1959 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1959 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 3-0-15, P%: 73.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Lyall | #7 | 3 | 0 | R01, R05, R18 |
| Barker, Peter | #27 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Baxter, Ray | #18 | 15 | 35 | R01-14, R18 |
| Beamish, Keith | #36 | 7 | 4 | R09-10, R13-17 |
| Brereton, John | #33 | 13 | 0 | R02-04, R09-18 |
| Buckley, Brian | #19 | 11 | 0 | R02-06, R08-12, R17 |
| Clegg, John | #28 | 9 | 2 | R02-04, R13-18 |
| Darcey, Don | #10 | 11 | 2 | R01-08, R10, R13, R18 |
| Densworth, Eon | #6 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Devery, Terry | #2 | 17 | 19 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Edwards, Arthur | #11 | 9 | 0 | R10-18 |
| Edwards, Ralph | #27 | 4 | 0 | R08-09, R15-16 |
| Fleming, Ian | #5 | 5 | 2 | R01-03, R06-07 |
| Gallagher, Jim | #24 | 8 | 0 | R01, R04-06, R13-16 |
| Gardiner, Alex | #12 | 16 | 4 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-18 |
| Gehrig, Phil | #32 | 7 | 5 | R02-04, R11-14 |
| Hoiles, John | #23 | 11 | 1 | R01-02, R05, R11-18 |
| Howard, Ron | #31 | 14 | 10 | R01-12, R17-18 |
| Ion, Graham | #17 | 14 | 5 | R01, R04, R07-18 |
| Jillard, John | #25 | 14 | 0 | R05-18 |
| Kerr, Barrie | #1 | 8 | 2 | R01-08 |
| Lee, Bernie | #29 | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-07, R09, R11-18 |
| Long, Noel | #34 | 9 | 8 | R02-04, R07-12 |
| McDonald, Cameron | #8 | 8 | 5 | R01, R05-11 |
| McGill, Alan | #46 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Moloney, Brian | #27 | 7 | 0 | R02, R05-06, R12, R15-17 |
| Payne, Kelvin | #22 | 16 | 0 | R01-15, R17 |
| Porta, Ron | #21 | 6 | 1 | R01-02, R06-07, R09, R12 |
| Prior, Brian | #38 | 7 | 8 | R02-03, R07, R15-18 |
| Quarrell, John | #15 | 11 | 1 | R03-13 |
| Schultz, John | #14 | 14 | 4 | R01, R03-10, R14-18 |
| Slattery, Jack | #16 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Spargo, Bob | #8 | 10 | 5 | R01, R04-06, R08, R14-18 |
| Thornton, Barry | #13 | 6 | 0 | R07-12 |
| Trusler, Wally | #44 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Walker, Ray | #26 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Ware, Bob | #4 | 14 | 19 | R01-11, R14-16 |
| Westacott, John | #10 | 3 | 0 | R13, R16, R18 |
| Whittaker, Ike | #16 | 4 | 1 | R10, R12-14 |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 16 | 18 | R01-11, R13, R15-18 |
| Wood, Peter | #35 | 8 | 0 | R11-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitten, Ted | 17 | 3 | -0- | 14 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Ryan, Joe | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R12 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1959 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 20 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 02/05/1959 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 49 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 09/05/1959 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 44 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 16/05/1959 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 65 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 23/05/1959 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 27 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 30/05/1959 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 41 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 06/06/1959 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 16 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 13/06/1959 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 26 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 27/06/1959 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 28 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 04/07/1959 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 18 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 11/07/1959 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 20 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 18/07/1959 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 11 | Joe Ryan | unknown |
| 25/07/1959 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 01/08/1959 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 47 | Ted Whitten | unknown |
| 08/08/1959 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 15/08/1959 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 22/08/1959 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 30 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 29/08/1959 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 43 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
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.