1906 VFA Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1906 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Richmond in the first semi final, Footscray were defeated by West Melbourne in the final, resulting in becoming the runners-up. Had they won, West Melbourne would have been entitled to a right to challenge them in a challenge final.
Team Details
Competition:
1906 VFA Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 12-1-5, P%: 142.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borthwick, Jack | 12 | 0 | R08-18, SF | |
| Clarke, Archie | 18 | 0 | R02-12, R14-18, SF, GF | |
| Cotton, Roy | 3 | 0 | R18, SF, GF | |
| Harris, William | 18 | 0 | R01-07, R10-18, SF, GF | |
| Hedley, Tom | 17 | 0 | R01-07, R09, R11-12, R14-18, SF, GF | |
| Marmo, Joe | 18 | 0 | R01-14, R17-18, SF, GF | |
| McKinley, Tom | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R07-12, R14-17, SF, GF | |
| Stevenson, Ted | 9 | 0 | R01-02, R05, R08, R10-12, R14, GF | |
| Williams, Nancy | 16 | 0 | R01-08, R12-14, R16-18, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1906 | Round 1 | Preston | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 20 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 12/05/1906 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 1 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 19/05/1906 | Round 3 | West Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 26/05/1906 | Round 4 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 57 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 02/06/1906 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 09/06/1906 | Round 6 | Essendon (A) | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 60 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 16/06/1906 | Round 7 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 9 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 23/06/1906 | Round 8 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 22 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 30/06/1906 | Round 9 | Williamstown | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 26 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/07/1906 | Round 10 | Preston | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/07/1906 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 47 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/07/1906 | Round 12 | West Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 6 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 28/07/1906 | Round 13 | Prahran | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 20 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 04/08/1906 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 4 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 18/08/1906 | Round 15 | Essendon (A) | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 29 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/08/1906 | Round 16 | Brunswick | AWAY | LOSS | BRNW by 4 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 01/09/1906 | Round 17 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 54 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 08/09/1906 | Round 18 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 30 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 22/09/1906 | Semi Final | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 9 | unknown | Nancy Williams |
| 29/09/1906 | Grand Final | West Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | WMLB by 11 | unknown | Nancy Williams |