Nickname(s) Tigers, Bumblebees Premierships (1): 1877 Premiership 1877 | Colours orange and black Date founded 1875 | |
Full name Victorian Football Club Dissolved 1884; 133 years ago (1884) Competition South Australian National Football League (1877–1884) | ||
The Victorian Football Club , renamed the North Adelaide Football Club in its final year, was an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. Formed in 1875, the club was a founding member of the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) in 1877, and shared the competition's inaugural premiership with South Adelaide. Having struggled to compete in its later years, the club disbanded at the end of the 1884 season, having finished last in each of the preceding two seasons.
One notable game that the Victorian Football Club played was the first intercolonial match involving a South Australian club. The game was held on 11 August 1877 on the Adelaide Exhibition Grounds against the Melbourne Football Club with the visitors winning 1 goal to nil.