Williamstown

Team Details

Name: Williamstown
Seasons: 1897-1915, 1919-1941, 1945-1967, 1970-1975, 1977, 1982-2019, 2021-2025
VFA/VFL Seasons: 1897-1915, 1919-1941, 1945-1967, 1970-1975, 1977, 1982-2019, 2021-2025
Home Grounds: WCG (1897-1915, 1919-1941, 1945-1967, 1970-1975, 1977, 1982-2010, 2012-2019, 2021-2025), Chirnside Park (2011)

Team Accolades

VFA/VFL Seasons: 115 (1897-1915, 1919-1941, 1945-1967, 1970-1975, 1977, 1982-2019, 2021-2025)
VFA/VFL Premierships: 14 (1907, 1921, 1939, 1945, 1949, 1954-1956, 1958-1959, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2015)
VFA/VFL Runners-Up: 12 (1900, 1924, 1948, 1961, 1964, 1970, 1985, 1988-1989, 1992, 2011, 2019)
VFA/VFL Minor Premierships: 11 (1907, 1940, 1948-1949, 1956-1959, 1964, 2010, 2017)

Team History

VFA/VFL History (1897-2025)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance
1897 VFA Season 4th 10 -1- 9 130.8% Not applicable
1898 VFA Season 5th 5 -0- 10 87.6% Not applicable
1899 VFA Season 4th 11 -0- 10 107.3% Not applicable
1900 VFA Season 2nd 13 -0- 3 138.2% Not applicable
1901 VFA Season 4th 7 -1- 8 104.4% Not applicable
1902 VFA Season 4th 8 -0- 8 114.8% Not applicable
1903 VFA Season 5th 10 -1- 7 137.7% Did not qualify for finals
1904 VFA Season 6th 10 -0- 8 116.5% Did not qualify for finals
1905 VFA Season 3rd 14 -0- 4 171.5% Defeated by North Melbourne (Semi Final)
1906 VFA Season 5th 12 -0- 6 132.4% Did not qualify for finals
1907 VFA Season 1st 15 -0- 3 160.2% Premiers
1908 VFA Season 3rd 12 -0- 6 161.5% Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final)
1909 VFA Season 5th 11 -0- 7 122.0% Did not qualify for finals
1910 VFA Season 7th 8 -0- 10 110.4% Did not qualify for finals
1911 VFA Season 7th 5 -0- 13 73.7% Did not qualify for finals
1912 VFA Season 7th 7 -0- 11 92.1% Did not qualify for finals
1913 VFA Season 5th 12 -0- 6 123.5% Did not qualify for finals
1914 VFA Season 4th 11 -0- 7 116.4% Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final)
1915 VFA Season 3rd 9 -0- 4 124.3% Defeated by North Melbourne (Semi Final)
1919 VFA Season 5th 9 -0- 9 99.0% Did not qualify for finals
1920 VFA Season 6th 8 -0- 10 87.5% Did not qualify for finals
1921 VFA Season 4th 11 -0- 7 135.6% Premiers
1922 VFA Season 4th 10 -1- 7 122.1% Defeated by Port Melbourne (Semi Final)
1923 VFA Season 3rd 12 -0- 6 123.0% Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final)
1924 VFA Season 2nd 13 -0- 5 126.0% Runners-Up
1925 VFA Season 6th 4 -0- 10 75.6% Did not qualify for finals
1926 VFA Season 10th 4 -0- 14 60.0% Did not qualify for finals
1927 VFA Season 6th 7 -1- 10 79.2% Did not qualify for finals
1928 VFA Season 9th 3 -0- 15 65.4% Did not qualify for finals
1929 VFA Season 8th 9 -0- 13 91.7% Did not qualify for finals
1930 VFA Season 3rd 13 -0- 7 113.9% Defeated by Oakleigh (Semi Final)
1931 VFA Season 10th 5 -0- 13 81.9% Did not qualify for finals
1932 VFA Season 8th 9 -0- 11 97.2% Did not qualify for finals
1933 VFA Season 9th 7 -0- 15 81.4% Did not qualify for finals
1934 VFA Season 12th 2 -1- 15 71.1% Did not qualify for finals
1935 VFA Season 12th 3 -0- 15 58.6% Did not qualify for finals
1936 VFA Season 8th 7 -0- 11 72.6% Did not qualify for finals
1937 VFA Season 10th 4 -0- 12 85.9% Did not qualify for finals
1938 VFA Season 12th 2 -0- 14 70.7% Did not qualify for finals
1939 VFA Season 4th 14 -0- 6 122.6% Premiers
1940 VFA Season 1st 16 -0- 4 135.7% Defeated by Prahran (Preliminary Final)
1941 VFA Season 6th 12 -0- 8 119.1% Did not qualify for finals
1945 VFA Season 2nd 17 -0- 3 160.8% Premiers
1946 VFA Season 2nd 14 -1- 5 118.2% Defeated by Sandringham (Preliminary Final)
1947 VFA Season 2nd 16 -0- 6 113.6% Defeated by Sandringham (Preliminary Final)
1948 VFA Season 1st 16 -0- 4 138.2% Runners-Up
1949 VFA Season 1st 16 -0- 5 122.4% Premiers
1950 VFA Season 3rd 13 -0- 6 105.4% Defeated by Brighton (Semi Final)
1951 VFA Season 7th 10 -1- 9 117.0% Did not qualify for finals
1952 VFA Season 10th 8 -0- 12 112.5% Did not qualify for finals
1953 VFA Season 2nd 16 -1- 3 151.6% Defeated by Yarraville (Preliminary Final)
1954 VFA Season 2nd 16 -0- 4 155.4% Premiers
1955 VFA Season 3rd 16 -0- 4 141.9% Premiers
