1889 SAFA season

The 1889 South Australian Football Association season was the 13th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
As and finished level on premiership points, the first ever dedicated premiership playoff match in a major Australian rules football competition was held, with winning to claim the 1889 premiership.
North Adelaide after two seasons in the S.A.F.A. merged with Adelaide. The merged club retained Adelaide's name and their Black and Red colours.

Minor Round

Round 7 (Arbor Day Holiday)

Round 14

Ladder

Notes: Medindie played each club 3 times

Gawler only played each Club twice except Medindie

due to City clubs only wanting to travel once to Gawler due to the cost of the Special Train

The other 4 senior teams - Norwood, Port Adelaide, Adelaide and South Adelaide played each other 4 times.