1891 Argentine Association Football League



1891 AAFL League
1891 Regional combined matches
1891 Friendly matches

1891 Argentine Association Football League

Table

 #.Full name                                     MP   W  D  L  Gf- Ga   P  (Headquarters on)
 1.Saint Andrew's Athletic Club                   9   7  1  1  26- 13  15  (Barracas, C)
 2.Caledonians Club                               9   6  1  2  33- 14  13  (Barracas, C)
 3.Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway Athletic Club   8   2  2  4  19- 24   6  (Campana, B)
 4.Buenos Aires Football Club                     8   2  1  5  18- 22   5  (Flores, C)
 5.Belgrano Football Club                         8   1  1  6  10- 33   3  (Belgrano, C)
 6.Hurlingham Football Club                       0   0  0  0   0-  0   0  (Hurlingham, B)

Notes:
. Hurlingham FC did not play any match.
. Saint Andrew's AC and Caledonians Club shared the championship.
. Playoff played to win the badgets. 

League

[Apr 12, Sun] Buenos Aires FC 2: 5 Saint Andrew's AC Old Ground Flores, Caballito, C Caledonians Club 6: 0 Belgrano FC Solá Works Ground, Barracas, C [Apr 19, Sun] Belgrano FC 2: 1 Buenos Aires FC (1), Highfield, Belgrano, C [Apr 26, Sun] Belgrano FC 1: 2 Saint Andrew's AC Highfield, Belgrano, C [May 3, Sun] Saint Andrew's AC 3: 2 Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway AC 1336 Montes de Oca, Barracas, C [May 17, Sun] Caledonians Club 0: 4 Saint Andrew's AC Solá Works Ground, Barracas, C [May 28, Thu] Buenos Aires FC 2: 2 Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway AC Old Ground Flores, Caballito, C [May 31, Sun] Buenos Aires FC 2: 6 Caledonians Club Old Ground Flores, Caballito, C [Jun 7, Sun] Caledonians Club 4: 1 Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway AC Solá Works Ground, Barracas, C [Jun 21, Sun] Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway AC 4: 0 Saint Andrew's AC North of the Workshops, Campana, B [Jul 5, Sun] Saint Andrew's AC 1: 0 Buenos Aires FC (2), 1336 Montes de Oca, Barracas, C [Jul 12, Sun] Saint Andrew's AC 5: 0 Belgrano FC 1336 Montes de Oca, Barracas, C [Jul 19, Sun] Belgrano FC 2: 3 Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway AC Highfield, Belgrano, C Caledonians Club 2: 1 Buenos Aires FC Solá Works Ground, Barracas, C [Jul 26, Sun] Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway AC 0: 4 Caledonians Club North of the Workshops, Campana, B [Aug 2, Sun] Belgrano FC 0: 7 Caledonians Club (1), Highfield, Belgrano, C Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway AC 3: 5 Buenos Aires FC Ferrocarril Buenos Aires a Rosario Field, San Martín, B [Aug 23, Sun] Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway AC 4: 4 Belgrano FC North of the Workshops, Campana, B [Aug 30, Sun] Saint Andrew's AC 3: 3 Caledonians Club (3), Solá Works Ground, Barracas, C [Caldwell (2), Moffatt / White, Sutherland, Riggs] Saint Andrew's & Caledonians won the championship in this round with the following line-ups: Saint Andrew's AC: F. V. Carter; N. C. Penman, William A. Waters (captain); F. Francis, Alexander Buchanan, Wyke Smith; John Younger Caldwell, Charles Douglas Moffatt, H. Downes, Edward Morgan, W. Brown. Caledonians Club: F. Edmonds; Edward Reloar Gifford, M. Scott; W. Angus, R. Phillips, R. Smith; R. Cordner, H. White, R. Sutherland, E. L. Wilson, J. Riggs. [Sep 6, Sun] Buenos Aires FC 5: 1 Belgrano FC Old Ground Flores, Caballito, C Notes: (1) Score missing but deducted from the standings. (2) First match reviewed by the Council after Buenos Aires FC claimed due to irregular situations. (3) In Buenos Aires Herald appears as 1:1, but the scorers of 3:3 are mentioned in The Standard. Table #.Short name MP W D L Gf- Ga P (Position of ) 1.Caledonians Club 8 6 1 1 32- 11 13 (Champion) 2.Saint Andrew's AC 8 6 1 1 23- 12 13 (Champion) 3.Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway AC 8 2 2 4 19- 24 6 4.Buenos Aires FC 8 2 1 5 18- 22 5 5.Belgrano FC 8 1 1 6 10- 33 3 6.Hurlingham FC 0 0 0 0 0- 0 0 (Withdrew) Notes: . Hurlingham FC did not play any match. . Saint Andrew's AC and Caledonians Club shared the championship. . Playoff played to win the badgets. Badgets playoff: [Sep 13, Sun] Saint Andrew's AC 3: 1 Caledonians Club aet, Old Ground Flores, Caballito, C [Moffatt (3) / Wilson] Saint Andrew's AC: F. V. Carter; N. C. Penman, William A. Waters (captain); F. Francis, H. Barnes, Alexander Buchanan; Alexander Lamont, Charles Douglas Moffat, John Younger Caldwell, Edward Morgan, James Buchanan. Caledonians Club: W. Gibson; M. Scott, J. Riggs (captain); W. Angus, R. Phillips, R. Smith; H. White, J. Clark, R. Sutherland, E. L. Wilson, Finnarty. Referee: J. Wilson. Umpires: McEwen and McIntosh.