1956 VFA Season 1st 17 -0- 3 161.2% Premiers
1957 VFA Season 1st 20 -0- 0 184.1% Defeated by Port Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
1958 VFA Season 1st 15 -0- 3 136.9% Premiers
1959 VFA Season 1st 17 -0- 3 161.2% Premiers
1960 VFA Season 4th 14 -0- 4 154.3% Defeated by Oakleigh (Preliminary Final)
1961 VFA Season 4th 13 -0- 9 114.3% Runners-Up
1962 VFA Season 3rd 12 -1- 5 111.8% Defeated by Coburg (Semi Final)
1963 VFA Season 8th 6 -1- 11 95.7% Did not qualify for finals
1964 VFA Season 1st 14 -0- 4 114.4% Runners-Up
1965 VFA Season 7th 7 -0- 11 87.4% Did not qualify for finals
1966 VFA Season 6th 9 -0- 9 94.6% Did not qualify for finals
1967 VFA Season 10th 2 -0- 16 83.8% Did not qualify for finals
1970 VFA Season 2nd 13 -0- 5 113.5% Runners-Up
1971 VFA Season 9th 6 -0- 12 90.5% Did not qualify for finals
1972 VFA Season 3rd 11 -0- 7 111.0% Defeated by Dandenong (Preliminary Final)
1973 VFA Season 6th 8 -0- 10 97.4% Did not qualify for finals
1974 VFA Season 7th 9 -0- 9 85.8% Did not qualify for finals
1975 VFA Season 10th 4 -0- 14 75.5% Did not qualify for finals
1977 VFA Season 10th 2 -0- 16 75.9% Did not qualify for finals
1982 VFA Season 11th 5 -0- 13 86.3% Did not qualify for finals
1983 VFA Season 11th 4 -0- 14 90.9% Did not qualify for finals
1984 VFA Season 7th 10 -0- 8 103.3% Did not qualify for finals
1985 VFA Season 4th 12 -0- 6 134.4% Runners-Up
1986 VFA Season 3rd 12 -0- 6 147.8% Premiers
1987 VFA Season 3rd 11 -0- 7 116.8% Defeated by Port Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
1988 VFA Season 3rd 11 -0- 7 123.2% Runners-Up
1989 VFA Season 2nd 14 -1- 3 198.9% Runners-Up
1990 VFA Season 4th 12 -0- 6 138.8% Premiers
1991 VFA Season 7th 8 -1- 9 104.9% Did not qualify for finals
1992 VFA Season 2nd 13 -0- 5 133.2% Runners-Up
1993 VFA Season 9th 7 -0- 11 85.8% Did not qualify for finals
1994 VFA Season 8th 8 -0- 10 82.7% Did not qualify for finals
1995 VFA Season 9th 0 -0- 16 48.1% Did not qualify for finals
1996 VFL Season 4th 11 -1- 6 107.4% Defeated by Werribee (Semi Final)
1997 VFL Season 6th 8 -2- 8 92.9% Did not qualify for finals
1998 VFL Season 7th 8 -0- 10 92.9% Did not qualify for finals
1999 VFL Season 7th 8 -0- 10 86.2% Did not qualify for finals
2000 VFL Season 6th 13 -0- 6 115.9% Defeated by Carlton Reserves (Semi Final)
2001 VFL Season 9th 10 -0- 10 101.4% Did not qualify for finals
2002 VFL Season 6th 11 -0- 9 109.7% Defeated by Murray (Elimination Final)
2003 VFL Season 2nd 14 -0- 4 144.5% Premiers
2004 VFL Season 10th 6 -0- 12 80.0% Did not qualify for finals
2005 VFL Season 9th 7 -0- 11 86.0% Did not qualify for finals
2006 VFL Season 4th 11 -0- 7 113.4% Defeated by Geelong Reserves (Preliminary Final)
2007 VFL Season 4th 10 -2- 6 119.8% Defeated by Coburg (Preliminary Final)
2008 VFL Season 3rd 15 -0- 5 138.7% Defeated by Port Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
2009 VFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 5 132.9% Defeated by Collingwood Reserves (Semi Final)
2010 VFL Season 1st 15 -0- 3 165.7% Defeated by Northern Bullants (Preliminary Final)
2011 VFL Season 2nd 14 -0- 4 140.4% Runners-Up
2012 VFL Season 5th 11 -1- 6 113.2% Defeated by Port Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
2013 VFL Season 3rd 12 -0- 6 129.8% Defeated by Geelong Reserves (Preliminary Final)
2014 VFL Season 3rd 14 -0- 4 140.2% Defeated by Box Hill (Preliminary Final)
2015 VFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 5 137.5% Premiers
2016 VFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 5 145.4% Defeated by Casey (Preliminary Final)
2017 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 4 158.4% Defeated by Port Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
2018 VFL Season 4th 13 -0- 5 127.8% Defeated by Box Hill (Preliminary Final)
2019 VFL Season 3rd 13 -1- 4 122.0% Runners-Up
2021 VFL Season 7th 6 -1- 2 136.4% Not applicable
2022 VFL Season 20th 3 -0- 15 66.0% Did not qualify for finals
2023 VFL Season 5th 13 -0- 5 110.5% Defeated by Brisbane Lions Reserves (Semi Final)
2024 VFL Season 8th 11 -0- 7 103.0% Defeated by Brisbane Lions Reserves (Semi Final)
2025 VFL Season 10th 10 -0- 8 104.7% Defeated by Casey (Elimination Final)