1960 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1960 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 tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1960 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 6-0-12, P%: 90.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter, Ray | #18 | 15 | 37 | R01-09, R11-16 |
| Beamish, Keith | #6 | 7 | 4 | R09-12, R14-16 |
| Bradbury, John | #37 | 12 | 2 | R05, R07-13, R15-18 |
| Brereton, John | #33 | 4 | 0 | R02-03, R06-07 |
| Bryant, Ian | #37 | 6 | 0 | R09-14 |
| Clegg, John | #28 | 10 | 6 | R01-04, R06-10, R17 |
| Darcey, Don | #7 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Devery, Terry | #2 | 13 | 9 | R01-07, R13-18 |
| Edwards, Arthur | #11 | 11 | 0 | R02-09, R12-14 |
| Elliott, Trevor | #1 | 12 | 9 | R01-03, R07, R10-11, R13-18 |
| Evans, Charlie | #42 | 4 | 0 | R08-10, R18 |
| Gallagher, Jim | #24 | 17 | 0 | R01-17 |
| Gardiner, Alex | #12 | 14 | 3 | R01-11, R16-18 |
| Gehrig, Phil | #32 | 9 | 6 | R01, R03-10 |
| Graham, Max | #34 | 5 | 5 | R11-14, R18 |
| Hoiles, John | #23 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Howard, Ian | #27 | 16 | 0 | R03-18 |
| Howard, Ron | #31 | 5 | 1 | R01-05 |
| Ion, Graham | #17 | 16 | 9 | R01-04, R06-10, R12-18 |
| Jillard, John | #25 | 15 | 0 | R01-06, R09-12, R14-18 |
| Kent, Reg | #10 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Lee, Bernie | #29 | 17 | 0 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Long, Noel | #34 | 3 | 4 | R10, R17-18 |
| McDonald, Cameron | #8 | 14 | 12 | R01, R06-18 |
| McKellar, Barney | #30 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Oates, Max | #48 | 4 | 1 | R13-16 |
| Prior, Brian | #20 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Quarrell, John | #15 | 8 | 3 | R01-02, R07-08, R15-18 |
| Schultz, John | #14 | 17 | 2 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Slattery, Jack | #5 | 4 | 0 | R01, R04-06 |
| Smith, Barry | #53 | 7 | 0 | R11-13, R15-18 |
| Spargo, Bob | #8 | 16 | 6 | R01-12, R15-18 |
| Thornton, Barry | #13 | 6 | 2 | R09-10, R13-14, R17-18 |
| Turner, Bob | #21 | 4 | 0 | R12-15 |
| Walker, Ray | #26 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Ware, Bob | #4 | 8 | 2 | R01-05, R08, R11-12 |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 16 | 24 | R01-09, R11, R13-18 |
| Whitzell, Ray | #41 | 3 | 0 | R10-12 |
| Wood, Peter | #35 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitten, Ted | 17 | 6 | -0- | 11 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Ryan, Joe | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R10 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1960 | Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 31 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 30/04/1960 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 46 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 07/05/1960 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 8 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 14/05/1960 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 9 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 21/05/1960 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 39 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 28/05/1960 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 18 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 04/06/1960 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 32 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 11/06/1960 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 31 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 18/06/1960 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 7 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 25/06/1960 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 30 | Joe Ryan | unknown |
| 09/07/1960 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 3 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 16/07/1960 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 27 | Ted Whitten | unknown |
| 23/07/1960 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 30/07/1960 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 36 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 06/08/1960 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 37 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 13/08/1960 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 23 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 20/08/1960 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 12 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 27/08/1960 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 40 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |