1905 MJFA season

1905 MJFA season
Date	6 May – 2 September 1902[1][2]
Teams	10
Premiers	Port Rovers 1st premiership
Minor premiers	Port Rovers 2nd minor premiership
Wooden spooners	Beverley 2nd wooden spoon

The 1905 MJFA season, also known as the 1905 MFA season, was the 14th season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).[a]

Port Rovers won the MJFA premiership for the first time, finishing first on the ladder with 15 wins from its 18 games.[7][8]

Association membership

Like the previous season in 1904, a total of ten teams competed in the MJFA.[9] On 30 April 1905, prior to the start of the season, Boroondara merged with Hawthorn.[10] Hawthorn retained its own name, but adopted Boroondara's colours of a black guernsey with a red sash.[11]

The University Football Club, which had fielded a reserves team in the MJFA during the 1893 season, returned to the competition with a senior team.[5][12]

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	Pts
1	Port Rovers (P)	18	15	3	0	60
2	Collegians	18	13	4	1	54
3	Leopold	18	11	6	1	46
4	University	18	11	7	0	44
5	Brighton	18	10	7	1	42
6	Collegians	18	9	8	1	38
7	Caulfield	18	9	9	0	36
8	Hawthorn	18	5	13	0	20
9	Fitzroy District	18	4	14	0	16
10	Beverley	18	1	17	0	4

Source: [13][14][15]
(P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew

Notes

1. In 1900, the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA, now VAFA) decided on a change of name to the Metropolitan Football Association (MFA). MJFA president Lawrence Adamson brokered a deal that the existing MFA (of 1899) became the MJFA, giving his MJFA (of 1892) the "Metropolitan Football Association" name.[3][4] Despite this, various newspaper reports from 1900 until 1912 still use the MJFA name when referring to Adamson's competition, most consensus is that "MJFA" in this time period refers to the now-VAFA, and the VAFA's official history continues to use the MJFA name until 1912.[5][6]

References

1. "FOOTBALL". The Argus. 18 April 1905. p. 7. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
2. "Fixtures for season 1905". Leader. 22 April 1905. p. 17. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
3. "CLUB HISTORY". Kew Football Club. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
4. "METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION". The Herald. 17 August 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 13 August 2024. Tomorrow's MFA matches
5. "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
6. "Metropolitan Junior Football Association (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
7. "METROPOLITAN". Brighton Southern Cross. 9 September 1905. p. 6. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
8. "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
9. "METROPOLITAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". Port Melbourne Standard. 26 August 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
10. "THE METROPOLITAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Age. 1 April 1905. p. 12. Retrieved 13 October 2024. The Boroondara and Hawthorn clubs had decided to amalgamate, and would form a very strong club for the ensuing season.
11. "History". Hawthorn Football Club. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024. Hawthorn merged with Boroondara Football Club, retaining name but adopts Boroondara's guernsey, black with a red sash.
12. "UNIVERSITY CLUB". The Herald. 27 March 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
13. "PORT ROVERS F.C. PREMIERS 1905". Port Melbourne Standard. 2 September 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
14. "METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION". The Age. 4 September 1905. p. 6. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
15. "PORT ROVERS PREMIERS". The Prahran Telegraph. 9 September 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 13 October 2024.