Final season tables -- Queensland British Football Association 1890

First-grade teams are listed in bold.

The Queensland British Football Association (QBFA) was formed at a general meeting of clubs in 22/04/1890 (Brisbane Courier 24/04/1890).

There was no formal QBFA competition in 1890.

For the results and table below, included are results of all matches as reported in contemporary newspapers.

 

QBFA Senior Matches -- 1890 (Unofficial Standings)

Position

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals
For

Goals
Against

Goal
Average

Points

Notes

1

Norman

3

2

1

0

4

2

2.000

5

 

2

St Andrew's

5

2

0

3

6

10

0.600

4

 

3

Thistle

3

1

1

1

7

4

1.750

3

See note below

4

Blackstone Rovers

1

0

0

1

1

2

0.500

0

 

 

Note: Thistle was inactive after this season. The club was briefly revived in 1897 (junior) and 1900 (senior).

 

QBFA Senior Matches -- 1890 -- Results

 

Date

Home team

Score

Away team

Score

Venue

Notes and references

03/05/1890

Norman

2

St Andrew's

1

Association Ground, Woolloongabba

Brisbane Telegraph 06/05/1890

10/05/1890

Norman

1

Thistle

1

Association Ground, Woolloongabba

Brisbane Courier 12/05/1890

14/06/1890

St Andrew's

1

Thistle

0

Association Ground, Woolloongabba

Brisbane Courier 16/06/1890

21/06/1890

Norman

1

St Andrew's

0

Association Ground, Woolloongabba

Brisbane Telegraph 24/06/1890

05/07/1890

Blackstone Rovers

1

St Andrew's

2

Blackstone

Qld Times 08/07/1890. About 200 spectators.

19/07/1890

Thistle

6

St Andrew's

2

Pineapple Ground

Brisbane Telegraph 24/07/1890

 

 

Queensland tour of New South Wales -- 1890 -- Results

 

Date

Home team

Score

Away team

Score

Venue

Notes and references

16/08/1890

New South Wales

1

Queensland

3

Sir Joseph Banks Ground, Botany

Sydney Morning Herald 18/08/1890. See note below

19/08/1890

Pyrmont Rangers

2

Queensland

3

Wentworth Park

Australian Star (Sydney) 20/08/1890. Pyrmont Rangers was the strongest club side in NSW

21/08/1890

NSW Northern Association

0

Queensland

4

Hamilton Ground, Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald 22/08/1890

23/08/1890

New South Wales

0

Queensland

1

Ashfield Recreational Ground

Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 25/08/1890

 

Note: The match 16/08/1890 was abandoned 10 minutes from full time, due to a serious injury. All sources gave the win to Queensland, except for the Australian Star (Sydney) 18/08/1890 which stated the teams agreed the result was 'a draw in favour of Queensland'.

 

Brisbane - Other matches -- 1890 -- Results

 

Date

Home team

Score

Away team

Score

Venue

Notes and references

24/05/1890

Brisbane (White)

1

Brisbane (Blue)

1

Aquarium Grounds

Brisbane Courier 26/05/1890. See note below

02/08/1890

Brisbane (Probables)

5

Brisbane (Improbables)

0

Pineapple Ground

TRIAL MATCH. Brisbane Telegraph 04/08/1890

09/08/1890

Brisbane (Intercolonials)

5

Brisbane (Picked Team)

2

Pineapple Ground

PRACTICE MATCH. Brisbane Telegraph 11/08/1890

 

Note: The Aquarium Ground was located within the Queensport Aquarium & Zoological Garden, which was opened in August 1889. It was located between Lytton Road, Hemmant and Bulimba Creek.

 

 

Queensland tables

Final season tables -- Queensland | 1889 | 1891 (Brisbane) | 1891 (Ipswich) |

 

Season 1890 index

Complete final season tables -- Australia 1890 -- Index

 

 

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Author: Andrew Robinson (contact: andrew at elitetograssroots dot net)
First created: 1 July 2024

Last updated: 1 July
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