1896 VFA Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1896 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used Victoria Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, sharing the minor premiership, and were required to participate in a play-off for the premiership due to a lack of formal tie-breakers. Collingwood defeated South Melbourne in the play-off, securing the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1896 VFA Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-1-3, P%: 156.4)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Billy Strickland
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strickland, Billy | 1 | 0 | GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1896 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/05/1896 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | COLL by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/05/1896 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/05/1896 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/05/1896 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/06/1896 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/06/1896 | Round 7 | Williamstown | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/06/1896 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/07/1896 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| Round 10 | BYE | ||||||
| 18/07/1896 | Round 11 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/07/1896 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/08/1896 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/08/1896 | Round 14 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/08/1896 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/08/1896 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | unknown |
| 05/09/1896 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/09/1896 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/09/1896 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| Round 20 | BYE | ||||||
| 03/10/1896 | Grand Final | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 1 | unknown | Billy Strickland |