Final season tables -- Queensland British Football Association 1896
First-grade teams are listed in bold.
No final series were held this season. There was only one division of senior football this season.
Brisbane Challenge Cup -- 1896
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Goals |
Goals |
Goal |
Points |
Notes |
|
1 |
Ipswich Rovers |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
21 |
7 |
3.000 |
10 |
Premiers after play-off. Club formed May 1896 |
Norman |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
8 |
1.875 |
10 |
|
|
3 |
Bundamba Rangers |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
16 |
0.563 |
6 |
|
4 |
Rosebank |
7 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
23 |
0.391 |
4 |
|
5 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
Withdrew after Round 2. See note below |
Note: Dinmore Bush Rats withdrew after Round 2. Their two remaining First-Round fixtures were forfeited, and the team was not included in the Second-Round fixtures.
Play-off for the Challenge Cup: Ipswich Rovers 5 Norman 2
Brisbane Challenge Cup -- 1896 -- Results
Round |
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Notes and references |
1 |
06/06/1896 |
Norman |
1 |
Bundamba Rangers |
2 |
Pineapple Ground |
Brisbane Courier 08/06/1896 |
1 |
06/06/1896 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
W |
Ipswich Rovers |
L |
Dinmore |
FORFEIT - See Note 2 below (Qld Times 09/06/1896) |
1 |
06/06/1896 |
Rosebank |
BYE |
|
|
||
2 |
13/06/1896 |
Norman |
4 |
Ipswich Rovers |
1 |
Pineapple Ground |
Brisbane Courier 15/06/1896 |
2 |
13/06/1896 |
Bundamba Rangers |
5 |
Rosebank |
1 |
Bundamba |
Qld Times 16/06/1896 |
2 |
13/06/1896 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
BYE |
|
|
||
3 |
20/06/1896 |
Rosebank |
0 |
Norman |
4 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Brisbane Courier 22/06/1896 |
3 |
20/06/1896 |
Bundamba Rangers |
W |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
L |
Bundamba |
FORFEIT - Dinmore Bush Rats forfeited this match, then withdrew from competition (Qld Times 25/06/1896). |
3 |
20/06/1896 |
Ipswich Rovers |
BYE |
|
|
||
4 |
27/06/1896 |
Ipswich Rovers |
1 |
Bundamba Rangers |
0 |
Basin Pocket Ground |
Qld Times 30/06/1896. Protest by Bundamba Rangers dismissed (Qld Times 09/07/1896). |
4 |
27/06/1896 |
Rosebank |
W |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
L |
|
FORFEIT - Dinmore Bush Rats had withdrawn (Qld Times 25/06/1896) |
4 |
27/06/1896 |
Norman |
BYE |
|
|
||
5 |
04/07/1896 |
Ipswich Rovers |
7 |
Rosebank |
1 |
North Ipswich Reserve |
Brisbane Courier 06/07/1896 |
5 |
04/07/1896 |
Norman |
W |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
L |
|
FORFEIT - Dinmore Bush Rats had withdrawn (Qld Times 25/06/1896) |
5 |
04/07/1896 |
Bundamba Rangers |
BYE |
|
|
||
6 |
18/07/1896 |
Rosebank |
0 |
Ipswich Rovers |
4 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Brisbane Courier 20/07/1896 |
6 |
29/08/1896 |
Bundamba Rangers |
1 |
Norman |
2 |
Bundamba |
Qld Times 01/09/1896. See Note 3 below |
7 |
01/08/1896 |
Norman |
2 |
Rosebank |
0 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Brisbane Courier 03/08/1896 |
7 |
01/08/1896 |
Bundamba Rangers |
0 |
Ipswich Rovers |
4 |
Bundamba |
Qld Times 04/08/1896 |
8 |
08/08/1896 |
Rosebank |
7 |
Bundamba Rangers |
1 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Brisbane Courier 10/08/1896 |
8 |
08/08/1896 |
Ipswich Rovers |
4 |
Norman |
2 |
Blackstone |
Qld Times 11/08/1896 |
Play-off |
12/09/1896 |
Ipswich Rovers |
5 |
Norman |
2 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Brisbane Courier 14/09/1896. Attendance: About 1000 |
Note 1: Abbreviations in the results for matches where the result is known, but the score is unavailable: W = Won; D = Drew; L = Lost; U = No record of result or if the match was played.
Note 2: Round 1 Dinmore Bush Rats vs. Ipswich Rovers was forfeited when the latter team only came with 6 or 7 players. A friendly match was played with borrowed players, the result: Ipswich Rovers 3 Dinmore Bush Rats 1
Note 3: Round 6 Bundamba Rangers vs. Norman was originally scheduled for 18/07/1896, but the referee did not show up (Brisbane Courier 20/07/1896). The result of a friendly match was: Bundamba Rangers 2 Norman 1. The match was re-scheduled for 29/08/1896
Brisbane Charity Cup -- 1896 -- Results
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Notes and references |
Semi-Finals |
||||||
15/08/1896 |
Norman |
2 |
Ipswich Rovers |
3 |
Pineapple Ground |
Brisbane Courier 17/08/1896 |
15/08/1896 |
Bundamba Rangers |
3 |
Rosebank |
3 |
Bundamba |
Qld Times 18/08/1896 |
Semi-Final Replays |
||||||
22/08/1896 |
Rosebank |
1 |
Bundamba Rangers |
1 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Brisbane Courier 24/08/1896. Attendance: 'large number' |
19/09/1896 |
Rosebank |
1 |
Bundamba Rangers |
0 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Brisbane Courier 21/09/1896. Attendance: About 1200 |
Final |
||||||
26/09/1896 |
Rosebank |
2 |
Ipswich Rovers |
3 |
Bowen Bridge Road |
Brisbane Courier 28/09/1896. See note below. Attendance: 'poor' |
Note: Rosebank appealed against the result of the final, claiming a goal by Ipswich Rovers should not have been allowed. The appeal was dismissed at a QBFA meeting on 06/10/1896 (Qld Times 08/10/1896). The full name of the venue: Association Ground, Bowen Bridge Road.
Brisbane - Other matches -- 1896 -- Results
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Notes and references |
09/05/1896 |
Norman & Rosebank |
2 |
Thistle |
9 |
Pineapple Ground |
Friendly. Brisbane Telegraph 11/06/1896 |
23/05/1896 |
Norman |
3 |
Rosebank |
3 |
Pineapple Ground |
Friendly. Brisbane Courier 25/05/1896 |
30/05/1896 |
Bundamba Rangers |
3 |
Ipswich Rovers |
3 |
Bundamba |
Friendly. Qld Times 02/06/1896 |
04/07/1896 |
Bundamba Rangers |
L |
Dinmore Bush Rats 2nds |
W |
|
Friendly. Qld Times 09/06/1896. Dinmore Bush Rats 2nds won, score unknown. |
22/07/1896 |
Brisbane |
7 |
Jumna (a steamer) |
1 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Friendly. Brisbane Courier 23/07/1896 |
29/07/1896 |
Dinmore Bush Rats 2nds |
5 |
Thistle |
0 |
Dinmore |
Friendly. Qld Times 01/09/1896 |
05/09/1896 |
Brisbane and District |
4 |
Maryborough and District |
3 |
Bowen Bridge Road |
Inter-District Match. Brisbane Courier 07/09/1896 |
07/09/1896 |
Brisbane and District |
2 |
Maryborough and District |
6 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Inter-District Match. Brisbane Courier 08/09/1896 |
Note: The match on 04/09/1896 was originally scheduled as West Moreton vs. Brisbane. The teams that competed were Ipswich Rovers against a combined team of Norman and Bundamba Rangers players.
QBFA Junior Premiership -- 1896 (Table incomplete)
Position |
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Goals |
Goals |
Goal |
Points |
Notes |
1 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Premiers |
2 |
Thistle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Marrickville |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Moreton |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Only competed this season |
4 |
Royal Stars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Only competed this season |
Note: There were not enough results reported to formulate an accurate final table.
QBFA Junior Premiership -- 1896 -- Known Results
Round |
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Notes and references |
1 |
27/06/1896 |
Thistle |
3 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
4 |
Pineapple Ground |
Qld Times 30/06/1896 |
2 |
01/08/1896 |
Thistle |
9 |
Moreton |
0 |
Pineapple Ground |
Brisbane Courier 03/08/1896 |
3 |
15/08/1896 |
Marrickville |
1 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
8 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Qld Times 18/08/1896 |
4 |
22/08/1896 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
W |
Royal Stars |
L |
Dinmore |
FORFEIT Qld Times 25/08/1896 |
Note: Abbreviations in the results for matches where the result is known, but the score is unavailable: W = Won; D = Drew; L = Lost; U = No record of result or if the match was played.
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