Western Bulldogs
"In actuality, Footscray in the 1950s was gradually assembling its greatest array of talent ever, and an inability to perform under pressure was certainly never an issue for players like Herb Henderson, Jack Collins, Charlie Sutton or Ted Whitten ... Collins, the VFL's top goalkicker in 1954 and 1957, was arguably Footscray's greatest ever full forward; Sutton, although best remembered as a highly accomplished back pocket player, was capable of playing almost anywhere, and indeed jointly topped the club's goalkicking list in 1951. Whitten, of course, was simply incomparable..."
John Devaney extols the virtues of the blue-collar Bulldogs, Footscray - the team of the mighty west.
1900 Season (VFA) Fixture
Footscray's 1900 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900-05-05 1 | A | Footscray | 2.1 | 3.4 | 7.10 | 8.11 | 59 | WON | Essendon Town | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 12 | 47 | WIN | 1900-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-05-12 2 | H | Footscray | 2.1 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 10.10 | 70 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 13 | 57 | WES | 1900-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-05-19 3 | A | Footscray | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 26 | WON | North Melbourne | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5 | 21 | ARD | 1900-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-05-24 4 | H | Footscray | 2.1 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 16.12 | 108 | WON | West Melbourne | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 11 | 97 | WES | 1900-05-24 May 24 (Thu, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-05-27 5 | Footscray | Bye | 1900-05-27 May 27 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1900-06-02 6 | H | Footscray | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 55 | WON | Prahran | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 26 | 29 | WES | 1900-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-06-09 7 | A | Footscray | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 14 | LOST | Williamstown | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 20 | -6 | WCG | 1900-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1900-06-16 8 | A | Footscray | 3.5 | 3.5 | 6.12 | 7.12 | 54 | WON | Brunswick | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 36 | 18 | BWP | 1900-06-16 Jun 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-06-23 9 | H | Footscray | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5.14 | 44 | WON | Richmond | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 22 | 22 | WES | 1900-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-06-30 10 | H | Footscray | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.11 | 59 | WON | Essendon Town | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 19 | 40 | WES | 1900-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-07-07 11 | A | Footscray | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 27 | WON | Port Melbourne | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 26 | 1 | NPO | 1900-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-07-21 12 | H | Footscray | 1.2 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 50 | WON | North Melbourne | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 30 | 20 | WES | 1900-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-07-28 13 | H | Footscray | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.15 | 4.16 | 40 | WON | West Melbourne | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 23 | 17 | WES | 1900-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-08-05 14 | Footscray | Bye | 1900-08-05 Aug 5 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1900-08-11 15 | A | Footscray | 1.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 6.10 | 46 | WON | Prahran | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 22 | 24 | TOO | 1900-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-08-18 16 | H | Footscray | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.14 | 8.15 | 63 | WON | Williamstown | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 23 | 40 | WES | 1900-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-08-25 17 | H | Footscray | 0.3 | 5.10 | 6.10 | 11.17 | 83 | WON | Brunswick | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 33 | 50 | WES | 1900-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1900-09-01 18 | A | Footscray | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 6.13 | 49 | WON | Richmond | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 36 | 13 | PUN | 1900-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |