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Fourth Richmond Football Club (1882-1883

Fourth Richmond Football Club


Club Founded: March 28, 1882 at the Bowling Club Hotel, Richmond
(South Richmond FC and Richmond Alma FC amalgamate)
Club Folded: June 1883
Home Ground: Botanical Reserve, Yarra Park
Uniforms: 1860 - Blue and white hooped guernsey

PRESIDENTS
J. J Walsh (1883)


SECRETARIES
John Asher (1882-1883)


TREASURER
John Asher (1883)


GENERAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
John Asher (1882-1883)
W Brunton (or Branton) (1882-1883)
James Charles (1883)
Tom Graham (1883)
E. Green (1882)
Hall (1883)
Kingston Mitchell (1882)
W (or B). Newbold (1882)
Pik Purcell (1882-1883)
Robertson (1883)
Charlie Stephens (1882)


QUICK CUP DELEGATES
John Asher (Secretary 1882)
A. Bishop (1882)


VJFA DELEGATE
John Asher (1883)


CAPTAIN
J. Pik Puchell (1882)
Fred Wookey (1882)
Tom Graham (1883)


VICE CAPTAINS
J. Ahern (1882)
Charlie Stephens (1883)

PLAYERS
J Ahern (1882)
Allen (1882-83)
John Asher (1882-1883)

Bell (182)
Bennett (1882) emergency
A. Bishop (1882-83)
Brand (1882)
T Brewer (1882) emergency

A Chessell (1882)
Clarke (1882)
Coles (1882-83)
Colins (1882-83)
Curtis (1882-83)

Dean (1882)
Dennis (1883)
Duckworth (1882)
Duffield (1882)

Ecclestone (1882)
Elder (1882-83)
Elliot (1882)

H G Frost (1882)

R H Gooch (1882-83)
Goodwin (1882)
Green (1882)

Harte (1882)

Kerr (1882)
Lalor (1882)
Charles Layton (1882)
Harry Layton (1882-83)
W Lockett (1882-83)
Lister (Lyster ) (1882-83)

McDonald (1882-83)
Miller (1882)
Kingston Mitchell (1882)
J Mullally (1882)

W Newbold (1882)
Newman (1882) emergency
Nipper (1882) emergency

Pik Purcell (1882-83)
Purcell (1882-83)

O'Connell (1882)
O'Connor (1882)
O'Gorman (1882) emergency

J Quinlan (1882)

Robertson (1882-83)
Rudd (1882)

Shaw (1882)
G Shore (1882) emergency (most likely George Henry Shores, born in 1864, brother of Thomas Shores and James Shores) (Note that family historians advised the brothers were born Shores, not Shore)
Searle (1882) emergency
T Shore (1882) (most likely Thomas Shore, born in 1862, brother of George Shore and James Shore) (Note that family historians advised the brothers were born Shores, not Shore)

Charlie Stephens (1882-83)
G Styles (1882)

Wall (1882) emergency
F Walsh (1882)
J Walsh (1882-83)
Watson (1882)
Woess (1882)
Fred Wookey (1882-83)
Worthington (1882)

Unconfirmed:
William A 'Dad' Maybury


1882 Chronology

1882 Matches
Senior club are indicated by Bold text.
Thomas Quick Challenge Cup games are indicated as CUP
Games played upcountry on holidays are indicated as TRIP

Date
Venue
W/L
Richmond Score
Opponent Score
Goals/Notes
April 22 Royal Park L 0.6 Hotham 2.10
April 29 Royal Park D 1 Hotham United 1
May 6 Richmond CG L 0 South Park 3 Attendance 500
May 13 CUP Botanical Reserve W 5 Cremorne St 0 J Walsh (2), Lyster (1), Lockett (1), Bishop (1)
May 20 Melbourne Ground W 2 Fitzroy Juniors 1 Asher (1) Walsh (1)
May 24 TRIP Avenel L 0.3 Avenel 1.2
May 27 CUP Botanical Reserve W Napier Richmond claim a walkover. Napier did not win
June 3 Princes Oval L 0.0 Star of Carlton 2.13
June 10 CUP Botanical Reserve W 4.12 Yarra Park 0.4
June 17 Botanical Reserve W 3.28 Clyde 0.5 Watson (1), Walsh (1), Lockett (1)
June 24 Richmond CG W 2.8 Stanley 0.10 Walsh (2). Attendance 500
July 1 Victoria Park L 0.0 Britannia 4.4
July 15 CUP Botanical Reserve W 5.12 Cremorne Star 2.5 Lockett (4), Walsh (1). With this win, Richmond claim the Quick Challenge Cup
July 22 Richmond CG W 3.6 Stanley 2.9 J Walsh (1), Elliot (1), Quinlan (1). Attendance 600-700
July 29 Botanical Reserve W 3 Hotham United 1 Bishop (1), Elliot (1), Walsh (1)
Aug 5 Royal Park D 2.15 Carlton Zingari 2.4 Quinlan (1), Elliot (1). Carlton Zingari claimed the win saying 2.5 vs 1.4
Aug 12 East Melb Res L 2 Powlett 3 Walsh (1), Elder (1)
Aug 26 Botanical Reserve L 0 Sandridge 1



1882 Junior Challenge Cup table

Team
Played
W
D
L
For
Aga
Richmond 4 4 0 0 14 2
Yarra Park 2 1 0 1 3 5
Cremorne Star 2 0 0 2 2 10
Napier 2 0 0 2 1 3
  • Includes Richmond's walk-over win over Napier.
  • Yarra Park disband on June 19, and Napier appears to have disbanded by this time as well.


1883 Chronology

1883 Matches

Date
Venue
W/L
Richmond Score
Opponent Score
Goals/Notes
May 5 Botanical Reserve W 1 Brunswick 0
May 12 South Melbourne L 0 South Melb 5 Richmond played with 21 players
May 19 Melbourne Ground Fitzroy
May 24 TRIP Nagambie W 1 Nagambie 0 Wookey (1)
June 2 Royal Park Star of Carlton
June 9 Botanical Reserve Britannia


Further Reading
First Richmond FC
Second Richmond FC
Third Richmond FC
Fifth Richmond FC