The 1894 MJFA season was the 3rd season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).[1][2]
| 1894 MJFA season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | South St Kilda 2nd premiership |
| Minor premiers | South St Kilda 2nd minor premiership |
| Wooden spooners | Brighton |
South St Kilda won the MJFA premiership for the second year in a row, having won 16 of its 18 games.[3]
Association membership
editFollowing the end of the 1893 season, St Jude's, Olinda, University 2nd and YMCA left the MJFA.[4]
Caulfield, Nunawading, Scotch Collegians and Windsor were admitted as new clubs.[4] Scotch Collegians was a precursor to the Old Scotch Football Club, which later entered the competition in 1921.[5][6]
Toorak-Grosvenor withdrawal
editToorak-Grosvenor played its final full match on 7 July, which was a loss against Alberton. By this point, they had only won 1 of their 9 games.[7]
One week later, they forfeited their 14 July game against Caulfield.[8] They resumed for a game against South St Kilda on 21 July, but after 10.8 to 0.0 was kicked against them, the match was abandoned at half-time and Toorak-Grosvenor disbanded as a club.[9][10]
A club called Fitzroy Wesleys played at least one game in Toorak-Grosvenor's place.[11]
Ladder
editFitzroy Wesleys was not included in the ladder at the end of the season published in The Sportsman.[12]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South St Kilda (P) | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| 2 | Collegians | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 3 | St Mary's | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| 4 | Alberton | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| 5 | Windsor | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| 6 | Caulfield | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | Scotch Collegians | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | Nunawading | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | Brighton | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| − | Fitzroy Wesleys | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| − | Toorak-Grosvenor (W) | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
References
edit- ^ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Age. 14 August 1894. p. 7. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Age. 21 August 1894. p. 7. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "OSFC HISTORY". Old Scotch Football Club. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Flanagan, Brian (11 December 2012). "OLD TO NEW AND WINNING PREMIERSHIPS". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 10 July 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Metropolitan Junior Football Association". The Argus. 17 July 1894. p. 6. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Metropolitan Junior Football Association". Sportsman. 24 July 1894. p. 6. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Age. 8 August 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "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
- ^ a b "Metropolitan Junior Football Association". Trove. Sportsman. 2 October 1894. p. 6. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.