1875 South Australian football season

The 1875 South Australian football season was the thirteenth year of interclub football in South Australia.

Australian rules football season

1875 South Australian football premiership season

Premiers| Kensington
3rd premiership
Highest| 800 (10 July, Kensington v Adelaide)

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## Clubs

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The following clubs participated in interclub matches during 1875:[1]

### Metropolitan

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* Adelaide
* Kensington
* Port Adelaide
* South Adelaide (1875)
* Victorian
* Woodville

### Country

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* Aldinga
* Gawler
* Kapunda
* Willunga

### Colleges

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* Prince Alfred College
* St Peter's College

## Metropolitan football matches

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### May 15

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Saturday, 15 May  | Port Adelaide 1  | def.  | Woodville 0  | Glanville Estate | [2]

### May 29

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Saturday, 29 May (3:30pm)  | Kensington 2  | drew with  | Port Adelaide 2  | Kensington Oval | [3]
Saturday, 29 May  | Victorian 0  | def. by  | St Peter's College 1  | Montefiore Hill  | [3]

### June 5

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Saturday, 5 June  | Woodville 0  | def. by  | Port Adelaide 2  |  | [4]

### June 12

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### June 19

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Saturday, 19 June (3:00 pm)  | Port Adelaide 0  | drew with  | Victorian 0  | Glanville Hall Oval | [6]

### June 21

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Monday, 21 June (2:30pm)  | Willunga 3  | def.  | Kensington 1  | Willunga  | [7]

### June 26

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Saturday, 26 June (3:00pm)  | Woodville 0  | def. by  | Kensington 2  | Woodville  | [8]

### July 3

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Saturday, 3 July (3:15pm)  | Port Adelaide 0  | drew with  | Kensington 0  | Glanville Hall Estate | [9]
Saturday, 3 July (3:15pm)  | Victorian 2  | def.  | Woodville 0  | Montefiore Hill  | [9]

### July 10

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Saturday, 10 July  | Kensington 1  | def.  | Adelaide 0  | Kensington Oval (crowd: 800)  | [10]

* The match at Kensington Oval was the first at the ground.[11]
* The match was Adelaide's first interclub game since 1872.

### July 24

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Saturday, 24 July (3:00pm)  | Adelaide 2  | drew with  | Woodville 2  | Adelaide  | [12]

### July 31

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Saturday, 31 July (3:00pm)  | Adelaide 3  | def.  | Port Adelaide 1  | Adelaide  | [13][14]

Saturday, 31 July (3:00pm)  | Kensington 4  | def.  | Woodville 0  | Kensington Oval | [13]

### August 6

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Friday, 6 August  | Kensington 0  | def. by  | Willunga 1  | Kensington Oval | [15]

### August 14

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Saturday, 14 August  | Woodville 2  | def.  | Adelaide 1  | Woodville  | [16]
Saturday, 14 August  | Victorian 5? *  | def.  | Prince Alfred College 0?  | Montefiore Hill  | [17]

(* 5 goals scored by H.Barry) of Victorian

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Saturday, 21 August  | Adelaide 0  | def. by  | Port Adelaide 1  | North Park Lands  | [18]
Saturday, 21 August (3:00pm)  | South Adelaide (1875) 1  | def. by  | Kensington 4  | South Park Lands  | [18]
Saturday, 21 August (shortly before 3:00pm)  | St Peter's College 2  | def. by  | Victorian 7  | St Peter's College | [18]

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Saturday, 28 August (3:00pm)  | Victorian 1  | drew with  | Kensington 1  | Montefiore Hill  | [19]

This match was a de facto premiership playoff: as it was drawn, Kensington won the premiership over Victorian on head-to-head records.

## Ladder

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In the table below, Senior Results is based only upon games played against senior clubs; the record listed under W-L-D is the record over all matches, including those against country, junior and school teams.

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1  | Kensington | 9  | 4  | 2  | 3  | 3-0-3  | 15  | 8
2  | Victorian | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 1-0-2  | 3  | 2
3  | Port Adelaide | 7  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 3-1-3  | 7  | 5
4  | Woodville | 7  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 1-5-1  | 4  | 13
5  | Adelaide | 5  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 1-3-1  | 6  | 7

Source: [citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "Australian Football – The early years of South Australian football". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
2. ^ "General News". The Express and Telegraph. Adelaide. 17 May 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 1 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
3. ^ a b "Football". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail. Adelaide. 5 June 1875. p. 4. Retrieved 1 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
4. ^ "Topics of the Day". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide. 7 June 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
5. ^ "The Exploration of Lake Eyre". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 19 June 1875. p. 5. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
6. ^ "Winegrowing in South Australia". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 21 June 1875. p. 5. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
7. ^ "Football". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 24 June 1875. p. 7. Retrieved 1 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
8. ^ "Football". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 28 June 1875. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
9. ^ a b "Pickings from Melbourne Punch". Evening Journal (Adelaide). Adelaide. 5 July 1875. p. 3 Edition: Second Edition. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
10. ^ "Opening of the Kensington Park Oval". The Express and Telegraph. Adelaide. 12 July 1875. p. 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
11. ^ "New Books". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 12 July 1875. p. 5. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
12. ^ "Football". Evening Journal (Adelaide). Adelaide. 26 July 1875. p. 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
13. ^ a b "Football". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail. Adelaide. 7 August 1875. p. 14. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
14. ^ "Football". Evening Journal (Adelaide). Adelaide. 2 August 1875. p. 2 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
15. ^ "Football". Evening Journal. Adelaide. 9 August 1875. p. 2 Edition: Second Edition. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
16. ^ "Court Life in England". Evening Journal. Adelaide. 16 August 1875. p. 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
17. ^ "Football. - Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) - 21 Aug 1875".
18. ^ a b c "New Markets for Colonial Wool". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 23 August 1875. p. 5. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
19. ^ "General News". The Express and Telegraph. Adelaide. 30 August 1875. p. 2 Edition: FIRST EDITION. Retrieved 9 November 2015 - via National Library of Australia.

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