Third Richmond Football Club

Club Founded: April 9, 1878 at the Richmond Club Hotel, Richmond (Formerly the Richmond Standard FC, founded in 1873)
Last Annual Meeting April, 1879 at the Richmond Club Hotel, Richmond (Richmond did not compete in 1879)
Home Ground: Richmond Paddock, Yarra Park.
Uniforms: Blue knickers, scarlet and blue guernsey and hose, red white and blue cap.

PRESIDENTS:
J.G Francis (1878)
William Highett (1879)

VICE PRESDIENTS
Joseph Bosisto (1878)
George Coppin (1878)
Samuel Winter (1878-1879)

SECRETARIES
H Barnard (1878-1879)

TREASURER
John Byrne (1878-1879)

GENERAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
H Barnard (1878-1879)
B Betts (1879)
H Brown (1878)
John Byrne (1878-1879)
Donaldson (1879)
W Elder (1879)
A Kelso (1878)
M "Jim" McCoughtry (1878)

CAPTAIN
A Kelso (1878-1879)

VICE CAPTAIN
B Betts (1878-1879)

PATRON
Dr Louis Lawrence Smith (1878-1879)

MEMBERS:
1878: 53 (subscription 2s 6d)

PLAYERS
Includes those selected as emergencies. Includes non members who played as substitutes.

H 'Barney' Barnard
Batho
B Betts
G Blair
J Balir
H Brown

G Crisp

Dean
Dixon (emergency)
Donaldson

W. Elder

George (emergency)

Hanley (sub)
Harrison
P. Holland
Horsburgh (sub)
R. Hosie
G. Hunter (sub)

F. Inglis

Kelham (Kelim)
A. Kelso
S. Kelso

Maybury (emergency)
M. "Jim" McCoughtry
Medson (sub)

Price (sub)

J. Ralph
W. Rushton

W. Swindon

F Taylor

R. Warnecke
R. "Dick" Wells
W. A . Wells

1878 Chronology
1878 Matches

Date	Venue	W/L	Richmond Score	Opponent Score	Goals/Notes
May 18	Military Reserve	D	2	Alberts 2	W Wells (2)
May 25	Botanical Reserve	W	1	Fawkner 0	W Wells (1)
June 1		Not Played		Fitzroy	Fitzroy did not show
June 8	Richmond Paddock	L	0	West Richmond 1
June 15	Royal Park	Not Played		Carlton United
June 22	Footscray	W	1	Footscray 0	W Wells (1)
June 29	Richmond Paddock	W	1	Alberts 0
July 6	Fawkner Park	D	0	Fawkner 0
July 27	Fawkner Park	L	0	South Yarra Standard 7	Richmond played with 13 men
Aug 3	Richmond Paddock	L	0	West Richmond 1	Another published is West Rich 2
Aug 17	Richmond Paddock	W	4	Footscray 0
Aug 24	Royal Park	W	2	Star of Carlton 0
Aug 31	Richmond Paddock	W	1	West Richmond 0	Inglis (1)
Sept 7	Richmond Paddock	W	2	Clarence 1	Clarence claimed the game was drawn 1 goal apiece
Sept 21	Richmond Paddock	D	1	South Yarra Standard 1

Further Reading
First Richmond FC
Second Richmond FC
Fourth Richmond FC
Fifth Richmond FC