1872 Chronology

Overview
Competition: Junior Challenge Cup (Winner)

Captain: Fred Hyde
Goal Kickers: J. Bagge, Michael Carter, A. Haldane, Fred Hyde, Joe Osborne, __ Shaw.

Clubs: The Richmond Union Football Club is existent.

May__ The Junior Football Club Challenge Cup is established. Collingwood, East Melbourne, Richmond and Southern enter the competition.
May 18 Richmond’s match against Collingwood is postponed due to the poor weather.
May 22 The practice of changing ends at half time rather than after each goal (a practice that had been used informally for some time) is formalised in the rules.

May 25
Collingwood 1
Richmond 0
North Fitzroy

June 1
Junior Challenge Cup
Richmond 0
East Melbourne 0
Richmond Paddock
Richmond plays its first Junior Challenge Cup game. It plays a scoreless draw with East Melbourne.

June 8
Richmond defeats Carlton Imperial in Richmond Paddock with just 17 men.

June 15
Junior Challenge Cup
Richmond 4
Southern 0
Goals: Bagge, Haldane, Osbourne, Shaw
Richmond Paddock
Richmond defeats Southern four goals to nil in a Junior Challenge Cup game in Richmond Paddock (Yarra Park). It is the club’s greatest score and winning margin.

June 22
Richmond’s handicap game against the senior club Melbourne (16 players) is possibly postponed due to the weather.

June 29
Junior Challenge Cup
Richmond 1
Collingwood 0
Goal: Hyde
Richmond Paddock

July 6
CARLTON (16) 4
Richmond 0
Royal Park
The senior club Carlton easily defeats Richmond despite a four man handicap.

July 13
Richmond scheduled game against East Melbourne in Richmond Paddock is possibly postponed due to the weather.

July 27
Junior Challenge Cup
Southern 1
Richmond 0
Fawkner Park
Southern upsets Richmond with a one goal to nil win in a Junior Challenge Cup game at Fawkner Park. It will be Southern’s only goal and win in the competition.

Aug. 3
Richmond is scheduled to play the senior club Albert Park (16 players) at Albert Park.

Aug. 10
Junior Challenge Cup
Collingwood 0
Richmond 0
North Fitzroy
Richmond draws a vital cup game against Collingwood at North Fitzroy.

Aug. 17
Richmond 0
CARLTON (16) 0
Richmond Paddock

Aug. 24
Junior Challenge Cup
Richmond 1
East Melbourne 0
Goal: M. Carter
Richmond Paddock
Richmond claims the Junior Challenge Cup after it defeats East Melbourne one goal to nil.

Aug. 31
The Australasian reports that Collingwood’s appeal for a goal against East Melbourne on June 15 had been dismissed. If the goal had been awarded Richmond and Collingwood would have been level on points and a play off for the Junior Challenge Cup would have eventuated.

MELBOURNE (16) 2
Richmond 0
Melbourne’s Ground
Richmond loses to Melbourne (16 players) on Melbourne’s ground. Richmond held the senior club in the first half but Melbourne kick two second half goals to win.

Sept. 14
Richmond’s captain Fred Hyde captains the combined juniors team against the senior club Melbourne. Tom Kendall, Barnett, Michael Carter and W. Carter are other Richmond players selected. George Bruce is named as an emergency.

Sept. 28
The Town of Richmond is proclaimed. It has approximately 17,000 residents.
Richmond was scheduled to play North Melbourne at Royal Park but as Richmond do not show North claim a walk-over victory.

Dec. 6
While practicing gymnastics the twenty one year old Fred Hyde falls on his head and is rendered insensible. He will die one week later from his injuries.

Club Office Bearers 1872
Captain Fred Hyde