1890 VFA season
| 1890 premiership season | |
|---|---|
 South Melbourne, Premiers | |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | South Melbourne 5th premiership |
The 1890 Victorian Football Association season was the 14th season of the Australian rules football competition.
The premiership was won by the South Melbourne Football Club. It was the fifth premiership in the club's history, and the third out of a sequence of three consecutive premierships won from 1888 to 1890.
1890 VFA ladder
Teams did not play a uniform number of premiership matches during the season. As such, in the final standings, each team's premiership points were adjusted upwards proportionally to represent a 20-match season – e.g., South Melbourne played 19 matches, so its tally of premiership points was increased by a factor of 20/19. After this adjustment, there was no formal process for breaking a tie.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Adj Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Melbourne (P) | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 42 | 66 | 69.47 |
| 2 | Carlton | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 114 | 58 | 56 | 58.95 |
| 3 | Essendon | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 92 | 59 | 50 | 52.63 |
| 4 | Fitzroy | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 51 | 46 | 51.11 |
| 5 | North Melbourne | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 75 | 60 | 44 | 46.32 |
| 6 | St Kilda | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 74 | 70 | 38 | 42.22 |
| 7 | Geelong | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 68 | 91 | 40 | 42.11 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 69 | 89 | 32 | 33.68 |
| 9 | Port Melbourne | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 69 | 91 | 32 | 32.00 |
| 10 | Footscray | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 45 | 75 | 18 | 20.00 |
| 11 | Richmond | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 43 | 113 | 14 | 15.56 |
| 12 | Williamstown | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 43 | 107 | 12 | 13.33 |
Notable events
- On 9 August, Football Record, have listed Fitzroy as the third-placed club in 1890, but it is unclear whether this is the result of the Association reversing its decision or of the Record using the Age as its reference.[6]The premiership list given in this article recognises the match in question as a draw, consistent with the official position of the Association at the time the season was closed, and as published in the Argus.
See also
- Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League History (1877-2008)
- List of VFA/VFL Premiers (1877-2007)
- History of Australian rules football in Victoria (1853-1900)
References
- ^ "Close of the football season". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 29 September 1890. p. 10. Note that the final ladder as presented in the source contains multiple errors, as the total goals for does not equal total goals against: the totals presented here are correct.
- ^ "Fitzroy v. Port Melbourne". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 11 August 1890. p. 10.
- ^ "Football". The Daily Telegraph. Launceston, TAS. 2 October 1890. p. 3.
- ^ Follower (29 September 1890). "The close of the football season". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 7.
- ^ "The Premiership Matches". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 26 September 1892. p. 7.
- ^ Caroline Wilson (20 June 2014). "History of the AFL could be turned on its head". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 18 October 2014.