Sydney
"In retrospect, the 1986-7 period can be seen as something of a false dawn for the Sydney experiment, with the ensuing seven seasons proving as bleak as almost any in the club's long and often tortured past. The private ownership experiment was also a failure. In the end, the club owners overstretched themselves and the club ended up in a much worse position financially than it had been before the move to Sydney...."
John Devaney retraces the history of South Melbourne's 'bloodstained angels' - and their modern incarnation into the Sydney Swans
1896 Season () Fixture
South Melbourne's 1896 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896-05-02 1 | A | South Melbourne | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5 | WON | Footscray | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3 | 2 | WES | 1896-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-09 2 | H | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4 | 1 | LAK | 1896-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-16 3 | A | South Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3 | LOST | Collingwood | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | -1 | VIC | 1896-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-23 4 | H | South Melbourne | 3.2 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 8 | WON | Geelong | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 6 | LAK | 1896-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-05-31 5 | South Melbourne | Bye | 1896-05-31 May 31 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1896-06-13 6 | A | South Melbourne | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4 | LOST | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 6 | -2 | EME | 1896-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-20 7 | H | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 9 | WON | Richmond | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 7 | LAK | 1896-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-06-27 8 | A | South Melbourne | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 6 | WON | Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5 | 1 | MCG | 1896-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-04 9 | H | South Melbourne | 0.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 1 | LAK | 1896-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-11 10 | H | South Melbourne | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2 | 1 | LAK | 1896-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-18 11 | H | South Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.11 | 3.16 | 3 | WON | Carlton | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | LAK | 1896-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-07-25 12 | A | South Melbourne | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5 | WON | Williamstown | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3 | 2 | WCG | 1896-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-01 13 | H | South Melbourne | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 2 | WON | Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 | LAK | 1896-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-08 14 | A | South Melbourne | 3.1 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 8.10 | 8 | WON | St. Kilda | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4 | 4 | JUN | 1896-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-15 15 | H | South Melbourne | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 5 | WON | Essendon | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | LAK | 1896-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-08-22 16 | H | South Melbourne | 0.2 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.10 | 3 | DRAW | Collingwood | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | LAK | 1896-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-05 17 | A | South Melbourne | 2.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6 | WON | Geelong | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5 | 1 | COR | 1896-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-12 18 | A | South Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | LOST | Fitzroy | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.12 | 2.15 | 2 | -2 | BWS | 1896-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-19 19 | A | South Melbourne | 2.3 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6 | WON | Port Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3 | NPO | 1896-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1896-09-27 20 | South Melbourne | Bye | 1896-09-27 Sep 27 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1896-10-03 POFF | A | South Melbourne | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.10 | 5 | LOST | Collingwood | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 6 | -1 | EME | 1896-10-03 Oct 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |