Footscray / Western Bulldogs

Team Details

Name: Western Bulldogs
Club: Footscray Football Club Limited
Moniker: Bulldogs
Founding Year: 1877
Season(s): 1925-2022
Former Name(s): Footscray (1925-1996)
Home Ground(s): Whitten Oval (1925-1941, 1943-1996), Yarraville Oval (1942), Princes Park (1997-1999), Docklands Stadium (2000-2022)

Team Accolades

Premiership(s): 1954, 2016
Runner-Up(s): 1961, 2021
Minor Premiership(s):
Brownlow Medallist(s): Allan Hopkins (1930), Norm Ware (1941), Peter Box (1956), John Schultz (1960), Gary Dempsey (1975), Kelvin Templeton (1980), Brad Hardie (1985), Tony Liberatore (1990), Scott Wynd (1992), Adam Cooney (2008)
Leading Goalkicker / Coleman Medallist(s): Jack Collins (1954, 1957), Kelvin Templeton (1978-1979), Simon Beasley (1985)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Jason Johannisen (2016)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Luke Darcy (2002), Marcus Bontempelli (2021)
Jock McHale Medallist(s): Charlie Sutton (1954), Luke Beveridge (2016)

Team History

Season Ladder Finals Performance Brownlow Leader(s)
1925 VFL Season 11th Did not qualify for finals Col Laidlaw, Alby Outen (2)
1926 VFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals Allan Hopkins (2)
1927 VFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals Allan Hopkins, Alby Outen (2)
1928 VFL Season 7th Did not qualify for finals Allan Hopkins (3)
1929 VFL Season 9th Did not qualify for finals Allan Hopkins (4)
1930 VFL Season 11th Did not qualify for finals Allan Hopkins (4)
1931 VFL Season 5th Did not qualify for finals Allan Hopkins (25)
1932 VFL Season 7th Did not qualify for finals Ivan McAlpine (15)
1933 VFL Season 7th Did not qualify for finals Allan Hopkins, Norm Ware (13)
1934 VFL Season 9th Did not qualify for finals Norm Ware (12)
1935 VFL Season 11th Did not qualify for finals George Bennett (12)
1936 VFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals Alby Morrison (19)
1937 VFL Season 11th Did not qualify for finals Norm Ware (15)
1938 VFL Season 3rd Knocked out by Collingwood (Semi Final) Alby Morrison (15)
1939 VFL Season 11th Did not qualify for finals Harry Hickey (20)
1940 VFL Season 6th Did not qualify for finals Norm Ware (20)
1941 VFL Season 6th Did not qualify for finals Norm Ware (23)
1942 VFL Season 4th Knocked out by South Melbourne (Semi Final)
1943 VFL Season 6th Did not qualify for finals
1944 VFL Season 4th Knocked out by Essendon (Semi Final)
1945 VFL Season 5th Did not qualify for finals
1946 VFL Season 3rd Knocked out by Melbourne (Semi Final) Jim Miller (9)
1947 VFL Season 9th Did not qualify for finals Marty McDonnell, Joe Ryan, Bill Wood (7)
1948 VFL Season 4th Knocked out by Collingwood (Semi Final) Charlie Sutton (8)
1949 VFL Season 9th Did not qualify for finals Charlie Sutton (10)
1950 VFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals Charlie Sutton (17)
1951 VFL Season 4th Knocked out by Essendon (Semi Final) Charlie Sutton (14)
1952 VFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals Jack Collins (12)
1953 VFL Season 3rd Knocked out by Geelong (Preliminary Final) Harvey Stevens (12)
1954 VFL Season 2nd Premiers Harvey Stevens (14)
1955 VFL Season 5th Did not qualify for finals Peter Box (14)
1956 VFL Season 4th Knocked out by Collingwood (Preliminary Final) Peter Box (22)
1957 VFL Season 6th Did not qualify for finals Ted Whitten (12)
1958 VFL Season 11th Did not qualify for finals Ted Whitten (14)
1959 VFL Season 12th Did not qualify for finals Ted Whitten (14)
1960 VFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals John Schultz (20)
1961 VFL Season 4th Runners-Up Charlie Evans, Ted Whitten (12)
1962 VFL Season 5th Did not qualify for finals John Schultz (15)
1963 VFL Season 9th Did not qualify for finals Ray Walker (7)
1964 VFL Season 7th Did not qualify for finals John Schultz (16)
1965 VFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals John Jillard (13)
1966 VFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals Ian Bryant (10)
1967 VFL Season 12th Did not qualify for finals John Jillard (10)
