The South St Kilda Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda. The club was a founding member of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA, now VAFA) and was one of the competition's most successful clubs in its early years.[2]
| South St Kilda Football Club | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | South St Kilda Football Club | |
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| Founded | c. 1870s | |
| Dissolved | July 1899 | |
| Premierships | MJFA (4) | |
| Ground(s) | St Kilda Cricket Ground[1] | |
| Uniforms | ||
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History
editSouth St Kilda appears to have been formed prior to the establishment of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in May 1877. The club participated in the first year of the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA) in 1883.[3] It also appears to have later joined the Suburban Junior Football Association (SJFA).[4]
In 1892, the club was a founding member of the MJFA, entering a "2nd 20" (reserves) team in the competition's inaugural season.[5][6]
The club won its first MJFA premiership in 1893, having finished first on the ladder at the end of the season.[7] They went onto win a three peat with further premierships in 1894 and 1895, and a fourth premiership was won in 1897.[8]
In July 1899, during the 1899 MJFA season, South St Kilda withdrew from the competition and disbanded.[9] They were the second club to disband during the season, following St Francis Xavier one month earlier.[10]
Despite the club folding, The Argus reported in April 1900 that South St Kilda was interested in re-joining the MJFA.[11] However, the club did not return for the 1900 season and did not re-emerge following this.[12]
References
edit- ^ Rover (24 July 1897). "FOOTBALL". The Prahran Telegraph. p. 2. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
Today the South St. Kilda play the St. Mary's on the St. Kilda Cricket Ground.
- ^ "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "South St Kilda Football Club". Auction information. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "SUBURBAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Australasian. p. 18. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Australasian. 21 May 1892. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". Trove. The Australasian. 1 October 1892. p. 18. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Junior". Trove. Sportsman. 19 September 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
South St. Hilda premiers of the Metropolitan Association
- ^ "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Football Notes". Trove. Brighton Southern Cross. 27 May 1899. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Football". The Age. 19 July 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
South St. Kilda and St. Francis Xavier's disbanded.
- ^ "Victorian Football League". The Argus. 14 April 1900. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 6 September 1900. Retrieved 13 August 2024.