1940 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1940 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 sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |