1959 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1959 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 twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |