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
1955 Season (WANFL) Fixture
Claremont's 1955 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-04-23 1 | H | Claremont | 0.5 | 0.8 | 6.14 | 8.16 | 64 | LOST | Perth | 0.3 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 9.14 | 68 | -4 | CLM | 1955-04-23 Apr 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-04-30 2 | H | Claremont | 4.6 | 5.8 | 8.11 | 11.13 | 79 | LOST | Subiaco | 3.1 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 18.10 | 118 | -39 | CLM | 1955-04-30 Apr 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-05-07 3 | H | Claremont | 5.2 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 74 | WON | Swan Districts | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 11.7 | 73 | 1 | CLM | 1955-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-05-14 4 | A | Claremont | 2.3 | 6.4 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 75 | LOST | South Fremantle | 3.5 | 6.9 | 9.15 | 14.24 | 108 | -33 | FRE | 1955-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-05-21 5 | A | Claremont | 3.2 | 8.6 | 9.12 | 11.15 | 81 | WON | West Perth | 5.3 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 79 | 2 | LEE | 1955-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-05-28 6 | H | Claremont | 1.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 58 | LOST | East Fremantle | 4.7 | 8.10 | 11.17 | 15.18 | 108 | -50 | CLM | 1955-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-06-04 7 | A | Claremont | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.13 | 11.15 | 81 | LOST | East Perth | 8.7 | 10.9 | 18.13 | 20.15 | 135 | -54 | POV | 1955-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-06-06 8 | A | Claremont | 0.2 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 12.13 | 85 | LOST | Perth | 2.7 | 6.7 | 12.14 | 18.17 | 125 | -40 | WAC | 1955-06-06 Jun 6 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-06-11 9 | A | Claremont | 2.3 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 6.13 | 49 | LOST | Subiaco | 2.2 | 5.5 | 12.13 | 15.18 | 108 | -59 | SUB | 1955-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-04-16 10 | H | Claremont | 5.5 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 81 | WON | Swan Districts | 0.0 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 68 | 13 | SUB | 1955-04-16 Apr 16 (Sat, 2:45) | Scores |
| 1955-07-02 11 | H | Claremont | 2.1 | 9.2 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 82 | LOST | South Fremantle | 3.3 | 4.3 | 9.6 | 16.13 | 109 | -27 | CLM | 1955-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-07-09 12 | H | Claremont | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 30 | LOST | West Perth | 4.1 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 16.7 | 103 | -73 | CLM | 1955-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-07-16 13 | A | Claremont | 0.2 | 0.4 | 6.10 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | East Fremantle | 2.9 | 7.13 | 13.14 | 21.17 | 143 | -72 | EFO | 1955-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-07-23 14 | A | Claremont | 6.7 | 11.10 | 12.18 | 13.18 | 96 | LOST | East Perth | 4.0 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 16.11 | 107 | -11 | POV | 1955-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-07-30 15 | H | Claremont | 2.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 9.10 | 64 | LOST | Perth | 3.5 | 5.7 | 13.12 | 16.15 | 111 | -47 | CLM | 1955-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-08-06 16 | H | Claremont | 4.5 | 5.7 | 9.12 | 12.19 | 91 | WON | Subiaco | 0.1 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.10 | 58 | 33 | CLM | 1955-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-08-20 17 | A | Claremont | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 8.15 | 63 | WON | Swan Districts | 3.0 | 6.1 | 6.12 | 7.15 | 57 | 6 | BAS | 1955-08-20 Aug 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-08-27 18 | H | Claremont | 1.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 43 | LOST | South Fremantle | 6.9 | 8.12 | 13.21 | 16.21 | 117 | -74 | CLM | 1955-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-09-03 19 | A | Claremont | 3.0 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 48 | LOST | East Fremantle | 0.6 | 6.15 | 12.15 | 18.23 | 131 | -83 | EFO | 1955-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1955-09-10 20 | H | Claremont | 4.1 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 75 | LOST | East Perth | 4.8 | 5.11 | 8.15 | 13.18 | 96 | -21 | CLM | 1955-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |