1940 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1940 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 108.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, George | #5 | 15 | 0 | R01-14, R16 |
| Boniface, Alf | #31 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
| Cahill, Pat | #8 | 14 | 12 | R05-18 |
| Chirgwin, Dick | #13 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Collins, Alan | #2 | 9 | 17 | R01-03, R13-18 |
| Crosling, Bill | #29 | 4 | 5 | R15-18 |
| Dolphin, Harry | #32 | 14 | 0 | R04-17 |
| Ellis, Ted | #15 | 16 | 2 | R01-03, R05-17 |
| Evenden, Reg | #19 | 17 | 4 | R01-05, R07-18 |
| Flanigan, Bob | #13 | 6 | 0 | R01-04, R07-08 |
| Greenham, Jim | #20 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Hickey, Harry | #7 | 18 | 23 | R01-18 |
| Livingstone, Stan | #23 | 2 | 0 | R01, R04 |
| May, Jim | #27 | 5 | 3 | R01-05 |
| McDonnell, Marty | 1 | 0 | R16 | |
| McPherson, Hughie | #33 | 8 | 4 | R08-11, R13-14, R17-18 |
| Miller, Jim | #14 | 18 | 5 | R01-18 |
| Murphy, Len | #21 | 16 | 15 | R02-12, R14-18 |
| Olliver, Arthur | #3 | 16 | 9 | R01-06, R09-18 |
| Page, Charlie | #26 | 16 | 52 | R01-12, R15-18 |
| Palmer, Ambrose | #24 | 14 | 15 | R02-15 |
| Porter, Roy | #22 | 3 | 1 | R01, R03, R06 |
| Power, Billy | #34 | 5 | 0 | R13-16, R18 |
| Robinson, Lloyd | #6 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Ryan, Bill | #10 | 13 | 15 | R01-03, R06-15 |
| Ryan, Joe | #10 | 18 | 27 | R01-18 |
| Ryan, Leo | #17 | 15 | 0 | R02, R04-13, R15-18 |
| Sainsbury, Rob | #18 | 9 | 0 | R01, R04-06, R08, R12-13, R17-18 |
| Sampson, Alf | #28 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Spargo, Bob | #16 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Standfield, Paul | #6 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Thoms, Jim | #1 | 15 | 15 | R01-04, R07-15, R17-18 |
| Tribe, George | #30 | 3 | 1 | R09-11 |
| Tribe, Tom | #25 | 5 | 1 | R05-07, R12, R14 |
| Ware, Norm | #4 | 18 | 13 | R01-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, Joe | 18 | 9 | -0- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1940 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 12 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 45 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 39 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 22 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 8 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 10 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 15/06/1940 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 45 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 16 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 59 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 13 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 13/07/1940 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 18 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 20/07/1940 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 4 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 19 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 10/08/1940 | Round 15 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 25 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 63 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 5 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 22 | 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.