1872 South Australian football season

The 1872 South Australian football season was the tenth year of interclub football in South Australia.

Metropolitan inter-club matches

 * June 15 – Kensington (0) drew with Adelaide (0) (Crowd: 400)
 * June 29 - Adelaide (4) def Port Adelaide (0)
 * July 13 – Adelaide (1) def Kensington (0)
 * July 27 - Adelaide (0) drew with Port Adelaide (0)
 * August 6 - Adelaide (1) def Kensington (0)
 * September 7 – Adelaide (1) def Port Adelaide (0)