1955 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1955 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 fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1955 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 | #8 | 4 | 9 | R09-10, R17-18 |
| Smith, Kevin | #16 | 9 | 7 | R06-10, R12-13, R15-16 |
| 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 |