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Expansion from Pre-1884 Fitzroy teams
Note that the colour coding refers to wins, losses, draws, and results unknown.
The signs "<" and ">" are links to match previews and match reports, respectively.
The generalised footnote {?} indicates in any section that these records were guessed at from digitised header text only. They cannot be confirmed until the original scans are viewed.
Fitzroy
1862 :
Wed 17 May - The Fitzroy Football Club was inaugurated by members of the Fitzroy Cricket Club. *1
1864 : (0/1/0/0)
Sat 18 Jun - Royal Park 2 def Fitzroy 0 @ Park Ground. *2
1871 :
No references to a Fitzroy-based club could be found. The Collingwood Football Club, though, played its matches at North Fitzroy.
1872 :
Still no Fitzroy-based clubs, unless if you wish to count Collingwood, still playing out of North Fitzroy.
1877 : (0/1/0/1)
Sat 7 Jul : Cremorne Star v Fitzroy @ Lonsdale ground.
1878 : (0/1/0/19)
Fitzroy appears regularly as a football club of its own. Also, the Fitzroy Cricket Ground begins to be used for footy, by Carlton as well as by Fitzroy.
Sat 11 May : Hotham 2nd 20 v Fitzroy @ Royal Park. *3
Sat 18 May : Hotham def Fitzroy (25) by forfeit @ Hotham. *4
Sat 25 May : Fitzroy v Carlton United (25) @ Fitzroy.
Sat 1 Jun : Richmond (25) v Fitzroy @ Richmond Paddock.
Sat 8 Jun : Adelphians v Fitzroy @ Albert Park.
Sat 15 Jun : Fitzroy v Carlton 2nd 20 @ Fitzroy.
Sat 22 Jun : Hotham Hill (25) v Fitzroy @ Royal Park.
Sat 29 Jun : Fitzroy v Hotham 2nd 20 @ Fitzroy.
Sat 6 Jul : Lincoln United (25) v Fitzroy @ Royal Park.
Sat 13 Jul : Hotham United (25) v Fitzroy @ Royal Park.
Sat 20 Jul : Fitzroy v Star Of Carlton (25) @ Fitzroy.
Sat 27 Jul : Fitzroy v Hotham 2nd 20 @ Royal Park.
Sat 3 Aug : Carlton 2nd 20 v Fitzroy @ Royal Park.
Sat 10 Aug : Carlton United (25) v Fitzroy @ Royal Park.
Sat 17 Aug : Fitzroy v Adelphians @ Fitzroy.
Sat 24 Aug : Hotham 2nd 20 v Fitzroy @ Royal Park.
Sat 31 Aug : Fitzroy v Richmond (25) @ Fitzroy.
Sat 7 Aug : Fitzroy v Lincoln United (25) @ Fitzroy.
Sat 14 Sep : Fitzroy (25) v Hotham @ Fitzroy.
Sat 21 Sep : Fitzroy v Hotham United @ Fitzroy.
1879 : (0/0/1/0)
Sat 27 Jul : Carlton drew Fitzroy @ ?.
1880 : (1/1/1/6)
A meeting of junior football clubs in April voted in the concept of constructing a Junior Football League of 20 clubs. *5
Sat 1 May : Hotham United 1 def Fitzroy 0.
Sat 15 May - Fitzroy 5.18 def Carlton Juniors 0.0 @ Richmond Paddock.
Sat 5 Jun : Waverley v Fitzroy @ the Carlton ground.
Sat 12 Jun : Fitzroy v Warwick 'behind the MCG'.
Sat 19 Jun : Fitzroy v West Melbourne Alberts @ Fitzroy.
Sat 26 Jun : Fitzroy v Eastern Hill @ North Fitzroy.
Sat 3 Jul : South Bourke v Fitzroy @ Malvern Cricket Ground.
Sat 17 Jul : Evandale drew Fitzroy *6
Sat 31 Jul : Fitzroy v South Bourke @ North Fitzroy.
Fitzroy 2nd 20 : (0/1/0/0)
Sat 12 Jun - Melbourne Jr 2nd 20 def Fitzroy 2nd 20 by forfeit @ Richmond Paddock. *7
1882 : (0/0/0/4)
Sat 15 Jul - Fitzroy v Argyle. >
Sat 29 Jul - Fitzroy v Fitzroy Alberts @ Richmond Paddock. <
Sat 5 Aug - Fitzroy v Brittania @ Richmond Paddock. <
Sat 2 Sep : The East Melbourne club disbanded, and it was suggested that their more prominent players would join the new Fitzroy. Article
Sat 23 Sep - Northcote v Fitzroy @ Richmond Paddock. <
Fitzroy 2nd 20 : (0/0/1/2)
Sat 8 Jul - Normanby 2nd 20 2.? drew Fitzroy 2nd 20 2.? @ Fitzroy Cricket Ground. < > *8
Sat 5 Aug - Normanby 2nd 20 v Fitzroy 2nd 20 @ Fitzroy CG. <
Sat 26 Aug - Normanby 2nd 20 v Fitzroy 2nd 20. <
1883 (0/0/0/1)
