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.
1914 Season (VFA) Fixture
Footscray's 1914 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914-04-13 1 | H | Footscray | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 43 | WON | Brighton | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 19 | 24 | WES | 1914-04-13 Apr 13 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-04-18 2 | A | Footscray | 1.2 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.13 | 55 | WON | Brunswick | 2.2 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 50 | 5 | BWP | 1914-04-18 Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-04-25 3 | H | Footscray | 3.5 | 5.8 | 10.11 | 13.11 | 89 | WON | Port Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 50 | 39 | WES | 1914-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-05-02 4 | A | Footscray | 1.4 | 5.8 | 9.15 | 11.18 | 84 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.6 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 9.10 | 64 | 20 | GLE | 1914-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-05-09 5 | H | Footscray | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 33 | LOST | Essendon Association | 1.2 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 45 | -12 | WES | 1914-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-05-16 6 | A | Footscray | 4.2 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 66 | WON | Williamstown | 2.1 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 7.11 | 53 | 13 | WCG | 1914-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-05-23 7 | A | Footscray | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | North Melbourne | 4.3 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 11.16 | 82 | -30 | ARD | 1914-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-05-30 8 | H | Footscray | 4.3 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 10.18 | 78 | WON | Northcote | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 20 | 58 | WES | 1914-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-06-06 9 | A | Footscray | 3.4 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 9.11 | 65 | LOST | Prahran | 1.3 | 4.8 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 72 | -7 | TOO | 1914-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-06-08 10 | H | Footscray | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.10 | 7.13 | 55 | WON | Brunswick | 0.4 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 5.12 | 42 | 13 | WES | 1914-06-08 Jun 8 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-06-13 11 | A | Footscray | 2.5 | 5.5 | 9.7 | 10.11 | 71 | WON | Port Melbourne | 2.1 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 49 | 22 | NPO | 1914-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-06-20 12 | A | Footscray | 6.5 | 6.6 | 8.12 | 12.14 | 86 | WON | Brighton | 2.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 32 | 54 | BBO | 1914-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-06-27 13 | H | Footscray | 2.2 | 6.12 | 11.14 | 16.18 | 114 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.3 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 65 | 49 | WES | 1914-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-07-04 14 | A | Footscray | 2.2 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 39 | LOST | Essendon Association | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 9.10 | 64 | -25 | WIN | 1914-07-04 Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-07-11 15 | H | Footscray | 2.4 | 2.5 | 5.10 | 6.11 | 47 | WON | Williamstown | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 29 | 18 | WES | 1914-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-07-18 16 | H | Footscray | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 34 | WON | North Melbourne | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 32 | 2 | WES | 1914-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-07-25 17 | A | Footscray | 4.3 | 8.8 | 12.15 | 19.20 | 134 | WON | Northcote | 0.3 | 1.7 | 4.12 | 5.14 | 44 | 90 | CRX | 1914-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-08-01 18 | H | Footscray | 4.6 | 4.11 | 7.16 | 9.22 | 76 | WON | Prahran | 0.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 53 | 23 | WES | 1914-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-08-08 2SF | H | Footscray | 2.6 | 3.9 | 9.11 | 13.12 | 90 | WON | Williamstown | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 36 | 54 | EME | 1914-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1914-08-22 GF | A | Footscray | 2.2 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 51 | LOST | North Melbourne | 1.3 | 6.10 | 9.13 | 12.14 | 86 | -35 | EME | 1914-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |