1913 VFA Season: Footscray
Season Team Details
Competition:
1913 VFA Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 155.1)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banbury, Vern | 17 | 3 | R01-06, R08-10, R12-15, R17-18, SF, GF | |
| Baxter, Jim | 20 | 1 | R01-18, SF, GF | |
| Clarke, Archie | 19 | 0 | R01-03, R05-18, SF, GF | |
| Cotton, Roy | 19 | 1 | R01-15, R17-18, SF, GF | |
| Craddock, Johnny | 19 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18, SF, GF | |
| Gregory, Art | 17 | 1 | R02-05, R07-10, R12-18, SF, GF | |
| Grierson, Charlie | 8 | 2 | R05-07, R10, R14, R16, SF, GF | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | 17 | 0 | R02-07, R10-18, SF, GF | |
| Harris, William | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R08-13, R15-18, SF, GF | |
| Hedley, Tom | 1 | 0 | R16 | |
| Holmes, Billy | 19 | 1 | R01-06, R08-18, SF, GF | |
| Lawson, Fred | 8 | 1 | R01, R03, R05, R12-13, R18, SF, GF | |
| Lever, Joe | 9 | 0 | R12-18, SF, GF | |
| McCluskey, Tom | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R12-17, SF, GF | |
| Neilsen, Franz | 19 | 0 | R01-06, R08-18, SF, GF | |
| Samson, Vic | 18 | 0 | R03-18, SF, GF | |
| Spence, Jim | 18 | 0 | R01-13, R15, R17-18, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassidy, Jim | 20 | 16 | -0- | 4 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Vic Samson | William Harris | Tom McCluskey |
| Half-Back: | Franz Neilsen |
|
Tom Grimshaw |
| Centre: | Joe Lever | Archie Clarke | Johnny Craddock |
| Half-Forward: | Fred Lawson |
|
Jim Baxter |
| Forward: | Billy Holmes | Vern Banbury | Charlie Grierson |
| Follower: | Art Gregory | Jim Spence | Roy Cotton |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 20 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1913 | Round 1 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 19 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 03/05/1913 | Round 2 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 44 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 10/05/1913 | Round 3 | Northcote | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 61 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 17/05/1913 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 11 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 24/05/1913 | Round 5 | Brunswick | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 31 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 31/05/1913 | Round 6 | Essendon (A) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSA by 4 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 07/06/1913 | Round 7 | Melbourne City | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 71 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 09/06/1913 | Round 8 | Brighton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 19 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 14/06/1913 | Round 9 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 14 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 21/06/1913 | Round 10 | Williamstown | AWAY | LOSS | WILL by 6 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 28/06/1913 | Round 11 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 15 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 05/07/1913 | Round 12 | Northcote | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 51 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 12/07/1913 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 43 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 19/07/1913 | Round 14 | Brunswick | HOME | LOSS | BRNW by 37 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 26/07/1913 | Round 15 | Essendon (A) | HOME | LOSS | ESSA by 1 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 02/08/1913 | Round 16 | Melbourne City | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 34 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 09/08/1913 | Round 17 | Brighton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 46 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 16/08/1913 | Round 18 | Prahran | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 18 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 23/08/1913 | Semi Final | Essendon (A) | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 06/09/1913 | Grand Final | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |