1876 Fixture

HOME GROUNDS: Royal Park & Madeline Street

The Madeline Street ground was the city's first purpose built football ground. The Carlton Football Club had spent the considerable amount of £300 on its construction. The football ground was located in the Melbourne University precint and it was used from August 1876 until the end of the 1877 season when the Roman Catholic collegiate suddenly withdrew their permission. Madeline Street which ran from Victoria Street to the intersection of College Crescent and Keppel Street, was renamed Swanston Street in March 1925.

Round	Opponent	Venue	Date / Time	Home / Away	Attendance	Result (Behinds Not Counted)
1	Sandhurst (Bendigo)	Kangaroo Flat C. G.	May 24 Wednesday	Away	Unknown	Won 7 - 0
2	South Melbourne (25)	Royal Park	May 27	Home	Unknown	Won 2 - 0
3	Albert Park - North Melbourne	Royal Park	June 03	Home	10,000	Drawn 0 - 0
4	Melbourne	Royal Park	June 10	Home	10,000	Won 3 - 0
5	East Melbourne	Royal Park	June 17	Home	Unknown	Won 2 - 0
6	Victorian Railways (23)	Royal Park	June 24	Home	2,000	Won 4 - 0
7	Carlton Imperial	University Ground	July 01	Away	Unknown	Won 4 - 1
8	Melbourne	Melbourne F. G.	July 08	Away	10,000	Lost 1 - 2
9	Hawthorn (25)	Meaney's Paddock	July 15	Away	Unknown	Won 2 - 1
10	Geelong	Argyle Street Ground	July 22	Away	3,000	Won 5 - 1
11	St. Kilda	St. Kilda	July 29	Away	Unknown	Drawn 0 - 0
12	East Melbourne	Royal Park	August 05	Home	2,000	Won 3 - 1
13	Albert Park - North Melbourne	Albert Park	August 12	Away	7,500	Won 2 - 1
14	Melbourne	Madeline Street	August 19	Home	5,500	Drawn 2 - 2
15	Western District	Madeline Street	August 26	Home	3,000	Won 6 - 0
16	St. Kilda	Madeline Street	September 02	Home	1,000	Won 4 - 0
17	West Melbourne (25)	Madeline Street	September 09	Home	Unknown	Won 2 - 0
18	Barwon	Madeline Street	September 16	Home	1,000	Won 3 - 0
19	Melbourne	Madeline Street	September 23	Home	6,000	Lost 1 - 2