The 1874 South Australian football season was the twelfth year of interclub football in South Australia.
1874 South Australian football premiership season Premiers Kensington (2nd premiership)
[ ]
June 13 [ ]
June 13
Saturday, June 13
Young Clubs 0
def. by
Victorian 1
[1]
June 22 [ ]
July 4 [ ]
Saturday, July 4
Port Adelaide 0
drew with
Kensington 0
Glanville Hall Estate
[3]
July 18 [ ]
Saturday, July 18
Kensington 1
def.
Port Adelaide 0
Kensington
[4]
August 1 [ ]
Saturday, August 1
Port Adelaide (2nds) 3
def.
Victorian 0
Glanville
[5]
August 7 [ ]
August 15 [ ]
Kensington were scheduled to play Victorian at Kensington but the latter failed to appear; the umpire awarded the match to Kensington on forfeit.
August 22 [ ]
Saturday, August 22
Victorian 0
def. by
Port Adelaide 2nds 1
Montefiore Hill
[8]
August 29 [ ]
September 5 [ ]
Premiership play-off match
Saturday, September 5
Port Adelaide 0
def. by
Kensington 2
Glanville
[11]
This match was arranged to determine the premiership, and is referred to as South Australia's first Grand Final.
Ladder [ ]
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 and junior teams. The senior results include the premiership playoff match.
Games
Wins
Losses
Draws
Senior Results
GF
GA
1
Kensington
7
4
1
2
3-0-1
6
4
2
Port Adelaide
6
2
3
1
2-2-1
5
5
3
Victorian
5
2
3
0
0-3-0
1
4
References [ ]
^ "TOPICS OF THE DAY" . The South Australian Advertiser . Adelaide. 15 June 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "FOOTBALL" . South Australian Register . Adelaide. 24 June 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "TOPICS OF THE DAY" . The South Australian Advertiser . Adelaide. 6 July 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "FOOTBALL" . Evening Journal . Adelaide. 20 July 1874. p. 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "TOPICS OF THE DAY" . The South Australian Advertiser . Adelaide. 3 August 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "FOOTBALL" . Evening Journal . Adelaide. 7 August 1874. p. 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "FOOTBALL" . Evening Journal . Adelaide. 7 August 1874. p. 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "THE WEEK'S NEWS" . Adelaide Observer . SA. 29 August 1874. p. 18. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "FOOTBALL" . South Australian Register . Adelaide. 31 August 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "FOOTBALL" . South Australian Register . Adelaide. 31 August 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Football" . South Australian Register . Adelaide. 7 September 1874. p. 6. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
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