1939 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1939 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 4-0-14, P%: 82.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Roy Evans
Vice-Captain:
Norm Ware
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, George | #5 | 12 | 8 | R01-04, R10-17 |
| Cahill, Pat | #8 | 11 | 0 | R01, R04, R10-18 |
| Clay, Alf | 1 | 1 | R10 | |
| Collins, Alan | #2 | 18 | 17 | R01-18 |
| Coolahan, Jack | #27 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Evans, Roy | #9 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R06 |
| Evenden, Reg | #15 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R08, R16-18 |
| Flanigan, Bob | #13 | 6 | 0 | R10-15 |
| Flint, John | #27 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Greenham, Jim | #20 | 8 | 20 | R01, R05-11 |
| Hickey, Harry | #1 | 18 | 25 | R01-18 |
| Hillis, Leo | 3 | 0 | R16-18 | |
| Jacobsen, Allan | #11 | 12 | 8 | R05-15, R18 |
| Le Sueur, Bennie | #34 | 8 | 0 | R08-15 |
| Livingstone, Stan | #23 | 9 | 3 | R01-08, R13 |
| Luke, Charlie | #22 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Malone, Jack | #38 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| McCrae, Cliff | #14 | 5 | 4 | R02-04, R08-09 |
| McDonnell, Marty | 2 | 0 | R09-10 | |
| McMaster, Andy | 2 | 0 | R16-17 | |
| McPherson, Hughie | #35 | 5 | 0 | R05, R12-14, R18 |
| Menzies, Doug | #21 | 5 | 0 | R03-07 |
| Merton, Charlie | #35 | 3 | 3 | R11-13 |
| Miller, Jim | #19 | 9 | 1 | R01-05, R15-18 |
| Olliver, Arthur | #3 | 17 | 23 | R01-07, R09-18 |
| Page, Charlie | #26 | 15 | 31 | R03-13, R15-18 |
| Palmer, Ambrose | #24 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Porter, Roy | #32 | 8 | 1 | R02-08, R10 |
| Ryan, Bill | #10 | 13 | 8 | R05-09, R11-18 |
| Ryan, Jack | #7 | 14 | 7 | R01-14 |
| Ryan, Joe | #10 | 16 | 26 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Ryan, Leo | #17 | 17 | 1 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| Sainsbury, Rob | #34 | 11 | 0 | R04, R09-18 |
| Sampson, Alf | #28 | 13 | 1 | R01-09, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Seymour, Don | #36 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Sharp, Haydn | #14 | 4 | 4 | R10-11, R16-17 |
| Shaw, Bill | #31 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Spargo, Bob | #16 | 11 | 2 | R01-02, R04, R06-08, R14-18 |
| Standfield, Paul | #6 | 17 | 0 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| Thoms, Jim | #18 | 4 | 5 | R03-06 |
| Tribe, Tom | #25 | 7 | 3 | R03, R07-09, R14-15, R18 |
| Ware, Norm | #4 | 14 | 8 | R01-02, R05-09, R12-18 |
| Wilson, Don | #13 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Zimmerman, Jack | #30 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, Joe | 18 | 4 | -0- | 14 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1939 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 5 | Joe Kelly | Roy Evans |
| 29/04/1939 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 29 | Joe Kelly | Roy Evans |
| 06/05/1939 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 15 | Joe Kelly | Jack Ryan |
| 13/05/1939 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 58 | Joe Kelly | unknown |
| 20/05/1939 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 18 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 27/05/1939 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 21 | Joe Kelly | Roy Evans |
| 03/06/1939 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 22 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 12/06/1939 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 19 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 17/06/1939 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 44 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 24/06/1939 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 26 | Joe Kelly | George Bennett |
| 01/07/1939 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 15 | Joe Kelly | unknown |
| 08/07/1939 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 15/07/1939 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 54 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 22/07/1939 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 17 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 05/08/1939 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 88 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 12/08/1939 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 47 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 19/08/1939 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 2 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 02/09/1939 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 40 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
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.