1896 VFA season
| 1896 VFA season | |
|---|---|
Collingwood – 1896 VFA premiers | |
| Overview | |
| Date | 2 May – 3 October 1896 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Premiers | Collingwood 1st premiership |
| Leading goalkicker | Norman Waugh (Essendon – 29 goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 118 |
The 1896 VFA season was the 20th season of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season began on 2 May and concluded with a playoff match on 3 October, in which Collingwood defeated South Melbourne by one goal to claim its first and only VFA premiership.
It was the final season in which the VFA was strongest senior competition in Victoria, with eight of its strongest clubs leaving the Association and establishing the rival Victorian Football League from 1897.