1960 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1960 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1960 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
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 |
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.