1966 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1966 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 tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1966 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |