1895
The Annual Meeting held at the Victoria Hotel, at 8pm, on Friday 3 May 1895, is recalled as a most significant meeting for football throughout the district.
Mr A.F. Paten presided over the meeting, which decided that the Secretary should write to surrounding clubs, suggesting that a district competition be organised.
Another meeting was held on the 13th May 1895, where a set of rules was agreed on.
The secretary was authorised to procure sixteen pegs to mark out a boundary and four red and black flags for the goal umpires.
Avoca’s player list in the inaugural year of competition football included:
Messrs Byrne, J. Brown, W. Brown, Catlan, Jas. Daly, Donoghue, Fairlie, Hellings, Kaye, Lambert, Mockett, Marslen, McRae, Paten, Webb, Wolstenhome, Whitley, Classen, Spiers, Zuchetti, Rodwell, Daly, O’Donnell, Reed, Hewson, Herlihy, Coffey, La Roche, Davis and Hart.
go to 1896
