1891 Victorian football season


The 1891 Victorian football season was the 22nd senior season of Australian rules football in the colony of Victoria.

VFA

won the Victorian Football Association premiership for the first time, beginning a sequence of four consecutive premierships won from 1891 to 1894.

VJFA

The 1891 VJFA season was the ninth season of the Victorian Junior Football Association. won the premiership for the first and only time.
Beginning this year, VJFA clubs were divided into three divisions, each consisting of eight teams. After the end of the home-and-away season, the two highest-ranking teams from each division played in a finals series to determine the premiers.
won the second-rate premiership, which was contested by at least 24 clubs also competed in the VJFA's second-rate competition in 1891. won the third-rate premiership.
During the season, player William Wiecraft was banned from the VJFA for life for "brutal play".

Ladder

Although the VJFA was split into three divisions, newspapers published a ladder with all clubs after the finals series.

Section A


Section B


Section C


Finals

Ladder


Goulburn Valley

The 1891 GVFA season was the fourth season of the Goulburn Valley Football Association.
won the premiership for the first time, defeating in the grand final.