1890 VFA Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1890 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1890 VFA Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-1-2, P%: 245.2)
Finals Performance:
Not applicable
Team Leaders
Captain:
Sonny Elms
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns, Peter | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Elms, Sonny | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Purdy, Harry | 2 | 0 | R01, R21 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/1890 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 6 | unknown | Sonny Elms |
| 10/05/1890 | Round 2 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/05/1890 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/05/1890 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | unknown |
| 31/05/1890 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/06/1890 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/06/1890 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/07/1890 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/07/1890 | Round 12 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/07/1890 | Round 13 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/08/1890 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/08/1890 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/08/1890 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/08/1890 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/08/1890 | Round 18 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/09/1890 | Round 19 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/09/1890 | Round 20 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/09/1890 | Round 21 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 3 | unknown | Harry Purdy |
| 27/09/1890 | Round 22 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 11 | unknown | unknown |