1914 VFA Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1914 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 second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Williamstown in the first semi final, Footscray were defeated by North Melbourne in the final, resulting in becoming the runners-up. Had they won, North Melbourne would have been entitled to a right to challenge them in a challenge final.
Team Details
Competition:
1914 VFA Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 141.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banbury, Vern | 19 | 0 | R01-07, R09-18, SF, GF | |
| Baxter, Jim | 16 | 0 | R01-13, R18, SF, GF | |
| Casey, Dick | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| Clarke, Archie | 18 | 0 | R01-07, R10-18, SF, GF | |
| Cotton, Roy | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF | |
| Craddock, Johnny | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R04-05, R09-18, SF, GF | |
| Donnelly, Peter | 2 | 0 | R07-08 | |
| Ford, Norm | 19 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, GF | |
| Gregory, Art | 5 | 0 | R01, R08, R13, R16-17 | |
| Grierson, Charlie | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF | |
| Harris, William | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF | |
| Holmes, Billy | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Lawson, Fred | 13 | 0 | R03-05, R07-10, R13-14, R17-18, SF, GF | |
| McCluskey, Tom | 10 | 0 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-11, R14 | |
| Neilsen, Franz | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF | |
| Samson, Vic | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF | |
| Spence, Jim | 16 | 0 | R01-06, R09-12, R15-18, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassidy, Jim | 20 | 15 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/04/1914 | Round 1 | Brighton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 24 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 18/04/1914 | Round 2 | Brunswick | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 5 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 25/04/1914 | Round 3 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 39 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 02/05/1914 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 20 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 09/05/1914 | Round 5 | Essendon (A) | HOME | LOSS | ESSA by 12 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 16/05/1914 | Round 6 | Williamstown | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 23/05/1914 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 30 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 30/05/1914 | Round 8 | Northcote | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 58 | Jim Cassidy | unknown |
| 06/06/1914 | Round 9 | Prahran | AWAY | LOSS | PRAH by 7 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 08/06/1914 | Round 10 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 13/06/1914 | Round 11 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 22 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 20/06/1914 | Round 12 | Brighton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 54 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 27/06/1914 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 49 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 04/07/1914 | Round 14 | Essendon (A) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSA by 25 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 11/07/1914 | Round 15 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 18 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 18/07/1914 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 25/07/1914 | Round 17 | Northcote | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 90 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 01/08/1914 | Round 18 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 23 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 08/08/1914 | Semi Final | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 54 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |
| 22/08/1914 | Grand Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 35 | Jim Cassidy | Johnny Craddock |