Second Richmond Football Club
Club Founded: 1871 (Largely from members of the Surrey Football Club: 1896-1970)
2nds Founded: 1876
Last Annual Meeting: April2 5 1877, at the Royal Hotel, Richmond (Richmond did not compete in 1877)
Home Ground: Near the northern boundary of Richmond Paddock (Yarra Park), alongside Wellington Parade
Uniforms: Blue cap with a white stripe, a blue jumper and white cricket pants.
1875-1875- ight blue knickerbocker and guernsey with a white stripe down side, blue cap with a white strip and white socks.
Honours: 1872 Junior Football Club Challenge Cup winners.
PRESIDENTS
Dr. Louis Lawrence Smith (1873, 1875)
VICE PRESIDENTS
R. Fergie (1873)
Benjamin F Marsh (1875)
SECRETARIES
J. Osbourne (1873)
James McCutchan (1875-76)
SECOND TWENTY SECRETARY
Benjamin F Marsh (1876)
TREASURERS
W. Compton (1873)
James McCutchan (1875)
GENERAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
George Bruce (1873, 1875)
Fisher (1875)
Thomas Kendall (1873)
Kirkpatrick (1873, 1875)
Benjamin F Marsh (1873)
McKenzie (1873)
Roach (or Roche) (1875)
J. Ralph (1875)
CAPTAINS
E. Tilly (1871)
Frederick Thomas Hyde (1872)
Thomas Kendall (1873, 1875)
W.Compton (1873-1874)
Robert 'Bob' Mitchell (1874)
Arthur R Jerrems (1876)
VICE CAPTAINS
Frederick Thomas Hyde (1871)
W. Compton (1873)
Arthur R. Jerrems (1875)
Jonathon Moad (1876)
MEMBERS
1875: 45 (subscription 5s)
1876: 75 (subscription 5s)
COMBINED JUNIOR TEAMS REPRESENTATIVES
Includes those selected as emergencies.
Frederick Thomas Hyde (1872 Combined Captain)
Barnett (1872)
Blair (1873) emergency
George Bruce (1872 emergency) (1873)
Michael Carter (1872)
W. Carter (1872)
W. Compton (1873)
Arthur Jerrems (1873)
Thomas Kingston Kendall (1872, 1873)
Kirkpatrick (1873)
Robert Mitchell (1873)
Henry Mitchell (1873)
Jonathon Moad (1873)
W. Mowlan/Mowlam (1873)
J. Osbourne (1873)
T. Reeves (1873) emergency
1871 Chronology
1871 Matches
Date | Venue | W/L | Richmond Score | Opponent Score | Notes
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| May 27 | Fawkner Park | L | 1 goal | Southern 3 goals | Goal: Holden | |
| June 3 | Richmond Paddock | W | 2 goals | Collingwood 1 goal | Goals: Jerrems (1), Haldane (1) | |
| June 10 | Albert Park | Albert Park (15 players) | Richmond were to field 20 players) | |||
| June 17 | Richmond Paddock | L | 0 goals | Carlton United 1 goal | ||
| June 24 | Melbourne Ground | D | 0 goals | Melbourne 0 goals | Melbourne had 13 players, Richmond had 18 | |
| July 1 | Richmond Paddock | W | 1 goal | East Melbourne 0 goals | Goal: Jenkinson | |
| July 8 | Richmond Paddock | D | 0 goals | Southern 0 goals | ||
| July 15 | Richmond Paddock | D | 0 goals | Carlton 0 goals | Best: Hyde, Kendall, Ewing, Jerrems, Tout, Theile, Jenkinson. Carlton had 13 players, Richmond 18 players. | |
| July 22 | North Fitzroy | L | 0 goals | Collingwood 1 goal | ||
| July 29 | Royal Park | L | 0 goals | Carlton 1 goal | Carlton had 15 players, Richmond had 20. | |
| August 5 | Royal Park | Carlton United | ||||
| August 12 | Sth Melb CG | Albert Park 2nds | Postponed - ground used by athletics | |||
| August 19 | D | 0 goals | East Melb 0 goals | |||
| September 2 | Richmond Paddock | Collingwood | Possibly postponed due to weather | |||
| September 9 | Richmond Paddock | L | 0 goals | Melbourne 1 goal | ||
| September 16 | Richmond Paddock | Carlton United | ||||
| September 23 | Melbourne Ground | W | 2 goals | Carlton 0 goals | Goals: Hyde, Osbourne. (Carlton played with 15 players) | |
1872 Chronology
1872 Matches
Date | Venue | W/L | Richmond Score | Opponent Score | Notes
| |
| May 18 | Collingwood | Postponed - poor weather | ||||
| May 25 | Nth Fitz | L | 0 goals | Collingwood 1 goal | ||
| June 1 | Richmond Paddock | D | 0 goals | East Melbourne 0 goals | Junior Challenge Cup Match. | |
| June 8 | Richmond Paddock | W | Carlton Imperial | Richmond played with 17 players | ||
