1916 Carlton Membership Season Ticket: A Piece of History

1916 Carlton membership season ticket (#1988), black buckram cover with gilt club name and year; the interior surfaces with printed details of the club leadership, the fixtures for the club and a hole punched for each game attended, overall 9.1 x 12.1 cm when opened out. The card is made out to club member D. Ryan. Played during the peak of World War I, the season was the smallest and shortest in the league's history, with only four of the nine senior clubs competing ? Carlton, Collingwood, Fitzroy and Richmond . The season ran from 6 May until 2 September, and comprised a 12-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring all four clubs. Carlton finished on top of the ladder with 10 wins and 2 losses, but lost to Fitzroy in the Grand Final.