1873 Fixture

To be completed
Melbourne F.G. is the Melbourne Football Ground, also known as "The Gravel Patch" located outside the M.C.G. on the northern side of the ground.

Round	Opponent	Venue	Date / Time	Home / Away	Attendance	Result (Behinds Not Counted)
1	Albert Park	Albert Park	May 31	Away	unknown	Dispute, match abandoned
2	Local Forces	Royal Park	June 07	Home	unknown	Drawn 1 - 1
3	Melbourne	Royal Park	June 14	Home	2,000	Drawn 1 - 1
4	Richmond	Royal Park	June 21	Home	unknown	Abandoned, visitors unable to field a team
5	East Melbourne	Royal Park	June 28	Home	unknown	Drawn
6	University	Royal Park	July 05	Home	unknown	Drawn 0 - 0
7	Local Forces (Vic. Artillery)	Princes Bridge Reserve	July 12	Away	unknown	Won 1 - 0
8	Melbourne	Melbourne F. G.	July 19	Away	6,000	Won 2 - 1 Carlton wore uniform for first time.
9	Collingwood*	Royal Park	July 26	Home	unknown	Won 1 - 0 .*The original Collingwood club
10	Melbourne	Royal Park	August 02	Home	6,000	Won 1 - 0
11	Collingwood* - North Melbourne combined	Royal Park	August 09	-	unknown	Won 2 - 1
12	North Melbourne	Royal Park	August 16	-	unknown	Drawn 0 - 0 (Carl 18 men v NM 20)
13	Ballarat	Wynnes Paddock	August 23	Away	1,000*	Won 1 - 0 .*Another report said 500-600
14	St. Kilda	St. Kilda	August 30	Away	unknown	Drawn 1 - 1 (Carl 14 men v St.K 18)
15	Geelong	Argyle Street	September 06	Away	2,000	Drawn 1 - 1
16	Melbourne	Melbourne F. G.	September 13	Away	-	Match abandoned due weather
16/17	St.Kilda	Royal Park	September 20	Home	-	Match abandoned due weather
16/18	Melbourne	Melbourne F. G.	September 27	Away	5,000*	Drawn 0 - 0 .*Ballarat Courier said 7,000-8,000

.* not the present day Collingwood club.

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