Claremont
"This quasi-mythological view of Claremont as ineffectual weaklings might arguably be said, in part, to have a geographical basis: the suburb of Claremont is one of the most tranquil and outwardly genteel in Perth. Moreover, Claremont was, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, one of very few genuine soccer strongholds in the colony/state of Western Australia ... Whatever the reason for the ‘cream-puff’ theory, the fact that it was essentially mythological in nature needs to be stressed. Premiership pennants in elite Australian football competitions such as the Western Australian Football League quite simply do not end up in the possession of ineffectual weaklings, and Claremont produced a number of flag-winning combinations well before the 1980s ... "
John Devaney on how the Tigers banished their genteel reputation to become a perennial WANFL powerhouse
1940 Season (WANFL) Fixture
Claremont's 1940 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-04-27 1 | H | Claremont | 3.0 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 18.11 | 119 | WON | Swan Districts | 4.4 | 4.6 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 69 | 50 | CLM | 1940-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-05-04 2 | A | Claremont | 6.4 | 7.7 | 14.12 | 17.15 | 117 | WON | East Fremantle | 2.2 | 6.11 | 7.11 | 11.18 | 84 | 33 | FRE | 1940-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-05-11 3 | A | Claremont | 6.1 | 7.9 | 8.12 | 9.16 | 70 | LOST | South Fremantle | 2.5 | 3.14 | 3.22 | 9.24 | 78 | -8 | FRE | 1940-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-05-18 4 | H | Claremont | 5.7 | 8.12 | 12.14 | 19.20 | 134 | WON | Subiaco | 1.4 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 10.10 | 70 | 64 | CLM | 1940-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-05-25 5 | H | Claremont | 3.7 | 3.8 | 9.13 | 11.15 | 81 | LOST | West Perth | 0.2 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 12.10 | 82 | -1 | WAC | 1940-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-06-01 6 | A | Claremont | 5.1 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 13.18 | 96 | WON | East Perth | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.15 | 6.16 | 52 | 44 | SUB | 1940-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-06-08 7 | H | Claremont | 3.5 | 11.11 | 14.12 | 22.17 | 149 | WON | Perth | 2.5 | 4.7 | 8.13 | 12.17 | 89 | 60 | CLM | 1940-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-06-15 8 | H | Claremont | 1.2 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 12.6 | 78 | LOST | East Fremantle | 3.1 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 12.11 | 83 | -5 | CLM | 1940-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-06-22 9 | A | Claremont | 1.5 | 8.10 | 11.12 | 16.20 | 116 | WON | Swan Districts | 4.8 | 6.10 | 12.14 | 14.14 | 98 | 18 | BAS | 1940-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-06-29 10 | H | Claremont | 4.3 | 9.8 | 15.10 | 24.13 | 157 | WON | South Fremantle | 3.5 | 3.7 | 6.11 | 10.16 | 76 | 81 | CLM | 1940-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-07-06 11 | A | Claremont | 7.3 | 12.4 | 18.8 | 20.9 | 129 | WON | Subiaco | 2.5 | 5.12 | 5.15 | 11.23 | 89 | 40 | SUB | 1940-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-07-13 12 | H | Claremont | 5.0 | 10.3 | 11.10 | 17.13 | 115 | WON | West Perth | 0.4 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14.12 | 96 | 19 | CLM | 1940-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-07-20 13 | H | Claremont | 2.5 | 8.8 | 10.10 | 11.14 | 80 | WON | East Perth | 4.4 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 66 | 14 | CLM | 1940-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-07-27 14 | A | Claremont | 3.2 | 7.5 | 9.11 | 11.15 | 81 | WON | Perth | 4.2 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 10.11 | 71 | 10 | SUB | 1940-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-08-10 15 | A | Claremont | 2.1 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 62 | LOST | East Fremantle | 5.2 | 8.2 | 16.8 | 18.11 | 119 | -57 | FRE | 1940-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-08-17 16 | H | Claremont | 6.4 | 16.12 | 21.14 | 33.22 | 220 | WON | Swan Districts | 2.7 | 5.7 | 7.13 | 7.15 | 57 | 163 | CLM | 1940-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-08-24 17 | A | Claremont | 0.4 | 2.6 | 5.11 | 8.14 | 62 | LOST | South Fremantle | 4.3 | 6.8 | 7.10 | 9.13 | 67 | -5 | FRE | 1940-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-08-31 18 | H | Claremont | 1.4 | 3.7 | 8.12 | 12.15 | 87 | WON | Subiaco | 4.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 67 | 20 | CLM | 1940-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-09-07 19 | H | Claremont | 5.0 | 10.7 | 13.9 | 17.17 | 119 | WON | East Perth | 3.5 | 4.6 | 9.11 | 14.12 | 96 | 23 | CLM | 1940-09-07 Sep 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-09-14 20 | A | Claremont | 0.1 | 6.7 | 14.11 | 20.16 | 136 | WON | Perth | 7.6 | 8.8 | 12.10 | 14.10 | 94 | 42 | WAC | 1940-09-14 Sep 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-09-28 2SF | A | Claremont | 3.6 | 4.9 | 11.10 | 17.13 | 115 | LOST | South Fremantle | 2.1 | 11.8 | 16.13 | 19.16 | 130 | -15 | SUB | 1940-09-28 Sep 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-10-05 PF | A | Claremont | 1.3 | 5.7 | 12.11 | 19.17 | 131 | WON | East Fremantle | 7.5 | 11.9 | 12.14 | 13.17 | 95 | 36 | SUB | 1940-10-05 Oct 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-10-12 GF | A | Claremont | 4.7 | 5.10 | 9.12 | 13.13 | 91 | WON | South Fremantle | 0.3 | 4.6 | 5.13 | 9.20 | 74 | 17 | SUB | 1940-10-12 Oct 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |