1872 South Australian football season explained

Competition:	South Australian football season
Year:	1872 South Australian football
Teams:	3
Premiers:	Adelaide
Count:	2
Matches:	6
Highattend:	400 (June 15, Kensington v. Adelaide)
Prevseason:	1871
Nextseason:	1873

The 1872 South Australian football season was the tenth year of interclub football in South Australia.

Metropolitan inter-club matches

June 15 – Kensington (0) drew with Adelaide (0) Played at Kensington (Crowd: 400)
The ground, which has been lent to the Kensington players by the Hon. H. Mildred, M.L.C., has been considerably improved, permanent goals having been erected and the land made more fit. Mr. S. G. Kingston acting- as captain for Adelaides, and Mr. A. Crooks for the Suburbans. ^[1]
June 29 - Adelaide (4) def Port Adelaide (0)
July 13 – Adelaide (1) def Kensington (0)
July 27 - Adelaide (0) drew with Port Adelaide (0)
August 6 - Adelaide (1) def Kensington (0)
September 7 – Adelaide (1) def Port Adelaide (0)