1926 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1926 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1926 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 4-0-14, P%: 69.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captains:
Con McCarthy, Allan Hopkins
Vice-Captain:
Bill Doolan
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aked, Frank | #11 | 16 | 12 | R01-03, R05-08, R10-18 |
| Anthony, George | #20 | 10 | 3 | R09-18 |
| Bagley, Seddon | #7 | 2 | 2 | R02-03 |
| Baker, Harry | #19 | 4 | 4 | R01-02, R17-18 |
| Barton, Frank | #7 | 2 | 0 | R05, R09 |
| Butler, Ted | 1 | 1 | R18 | |
| Chapple, Les | #14 | 18 | 42 | R01-18 |
| Clissold, George | #4 | 6 | 2 | R01-04, R06, R08 |
| Considine, Jim | 4 | 1 | R14, R16-18 | |
| Crellin, Bertie | #28 | 2 | 0 | R13, R15 |
| Croft, Joshua | #6 | 11 | 6 | R02, R08, R10-18 |
| Dick, Dave | #25 | 4 | 5 | R10-11, R13, R16 |
| Doolan, Bill | #30 | 16 | 2 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Freyer, Bill | #21 | 7 | 0 | R07-08, R10-13, R15 |
| Gardiner, Alex | #12 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Gaudion, Charlie | #3 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Hopkins, Allan | #33 | 17 | 42 | R02-18 |
| Hopkins, Rupe | #23 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Howell, Gus | #32 | 6 | 2 | R04-09 |
| Johns, Harry | #35 | 5 | 4 | R02-05, R08 |
| Johnstone, Doug | #16 | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-13, R15-18 |
| Jones, Tom | #31 | 8 | 1 | R01-04, R06-08, R15 |
| Knott, Joe | 5 | 0 | R14-18 | |
| Krygger, Park | #24 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Laidlaw, Col | #9 | 8 | 0 | R01-07, R14 |
| McCarthy, Con | #1 | 14 | 6 | R01-14 |
| McDonald, Norm | #17 | 8 | 7 | R01-07, R16 |
| McGlone, Jim | #15 | 6 | 3 | R08-09, R14-15, R17-18 |
| McHenry, Tommy | #18 | 5 | 2 | R01, R06, R09, R12-13 |
| Neill, Harry | #22 | 10 | 2 | R07, R09-14, R16-18 |
| Nunan, Joe | #9 | 15 | 2 | R02-12, R14-17 |
| O'Brien, Paddy | #10 | 6 | 0 | R04-09 |
| Outen, Alby | #5 | 10 | 0 | R01-04, R06-07, R09-12 |
| Rowe, Charlie | #8 | 16 | 1 | R01-05, R08-18 |
| Samson, Vic | #2 | 10 | 3 | R01, R10-18 |
| Sharpley, Jack | #34 | 6 | 2 | R01, R03-07 |
| Thompson, Roy | #13 | 10 | 0 | R09-18 |
| Wilkinson, Dick | #26 | 2 | 1 | R10-11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassidy, Jim | 8 | 1 | -0- | 7 | R01-08 |
| Saunders, Harry | 10 | 3 | -0- | 7 | R09-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05/1926 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 66 | Jim Cassidy | Con McCarthy |
| 08/05/1926 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 33 | Jim Cassidy | Con McCarthy |
| 15/05/1926 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 1 | Jim Cassidy | Con McCarthy |
| 22/05/1926 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 2 | Jim Cassidy | Con McCarthy |
| 29/05/1926 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 33 | Jim Cassidy | Con McCarthy |
| 05/06/1926 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 59 | Jim Cassidy | Con McCarthy |
| 07/06/1926 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 22 | Jim Cassidy | Con McCarthy |
| 19/06/1926 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 126 | Jim Cassidy | Con McCarthy |
| 26/06/1926 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 11 | Harry Saunders | Con McCarthy |
| 03/07/1926 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 8 | Harry Saunders | Con McCarthy |
| 10/07/1926 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 25 | Harry Saunders | Con McCarthy |
| 17/07/1926 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 51 | Harry Saunders | Con McCarthy |
| 07/08/1926 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 59 | Harry Saunders | Con McCarthy |
| 14/08/1926 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 42 | Harry Saunders | Con McCarthy |
| 21/08/1926 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 60 | Harry Saunders | Allan Hopkins |
| 28/08/1926 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 7 | Harry Saunders | Allan Hopkins |
| 04/09/1926 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 72 | Harry Saunders | Allan Hopkins |
| 11/09/1926 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 44 | Harry Saunders | Allan Hopkins |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.