| Year: | 1888 |
| Competition: | Championship of Australia |
| Match Type: | (Game 3) |
| Home: | Norwood |
| Home Abbr: | NOR |
| Away: | South Melbourne |
| Away Abbr: | NMB |
| Home Qtr1: | 1.1 |
| Home Qtr2: | 3.1 |
| Home Qtr3: | 5.3 |
| Home Qtr4: | 6.4 |
| Away Qtr1: | 1.4 |
| Away Qtr2: | 2.7 |
| Away Qtr3: | 4.12 |
| Away Qtr4: | 4.15 |
| Home Score: | 6.4 |
| Away Score: | 4.15 |
| Date: | 13 October 1888 |
| Stadium: | Kensington Oval |
| Attendance: | 2,000 |
| Next: | 1890 |
The 1888 Championship of Australia was an Australian rules football series held in Adelaide between 6 October and 13 October 1888.
The championship was contested by the premiers of the VFA, South Melbourne and the premiers of the SAFA, Norwood.
All matches were played at Kensington Oval in Adelaide, South Australia.
The series was won by Norwood 3 games to zero, giving Norwood its 1st Championship of Australia Title.[1] [2] [3]
This was the first Championship of Australia held, but the only one to be held as a series, with subsequent editions held as a single championship match.