| June 15 | Richmond Paddock | W | 4 goals | Southern 0 goals | Goals: Haldane, Osbourne, Shaw, Bagge. Junior Challenge Cup Match | |
| June 22 | Melbourne | Possibly postponed - poor weather. Melbourne was to play with 16 men | ||||
| June 29 | Richmond Paddock | W | 1 goal | Collingwood 0 | Goal: Hyde | |
| July 6 | Royal Park | L | 0 goals | Carlton 4 goals | Carlton played with 16 players | |
| July 13 | Richmond Paddock | East Melbourne | Possibly postponed - poor weather | |||
| July 27 | Fawkner Park | L | 0 goals | Southern 1 goal | Junior Challenge Cup Match | |
| August 3 | Albert Park | Albert Park | Albert Park played with 16 players | |||
| August 10 | Nth Fitz | D | 0 goals | Collingwood 0 goals | Junior Challenge Cup Match | |
| August 17 | Richmond Paddock | D | 0 goals | Carlton 0 goals | Carlton played with 16 players | |
| August 24 | Richmond Paddock | W | 1 goal | East Melbourne 0 goals | Goals: M Carter. Junior Challenge Cup Match | |
| August 31 | Melbourne Ground | L | 0 goals | Melbourne 2 goals | Melbourne played with 16 players | |
| September 28 | Royal Park | L | North Melbourne | North claim a walkover win. Richmond did not show. | ||
1872 Junior Challenge Cup table
Team | Played | W | D | L | Pts | |
| Richmond | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Collingwood | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| East Melbourne | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Southern | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
1873 Chronology
1873 Matches
Date | Venue | W/L | Richmond Score | Opponent Score | Notes
| |
| May 10 | Richmond Paddock | D | 0 goals | Melborune 0 goals | ||
| May 24 | Fawkner Park | L | 0 goals | Southern 1 goal | ||
| May 31 | Melbourne Ground | L | 0 goals | Melbourne 4 goals | Melbourne played with 18 men. Crowd of 2,000 | |
| June 7 | Royal Park | L | 0 goals | Nth Melbourne 3 goals | ||
| June 14 | Richmond Paddock | W | 2 goals | East Melbourne 0 goals | Goals: R Mitchell, Osbourne | |
| June 21 | Royal Park | Carlton | Postponed. Richmond unable to gather a team | |||
| June 28 | Studley Park | W | 6 goals | Studley Park 0 goals | Goals: R Mitchell (2), Bruce, Jerrems, Osbourne, Frank Harcourt | |
| July 5 | Richmond Paddock | W | 1 goal | Collingwood 0 goals | Goals: Bagge | |
| July 12 | Melbourne Gronud | D | 0 goals | Melbourne 0 goals | Melbourne played with 18 men | |
| July 19 | Richmond Paddock | D | 0 goals | Southern 0 goals | ||
| July 26 | StKilda | L | Richmond 0 goals | StKilda 2 goals | ||
| August 2 | Melbourne 2nds | Abandoned. Melbourne unable to raise a team. | ||||
| August 9 | Richmond Paddock | W | 1 goal | Local Forces 0 goals | Goals: H or K Mitchell | |
| August 16 | Richmond Paddock | L | 0 goals | East Melbourne 1 goal | ||
| August 23 | Richmond Paddock | Studley Park | ||||
| August 30 | Richmond Paddock | D | 0 goals | Nth Melbourne 0 goals | ||
| September 20 | Local Forces Ground | L | 0 goals | Local Forces 1 goal | ||
| October 4 | Albert Park | Albert Park | Albert Park played with 18 men | |||
1874 Chronology
1874 Matches
Date | Venue | W/L | Richmond Score | Opponent Score | Notes
| |
| May 16 | Southern | W | Richmond claim a walkover win. Southern did not show. | |||
| May 30 | Richmond Paddock | W | 2 goals | East Melbourne 1 goal | Goals: R Mitchell, G Smith. | |
| June 6 | Grace Park | W | 3 goals | Hawthorn 0 goals | Goals: Roche (2), Frank Harcourt (1) | |
| June 13 | Richmond Paddock | W | 2 goals | Local Forces 0 goals | Goals: Bloor (2) | |
| June 20 | Albert Park | L | 1 goal | Albert Park 3 goals | Goals: Osbourne | |
| June 27 | L | 0 goals | Melbourne 1 goal | |||
| July 4 | Royal Park | L | 0 goal | Carlton 3 goals | Carlton played with 18 men | |
| July 11 | Richmond Paddock | Hawthorn | Game is cancelled. Hawthorn refuse to play. | |||
| July 25 | Richmond Paddock | L | 0 goals | Melbourne 4 goals | Melbourne played with 16 men. Crowd: 5,000 | |
| August 8 | Richmond Paddock | D | 1 goal | Albert Park 1 goal | ||
| August 15 | StKilda | D | 0 goals | StKilda 0 goals | Both team played with 17 men | |
| August 29 | Richmond Paddock | L | 0 goals | Carlton 4 goals | ||
| September 12 | University Reserve | Carlton Imperial | ||||
| October 3 | Richmond Paddock | East Melbourne | ||||
| October 10 | Richmond Paddock | Carlton Imperial | ||||
1875 Chronology
1875 Matches
Date | Venue | W/L | Richmond Score | Opponent Score | Notes
| |
| May 1 | Botanical Reserve | Southern Rifles | ||||
| May 29 | Melbourne Gronud | L | 0 goals | Melbourne 3 goals | Melbourne played with 18 men | |
| June 5 | StKilda | L | 0 goals | StKilda 1 goal | ||
| June 12 | Royal Park | L | 0 goals | Nth Melbourne 4 goals | Nth Melb played with 18 men | |
| June 26 | Albert Park | W | 1 goal | Albert Park 0 goal | Goals: G Ross | |
| July 3 | Albert Park | D | 0 goals | South Park 0 goals | ||
| July 10 | University Reserve | L | 0 goals | Carlton Imperial 3 goals | Carlton Imperial played with 16 men | |
| July 17 | Fawkner Park | L | 0 goals | Fawkner Park 1 goal | Richmond played with 16 men. Fawkner with 25 men | |
| August 21 | L | 0 goals | Williamstown 2 goals | Williamstown played with 19 men. Richmond played with 25 men. | ||
| August 28 | Richmond Paddock | Nth Melbourne | Not played. north did not show | |||
| September 4 | Richmond Paddock | L | 0 goals | Williamstown 1 goal | ||
| September 11 | StKilda | D | 2 goals | StKilda / university 2 goals | ||
| September 18 | Melbourne Ground | L | 0 goals | East Melbourne 1 goal | ||
1876 Chronology
1876 Matches
FIRST TWENTY
Date | Venue | W/L | Richmond Score | Opponent Score | Notes
| |
| May 20 | Richmond Paddock | Richmond 2nds | ||||
| May 27 | Albert Park | Melbourne City | Not played- fixture conflict | |||
| June 3 | StKilda | L | 0 goals | StKilda 3 goals | ||
| June 10 | Royal Park | East Melbourne | Doesn't appear to have been played | |||
| June 17 | Richmond Paddock | W | 2 goals | Victorian Railways 0 goals | Goals: R Ross, James Moad | |
| June 24 | Richmond Paddock | W | 2 goals | Carlton Imperial 0 goals | Goals: Abbott, Howison. Richmond played 19 men. Carlton Imperial played 18 men. | |
| July 1 | Brunswick | Brunswick | ||||
| July 8 | Albert Park | Albert Park | Not played- Albert Park play Barwon | |||
| July 15 | Jolimont | W | 4 goals | Victorian Railways 0 goals | Goals: James Moad, Johnson, Ross | |
| July 22 | Richmond Paddock | StKilda | Not Played | |||
| July 29 | Albert Park | L | 0 goals | Albert Park 7 goals | ||
| August 12 | Richmond Paddock | W | 2 goals | Victorian Railways 0 goals | Goals: Abbott, Sibley | |
| August 19 | Royal Park | L | 0 goals | West Melbourne 4 goals | ||
| August 26 | Albert Park | Melbourne City | ||||
| September 2 | Richmond Paddock | Albert Park | Not played | |||
| September 16 | Richmond Paddock | West Melbourne | Probably not played - poor weather | |||
SECOND TWENTY
Date | Venue | W/L | Richmond Score | Opponent Score | Notes
| |
| May 20 | Richmond Paddock | Richmond 2nds | ||||
| May 27 | W | 2 goals | Richmond Standard 0 goals | Goals: S Smith, E Drake | ||
| June 3 | Richmond Paddock | D | 0 goals | Williamstown 0 goals | ||
| June 10 | Richmond Paddock | L | 0 goals | Imperial 1 goal | ||
| June 17 | Albion Union | |||||
| July 15 | Richmond Paddock | Northcote | ||||
| July 22 | Richmond Paddock | L | 0 goals | Richmond Standard 1 goal | ||
| July 29 | Royal Park | Brunswick 2nds | ||||
| August 5 | Collingwood | L | 0 goals | Collingwood 2 goals | ||
| August 12 | Richmond Paddock | W | 1 goal | Sands and McDougalls 0 goals | ||
| August 26 | Albert Park | W | 1 goal | Sands and McDougalls 0 goals | ||
Further Reading
First Richmond FC
Third Richmond FC
Fourth Richmond FC
Fifth Richmond FC
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