1961 VFA (D1) Season: Williamstown
These are the details of the premiership results for Williamstown for the 1961 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used the WCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Sandringham in the first semi final and defeating Moorabbin in the preliminary final, Williamstown were defeated by Yarraville in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFA (D1) Season
Team:
Williamstown
Home Ground:
WCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 114.3)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callahan, Gerry | 25 | 15 | -0- | 10 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | Yarraville | AWAY | WIN | WILL by 2 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Moorabbin | HOME | WIN | WILL by 19 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 25/04/1961 | Round 3 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | WILL by 18 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 4 | Box Hill | HOME | WIN | WILL by 80 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 5 | Yarraville | HOME | LOSS | YRVL by 24 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 6 | Oakleigh | AWAY | WIN | WILL by 20 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 20/05/1961 | Round 7 | Mordialloc | HOME | WIN | WILL by 48 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 28/05/1961 | Round 8 | Coburg | AWAY | LOSS | COBG by 8 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 9 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WILL by 23 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 12/06/1961 | Round 10 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | WILL by 21 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 11 | Moorabbin | AWAY | LOSS | MRBN by 5 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 12 | Box Hill | AWAY | LOSS | BOXH by 43 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 13 | Sandringham | HOME | WIN | WILL by 21 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 14 | Yarraville | AWAY | LOSS | YRVL by 21 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 15/07/1961 | Round 15 | Oakleigh | HOME | LOSS | OAKL by 25 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 22/07/1961 | Round 16 | Mordialloc | AWAY | LOSS | MRDC by 4 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 17 | Coburg | HOME | WIN | WILL by 14 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 06/08/1961 | Round 18 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | WILL by 5 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 13/08/1961 | Round 19 | Brunswick | AWAY | LOSS | BRNW by 46 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 20 | Moorabbin | HOME | WIN | WILL by 58 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 21 | Box Hill | HOME | WIN | WILL by 89 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 02/09/1961 | Round 22 | Sandringham | AWAY | LOSS | SNDH by 17 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 09/09/1961 | Semi Final | Sandringham | AWAY | WIN | WILL by 17 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 23/09/1961 | Preliminary Final | Moorabbin | AWAY | WIN | WILL by 4 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |
| 30/09/1961 | Grand Final | Yarraville | AWAY | LOSS | YRVL by 63 | Gerry Callahan | unknown |