1889 SAFA season
| 1889 SAFA premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 6 |
| Premiers | Norwood 9th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Norwood Port Adelaide 1st minor premiership |
| Leading goalkicker | Charlie Fry Port Adelaide (32 goals) |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Highest | 11,000 (Grand Final, Norwood v. Port Adelaide) |
The 1889 South Australian Football Association season was the 13th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
As Norwood and Port Adelaide finished level on premiership points, the first ever dedicated premiership playoff match in a major Australian rules football competition was held, with Norwood winning to claim the 1889 premiership.
North Adelaide (formerly called Hotham prior to 1888) after two seasons in the S.A.F.A. merged with Adelaide. The merged club retained Adelaide's name and their Black and Red colours.