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KEY FACTS

Official name
Brighton Football Club

Known as
Brighton

Formed
1885

Disbanded
1962: merger with South Caulfield

Colours
Initially dark and light blue; white and red 1912-47; maroon and gold from 1948

Emblem
Penguins

Associated clubs
Caulfield; South Caulfield

Affiliations (Historical)
Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA) 1889–1895; Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) 1892–1907; Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1908–1961

Senior Premierships
Metropolitan Junior Football Association 1903 (1 total); Victorian Football Association 1948 (1 total)

Championships and Trophies
Recorder Cup - P.Hartnett 1939; J.Davis 1940 (2 total); VFA Medal - J.Davis 1940 (1 total); Liston Trophy - R.McIndoe 1948; E.Turner 1954 (2 total)

Brighton



During forty-nine years of involvement in the VFA as a distinct organisation Brighton won just one flag, but it was a noteworthy triumph.

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1940 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Brighton's 1940 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Brighton 2.411.1016.1120.18 138 WON Sandringham 5.87.811.1113.13 91 47 ELS Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Brighton 4.65.127.148.15 63 LOST Williamstown 1.24.1013.1320.19 139 -76 WCG Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Brighton 2.64.78.1211.13 79 WON Coburg 1.16.107.138.18 66 13 ELS May 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Brighton 7.611.1014.1217.13 115 LOST Oakleigh 1.56.1112.1617.19 121 -6 WAR May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Brighton 3.010.611.814.13 97 LOST Brunswick 2.56.611.1116.11 107 -10 ELS May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Brighton 5.75.109.1511.16 82 LOST Yarraville 0.08.311.617.12 114 -32 YAR May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Brighton 3.37.108.1215.20 110 WON Camberwell 7.59.912.1615.16 106 4 CBW Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Brighton 3.23.68.1111.15 81 LOST Port Melbourne 2.46.119.1614.21 105 -24 ELS Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Brighton 8.109.1014.2115.23 113 LOST Preston 0.110.1710.1716.19 115 -2 PRE Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Brighton 4.511.521.1321.16 142 WON Northcote 2.46.99.1517.19 121 21 ELS Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Brighton 2.76.78.1210.13 73 LOST Prahran 6.112.718.1021.21 147 -74 TOO Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Brighton 3.65.89.1612.18 90 WON Sandringham 4.47.78.811.14 80 10 BRO Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Brighton 5.35.610.1314.16 100 LOST Williamstown 3.29.413.818.16 124 -24 ELS Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Brighton 0.35.95.117.16 58 LOST Coburg 4.74.810.1511.16 82 -24 COB Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Brighton 7.512.1214.1717.20 122 WON Oakleigh 3.25.510.713.9 87 35 ELS Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Brighton 3.16.49.610.9 69 LOST Brunswick 2.55.77.1411.22 88 -19 BWP Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Brighton 5.311.1014.1422.20 152 WON Yarraville 4.29.311.612.10 82 70 ELS Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Brighton 6.412.717.1319.17 131 LOST Preston 6.512.915.1421.18 144 -13 ELS Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Brighton 1.73.115.1511.16 82 LOST Northcote 6.211.614.1216.14 110 -28 NOR Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Brighton 5.56.611.812.9 81 LOST Prahran 0.12.102.1012.16 88 -7 ELS Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.