1893 MJFA season explained

Competition:mjfa
Year:1893
Teams:10
Premiers:South St Kilda
Count:1
Minor Premiers:South St Kilda
Mpcount:1
Prevseason:1892
Nextseason:1894

The 1893 MJFA season was the 2nd season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).[1]

South St Kilda won its first MJFA premiership, having finished first on the ladder at the end of the season.[2] Alberton finished in second place.[3]

Association membership

Like the previous season in 1892, a total of 10 teams competed in the MJFA.[4] [5] Two new clubs, Olinda and University 2nd (a reserves team for Melbourne University), joined the MJFA.[6] [7]

Edlington, which had withdraw during the 1892 season, and Footscray District did not compete in 1893.[8] Holy Trinity, which played several games after replacing Edlington, also did not return.[9] [10] [11]

Ladder

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Team
1South St Kilda (P)
2Alberton
St Jude's
University 2nd
Olinda
Toorak-Grosvenor
St Mary's
Brighton
YMCA

Notes and References

  1. Web site: METROPOLITAN JUNIOR LEAGUE . Trove . The Argus . 7 August 2024 . 10 . 21 June 1893.
  2. Web site: Junior . Trove . Sportsman . 7 August 2024 . 6 . 19 September 1893 . South St. Kilda premiers of the Metropolitan Association.
  3. Web site: Premier Section Finals Series . Victorian Amateur Football Association . 25 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525061534/https://www.vafa.com.au/history/finals-series/premier-grand-finals/ . 25 May 2024.
  4. Web site: METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION . The Argus . 7 August 2024 . 3 . 13 June 1893.
  5. Web site: METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION . The Argus . 7 August 2024 . 7 . 27 June 1893.
  6. Web site: OLINDA (ORIGINAL) . Australian Football . 7 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240612075100/https://www.australianfootball.com/clubs/stats/olinda+%28original%29/2677/ . 12 June 2024.
  7. Web site: A BRIEF HISTORY . Victorian Amateur Football Association . 9 June 2024 . 9 April 2009.
  8. Web site: METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION . Trove . The Australasian . 5 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004095957/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138034443 . 4 October 2023 . 18 . 1 October 1892.
  9. Web site: METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION . The Argus . 5 August 2024 . 5 June 1892.
  10. Web site: METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION . The Argus . 5 August 2024 . 3 . 21 June 1892.
  11. Web site: FOOTBALL . The Argus . 5 August 2024 . 7 . 23 August 1892.

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