Challenge Cup
Season 1874
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 1874 were:
== Albert Park
== Carlton
== Melbourne
== North Melbourne
== St Kilda
Provincial clubs
Senior provincial clubs in 1874 were:
== Ballarat
== Geelong
Results
Round 1
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23 May 1874 |
Albert Park |
0 |
Venue: Albert Park |
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Carlton |
1 |
Result: Carlton won by 1 goal |
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23 May 1874 |
North Melbourne |
1 |
Venue: Royal Park -- Brunswick end |
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St Kilda |
1 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 2
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30 May 1874 |
Albert Park |
1 |
Venue: Albert Park |
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St Kilda |
2 |
Result: St Kilda won by 1 goal |
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30 May 1874 |
Melbourne |
1 |
Venue: Melbourne Ground |
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North Melbourne |
0 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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Round 3
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6 June 1874 |
Melbourne |
0 |
Venue: Melbourne Ground |
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Albert Park |
1 |
Result: Albert Park won by 1 goal |
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6 June 1874 |
St Kilda |
1 |
Venue: St Kilda Ground |
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Carlton |
2 |
Result: Carlton won by 1 goal |
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Round 4
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13 June 1874 |
Carlton |
2 |
Venue: Royal Park |
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Albert Park |
1 |
Result: Carlton won by 1 goal |
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Round 5
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20 June 1874 |
Carlton |
1 |
Venue: Royal Park; Attendance: 5000 |
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Melbourne |
0 |
Result: Carlton won by 1 goal |
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Round 6
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27 June 1874 |
Geelong |
2 |
Venue: Argyle Ground, Geelong |
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St Kilda |
0 |
Result: Geelong won by 2 goals |
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27 June 1874 |
North Melbourne |
0 |
Venue: Royal Park -- Brunswick end |
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Carlton |
0 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 7
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4 July 1874 |
Albert Park |
0 |
Venue: Albert Park |
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Melbourne |
1 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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4 July 1874 |
St Kilda |
0 |
Venue: St Kilda Ground |
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North Melbourne |
1 |
Result: North Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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4 July 1874 |
Ballarat |
0 |
Venue: Wynne's Paddock |
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Geelong |
1 |
Result: Geelong won by 1 goal |
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Round 8
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11 July 1874 |
Albert Park |
0 |
Venue: Albert Park; Attendance: 1500-2000 |
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Carlton |
0 |
Result: DRAW |
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11 July 1874 |
St Kilda |
0 |
Venue: St Kilda Ground |
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Melbourne |
5 |
Result: Melbourne won by 5 goals |
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Round 9
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18 July 1874 |
Melbourne |
1 |
Venue: Melbourne Ground; Attendance: 7000-10000 |
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Carlton |
2 |
Result: Carlton won by 2 goals |
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The central umpire considered a third goal had been fairly kicked by Carlton, however the goal had been disallowed by the Melbourne goal umpire who had the final authority under the rules of the time. The Footballer 1875 counted the result as 2-1, but reported in the Argus 3-1. A crowd invasion following the disputed goal brought the match to a premature end. |
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18 July 1874 |
St Kilda |
0 |
Venue: St Kilda Ground |
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Albert Park |
0 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 10
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25 July 1874 |
North Melbourne |
1 |
Venue: Royal Park -- Brunswick end |
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Albert Park |
0 |
Result: North Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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Round 11
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1 August 1874 |
St Kilda |
0 |
Venue: St Kilda Ground |
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Melbourne |
0 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 12
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8 August 1874 |
Carlton |
4 |
Venue: Royal Park |
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St Kilda |
0 |
Result: Carlton won by 4 goals |
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Round 13
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15 August 1874 |
Carlton |
3 |
Venue: Royal Park; Attendance: 8000-10000 |
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Melbourne |
1 |
Result: Carlton won by 2 goals |
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Round 14
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22 August 1874 |
Carlton |
0 |
Venue: Royal Park |
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Albert Park |
0 |
Result: DRAW |
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22 August 1874 |
St Kilda |
0 |
Venue: St Kilda Ground |
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Geelong |
0 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 15
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29 August 1874 |
Melbourne |
2 |
Venue: Melbourne Ground; Attendance: 4000 |
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Albert Park |
0 |
Result: Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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29 August 1874 |
North Melbourne |
2 |
Venue: Royal Park -- Brunswick end |
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St Kilda |
0 |
Result: North Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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Round 16
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5 September 1874 |
Albert Park |
0 |
Venue: Albert Park |
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St Kilda |
0 |
Result: DRAW |
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Game abandoned at half-time |
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5 September 1874 |
Geelong |
1 |
Venue: Argyle Ground, Geelong |
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Melbourne |
2 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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Round 17
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12 September 1874 |
North Melbourne |
0 |
Venue: Royal Park -- Brunswick end |
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Albert Park |
1 |
Result: Albert Park won by 1 goal |
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12 September 1874 |
St Kilda |
2 |
Venue: St Kilda Ground |
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Carlton |
2 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 18
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19 September 1874 |
Carlton |
1 |
Venue: Royal Park; Attendance: 8000-10000 |
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Melbourne |
0 |
Result: Carlton won by 1 goal |
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19 September 1874 |
Geelong |
0 |
Venue: Argyle Ground, Geelong |
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Albert Park |
2 |
Result: Albert Park won by 2 goals |
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Round 19
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26 September 1874 |
Geelong |
0 |
Venue: Argyle Ground, Geelong; Attendance: 3000 |
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Carlton |
2 |
Result: Carlton won by 2 goals |
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26 September 1874 |
Melbourne |
6 |
Venue: Melbourne Ground |
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St Kilda |
0 |
Result: Melbourne won by 6 goals |
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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 |
13 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
20 |
6 |
44 |
47.38 |
333.33 |
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2 |
Melbourne |
12 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
19 |
9 |
26 |
30.33 |
211.11 |
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3 |
North Melbourne |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
16 |
32.00 |
166.67 |
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4 |
Albert Park |
13 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
20 |
21.54 |
66.67 |
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5 |
St Kilda |
14 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
26 |
16 |
16.00 |
23.08 |
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6 |
Geelong |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
23.33 |
66.67 |
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7 |
Ballarat |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Total |
66 |
24 |
24 |
18 |
60 |
60 |
132 |
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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 North Melbourne once and won 1-0
------ Geelong played St Kilda twice and won once and drew once
- 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.
1874 premiers: Carlton
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First created: 8 February 2014
Last updated: 10
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