1955 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1955 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 130.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Charlie Sutton
Vice-Captain:
Wally Donald
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box, Peter | #5 | 17 | 14 | R01-16, R18 |
| Bryden, Dave | #18 | 16 | 4 | R01-07, R10-18 |
| Clough, Alan | #8 | 12 | 3 | R07-18 |
| Collins, Bob | #23 | 8 | 1 | R02, R09-14, R17 |
| Collins, Jack | #2 | 15 | 60 | R01-04, R08-18 |
| Dixon, Ron | #29 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Donald, Wally | #22 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Duffy, Roger | #7 | 16 | 13 | R01-15, R18 |
| Edwards, Arthur | #11 | 15 | 2 | R01-13, R15, R17 |
| Gallagher, Jim | #24 | 16 | 0 | R01-10, R13-18 |
| Gardiner, Alex | #12 | 16 | 2 | R03-18 |
| Gilmore, Brian | #34 | 12 | 3 | R01-06, R08, R14-18 |
| Harper, Roy | #10 | 4 | 2 | R01-03, R05 |
| Henderson, Herb | #25 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Kerr, John | #1 | 18 | 24 | R01-18 |
| Letcher, Ian | #4 | 1 | 1 | R17 |
| McCarthy, Ron | #33 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R06-07, R16 |
| McDowell, Frank | #19 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Nuttall, Jack | #26 | 10 | 0 | R01, R05-13 |
| Porta, Ron | #21 | 10 | 1 | R02-05, R13-18 |
| Reynolds, Doug | #28 | 18 | 5 | R01-18 |
| Ross, Don | #9 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Ryan, Lionel | #31 | 11 | 4 | R01-07, R14, R16-18 |
| Smith, Kevin | #16 | 9 | 7 | R06-10, R12-13, R15-16 |
| Smith, Kevin | #8 | 4 | 9 | R09-10, R17-18 |
| Stevens, Harvey | #32 | 15 | 16 | R01-09, R11-13, R16-18 |
| Stockman, Ron | #17 | 15 | 0 | R01-08, R11-16, R18 |
| Sutton, Charlie | #6 | 10 | 4 | R01, R04-05, R08-13, R18 |
| Trusler, Alan | #35 | 6 | 7 | R11-15, R17 |
| Warren, Allen | #20 | 4 | 0 | R04, R09-11 |
| Westacott, John | #10 | 3 | 0 | R14-16 |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton, Charlie | 18 | 12 | -0- | 6 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1955 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 56 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 23/04/1955 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 31 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 30/04/1955 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 12 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 07/05/1955 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 14/05/1955 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 12 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 21/05/1955 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 8 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 28/05/1955 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 7 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 04/06/1955 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 51 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 11/06/1955 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 55 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 25/06/1955 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 38 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 02/07/1955 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 33 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 09/07/1955 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 6 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 16/07/1955 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 9 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 23/07/1955 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 30/07/1955 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 06/08/1955 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 3 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 13/08/1955 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 18 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 20/08/1955 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 60 | 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.