1884 Anglo-Queensland Football Association season

1884 Anglo Queensland FA Cup
Tournament details
Country	Australia
Dates	7 June – 19 July 1884
Teams	3
Final positions
Champions	St Andrews (1st title)
Runner-up	Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	14 (3.5 per match)

Anglo-Queensland Football Association
Season	1884
	1885 →

The 1884 Anglo-Queensland Football Association season refers to the soccer competitions contested under the organisation of the Anglo-Queensland Football Association in 1884. Across the one senior cup, this was the first season of organised soccer in Queensland.

Cup competitions

1884 Anglo-Queensland FA Cup

The 1884 Anglo Queensland FA Cup was the first edition of the first soccer tournament in Australia, the Anglo Queensland FA Cup.^[1] The winners of the cup were the Rangers who defeated St Andrews 1–0 in the Final.

Teams

The Anglo Queensland FA Cup was a competition with three teams taking part in a round-robin tournament with the top two teams qualifying for the Final.

Round	Dates	Number of fixtures	Clubs remaining
Regular Season	7 June 1884 – 19 July 1884	3	3 → 2
Final	9 August 1884	1	2 → 1

Regular season

The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament of three teams with two qualifying for the Final. The two teams who advanced to the Final were St Andrews and Rangers.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	St Andrews	2	1	1	0	8	1	+7	3	Qualification for the Final
2	Rangers	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	3	Qualification for the Final
3	Queens Park	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9	0

Source: socceraust.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

7 June 1884

Queens Park

0–7

St Andrews

14 June 1884

St Andrews

1–1

Rangers

19 July 1884	Rangers	3–1	Queens Park
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Final

9 August 1884

St Andrews	0–1	Rangers
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References

^ "Anglo Queensland FA 1884". socceraust.co.uk. Socceraust. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ "ANGLO-QUEENSLAND FOOTBALL". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXIX, no. 8, 278. Queensland, Australia. 22 July 1884. p. 6. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Football". The Week. Vol. XVIII, no. 451. Queensland, Australia. 16 August 1884. p. 10. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[1] "Anglo Queensland FA 1884". socceraust.co.uk. Socceraust. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[2] "ANGLO-QUEENSLAND FOOTBALL". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXIX, no. 8, 278. Queensland, Australia. 22 July 1884. p. 6. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Football". The Week. Vol. XVIII, no. 451. Queensland, Australia. 16 August 1884. p. 10. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

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