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KEY FACTS

Official name
Adelaide Football Club

Known as
Adelaide (Original)

Formed
1860; disbanded 1873; reformed 1876; merged with Kensington 1881; disbanded 1882; reformed and merged with North Park 1885; assimilated the original West Adelaide Football Club 1888; assimilated North Adelaide/Hotham 1889

Disbanded
1893

Colours
Black, red and white

Affiliation (Historical)
South Australian National Football league (SANFL) 1877–1893

Senior Premierships
1886 (1 total)

Adelaide (Original)



After numerous incarnations over the previous two decades, the new [in 1885] incarnation of the Adelaide Football Club seemed to find things every bit as tough as its predecessor, but after succumbing to the 1885 wooden spoon it suddenly sprang to life the following year to claim a highly popular premiership.

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1893 Season () Fixture

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Adelaide (Original)'s 1893 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Adelaide (Original)        vs Norwood          KEN May 6 (Sat, 2:10)  
2 A Adelaide (Original)        vs South Adelaide          ADO May 13 (Sat, 2:10)  
3 A Adelaide (Original)        vs Port Adelaide          ALB May 20 (Sat, 2:10)  
4 A Adelaide (Original)        vs North Adelaide          ADO May 24 (Wed, 2:10)  
7 A Adelaide (Original)        vs Port Adelaide          ALB Jun 17 (Sat, 2:10)  
8 H Adelaide (Original)        vs North Adelaide          ADO Jun 20 (Tue, 2:10)  
9 A Adelaide (Original)        vs South Adelaide          ADO Jun 24 (Sat, 2:10)  
10 A Adelaide (Original)        vs Norwood          ADO Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10)  
12 A Adelaide (Original)        vs Port Adelaide          KEN Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10)  
13 A Adelaide (Original)        vs Port Adelaide          ALB Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10)  
14 A Adelaide (Original)        vs South Adelaide          ADO Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10)  
15 A Adelaide (Original)        vs Norwood          KEN Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10)  
16 H Adelaide (Original)        vs North Adelaide          KEN Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10)  
19 A Adelaide (Original)        vs North Adelaide          ADO Sep 1 (Fri, 2:10)  
20 A Adelaide (Original)        vs South Adelaide          ADO Sep 2 (Sat, 2:10)  
21 A Adelaide (Original)        vs Norwood          KEN Sep 9 (Sat, 2:10)  
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.