1895. p. 7. Retrieved 10 August 2024.