1953 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1953 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Essendon in a semi final, Footscray were defeated by Geelong in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 136.5)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Geelong (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Angus | #30 | 11 | 0 | R05-07, R09-13, R18, SF, PF |
| Barrett, John | #14 | 4 | 0 | R03-04, R12, R17 |
| Beal, Stan | #31 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Box, Peter | #5 | 19 | 3 | R02-18, SF, PF |
| Bryden, Dave | #18 | 20 | 10 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Collins, Jack | #2 | 17 | 50 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Donald, Wally | #22 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Duffy, Roger | #7 | 16 | 27 | R02-08, R12-18, SF, PF |
| Edwards, Arthur | #21 | 10 | 7 | R11-18, SF, PF |
| Egan, Reg | #8 | 2 | 2 | R01-02 |
| Gallagher, Jim | #24 | 17 | 0 | R01-17 |
| Gilmore, Brian | #34 | 14 | 15 | R01-06, R08, R10-13, R17-18, SF |
| Harper, Roy | #10 | 16 | 11 | R01-07, R10-13, R15-16, R18, SF, PF |
| Henderson, Don | #1 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Henderson, Herb | #25 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Jones, Tom | #21 | 11 | 5 | R08-16, SF, PF |
| Kent, Len | #11 | 2 | 0 | R01, R07 |
| Kerr, John | #1 | 14 | 19 | R07-18, SF, PF |
| King, Jack | #31 | 8 | 0 | R02-09 |
| Letcher, Ian | #4 | 3 | 0 | R09-10, R14 |
| Martin, Alan | #19 | 16 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R10-17, PF |
| McCarthy, Ron | #33 | 17 | 0 | R02-08, R11-18, SF, PF |
| McRae, Frank | #16 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R08 |
| Nuttall, Jack | #26 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Ollington, Lionel | #8 | 5 | 3 | R14-16, SF, PF |
| Porta, Ron | #31 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Reynolds, Doug | #28 | 4 | 1 | R01, R05-06, R17 |
| Rogers, Allen | #35 | 6 | 3 | R03-06, R08-09 |
| Ross, Don | #9 | 20 | 1 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Scanlan, Bill | #26 | 3 | 0 | R01, R04, R18 |
| Slater, Bob | #4 | 2 | 3 | R01-02 |
| Stevens, Harvey | #32 | 17 | 14 | R03-07, R09-18, SF, PF |
| Stockman, Ron | #17 | 13 | 0 | R01-03, R06, R09-11, R15-18, SF, PF |
| Sutton, Charlie | #6 | 19 | 12 | R01-11, R13-18, SF, PF |
| Templeton, Bob | #15 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Thompson, Norm | #15 | 2 | 0 | R02, R10 |
| Trusler, Alan | #35 | 3 | 4 | R18, SF, PF |
| Warren, Allen | #20 | 18 | 1 | R03-18, SF, PF |
| White, Kevin | #29 | 4 | 0 | R07-09, R11 |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 17 | 1 | R01, R04-16, R18, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton, Charlie | 19 | 13 | -0- | 6 | R01-11, R13-18, SF, PF |
| Donald, Wally | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R12 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1953 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 5 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 41 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 69 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 45 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 60 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 24 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 1 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 29 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 16 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 11/07/1953 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 24 | Wally Donald | unknown |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 20 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 48 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 37 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 45 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 61 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 19 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 05/09/1953 | Semi Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 8 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 19/09/1953 | Preliminary Final | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 26 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
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.