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
1956 Season (WANFL) Fixture
Claremont's 1956 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-04-28 1 | A | Claremont | 5.3 | 9.3 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 91 | LOST | South Fremantle | 1.9 | 5.15 | 8.17 | 12.23 | 95 | -4 | FRE | 1956-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-05-05 2 | H | Claremont | 2.5 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 12.9 | 81 | WON | Subiaco | 0.0 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 57 | 24 | CLM | 1956-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-05-12 3 | A | Claremont | 1.3 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 51 | WON | Swan Districts | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 6.11 | 47 | 4 | BAS | 1956-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-05-19 4 | A | Claremont | 5.7 | 7.10 | 10.13 | 14.16 | 100 | LOST | Perth | 4.3 | 5.7 | 10.11 | 14.18 | 102 | -2 | WAC | 1956-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-05-26 5 | H | Claremont | 3.2 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 17.13 | 115 | WON | West Perth | 3.2 | 6.8 | 10.13 | 12.13 | 85 | 30 | CLM | 1956-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-06-02 6 | H | Claremont | 1.2 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 61 | LOST | East Perth | 6.5 | 9.9 | 16.11 | 23.16 | 154 | -93 | CLM | 1956-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-06-09 7 | A | Claremont | 2.4 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 8.10 | 58 | LOST | East Fremantle | 1.4 | 5.10 | 6.11 | 9.15 | 69 | -11 | EFO | 1956-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-06-30 8 | A | Claremont | 7.2 | 10.5 | 15.10 | 16.11 | 107 | WON | South Fremantle | 1.5 | 5.12 | 7.16 | 10.20 | 80 | 27 | FRE | 1956-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-07-07 9 | A | Claremont | 2.3 | 4.6 | 5.10 | 6.11 | 47 | LOST | Subiaco | 3.4 | 5.8 | 8.10 | 8.13 | 61 | -14 | SUB | 1956-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-07-14 10 | H | Claremont | 4.7 | 8.11 | 10.19 | 13.22 | 100 | WON | Swan Districts | 1.3 | 5.7 | 6.10 | 11.15 | 81 | 19 | CLM | 1956-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-07-21 11 | H | Claremont | 4.5 | 4.6 | 9.11 | 10.14 | 74 | WON | Perth | 0.1 | 4.7 | 5.14 | 9.18 | 72 | 2 | CLM | 1956-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-07-28 12 | A | Claremont | 4.1 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 13.8 | 86 | WON | West Perth | 1.8 | 2.9 | 6.11 | 11.15 | 81 | 5 | LEE | 1956-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-08-04 13 | A | Claremont | 2.1 | 3.2 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 72 | LOST | East Perth | 5.3 | 7.9 | 10.10 | 12.12 | 84 | -12 | POV | 1956-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-08-11 14 | H | Claremont | 5.1 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 12.10 | 82 | LOST | East Fremantle | 5.4 | 8.6 | 14.12 | 18.15 | 123 | -41 | CLM | 1956-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-08-18 15 | H | Claremont | 4.0 | 13.3 | 16.8 | 16.11 | 107 | WON | South Fremantle | 1.6 | 4.9 | 6.12 | 12.22 | 94 | 13 | CLM | 1956-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-08-25 16 | A | Claremont | 2.1 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 56 | LOST | Perth | 2.5 | 10.14 | 15.16 | 18.24 | 132 | -76 | WAC | 1956-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-09-01 17 | H | Claremont | 6.2 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 16.11 | 107 | LOST | Swan Districts | 7.6 | 10.9 | 15.15 | 24.17 | 161 | -54 | CLM | 1956-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-09-08 18 | A | Claremont | 3.2 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 13.10 | 88 | LOST | Subiaco | 6.5 | 8.11 | 13.16 | 15.18 | 108 | -20 | SUB | 1956-09-08 Sep 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1956-09-15 19 | H | Claremont | 5.3 | 6.3 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 86 | LOST | East Perth | 2.6 | 6.18 | 11.19 | 19.24 | 138 | -52 | CLM | 1956-09-15 Sep 15 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |