1895 MJFA season explained

Competition:mjfa
Year:1895
Teams:10
Premiers:South St Kilda
Count:3
Minor Premiers:South St Kilda
Mpcount:3
Prevseason:1894
Nextseason:1896

The 1895 MJFA season was the 4th season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).[1]

South St Kilda won the MJFA premiership for the third year in a row, having finished first on the ladder at the end of the season.[2] St Mary's finished in second place.[3]

Association membership

Like the previous season in 1894, a total of 10 teams competed in the MJFA.[4] Toorak-Grosvenor withdrew and folded during the 1894 season, and a club called Fitzroy Wesleys played at least one game in Toorak-Grosvenor's place.[5] Fitzroy Wesleys did not return in 1895, with Waltham admitted into the association.[6]

Ladder

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Team
1South St Kilda (P)181521933962
2St Mary's
Alberton
Brighton
Caulfield
Collegians
Nunawading
Scotch Collegians
Waltham
Windsor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FOOTBALL . The Argus . 10 August 2024 . 3 . 7 May 1895.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: MATCHES TO BE PLAYED . Record . 10 August 2024 . 3 . 7 September 1895.
  4. Web site: METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION . The Argus . 10 August 2024 . 11 June 1895.
  5. News: MATCHES FOR TODAY . 7 August 2024 . The Age . 28 July 1894 . Nunawading v. Fitzroy Wesleys, at Surrey Hills, in place of Toorak Grosvenor, who have disbanded.
  6. Web site: Waltham Football Club (Vic) . Footypedia . 10 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240810053459/http://www.footypedia.info/00000832.htm . 10 August 2024.