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class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Australian rules football club</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bumblebees</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #b0c4de; color: ; border: #b0c4de 2px">Club details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1874</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">21 April 1885<span class="noprint">; 139 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">21 April 1885</span>)</span> <br />(resigned from SAFA)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colours</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid 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href="/wiki/North_Adelaide" title="North Adelaide">North Adelaide</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Victorian Football Club</b>, "The Victorians", renamed the <b>North Adelaide Football Club</b> for the 1883 SAFA season, was an <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> club based in <a href="/wiki/North_Adelaide" title="North Adelaide">North Adelaide</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Australia" title="South Australia">South Australia</a>. The team wore an orange-and black guernsey and hose, with black knickerbockers, and were known to their supporters as "The Tigers."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_Pre_SAFA">History Pre SAFA</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victorian_Football_Club_(SAFA)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History Pre SAFA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The club's home ground was established in 1873 at the portion of the Park Lands at the foot of <a href="/wiki/Strangways_Terrace" title="Strangways Terrace">Strangways Terrace</a>, North Adelaide.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Victorian Football Club first recorded game was against a team called Young Clubs on Saturday 13 June 1874. The game resulted in a victory with the only goal kicked by H. Barry who played excellently all afternoon.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 22 May 1875, a new home ground west of and at the foot of <a href="/wiki/Montefiore_Hill" title="Montefiore Hill">Montefiore Hill</a>, North Adelaide<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was established and used for games until the end of the 1881 season. </p><p>At the 1875 annual dinner held at the Crown and Sceptre Hotel on Wednesday evening, 15 September the secretary, <a href="/wiki/George_Downs_(umpire)" title="George Downs (umpire)">George Downs</a> reported that the club had only lost the opening match out of nine matches played, and that they had obtained 23 goals in these matches to four goals scored against them.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Victorian Football Club captained by <a href="/wiki/George_Downs_(umpire)" title="George Downs (umpire)">G. Downs</a> was the first to play a game against the newly formed <a href="/wiki/South_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="South Adelaide Football Club">South Adelaide Football Club</a> on 20 May 1876 at Montefiore Hill which started at 3pm. After some hard work and several disputes over the rules of the game, it ceased two hours later after the home team the Victorians scored a goal by H. Barry.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The club finished second in the unofficial interclub competition in 1875 and won in 1876, becoming a founding member of the <a href="/wiki/South_Australian_National_Football_League" title="South Australian National Football League">South Australian Football Association</a> (SAFA) in 1877.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Foundation_member_and_Joint_Inaugural_Premiers_of_SAFA_(1877)"><span id="Foundation_member_and_Joint_Inaugural_Premiers_of_SAFA_.281877.29"></span>Foundation member and Joint Inaugural Premiers of SAFA (1877)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victorian_Football_Club_(SAFA)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Foundation member and Joint Inaugural Premiers of SAFA (1877)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Victorian club sent delegates and joined the newly formed <a href="/wiki/South_Australian_National_Football_League" title="South Australian National Football League">South Australian Football Association</a> on 30 April 1877. They were declared joint <a href="/wiki/List_of_SANFL_premiers" title="List of SANFL premiers">premiers</a> with <a href="/wiki/South_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="South Adelaide Football Club">South Adelaide</a>, in the inaugural SAFA season of <a href="/wiki/1877_SAFA_season" title="1877 SAFA season">1877</a>. In head to head clashes the Victorians had a scoreless draw and in the final game of the season on their home ground at foot of Montefiore Hill a win by scoring a single goal against the previously undefeated South Adelaides.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Exhibition_Grounds" class="mw-redirect" title="Adelaide Exhibition Grounds">Adelaide Exhibition Grounds</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne Football Club</a>, with the visitors winning 1 goal to nil.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Change_of_name_to_North_Adelaide_(1883)"><span id="Change_of_name_to_North_Adelaide_.281883.29"></span>Change of name to North Adelaide (1883)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victorian_Football_Club_(SAFA)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Change of name to North Adelaide (1883)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the Annual General Meeting held on Friday 16 March 1883 at Scotch Thistle Hotel, North Adelaide, with 40 members present, the club resolved to change its name to North Adelaide Football Club.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was reported preseason that The Vics, by changing their name to the North Adelaides, seemed to have frightened all their men away, and the Club that once fought such tough battles with the premier Clubs will this season be absolutely last. They have gradually been coming down the tree, until they have now reached the bottom, and afraid they will find it difficult at times to raise a team. Their old friend Warren has still stuck to them, and tries hard to keep his men together in spite of all the difficulties he has had to contend with, he is a fine follower, but will be at a great loss this season in baring no one to back him. They hare lost Kirkpatrick, Bushby, Chandler, and Sharp, who have joined other teams, Colgan and Cock, who have left the colony, and A. Slight and Brown, who 1 believe do not intend to play. Their ranks have thus been badly thinned, and heard of no players of any prominence helping them out of their difficulty. They will still be strong forward with Taylor, Watson, and Presgrave, and Downs, Bagot, and Hubble will again assist them.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The club struggled to compete against the other senior clubs and in its final two seasons as North Adelaide and collected the <a href="/wiki/List_of_SANFL_wooden_spoons" title="List of SANFL wooden spoons">wooden spoon</a> on both occasions.