# 1880 SAFA season

The 1880 South Australian Football Association season was the 4th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
The season commenced on the 8th of May and drew to a close on the 18th of September.
Norwood went on to record its 3rd consecutive premiership.

## Premiership season
### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Saturday, 8 May | Norwood 5.17 (5) | def. | Port Adelaide 0.3 (0) | East Park Lands |
| Saturday, 8 May | Victorian 3 | def. | Adelaide 0 | Montefiore Hill |
| Saturday, 8 May | South Park 0 | def. by | South Adelaide 1 | South Park Lands |
| | Bye Kensington | Bye Kensington | Bye Kensington | |

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| Saturday, 15 May (3:20 pm) | South Adelaide 0 | def. by | Norwood 2.18 (2) | South Park Lands (crowd: 3,000) |
| Saturday, 15 May | South Park 0 | def. by | Victorian 1 | South Park Lands |
| Saturday, 15 May | Port Adelaide 1.7 (1) | def. | Kensington 0 | Alberton Oval |
| | Bye Adelaide | Bye Adelaide | Bye Adelaide | |
| The match between Port Adelaide and Kensington was the first time Alberton Oval was used for premiership points. ||||||

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| Saturday, 22 May (3:15 pm) | Norwood 3.22 (3) | def. | Kensington 0.1 (0) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 600) |
| Saturday, 22 May (3:00 pm) | Adelaide 1 | drew with | South Adelaide 1 | Adelaide Bridge (crowd: 350) |
| | Bye Port Adelaide, Victorian, South Park | Bye Port Adelaide, Victorian, South Park | Bye Port Adelaide, Victorian, South Park | |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Saturday, 29 May | Adelaide 0 | def. by | Norwood 7.26 (7) | Adelaide Bridge (crowd: 300) |
| Saturday, 29 May | Kensington 0.1 (0) | def. by | South Park 2.20 (2) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | |
| Controversy regarding a goal kicked during the Victorian and South Adelaide game meant the result was not confirmed until it was referred to the SAFA committee. The result of the game was eventually decided to not count towards the premiership. ||||||

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday, 5 June | Norwood 3.25 (3) | def. | South Park 0 | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 5 June | Victorian 0.8 (0) | drew with | Port Adelaide 0.2 (0) | Montefiore Hill |
| Saturday, 5 June | Kensington 5.12 (5) | def. | Adelaide 1.3 (1) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye South Adelaide | Bye South Adelaide | Bye South Adelaide | |
| Kensington's win over Adelaide was its first since 1877, ending a winless streak of 30 matches. ||||||

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday, 12 June | Norwood 2.11 (2) | def. | Victorian 1.2 (1) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,000) |
| Saturday, 12 June | Port Adelaide 3.17 (3) | def. | Adelaide 0.3 (0) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday, 12 June | South Adelaide 1.6 (1) | def. | Kensington 0.9 (0) | South Park Lands |
| | Bye South Park | Bye South Park | Bye South Park | |

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Saturday, 19 June (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 3.10 (3) | def. | Port Adelaide 1.1 (1) | South Park Lands |
| Saturday, 19 June | Kensington 1.8 (1) | def. | Victorian 0.3 (0) | Kensington Oval |
| Saturday, 19 June | Adelaide 2 | def. | South Park 0 | Adelaide Oval |
| | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | |
| Norwood began a trip to Victoria to play a selection of VFA sides and would not participate in the SAFA for the next four rounds. ||||||

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Saturday, 26 June | Victorian 3.4 (3) | def. | South Park 1.5 (1) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 26 June (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 6.20 (6) | def. | Adelaide 1 | South Park Lands |
| Saturday, 26 June (3:30 pm) | Kensington 2.4 (2) | drew with | Port Adelaide 2.12 (2) | Kensington Oval |
| | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | |

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | |
| Saturday, 3 July | Port Adelaide 3.8 (3) | drew with | South Adelaide 3.4 (3) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 300) |
| Saturday, 3 July (3:30 pm) | Adelaide 0.3 (0) | def. by | Victorian 1.15 (1) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 350) |
| Saturday, 3 July | South Park 1 | def. by | Kensington 2 | South Park Grounds |
| | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | |

### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | |
| Saturday, 10 July (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 2.7 (2) | def. | South Park 0.4 (0) | South Park Lands |
| Saturday, 10 July | Port Adelaide 0.5 (0) | drew with | Victorian 0.3 (0) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 600) |
| Saturday, 10 July (3:30 pm) | Adelaide 1.4 (1) | drew with | Kensington 1.4 (1) | Adelaide Oval |
| | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | Bye Norwood | |

### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday, 17 July | Port Adelaide 0.4 (0) | drew with | Norwood 0.18 (0) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 750) |
| Saturday, 17 July (3:00 pm) | Kensington 3.2 (3) | def. | South Adelaide 1.15 (1) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 17 July | South Park 4.16 (4) | def. | Adelaide 0.1 (0) | South Park Lands |
| | Bye Victorian | Bye Victorian | Bye Victorian | |

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Saturday, 24 July (3:30 pm) | Norwood 2.16 (2) | def. | South Adelaide 1.1 (1) | East Park Lands (crowd: 2,000) |
| Saturday, 24 July | South Park 1.11 (1) | def. | Port Adelaide 0.9 (0) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday, 24 July (3:30 pm) | Victorian 1.16 (1) | drew with | Kensington 1.0 (1) | Montefiore Hill |
| | Bye Adelaide | Bye Adelaide | Bye Adelaide | |

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday, 28 August (3:30 pm) | South Adelaide 0.5 (0) | drew with | Victorian 0.4 (0) | South Park Lands (crowd: 300) |
| Saturday, 28 August (3:15 pm) | Adelaide 0 | def. by | Port Adelaide 4 | Adelaide Oval |
| | Bye South Park | Bye South Park | Bye South Park | |
| A match scheduled for Saturday, 28 August between Kensington and Norwood was cancelled with mutual consent. ||||||

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | |
| Saturday, 18 September (3:00 pm) | Victorian 2.7 (2) | def. | Norwood 1.10 (1) | North Park Lands |
| Saturday, 18 September | Port Adelaide 2.3 (2) | def. by | South Park 4.4 (4) | Alberton Oval |
| | Bye South Adelaide, Adelaide, Kensington | Bye South Adelaide, Adelaide, Kensington | Bye South Adelaide, Adelaide, Kensington | |
| This was Norwood's first loss after 30 matches in the competition. ||||||

## Ladder

1880 SAFA Ladder :
| | TEAM | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Adj Pts |
| 1 | Norwood | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 18.00 |
| 2 | Victorian | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 15.60 |
| 3 | South Adelaide | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 14.40 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 12.00 |
| 5 | Kensington | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 6 | South Park | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Adelaide | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 4.36 |
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Note: Victorian were ranked above South Adelaide on match ratio (only match was drawn), while Port Adelaide were ranked above Kensington on head-to-head record (1-0-1), and Kensington were ranked above South Park on match ratio (both teams were 1-1 head-to-head).

## Intercolonial matches

An Association representative team toured South Australia in August, playing three intercolonial matches – two at even strength against the South Australian Football Association representative team, and one against a team of twenty-three South Australian-born players – and winning all three. J. Gibson (South Melbourne) served as captain of the Association team.
| | 1880 Intercolonial Matches | 1880 Intercolonial Matches | 1880 Intercolonial Matches | |
| Saturday, 14 August | South Australia 2.7 (2) | def. by | Victoria 5.13 (5) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 4,000) |
| Wednesday, 18 August | South Australian-born (23) 1.1 (1) | def. by | Victoria 5.17 (5) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,500) |
| Saturday, 21 August | South Australia 0.6 (0) | def. by | Victoria 3.21 (3) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,500) |

## Additional matches

Controversy regarding a goal kicked during the Victorian and South Adelaide game meant the result was not confirmed until it was referred to the SAFA committee. The result of the game was eventually decided to not count towards the premiership.
| | Victorian vs. South Adelaide | Victorian vs. South Adelaide | Victorian vs. South Adelaide | |
| Saturday, 29 May | Victorian 1.5 (1) | def. | South Adelaide 0.2 (0) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 600) |
The Port Adelaide and Victorian football clubs decided to play another game against each other as their two previous matches during the season resulted in draws.
| | Port Adelaide vs. Victorian | Port Adelaide vs. Victorian | Port Adelaide vs. Victorian | |
| Saturday, 4 September | Port Adelaide 0.5 (0) | def. by | Victorian 2.11 (2) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 500) |