Challenge Cup
Season 1873
Season Notes
Inclusion of matches
Only matches exclusively involving the senior metropolitan and provincial clubs (and not played at odds) are included.
Scores listed here
Only full-time scores are listed. Behind totals were rarely reported, so most games only have the final goal totals listed.
Senior clubs
Senior metropolitan clubs in 1873 were:
== Albert Park
== Carlton
== Melbourne
Provincial clubs
Senior provincial clubs in 1873 were:
== Ballarat
== Geelong
Results
Round 1
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31 May 1873 |
Albert Park |
0 |
Venue: Albert Park |
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Carlton |
0 |
Result: DRAW |
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Game ended early because of a dispute |
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Round 2
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7 June 1873 |
Albert Park |
0 |
Venue: Albert Park; Attendance: 2000 |
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Melbourne |
0 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 3
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14 June 1873 |
Carlton |
1 |
Venue: Royal Park |
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Melbourne |
1 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 4
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12 July 1873 |
Ballarat |
0 |
Venue: Town Reserve; Attendance: 50 |
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Albert Park |
1 |
Result: Albert Park won by 1 goal |
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Round 5
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19 July 1873 |
Melbourne |
1 |
Venue: Melbourne Ground; Attendance: 5000 |
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Carlton |
2 |
Result: Carlton won by 1 goal |
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Round 6
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2 August 1873 |
Carlton |
1 |
Venue: Royal Park; Attendance: 5000-6000 |
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Melbourne |
0 |
Result: Carlton won by 1 goal |
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Round 7
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16 August 1873 |
Melbourne |
1 |
Venue: Melbourne Ground |
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Albert Park |
0 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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16 August 1873 |
Geelong |
2 |
Venue: Argyle Ground, Geelong |
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Ballarat |
0 |
Result: Geelong won by 2 goals |
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Round 8
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23 August 1873 |
Ballarat |
0 |
Venue: Wynne's Paddock |
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Carlton |
1 |
Result: Carlton won by 1 goal |
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23 August 1873 |
Geelong |
0 |
Venue: Argyle Ground, Geelong |
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Melbourne |
1 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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Round 9
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6 September 1873 |
Geelong |
1 |
Venue: Argyle Ground, Geelong; Attendance: 2000 |
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Carlton |
1 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 10
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27 September 1873 |
Melbourne |
0 |
Venue: Melbourne Ground; Attendance: 5000-8000 |
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Carlton |
0 |
Result: DRAW |
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Ladder
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Team |
P |
W |
L |
D |
F |
A |
Points |
Proportional Points |
% |
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1 |
Carlton |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
20 |
20.00 |
200.00 |
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2 |
Melbourne |
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
14 |
14.00 |
100.00 |
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3 |
Albert Park |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
14.00 |
100.00 |
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4 |
Geelong |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
14.00 |
150.00 |
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5 |
Ballarat |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Total |
24 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
14 |
48 |
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Notes:
- Games played at odds, or against Junior clubs are not included in the above ladder.
- Provincial teams are listed separately from Metropolitan clubs, as was customary of this era.
- No official system was used at this time to rank teams
------ Therefore, the Proportional Points system (officially used only from the 1888 VFA season onwards) has been used to rank teams in the above table.
- Where two teams are close on Proportional Points (less than 4.00 points separate) then head-to-head results between teams are used to rank:
------ Melbourne played Albert Park twice and won once and drew once
------ Melbourne played Geelong once and won 1-0
- Behinds were rarely recorded during this season. Games were decided by goals scored only, and behinds did not count towards the final score or in determining the result of matches.
- The percentage column of goals for divided by goals against is included as an indication only.
1873 premiers: Carlton
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