1956 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1956 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Geelong in a semi final, Footscray were defeated by Collingwood in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 114.2)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
Team Leaders
Captains:
Charlie Sutton, Wally Donald
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald, Jack Collins
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box, Peter | #5 | 19 | 2 | R01-09, R11-18, SF, PF |
| Broadway, Ray | #37 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
| Buckley, Brian | #19 | 3 | 0 | R02, R04-05 |
| Clough, Alan | #27 | 4 | 0 | R03-04, R15-16 |
| Collins, Bob | #23 | 6 | 0 | R01, R03, R09-12 |
| Collins, Jack | #2 | 18 | 38 | R01-04, R07-18, SF, PF |
| Cross, Max | #8 | 16 | 52 | R05-18, SF, PF |
| Dickson, Noel | #18 | 14 | 10 | R01-14 |
| Dixon, Ron | #29 | 8 | 0 | R04-06, R15-17, SF, PF |
| Donald, Wally | #22 | 18 | 0 | R01-06, R08-14, R16-18, SF, PF |
| Duffy, Roger | #7 | 18 | 20 | R01-16, SF, PF |
| Edwards, Arthur | #11 | 19 | 1 | R01-04, R06-18, SF, PF |
| Gallagher, Jim | #24 | 15 | 0 | R01-07, R09, R11, R15-18, SF, PF |
| Gardiner, Alex | #12 | 3 | 2 | R03, R17-18 |
| Gilmore, Brian | #34 | 18 | 7 | R01-08, R10-16, R18, SF, PF |
| Guthrie, Byron | #36 | 3 | 0 | R08, R10, R18 |
| Henderson, Herb | #25 | 14 | 0 | R01-13, PF |
| Henriksen, Ron | #40 | 3 | 0 | R12-14 |
| Kerr, John | #1 | 19 | 18 | R01-04, R06-18, SF, PF |
| Letcher, Ian | #4 | 8 | 0 | R01-06, R10, R12 |
| McCarthy, Ron | #33 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| McRae, Peter | #20 | 7 | 0 | R14-18, SF, PF |
| Porta, Ron | #21 | 17 | 0 | R04-18, SF, PF |
| Rawson, Don | #33 | 16 | 0 | R04-06, R08-18, SF, PF |
| Reynolds, Doug | #28 | 16 | 2 | R01-02, R05-06, R08-11, R13-18, SF, PF |
| Ross, Don | #9 | 20 | 7 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Ryan, Lionel | #31 | 12 | 7 | R01-09, R13, R17, PF |
| Smith, Kevin | #14 | 3 | 4 | R01-02, R18 |
| Smith, Kevin | #16 | 8 | 0 | R10-16, SF |
| Stevens, Harvey | #32 | 7 | 9 | R14-18, SF, PF |
| Stockman, Ron | #17 | 19 | 0 | R01-05, R07-18, SF, PF |
| Sutton, Charlie | #6 | 2 | 0 | R01, R05 |
| Thompson, Graham | #35 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Westacott, John | #10 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R05-15, R17-18, SF |
| White, Kevin | #38 | 4 | 0 | R01, R07-09 |
| Whitten, Don | #30 | 5 | 0 | R02-03, R07, R10, R17 |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 18 | 16 | R02-09, R11-18, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton, Charlie | 20 | 12 | -0- | 8 | R01-18, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/04/1956 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 29 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 21/04/1956 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 28 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 28/04/1956 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 26 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 14 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 10 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 3 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 1 | Charlie Sutton | Jack Collins |
| 04/06/1956 | Round 8 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 24 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 42 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 16/06/1956 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 22 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 10 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 10 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 1 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 32 | Charlie Sutton | Jack Collins |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 7 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 43 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 25/08/1956 | Semi Final | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
| 08/09/1956 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 39 | Charlie Sutton | Wally Donald |
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.