1966 VFL Season: Footscray
Season Team Details
Competition:
1966 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 4-0-14, P%: 68.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ted Whitten
Vice-Captain:
John Schultz
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beattie, Barrie | #9 | 2 | 2 | R07-08 |
| Bisset, George | #6 | 12 | 12 | R07-18 |
| Bradley, John | #20 | 9 | 3 | R01-02, R04-09, R17 |
| Bryant, Ian | #5 | 16 | 0 | R01-07, R10-18 |
| Burgess, Ted | #12 | 5 | 0 | R05-09 |
| Chalmers, Graeme | #27 | 13 | 4 | R01-04, R09-17 |
| Charles, John | #24 | 7 | 3 | R04-06, R12-15 |
| Cook, Graeme | #10 | 6 | 4 | R01-06 |
| Darcy, David | #15 | 17 | 4 | R01, R03-18 |
| Dark, Gary | #32 | 2 | 3 | R10-11 |
| Delmenico, Kevin | #18 | 14 | 1 | R02-03, R06, R08-18 |
| Dowd, Greg | #35 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Fanning, Frank | #17 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Fincher, Noel | #28 | 16 | 0 | R03-18 |
| Gray, Bob | #29 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Hunter, Alan | #17 | 3 | 1 | R01, R10, R18 |
| Jackman, Kevin | #7 | 18 | 28 | R01-18 |
| Jillard, John | #25 | 14 | 0 | R01-14 |
| Mannix, Alan | #8 | 14 | 1 | R01-06, R08, R10-13, R16-18 |
| Marsh, Ivan | #33 | 11 | 3 | R03-10, R14-15, R18 |
| McGhie, Joe | #37 | 3 | 0 | R14, R17-18 |
| McGowan, Ron | #22 | 10 | 0 | R08-12, R14-18 |
| McKenzie, Don | #30 | 16 | 6 | R01-03, R06-18 |
| Merrington, Gary | #19 | 13 | 8 | R03-05, R07-15, R18 |
| O'Connor, Rod | #23 | 3 | 0 | R11-12, R16 |
| Patterson, Dallas | #26 | 3 | 0 | R14-16 |
| Peters, Garry | #40 | 3 | 0 | R14-16 |
| Pleitner, Bryan | #11 | 15 | 5 | R01-04, R08-18 |
| Prior, Doug | #2 | 8 | 14 | R01-07, R18 |
| Reilly, John | #32 | 8 | 0 | R05, R07-11, R13, R16 |
| Sandilands, Laurie | #9 | 6 | 0 | R12-17 |
| Schultz, John | #14 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Shanahan, Peter | #21 | 14 | 0 | R02-13, R15, R18 |
| Spargo, Ricky | #36 | 3 | 1 | R13, R16-17 |
| Stevens, Kevin | #4 | 14 | 9 | R01-07, R09, R13-18 |
| Thorpe, David | #16 | 13 | 8 | R01-09, R11-12, R17-18 |
| Vosilaitis, Algy | #34 | 3 | 1 | R01-03 |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 14 | 13 | R01-07, R10-13, R15-17 |
| Zeuschner, Murray | #1 | 10 | 0 | R01-02, R04-09, R17-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitten, Ted | 16 | 3 | -0- | 13 | R01-07, R10-18 |
| Findlay, Bill | 2 | 1 | -0- | 1 | R08-09 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/1966 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 12 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 30/04/1966 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 70 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 07/05/1966 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 40 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 14/05/1966 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 38 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 21/05/1966 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 36 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 28/05/1966 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 33 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 04/06/1966 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 20 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 11/06/1966 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 21 | Bill Findlay | unknown |
| 18/06/1966 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 34 | Bill Findlay | John Schultz |
| 25/06/1966 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 12 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 02/07/1966 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 51 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 16/07/1966 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 33 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 23/07/1966 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 25 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 30/07/1966 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 20 | Ted Whitten | unknown |
| 06/08/1966 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 6 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 13/08/1966 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 52 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 20/08/1966 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 61 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 27/08/1966 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 104 | Ted Whitten | unknown |