1968 VFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals John Schultz (11)
1969 VFL Season 11th Did not qualify for finals George Bisset (18)
1970 VFL Season 7th Did not qualify for finals Gary Dempsey (21)
1971 VFL Season 8th Did not qualify for finals Gary Dempsey (16)
1972 VFL Season 7th Did not qualify for finals Gary Dempsey (12)
1973 VFL Season 9th Did not qualify for finals Gary Dempsey (15)
1974 VFL Season 5th Knocked out by Collingwood (Elimination Final) Gary Dempsey (19)
1975 VFL Season 7th Did not qualify for finals Gary Dempsey (20)
1976 VFL Season 5th Knocked out by Geelong (Elimination Final) Gary Dempsey (28)
1977 VFL Season 7th Did not qualify for finals Gary Dempsey (27)
1978 VFL Season 11th Did not qualify for finals Gary Dempsey (16)
1979 VFL Season 9th Did not qualify for finals Ian Hampshire (10)
1980 VFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals Kelvin Templeton (23)
1981 VFL Season 11th Did not qualify for finals Doug Hawkins (9)
1982 VFL Season 12th Did not qualify for finals Simon Beasley (8)
1983 VFL Season 7th Did not qualify for finals Jim Edmond, Andrew Purser (13)
1984 VFL Season 7th Did not qualify for finals Doug Hawkins (14)
1985 VFL Season 2nd Knocked out by Hawthorn (Preliminary Final) Brad Hardie (22)
1986 VFL Season 8th Did not qualify for finals Brad Hardie (9)
1987 VFL Season 7th Did not qualify for finals Tony McGuinness, Brian Royal (15)
1988 VFL Season 8th Did not qualify for finals Peter Foster (14)
1989 VFL Season 13th Did not qualify for finals Doug Hawkins, Tony McGuinness (9)
1990 AFL Season 7th Did not qualify for finals Tony Liberatore (18)
1991 AFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals Peter Foster (13)
1992 AFL Season 2nd Knocked out by Geelong (Preliminary Final) Scott Wynd (20)
1993 AFL Season 9th Did not qualify for finals Leon Cameron (14)
1994 AFL Season 5th Knocked out by Melbourne (Semi Final) Tony Liberatore (16)
1995 AFL Season 7th Knocked out by Geelong (Qualifying Final) Tony Liberatore (14)
1996 AFL Season 15th Did not qualify for finals Chris Grant (20)
1997 AFL Season 3rd Knocked out by Adelaide (Preliminary Final) Chris Grant (27)
1998 AFL Season 2nd Knocked out by Adelaide (Preliminary Final) Scott West (23)
1999 AFL Season 4th Knocked out by Brisbane Lions (Semi Final) Scott West (14)
2000 AFL Season 7th Knocked out by Brisbane Lions (Elimination Final) Scott West (22)
2001 AFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals Luke Darcy (11)
2002 AFL Season 12th Did not qualify for finals Luke Darcy (16)
2003 AFL Season 16th Did not qualify for finals Luke Darcy (6)
2004 AFL Season 14th Did not qualify for finals Scott West (20)
2005 AFL Season 9th Did not qualify for finals Scott West (17)
2006 AFL Season 8th Knocked out by West Coast (Semi Final) Scott West (23)
2007 AFL Season 13th Did not qualify for finals Brad Johnson (14)
2008 AFL Season 3rd Knocked out by Geelong (Preliminary Final) Adam Cooney (24)
2009 AFL Season 3rd Knocked out by St Kilda (Preliminary Final) Matthew Boyd (14)
2010 AFL Season 4th Knocked out by St Kilda (Preliminary Final) Matthew Boyd (20)
2011 AFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals Matthew Boyd (24)
2012 AFL Season 15th Did not qualify for finals Ryan Griffen (11)
2013 AFL Season 15th Did not qualify for finals Ryan Griffen, Tom Liberatore (14)
2014 AFL Season 14th Did not qualify for finals Jack Macrae (10)
2015 AFL Season 6th Knocked out by Adelaide (Elimination Final) Marcus Bontempelli (13)
2016 AFL Season 7th Premiers Marcus Bontempelli (20)
2017 AFL Season 10th Did not qualify for finals Marcus Bontempelli (19)
2018 AFL Season 13th Did not qualify for finals Jack Macrae (14)
2019 AFL Season 7th Knocked out by Greater Western Sydney (Elimination Final) Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Macrae (22)
2020 AFL Season 7th Knocked out by St Kilda (Elimination Final) Jack Macrae (15)
2021 AFL Season 5th Runners-Up Marcus Bontempelli (33)
2022 AFL Season 8th Knocked out by Fremantle (Elimination Final) Josh Dunkley (14)