1891 Regional combined matches

[May 25, Mon]
Montevideo Team                        1: 4      Buenos Aires Team                  La Blanqueada, Montevideo

1891 Friendly matches

[Mar 27, Fri]
Saint Andrew's AC                      6: 1      YMCA FC                            Saint Andrew's, Barracas
[Apr 18, Sat]
English High School                    2: 1      YMCA                               English High School
[May 2, Sat]
Saint John's FC                        2: 0      Juvenile FC U-16                   Saint John's FC
[May 24, Sun]
Empedrado English XI                   0: 1      Colegio Nacional XI                Empedrado, Corrientes
[May 25, Mon]
Rosario AC                             4: 1      Saint Andrew's AC                  Rosario
[May 27, Wed]
Flores Collegiate School               7: 0      Flores English College             Flores
[Jun 6, Sat]
Flores English College                 2: 6      English High School                N/A
[Jun 13, Sat]
Saint Andrew's SS + AC II Combin.      2: 4      Flores English College             Saint Andrew's, Barracas
[Jun 14, Sun]
Saint Andrew's AC                      1: 5      Buenos Aires FC                    Saint Andrew's, Barracas
[Jun 20, Sat]
Flores English College                 2: 6      English High School                N/A
[Jun 21, Sun]
Córdoba AC                             3: 0      Cruz del Eje                       Córdoba AC, Córdoba
[Jun 24, Wed]
Flores Collegiate School               1: 0      Saint John's                       Highfield, Belgrano
Scotch School FC                       0: 2      Juvenile FC                        Saint Andrew's, Barracas
[Jun 29, Mon]
Flores Collegiate School               2: 4      Saint Andrew's II                  Buenos Aires Cricket, Palermo
Saint John's FC                        3: 1      English High School FC             N/A
[Jul 4, Sat]
Flores English College                 0: 0      Scotch School                      N/A
[Jul 5, Sun]
Córdoba FC                             0: 3      Rosario AC                         Córdoba FC
[Jul 8, Wed]
Flores English College II              0: 0      Flores Collegiate School II        Flores
[Jul 9, Thu]
EHS Old Boys                           3: 0      EHS Present Pupils                 Saint Andrew's, Barracas
[Jul 12, Sun]
Caledonians Club                       2:10      Buenos Aires FC                    Flores
[Jul 15, Wed]
Blancos                                3: 1      Colorados                          Las Flores
[Jul 18, Sat]
English High School                    0: 0      Flores Collegiate School           Saint Andrew's, Barracas
Flores English College II              3: 0      Scotch School                      N/A
Lomas Academy AC                       2: 0      Juvenile FC                        Lomas Academy AC, Lomas de Zamora
[Jul 21, Tue]
Flores Collegiate School               2: 1      English High School                Flores
[Jul 25, Sat]
Flores English College                 2: 1      English High School                N/A
[Jul 26, Sun]
Flores English College II              1: 0      Scotch School                      N/A
Saint Andres's AC                      2: 4      Ferrocarril Sud                    Saint Andrew's, Barracas
[Jul 29, Wed]
Flores Collegiate School II            2: 0      Flores English College II          Flores Collegiate, Flores
[Aug 1, Sat]
English High School                    3: 3      YMCA                               Saint Andrew's, Barracas
[Aug 8, Sat]
Flores Collegiate School II            6: 0      Scotch School                      Flores
Flores English College II              0: 0      Buenos Ayres Juvenile Club         Flores
Lomas Academy AC                       1: 4      Flores English College             Lomas de Zamora
[Aug 12, Wed]
Scotch School                          0: 4      Flores Collegiate School II        Barracas
[Aug 15, Sat]
Belgrano FC                            4: 2      YMCA                               Highfield, Belgrano
Flores Collegiate School               5: 1      Saint John's Club                  Flores
[Aug 16, Sun]
Buenos Aires & Rosario Railway AC      1: 3      Buenos Aires FC                    Ferrocarril Buenos Aires a Rosario Field, San Martín, B
[Aug 23, Sun]
Buenos Aires FC                        5: 0      Saint Andrew's AC                  Old Ground Flores, Caballito

1892.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

all-time tables.

list of 2nd level champions.

divisional movements.

topscorers.


About this document

With thanks to Pablo Kersevan, and, Ricardo Mase.
Sources: The Standard, River Plate Sport & Pastime, Buenos Aires Herald.

Prepared and maintained by Osvaldo José Gorgazzi for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Osvaldo José Gorgazzi
Last updated: 14 Jun 2023

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