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club's last game was at Kensington Oval vs Norwood on 27 Sep 1884, which was a loss. Two weeks earlier, the "Tigers" had their only win of the 1884 season, an upset victory over <a href="/wiki/Norwood_Football_Club" title="Norwood Football Club">Norwood Football Club</a> who had been SAFA premiers for the previous five seasons by 4 goals 4 behinds to 2 goals 10 behinds. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1885_Annual_General_Meeting_and_Resignation_from_SAFA">1885 Annual General Meeting and Resignation from SAFA</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victorian_Football_Club_(SAFA)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1885 Annual General Meeting and Resignation from SAFA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On Thursday evening 9 April 1885 the annual meeting of the North Adelaide Football Club was held at the Huntsman's Hotel, North Adelaide. There was a small attendance and Mr. G. Bickle presided. The secretary, Mr. K. Whitfield, read the annual report. The balance-sheet showed a debit balance of £5 17s 6d. It was decided that the ciub should continue its connection with the South Australian Football Association, and a committee was appointed to secure playing members. Mr. W. Osborne offered to contiibute £5 to the funds of the club with a view to furthering its interests, on condition that another contribution of a like amount was promised. The offer was received with applause, and £7 was raised in the room within a few minutes. </p><p>The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: — Patrons, <a href="/wiki/Edward_William_Hawker" title="Edward William Hawker">Mr. E. W. Hawker. M.P.</a>, President, Mr. W. Osborne: vice presidents, <a href="/wiki/Edward_Charles_Stirling" title="Edward Charles Stirling">Dr. Stirling, M.P.</a>, Dr. Jay, <a href="/wiki/William_Gilbert_(politician)" title="William Gilbert (politician)">Mr. W. Gilbert, M.P.</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Beaglehole" title="William Henry Beaglehole">Mr. W. H. Beaglehole, M. P.</a>, Councillors Downs and Stevenson, Messrs. W. Stratton, J. Watkins, F. Downes, J. G. Osborne, G. Bickle, D. Braidwood, T. Meelin. W. Connell, W. F. Long, M. Middleston. E. G. Phillips, and Upton; treasurer, Mr. B. Furnell : secretary, W. Salsberg; association delegates, Messrs. R. Whitfield, B. Furnell, J. Braidwood, W. Salsberg, and T. Rees; general committee, the secretary, treasurer, captain, vice-captain, and Messrs. G. Downes, R. Whitfield, and T. Rees.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On Monday evening 20 April 1885, a special meeting of the club was held at the Oxford Hotel, North Adelaide.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On Tuesday evening 21 April 1885, the Club tendered its resignation to the South Australia Football Association, where it was accepted.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A number of the prominent players joined the newly formed senior Adelaide Club (formed from a merger of North Adelaide Junior and North Park Clubs) for the 1885 SAFA season and several of their other players joined the <a href="/wiki/North_Adelaide_Football_Club_(1881%E2%80%931888)" title="North Adelaide Football Club (1881–1888)">Hotham Club</a> from the Adelaide and Suburban Association.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="SAFA_1877-1884_Ladder_Positions">SAFA 1877-1884 Ladder Positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victorian_Football_Club_(SAFA)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: SAFA 1877-1884 Ladder Positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Position </th> <th>Games </th> <th>Wins </th> <th>Losses </th> <th>Draws </th> <th>GF </th> <th>GA </th> <th>Comments </th> <th>Top Goal Kicker </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1877_SAFA_season" title="1877 SAFA season">1877</a> </td> <td>2nd </td> <td>14 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>Joint Champions </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1878_SAFA_season" title="1878 SAFA season">1878</a> </td> <td>3rd </td> <td>12 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1879_SAFA_season" title="1879 SAFA season">1879</a> </td> <td>4th </td> <td>11 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1880_SAFA_season" title="1880 SAFA season">1880</a> </td> <td>2nd </td> <td>10 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1881_SAFA_season" title="1881 SAFA season">1881</a> </td> <td>4th </td> <td>13 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1882_SAFA_season" title="1882 SAFA season">1882</a> </td> <td>4th </td> <td>14 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>24–68 </td> <td>34–127 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_SAFA_season" title="1883 SAFA season">1883</a> </td> <td>5th </td> <td>15 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>18–63 </td> <td>46–175 </td> <td>Last (Wooden Spoon) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1884_SAFA_season" title="1884 SAFA season">1884</a> </td> <td>5th </td> <td>12 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>11–45 </td> <td>54–157 </td> <td>Last (Wooden Spoon) </td> <td>Ewers (17) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_players">Notable players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victorian_Football_Club_(SAFA)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Downs_Test_umpire.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/George_Downs_Test_umpire.jpg" decoding="async" width="141" height="168" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="141" data-file-height="168" /></a><figcaption>George Downs</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/George_Downs_(umpire)" title="George Downs (umpire)">George Edward Downs</a> was Captain of the Club and South Australia's First Captain. He also became a First Class Cricket Umpire and a Test Umpire for one test in 1892.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>William Knill - described as a dashing back man whose play was rarely surpassed also played Cricket for South Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Frank_Marlow" title="Frank Marlow">Frank Marlow</a> was a player who became a long-serving administrator as secretary of South Adelaide Football Club and of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL); most likely his brother Alf Marlow as well; both transferred to <a href="/wiki/South_Adelaide" class="mw-redirect" title="South Adelaide">South Adelaide</a> after moving house to <a href="/wiki/Gilles_Street" title="Gilles Street">Gilles Street</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victorian_Football_Club_(SAFA)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1876_South_Australian_football_season" title="1876 South Australian football season">Interclub Competition</a> (1)</b>: 1876</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_SANFL_premiers" title="List of SANFL premiers">List of SANFL premiers</a> (1)</b>: 1877, Inaugural SAFA Club Champion shared with South Adelaide</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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