1881 Victorian football season
12th senior season of Australian rules football in Victoria
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The 1881 Victorian football season was the twelfth senior season of Australian rules football in the colony of Victoria.[2] The season saw the formation of the Sandhurst Football Association in the Bendigo region, which followed the formation of the Victorian Football Association five years earlier in 1877.[3][4]
| 1881 Victorian football season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 April â 1 October 1881[1] |
Clubs
New clubs
| Club | League | Ref |
|---|---|---|
 Canterbury |
Juniors | [5] |
VFA
South Melbourne won the Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership for the first time, after finishing the season with seven wins from its eleven senior matches.[6][7]
Juniors
South Park was the premier club in the junior competition.[a] Battery United, Britannia, Brunswick, Hawthorn, Hotham United, Northcote, Powlett, Royal Park, Sandridge, South Carlton, South Yarra, Southern, Waverley and Williamstown were also mentioned as being among the top teams.[9][10]
Club records
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Park (P) | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 7 |
| 2 | South Yarra | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 27 |
| 3 | Hotham United | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 15 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 29 |
| 5 | Star of Carlton | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 16 |
| 6 | Waverley | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 |
| Powlett | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 27 | |
| Stanley | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 13 | |
| Royal Park | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | |
| Battery United | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 6 | |
| Sandridge | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | |
| Britannia | 16 | 2 | 29 | 9 | |||
| Williamstown | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | |
| Northcote | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 35 | |
| Southern | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | |
| Brunswick | |||||||
| South Carlton |
Ballarat District
Ballarat Imperial was the premier club in the Ballarat District competition, winning nine of its twelve matches.[11][12]
Club records
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballarat Imperial (P) | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 |
| 2 | Ballarat City | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 9 |
| 3 | Albion Imperial | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 |
| 4 | Victoria Imperial | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 9 |
| 5 | Ballarat | 19 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 47 |
| 6 | Creswick | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 |
Source:[11]
(P) Premiers
Geelong District
Geelong West was the premier club in the Geelong District competition, winning seven of its 17 matches.[13][14] A representative Geelong District team played a match against South Australia at Corio Cricket Ground on 27 August, with Geelong District winning eight goals to zero.[15][16]
Club records
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong West (P) | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 20 |
| Chilwell | |||||||
| East Geelong | |||||||
| North Geelong |
Source:[1]
(P) Premiers