26 May - Carlton 2nd 20 v Fitzroy at Prince's Oval.
Fitzroy 2nd 20 : (0/2/0/2)
12 May - Normanby 2nd 20 2.7 def Fitzroy 2nd 20 1.4 @ North Fitzroy.
19 May - Northcote 2nd 20 v Fitzroy 2nd 20 @ Richmond Paddock.
26 May - Carlton Standard 3.16 def Fitzroy 2nd 20 0.4. >
7 Jul - Normanby 2nd 20 v Fitzroy 2nd 20 @ Richmond Paddock.
1884
28 Sep - The Normanby FC agreed to operate as the Fitzroy FC from the 1884 season onward. Thus the club that operates today in the VAFA, was established.
13 Oct - It was reported that the new Fitzroy FC had met and laid down a report and code of rules.
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Footnotes:
*1 - As this is the earliest reference to Fitzroy I should cite it: Argus, May 8, 1962, p5.
*2 - This is the earliest reference to Fitzroy playing : Argus, June 20, 1964, p5.
*3 - On the Saturday of the match, the Argus reported that Fitzroy were playing a scratch match amongst themselves at their ground. Perhaps the fixtured match fell through.
*4 - The Fitzroy team was a 25 v a Hotham 20, but the match fell through when only 6 Fitzroy players turned up.
*5 - I'll try to work out which were the 20 clubs. 1.Battery United (Williamstown). 2.Carlton Jrs? 3.Evandale? 4.Eastern Hill? 5.Fitzroy? 6.Hotham United? 7.South Bourke? 8.West Melbourne Alberts? 9.Warwick? 10.Waverley?
*6 - This is at odds with an earlier issue of the The Argus where Fitzroy was to play Fitzroy Alma @ North Fitzroy on this day.
*7 - The Fitzroy 2nd 20 failed to appear.
*8 - Scheduled as Normanby v Fitzroy 2nd 20, reported on as Normanby v Fitzroy Jrs.
Note that the colour coding refers to wins, losses, draws, and results unknown.
The signs "<" and ">" are links to match previews and match reports, respectively.
The generalised footnote {?} indicates in any section that these records were guessed at from digitised header text only. They cannot be confirmed until the original scans are viewed.
1862 :
Wed 17 May - The Fitzroy Football Club was inaugurated by members of the Fitzroy Cricket Club. *1
1864 : (0/1/0/0)
Sat 18 Jun - Royal Park 2 def Fitzroy 0 @ Park Ground. *2
1871 :
No references to a Fitzroy-based club could be found. The Collingwood Football Club, though, played its matches at North Fitzroy.
1872 :
Still no Fitzroy-based clubs, unless if you wish to count Collingwood, still playing out of North Fitzroy.
1877 : (0/1/0/1)
Sat 7 Jul : Cremorne Star v Fitzroy @ Lonsdale ground.
1878 : (0/1/0/19)
Fitzroy appears regularly as a football club of its own. Also, the Fitzroy Cricket Ground begins to be used for footy, by Carlton as well as by Fitzroy.
Sat 11 May : Hotham 2nd 20 v Fitzroy @ Royal Park. *3
Sat 18 May : Hotham def Fitzroy (25) by forfeit @ Hotham. *4
Sat 25 May : Fitzroy v Carlton United (25) @ Fitzroy.
Sat 1 Jun : Richmond (25) v Fitzroy @ Richmond Paddock.
Sat 8 Jun : Adelphians v Fitzroy @ Albert Park.
Sat 15 Jun : Fitzroy v Carlton 2nd 20 @ Fitzroy.
Sat 22 Jun : Hotham Hill (25) v Fitzroy @ Royal Park.
Sat 29 Jun : Fitzroy v Hotham 2nd 20 @ Fitzroy.
Sat 6 Jul : Lincoln United (25) v Fitzroy @ Royal Park.
Sat 13 Jul : Hotham United (25) v Fitzroy @ Royal Park.
Sat 20 Jul : Fitzroy v Star Of Carlton (25) @ Fitzroy.
Sat 27 Jul : Fitzroy v Hotham 2nd 20 @ Royal Park.
Sat 3 Aug : Carlton 2nd 20 v Fitzroy @ Royal Park.
Sat 10 Aug : Carlton United (25) v Fitzroy @ Royal Park.
