1926 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1926 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian 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 tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1926 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |