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
  1894
1896  

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.