Sat 17 Aug : Fitzroy v Adelphians @ Fitzroy.
Sat 24 Aug : Hotham 2nd 20 v Fitzroy @ Royal Park.
Sat 31 Aug : Fitzroy v Richmond (25) @ Fitzroy.
Sat 7 Aug : Fitzroy v Lincoln United (25) @ Fitzroy.
Sat 14 Sep : Fitzroy (25) v Hotham @ Fitzroy.
Sat 21 Sep : Fitzroy v Hotham United @ Fitzroy.
1879 : (0/0/1/0)
Sat 27 Jul : Carlton drew Fitzroy @ ?.
1880 : (1/1/1/6)
A meeting of junior football clubs in April voted in the concept of constructing a Junior Football League of 20 clubs. *5
Sat 1 May : Hotham United 1 def Fitzroy 0.
Sat 15 May - Fitzroy 5.18 def Carlton Juniors 0.0 @ Richmond Paddock.
Sat 5 Jun : Waverley v Fitzroy @ the Carlton ground.
Sat 12 Jun : Fitzroy v Warwick 'behind the MCG'.
Sat 19 Jun : Fitzroy v West Melbourne Alberts @ Fitzroy.
Sat 26 Jun : Fitzroy v Eastern Hill @ North Fitzroy.
Sat 3 Jul : South Bourke v Fitzroy @ Malvern Cricket Ground.
Sat 17 Jul : Evandale drew Fitzroy *6
Sat 31 Jul : Fitzroy v South Bourke @ North Fitzroy.
Fitzroy 2nd 20 : (0/1/0/0)
Sat 12 Jun - Melbourne Jr 2nd 20 def Fitzroy 2nd 20 by forfeit @ Richmond Paddock. *7
1882 : (0/0/0/4)
Sat 15 Jul - Fitzroy v Argyle. >
Sat 29 Jul - Fitzroy v Fitzroy Alberts @ Richmond Paddock. <
Sat 5 Aug - Fitzroy v Brittania @ Richmond Paddock. <
Sat 2 Sep : The East Melbourne club disbanded, and it was suggested that their more prominent players would join the new Fitzroy. Article
Sat 23 Sep - Northcote v Fitzroy @ Richmond Paddock. <
Fitzroy 2nd 20 : (0/0/1/2)
Sat 8 Jul - Normanby 2nd 20 2.? drew Fitzroy 2nd 20 2.? @ Fitzroy Cricket Ground. < > *8
Sat 5 Aug - Normanby 2nd 20 v Fitzroy 2nd 20 @ Fitzroy CG. <
Sat 26 Aug - Normanby 2nd 20 v Fitzroy 2nd 20. <
1883 (0/0/0/1)
26 May - Carlton 2nd 20 v Fitzroy at Prince's Oval.
Fitzroy 2nd 20 : (0/2/0/2)
12 May - Normanby 2nd 20 2.7 def Fitzroy 2nd 20 1.4 @ North Fitzroy.
19 May - Northcote 2nd 20 v Fitzroy 2nd 20 @ Richmond Paddock.
26 May - Carlton Standard 3.16 def Fitzroy 2nd 20 0.4. >
7 Jul - Normanby 2nd 20 v Fitzroy 2nd 20 @ Richmond Paddock.
1884
28 Sep - The Normanby FC agreed to operate as the Fitzroy FC from the 1884 season onward. Thus the club that operates today in the VAFA, was established.
13 Oct - It was reported that the new Fitzroy FC had met and laid down a report and code of rules.
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Footnotes:
*1 - As this is the earliest reference to Fitzroy I should cite it: Argus, May 8, 1962, p5.
*2 - This is the earliest reference to Fitzroy playing : Argus, June 20, 1964, p5.
*3 - On the Saturday of the match, the Argus reported that Fitzroy were playing a scratch match amongst themselves at their ground. Perhaps the fixtured match fell through.
*4 - The Fitzroy team was a 25 v a Hotham 20, but the match fell through when only 6 Fitzroy players turned up.
*5 - I'll try to work out which were the 20 clubs. 1.Battery United (Williamstown). 2.Carlton Jrs? 3.Evandale? 4.Eastern Hill? 5.Fitzroy? 6.Hotham United? 7.South Bourke? 8.West Melbourne Alberts? 9.Warwick? 10.Waverley?
*6 - This is at odds with an earlier issue of the The Argus where Fitzroy was to play Fitzroy Alma @ North Fitzroy on this day.
*7 - The Fitzroy 2nd 20 failed to appear.
*8 - Scheduled as Normanby v Fitzroy 2nd 20, reported on as Normanby v Fitzroy Jrs.
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