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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



Grand Finals | Notable players
Game records

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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1947 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Brighton's 1947 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Brighton 11.615.720.1322.13 145 WON Sandringham 1.38.99.1118.15 123 22 ELS Apr 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Brighton 4.77.910.1316.15 111 LOST Coburg 1.110.514.725.10 160 -49 COB Apr 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Brighton 2.69.1216.1825.25 175 WON Port Melbourne 7.410.615.919.11 125 50 ELS Apr 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Brighton 6.510.1416.2122.23 155 WON Yarraville 3.37.811.1014.12 96 59 YAR May 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Brighton 4.45.69.1512.19 91 LOST Brunswick 9.116.522.624.9 153 -62 BWP May 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Brighton 4.58.813.1215.15 105 LOST Preston 4.37.48.718.14 122 -17 ELS May 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Brighton 3.74.1510.1920.26 146 WON Oakleigh 5.35.39.1011.12 78 68 WAR May 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Brighton 7.612.815.1223.19 157 LOST Prahran 1.313.919.1424.19 163 -6 ELS May 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Brighton 2.810.1613.1719.26 140 WON Camberwell 4.55.1016.1717.18 120 20 ELS Jun 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Brighton 3.63.88.1211.14 80 LOST Williamstown 1.37.119.1214.13 97 -17 WCG Jun 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Brighton 7.117.1313.1715.18 108 WON Northcote 0.15.118.1211.18 84 24 ELS Jun 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Brighton 5.97.1411.2218.27 135 WON Sandringham 3.29.311.816.10 106 29 BRO Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Brighton 4.47.149.2212.24 96 WON Coburg 5.37.68.911.11 77 19 ELS Jul 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Brighton 1.46.106.127.17 59 LOST Port Melbourne 7.48.613.1014.11 95 -36 NPO Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Brighton 5.29.613.1422.22 154 WON Yarraville 1.75.1210.1510.18 78 76 ELS Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Brighton 5.38.510.1417.19 121 WON Brunswick 1.25.68.913.12 90 31 ELS Jul 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Brighton 1.14.65.98.15 63 LOST Preston 5.115.1113.1314.14 98 -35 PRE Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Brighton 3.49.1115.1523.20 158 WON Oakleigh 3.36.58.128.17 65 93 ELS Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Brighton 3.116.1414.1714.20 104 LOST Prahran 1.35.128.1615.20 110 -6 TOO Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Brighton 3.410.1014.1715.22 112 WON Camberwell 5.37.69.1112.16 88 24 CBW Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Brighton 4.411.920.1227.18 180 WON Williamstown 5.78.99.1715.19 109 71 ELS Aug 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A Brighton 5.28.411.515.8 98 LOST Northcote 3.68.1314.1717.20 122 -24 NOR Sep 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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