1952 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1952 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:
1952 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-0-14, P%: 77.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Angus | #30 | 16 | 0 | R03-06, R08-19 |
| Aked, Frank | #32 | 3 | 0 | R08-09, R11 |
| Barrett, John | #14 | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R08-19 |
| Beal, Stan | #29 | 6 | 0 | R02, R08-10, R12, R17 |
| Bryden, Dave | #18 | 16 | 9 | R01, R04-17, R19 |
| Bulman, Alan | #17 | 2 | 0 | R02, R05 |
| Collins, Jack | #2 | 17 | 13 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-19 |
| Connolly, Bert | #31 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Crozier, Ray | #7 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Donald, Wally | #22 | 18 | 1 | R01-08, R10-19 |
| Duffy, Roger | #7 | 18 | 20 | R01-10, R12-19 |
| Edwards, Arthur | #21 | 11 | 4 | R05-14, R16 |
| Edwards, Jack | #3 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Egan, Reg | #8 | 4 | 0 | R01, R11, R17, R19 |
| Foreman, Ian | #12 | 2 | 0 | R18-19 |
| Gallagher, Jim | #24 | 19 | 0 | R01-19 |
| Gilmore, Brian | #34 | 16 | 11 | R01-07, R10-16, R18-19 |
| Harper, Roy | #10 | 18 | 13 | R01-08, R10-19 |
| Henderson, Herb | #25 | 17 | 0 | R01-15, R18-19 |
| Isaac, Max | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Kent, Len | #11 | 9 | 7 | R04, R06, R11-15, R18-19 |
| King, Jack | #31 | 16 | 0 | R03, R05-19 |
| Laffey, Merv | #12 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Linton, Alby | #23 | 10 | 1 | R01-05, R08, R10, R13, R15-16 |
| Martin, Alan | #19 | 18 | 1 | R01-17, R19 |
| McRae, Frank | #16 | 10 | 1 | R01-04, R06-07, R16-19 |
| Phillips, Eddie | #29 | 7 | 8 | R09-15 |
| Reardon, Bill | #20 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Reynolds, Doug | #28 | 13 | 5 | R04-12, R16-19 |
| Richards, Ron | #4 | 2 | 1 | R01, R05 |
| Rogers, Allen | #35 | 16 | 10 | R03-18 |
| Ross, Don | #9 | 16 | 1 | R01-09, R12-15, R17-19 |
| Scanlan, Bill | #26 | 17 | 11 | R01-04, R07-19 |
| Slater, Bob | #4 | 4 | 0 | R13, R16-18 |
| Smallwood, Bernie | #15 | 2 | 0 | R07, R09 |
| Sutton, Charlie | #6 | 7 | 4 | R01-03, R05-07, R09 |
| Wearmouth, Dick | #33 | 12 | 1 | R01-03, R06-08, R14-19 |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 14 | 19 | R01-04, R06-10, R14-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton, Charlie | 17 | 5 | -0- | 12 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-19 |
| Donald, Wally | 2 | 0 | -0- | 2 | R04, R08 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1952 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 5 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 26/04/1952 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 7 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 03/05/1952 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 11 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 10/05/1952 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 24 | Wally Donald | unknown |
| 17/05/1952 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 24 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 31/05/1952 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 62 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 09/06/1952 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 31 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 14/06/1952 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 15 | Wally Donald | unknown |
| 21/06/1952 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 5 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 28/06/1952 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 55 | Charlie Sutton | unknown |
| 05/07/1952 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 6 | Charlie Sutton | unknown |
| 12/07/1952 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 23 | Charlie Sutton | unknown |
| 19/07/1952 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 15 | Charlie Sutton | unknown |
| 26/07/1952 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 9 | Charlie Sutton | unknown |
| 02/08/1952 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | Charlie Sutton | unknown |
| 09/08/1952 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 47 | Charlie Sutton | unknown |
| 16/08/1952 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 45 | Charlie Sutton | unknown |
| 23/08/1952 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 49 | Charlie Sutton | unknown |
| 30/08/1952 | Round 19 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 30 | Charlie Sutton | unknown |