Victorian Football Club (SAFA)
| Victorian | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Full name | Victorian Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Tigers,[1] Bumblebees |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Dissolved | 1884 |
| Colours |
 orange and black |
| Competition | SAFA (1877–84) |
| Premierships | (1): 1877 |
The Victorian Football Club , renamed the North Adelaide Football Club in its final year, was an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia.[2] Formed in 1875, the club was a founding member of the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) in 1877, and shared the competition's inaugural premiership with South Adelaide.[3] Having struggled to compete in its later years, the club disbanded at the end of the 1884 season, having finished last in each of the preceding two seasons.[4]
One notable game that the Victorian Football Club played was the first intercolonial match involving a South Australian club. The game was held on 11 August 1877 on the Adelaide Exhibition Grounds against the Melbourne Football Club with the visitors winning 1 goal to nil.[5]
References
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73070921?searchTerm=football%20%20v.&searchLimits=l-advstate=South+Australia|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-state=South+Australia|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1878|||l-month=9
- ↑ VICTORIAN (North Adelaide) – Full Points Footy. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ↑ SANFL Summary Chart 1877 to 2007 – Full Points Footy. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ↑ SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE – PREMIERSHIP PLACINGS 1877 TO 1920 – Full Points Footy. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 13 August 1877. p. 7. Retrieved 21 January 2015.