1939 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1939 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 eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |