The 1887 South Australian Football Association season was the 11th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The Norwood Football Club won their 7th premiership
10th SAFA season Pictured above is the 1887 premiership team.
View of an Australian rules football match on Adelaide Oval from Montefiore Hill during the 1887 SAFA season. Note the lack of behind posts.
Alberton Oval is a sports oval located in Alberton, a north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It has been the home of the Port Adelaide Football Club since 1880. The ground is a public park
1887 SAFA season
…7 May (3:25 pm) Norwood 9.23 (9) def. West Adelaide 0.0 (0) Kensington Oval Saturday, 7 May (Time pm) Port Adelaide 12.28 (12) def. Gawler 0.1 (0) Alberton Oval (crowd: 800) Bye South Adelaide Round 2 Round 2 Saturday, 14 May (Time pm) Adelaide 3.12 (3) drew with South Adelaide 3.4 (3) Adelaide Oval (crowd…
Partial view of Alberton Oval looking toward the Robert B. Quinn MM Grandstand
John Formby donated the land for Alberton Oval to the people of Port Adelaide for a sporting oval.
The Williams Family Grandstand at Alberton Oval.
The Williams and Quinn grandstands pictured in 2007.