President F. B. Bromby VFA season 11th (5–11–2) | Captain(s) Tom Blake | |
Home ground University Cricket Ground | ||
The 1895 VFA season was the 19th season in the Victorian Football Association to be contested by the Carlton Football Club. The club finished eleventh out of thirteen teams, with a record of 5–11–2 from eighteen matches.
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Club summary
The 1895 VFA season was the 19th season of the VFA competition since its inception in 1877; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 19th season contested by the Carlton Football Club.
Carlton's primary home ground in 1895 was the University Cricket Ground, within the grounds of the University of Melbourne in Carlton; but, home matches were also moved to the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Jolimont and Victoria Park in Abbotsford.
Mr F. B. Bromby took over the role as president of the football club in 1895. Bromby replaced Mr A. Gillespie, who had served in the role since 1886. Bromby spent only one season as president, before being replaced by Mr A. H. Shaw in 1896. Tom Blake took the role of club captain, taking over from Peter Williams.
Non-premiership matches
Carlton's played four non-premiership matches in 1895, including matches against junior clubs. Three were played in the pre-season, and one was played on the same weekend as Round 1 of the premiership seasons, during which Carlton had a bye. The number of players fielded by the junior clubs, if different to twenty, is indicated in parentheses.
Premiership season
Carlton won five matches and drew two out of its eighteen games to finish 11th out of 13 for the season. All matches were played at 3pm.
The Association had no formal tie-breakers in cases where clubs were equal on premiership points.