1963 VFL Season: Footscray
Season Team Details
Competition:
1963 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 7-0-11, P%: 87.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter, Ray | #18 | 14 | 3 | R01, R03, R07-18 |
| Becker, Niels | #40 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Bendelle, Col | #38 | 3 | 0 | R15, R17-18 |
| Birch, Ron | #43 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Bisset, George | #6 | 12 | 16 | R01-11, R18 |
| Blain, Ron | #35 | 2 | 0 | R01, R05 |
| Bradbury, John | #19 | 3 | 0 | R01, R04-05 |
| Bradley, John | #20 | 7 | 1 | R05, R07, R10-12, R17-18 |
| Bryant, Ian | #5 | 16 | 1 | R01-16 |
| Chalmers, Graeme | #27 | 7 | 0 | R02-03, R08-09, R13, R17-18 |
| Coutts, Rod | #40 | 4 | 8 | R07-10 |
| Darcy, David | #15 | 17 | 11 | R01-13, R15-18 |
| Dowling, Bernie | #7 | 7 | 7 | R12-18 |
| Duff, Ken | #16 | 11 | 0 | R02-03, R10-18 |
| Evans, Charlie | #28 | 3 | 0 | R07, R09-10 |
| Graham, Max | #34 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Gray, Bob | #39 | 7 | 9 | R12-18 |
| Greenwood, Jack | #44 | 11 | 0 | R06-16 |
| Harrington, Bill | #11 | 5 | 2 | R01, R03-04, R06, R14 |
| Hobbs, Merv | #2 | 14 | 16 | R03-06, R08, R10-18 |
| Hoiles, John | #23 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Ion, Barry | #21 | 16 | 2 | R01-16 |
| Ion, Graham | #17 | 14 | 13 | R01-06, R11-18 |
| Jillard, John | #25 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Lee, Bernie | #29 | 9 | 4 | R01-02, R06-09, R14-16 |
| Marsh, Ivan | #33 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| McDonald, Cameron | #9 | 2 | 1 | R01, R13 |
| McKenzie, Don | #30 | 13 | 10 | R02-11, R16-18 |
| O'Halloran, Eddie | #41 | 5 | 2 | R10-14 |
| Parsons, Bob | #32 | 4 | 0 | R04-07 |
| Payne, Kelvin | #22 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Schultz, John | #14 | 17 | 4 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Schultz, Robert | #47 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Smith, Barry | #31 | 16 | 2 | R01-16 |
| Spargo, Bob | #8 | 15 | 14 | R02-11, R14-18 |
| Spurling, Bob | #24 | 2 | 1 | R04-05 |
| Walker, Ray | #26 | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Ware, Bob | #4 | 17 | 9 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 18 | 15 | R01-18 |
| Zeuschner, Murray | #1 | 5 | 1 | R06-10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitten, Ted | 18 | 7 | -0- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1963 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 37 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 27/04/1963 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 46 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 04/05/1963 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 21 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 11/05/1963 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 19 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 18/05/1963 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 19 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 25/05/1963 | Round 6 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 40 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 01/06/1963 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 8 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 10/06/1963 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 22/06/1963 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 32 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 29/06/1963 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 4 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 20/07/1963 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 45 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 27/07/1963 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 19 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 03/08/1963 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 31 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 10/08/1963 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 20 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 17/08/1963 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 65 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 24/08/1963 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 44 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 31/08/1963 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 56 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 07/09/1963 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 32 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |