Final season tables -- Queensland British Football Association 1899
First-grade teams are listed in bold.
No final series were held this season. There was only one division of senior football this season.
The Ipswich and West Moreton British Football Association was formed on 20/02/1899 (Qld Times 21/02/1899), but senior Ipswich club continued to contest the Brisbane Challenge Cup.
Brisbane Challenge Cup -- 1899
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Goals |
Goals |
Goal |
Points |
Notes |
|
1 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
3.000 |
8 |
Premiers |
Blackstone Rovers |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
6 |
2.167 |
7 |
|
|
3 |
South Brisbane |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
0.176 |
1 |
Competed this season only |
4 |
North Brisbane |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0.500 |
0 |
Competed this season only. See Note 2 below |
Note 1: The results and scores of some matches were not reported, however these have been inferred as set out in the listing of results below.
Note 2: There are no reports of the three matches involving North Brisbane in the second half of the draw, which implies that the club withdrew, or forfeited these fixtures and the replayed match against Dinmore Bush Rats.
Brisbane Challenge Cup -- 1899 -- Results
Round |
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Notes and references |
1 |
17/06/1899 |
North Brisbane |
1 |
Blackstone Rovers |
2 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Brisbane Telegraph 19/06/1899 |
1 |
01/07/1899 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
6 |
South Brisbane |
1 |
Dinmore |
Qld Times 06/07/1899 |
2 |
24/06/1899 |
North Brisbane |
0 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
1 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Brisbane Telegraph 26/06/1899. See Note 2 below |
2 |
05/08/1899 |
North Brisbane |
L |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
W |
|
Inferred result of replayed match. Probably forfeited by North Brisbane which played no matches in August. |
2 |
24/06/1899 |
Blackstone Rovers |
7 |
South Brisbane |
1 |
Blackstone |
Qld Times 27/06/1899 |
3 |
08/07/1899 |
Blackstone Rovers |
2 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
0 |
Blackstone |
Qld Times 13/07/1899 |
3 |
08/07/1899 |
North Brisbane |
U |
South Brisbane |
U |
|
Result unknown |
4 |
15/07/1899 |
South Brisbane |
1 |
Blackstone Rovers |
1 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Brisbane Telegraph 17/07/1899 |
4 |
12/08/1899 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
U |
North Brisbane |
U |
|
No record of this match being played. North Brisbane withdrew (inferred from unplayed fixtures) |
5 |
29/07/1899 |
South Brisbane |
0 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
3 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Brisbane Telegraph 31/07/1899 |
5 |
26/08/1899 |
Blackstone Rovers |
U |
North Brisbane |
U |
|
No record of this match being played. North Brisbane withdrew (inferred from unplayed fixtures) |
6 |
19/08/1899 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
3 |
Blackstone Rovers |
1 |
Dinmore |
Qld Times 24/08/1899. Reported to be the final match of the 1899 Challenge Cup |
6 |
19/08/1899 |
North Brisbane |
U |
South Brisbane |
U |
|
No record of this match being played. North Brisbane withdrew (inferred from unplayed fixtures) |
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: Match stopped 8 minutes before time due to darkness, the score North Brisbane 0 Dinmore Bush Rats 1 (Qld Times 27/06/1899). The match was declared void (QBFA Meeting 29/06/1899) and ordered to be replayed (Brisbane Telegraph 30/06/1899).
Brisbane Charity Cup -- 1899 -- Results
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Notes and references |
Semi-Finals |
||||||
30/09/1899 |
South Brisbane |
W |
Blackstone Rovers |
L |
Brisbane |
Inferred result. See Note 1 below |
30/09/1899 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
W |
North Brisbane |
L |
Dinmore |
Inferred result. See Note 1 below |
Final |
||||||
07/10/1899 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
W |
South Brisbane |
L |
Bowen Bridge Road |
Qld Times 12/10/1899. See Notes 2 and 3 |
Note 1: The original draw for the Charity Cup semi-finals was: Dinmore Bush Rats vs. South Brisbane at Dinmore; North Brisbane vs. Blackstone Rovers at Brisbane (Brisbane Telegraph 16/09/1899).
The final was to have been played 14/10/1899 (Brisbane Telegraph 16/09/1899), but Dinmore Bush Rats had already won the Charity Cup earlier (Qld Times 12/10/1899).
Note 2: The venue for the Dinmore Bush Rats vs. South Brisbane match on 07/10/1899 was the Rugby Union Ground, Bowen Bridge Road (Brisbane Telegraph 07/10/1899). This match was also described as a friendly match (Brisbane Courier 06/10/1899).
Note 3: Dinmore Bush Rats had won the Charity Cup (Qld Times 12/10/1899) meaning the match on 07/10/1899 must have been the final. The result of the final match was not stated.
Brisbane - Other matches -- 1899 -- Results
Date |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Score |
Venue |
Notes and references |
09/06/1899 |
Howard Rovers |
1 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
3 |
Howard |
Qld Times 13/06/1899 |
10/06/1899 |
Howard Rovers |
0 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
2 |
Howard |
Qld Times 13/06/1899 |
10/06/1899 |
North Brisbane |
1 |
South Brisbane |
2 |
Queen's Park, Botanical Gardens |
Brisbane Courier 12/06/1899. Brisbane Telegraph 12/06/1899 states North Brisbane won 1-0 |
15/09/1899 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
4 |
Howard Rovers |
5 |
Whitwood Ground |
Qld Times 16/09/1899 |
16/09/1899 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
2 |
Howard Rovers |
5 |
Whitwood Ground |
Qld Times 19/09/1899 |
Ipswich and West Moreton British Football Association
Ipswich and West Moreton British FA -- 1899 season
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