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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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1949 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Brighton's 1949 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Brighton 0.36.89.1315.23 113 WON Sandringham 2.63.87.129.12 66 47 ELS Apr 18 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
2 A Brighton 4.38.813.1617.20 122 WON Northcote 4.610.711.1015.10 100 22 NOR Apr 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Brighton 1.33.173.1911.25 91 WON Oakleigh 6.46.411.1111.12 78 13 ELS Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Brighton 0.24.57.812.15 87 WON Camberwell 7.78.911.1511.16 82 5 CBW May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Brighton 4.112.1113.1320.15 135 WON Yarraville 6.117.1411.2514.27 111 24 ELS May 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Brighton 2.68.813.1016.14 110 WON Coburg 3.16.310.612.10 82 28 COB May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Brighton 5.58.713.1414.15 99 LOST Preston 3.29.414.519.12 126 -27 PRE May 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Brighton 2.04.65.710.18 78 LOST Brunswick 4.511.717.1417.15 117 -39 ELS Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Brighton 2.34.67.88.10 58 LOST Port Melbourne 1.33.76.89.12 66 -8 NPO Jun 13 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
10 H Brighton 2.38.911.1017.15 117 WON Prahran 3.57.1111.1513.18 96 21 ELS Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Brighton 3.26.36.48.7 55 LOST Williamstown 6.411.413.716.9 105 -50 WCG Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Brighton 6.28.511.713.10 88 WON Sandringham 3.25.66.129.18 72 16 BRO Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Brighton 3.210.1112.1219.22 136 WON Northcote 4.65.88.1610.20 80 56 ELS Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Brighton 2.27.28.414.11 95 WON Oakleigh 5.58.511.1113.12 90 5 WAR Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Brighton 2.15.1310.1915.25 115 WON Camberwell 6.39.712.1012.13 85 30 ELS Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Brighton 6.18.215.716.10 106 WON Yarraville 1.39.1010.1113.16 94 12 YAR Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Brighton 1.54.127.1611.18 84 LOST Coburg 5.57.810.1216.16 112 -28 ELS Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Brighton 5.39.915.1320.14 134 WON Preston 4.48.613.816.9 105 29 ELS Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Brighton 5.05.39.910.11 71 WON Brunswick 1.33.85.108.14 62 9 BWP Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Brighton 4.311.915.1321.15 141 WON Port Melbourne 3.25.37.69.9 63 78 ELS Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A Brighton 4.37.48.1011.15 81 LOST Prahran 4.49.1215.1219.14 128 -47 TOO Sep 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF H Brighton 3.35.513.914.15 99 WON Coburg 2.24.67.611.8 74 25 JUN Sep 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
PF A Brighton 2.27.59.712.13 85 LOST Oakleigh 6.97.1012.1414.16 100 -15 JUN Sep 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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