Victorian Football Club (SAFA)

The Victorian Football Club, "The Victorians",[2] renamed the North Adelaide Football Club in its final year, was an Australian rules football club based in North Adelaide, South Australia.[3] Formed in 1874, the club finished second in the interclub competition in 1875 and won in 1876, becoming a founding member of the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) in 1877, sharing the competition's inaugural premiership with South Adelaide.[4] Their home ground was on Montefiore Hill.[2]

Victorian
Names
Full nameVictorian Football Club
Nickname(s)Tigers[1] Bumblebees
Club details
Founded1874
Dissolved1884 (1884)
Colours  Orange   black
CompetitionSouth Australian Interclub (1874–76) South Australian Football Association (1877–84)
Premierships(2): 1876 (interclub), 1877 (SAFA, Shared)

Having struggled to compete in its later years following an exodus of players, the club disbanded at the end of the 1884 season, having finished last in each of the preceding two seasons.[5]

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.[6]

Frank Marlow was a member; most likely his brother Alf Marlow as well; both transferred to South Adelaide after moving house to Gilles Street, Adelaide.[2]

Honours

References
  1. The South Australian Advertiser, 11 Sep 1878 on National Library of Australia
  2. "F. Marlow's Record". The News (Adelaide). II (204). South Australia. 18 March 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 3 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Victorian (North Adelaide) – Full Points Footy. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  4. SANFL Summary Chart 1877 to 2007 – Full Points Footy. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. South Australian National Football League – Premiership Placings 1877 to 1920 – Full Points Footy. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  6. "Football". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 13 August 1877. p. 7. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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