1963 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1963 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 ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1963 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |