- Information
- Home & Away
- Milestones
Season 1878 Summary:
- Games Played: 11
- Win-Draw-Loss: 6-3-2
- Ladder Position: 3rd
The Bosses:
- Captain: Bill Fletcher
Goals:
- For: 13
- Against: 3
- Leading Goal Kicker: Joseph Carter / Ern Le Messurier (3)
Highs:
- Highest Margin: 4 (Round 2, Kensington)
- Highest Score: 4 (Round 2, Kensington)
Lows:
- Lowest Margin: -1 (Round 5, Norwood / Round 14, South Adelaide)
- Lowest Score: 0 (Round 5, Norwood / Round 11, Victorian / Round 13, Norwood / Round 14 South Adelaide)
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Notes:
- 7 teams competed
- No finals matches played
Round 1 – South Park v Port Adelaide: Saturday 18th May – South Park Lands
| Teams | Score | Final Margin |
|---|---|---|
| South Park | 0 | Port Adelaide by 2 |
| Port Adelaide | 2 |
Round 2 – Kensington v Port Adelaide: Saturday 25th May – Kensington Oval
| Teams | Score | Final Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Kensington | 0 | Port Adelaide by 4 |
| Port Adelaide | 4 |
Round 3 – South Adelaide v Port Adelaide: Saturday 1st June – South Park Lands
| Teams | Score | Final Margin |
|---|---|---|
| South Adelaide | 0 | Port Adelaide by 1 |
| Port Adelaide | 1 |
Round 4 – Port Adelaide v Victorian: Saturday 8th June – Glanville Oval
| Teams | Score | Final Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 1 | Port Adelaide by 1* |
| Victorian | 0 |
Round 5 – Port Adelaide v Norwood: Saturday 15th June – Glanville Oval
| Teams | Score | Final Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 0 | Norwood by 1 |
| Norwood | 1 |
Round 6 – Port Adelaide v Adelaide: Saturday 22nd June – Glanville Oval
| Teams | Score | Final Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 2 | Port Adelaide by 2 |
| Adelaide | 0 |
Round 9 – Adelaide v Port Adelaide: Saturday 13th July – North Park Lands
| Teams | Score | Final Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 1 | Draw |
| Port Adelaide | 1 |
Round 10 – Port Adelaide v South Park: Saturday 20th July – Glanville Oval
| Teams | Score | Final Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 2 | Port Adelaide by 2 |
| South Park | 0 |
Round 11 – Victorian v Port Adelaide: Saturday 27th July – Montefiore Hill
| Teams | Score | Final Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Victorian | 0 | Draw |
| Port Adelaide | 0 |
Round 13 – Norwood v Port Adelaide: Saturday 10th August – East Park Lands
| Teams | Score | Final Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood | 0 | Draw |
| Port Adelaide | 0 |
Round 14 – Port Adelaide v South Adelaide: Saturday 17th August – Glanville Oval
| Teams | Score | Final Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 0 | South Adelaide by 1 |
| South Adelaide | 1 |
* Match abandoned shortly after half-time due to bad weather. One source has this game re-scheduled into a 1-all draw played on July 6th, however, this does not match the W-D-L ratio as stated in my main source of information…
Club Debut:
- Joseph Carter (Round 1)