1876 South Australian football season

Mr. J. R. Osborn acted as Captain for the Woodvilles, and Mr. Kennedy, who has recently arrived from Melbourne, for the South Adelaideas, Mr. C. Kingston being umpire.

Woodville (Blue) vs Victorian (Yellow and Black) was played under the Kensington Rules

Adelaide vs South Adelaide was played under the Old Adelaide Rules
Glenelg vs Victorian - After the fourth goal was scored the Glenelgs "gave in." A scratch match was then arranged between the members of the two Clubs, which resulted in one goal being obtained for each side.
A match was advertised — AUSTRAL V KENSINGTON (second 16), at Kensington, at 2.30 p.m. 8th July by A. S. YOUNG, Hon. Sec., A. F. C. and F. P. PERRY, pro Secretary (Kensington)^[23] result 2-2 Draw.
Match Report - A match between the Austral and the second sixteen of the Kensington Club was played on the ground of the latter at Kensington on Saturday. At 3 o'clock the ball was kicked off, and after about 10 minutes' play a goal was obtained by A. Young for the blues. Goals were then changed, when some good play took place, and after an exciting tussle, in which the Kensingtons had decidedly the best of the game. Dunstan with a rush took the ball up to the Kensington goal, where F. Stanton succeeded in scoring one for Kensington. On play being resumed, C. Wright obtained a goal for the Australs, and half-an-hour afterwards Wicksteed secured a goal for Kensington. At five o'clock the match was declared drawn as each team had scored two goals. Good play was shown on behalf of the Kensington team by Dunstan, Wyatt, Day, Hargraves, and Smith; for the 'Australs' team by Cossins, Mudie, Pettinger, Acraman, Shander, and Stephens. Messrs. A. S. Young and A. Frew captained the respective teams, and Mr. G. Berry acted as umpire.

Adelaide and Woodville was the first match under the newly adopted rules. Woodville in Blue, Adelaide players in mixed colours - Black and White, Red and White and White.

After the Australs had scored six goals the rules were changed and they played according to the old Adelaide Rules.

Willunga vs Victorians - played using the Kensington Rules

Adelaide vs Victorians 5th game under the new rules.
This was the first time the Victorian Club had played a match under the old Adelaide Rules.
Port Adelaide vs Australs played using the Kensington Rules

Colours : Victorian - Yellow and Black. Willunga - Red.
Captains Victorian - Downs. Willunga - Oldham.