The 1887 Victorian football season was the 18th senior season of Australian rules football in the colony of Victoria.
won the Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership for the second time, after finishing the season with 15 wins from its 18 matches. It was the club's last VFA premiership.
The 1887 VJFA season was the fifth season of the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA). won the premiership for the second time, as part of a sequence of five premierships won by the club between 1886 and 1890.
The third-rate junior premiership was won by . also claimed the premiership and was considered one of the best-performing clubs of the 1887 season.
was the premier club in the Ballarat District competition. The premiers in the second-rate junior competition was disputed, with and both claiming the title.
The 1887 SFA season was the seventh season of the Sandhurst Football Association (SFA).
The official history of the Bendigo Football Netball League lists as winning the premiership for the fourth time and for the second consecutive season. However, contemporary news reports state was awarded the premiership following a meeting of SFA club representatives, which included a representative from Eaglehawk.
was the premier club in the Upper Murray and Mitta District competition, after finishing the season with six wins from its seven matches.