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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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1938 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Brighton's 1938 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Brighton 0.14.108.1311.19 85 WON Sandringham 2.52.79.910.10 70 15 ELS Apr 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Brighton 6.46.910.1312.15 87 WON Northcote 2.26.66.810.12 72 15 NOR Apr 18 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
3 H Brighton 3.19.411.1214.20 104 WON Prahran 3.45.612.1013.12 90 14 ELS Apr 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Brighton 6.106.1111.2112.23 95 WON Preston 2.34.88.1013.16 94 1 PRE Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Brighton 2.86.1312.1617.19 121 DRAW Port Melbourne 3.19.312.818.13 121 0 NPO May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Brighton 3.37.510.813.13 91 LOST Brunswick 4.35.410.614.13 97 -6 ELS May 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Brighton 3.25.69.1218.17 125 WON Yarraville 5.57.68.129.13 67 58 YAR May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Brighton 5.213.716.1222.21 153 WON Camberwell 8.310.519.1021.13 139 14 ELS May 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Brighton 4.46.1011.1514.20 104 WON Oakleigh 2.04.45.79.9 63 41 WAR Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Brighton 5.212.515.1019.12 126 WON Williamstown 3.35.811.913.10 88 38 ELS Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Brighton 2.15.47.69.8 62 LOST Coburg 5.38.810.1014.17 101 -39 COB Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Brighton 2.17.1110.1514.19 103 WON Sandringham 6.57.611.1113.15 93 10 BRO Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Brighton 6.27.213.614.7 91 WON Northcote 1.04.04.010.7 67 24 ELS Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Brighton 7.39.415.917.10 112 WON Yarraville 1.18.79.914.12 96 16 ELS Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Brighton 1.85.118.2011.21 87 LOST Camberwell 2.45.810.914.13 97 -10 CBW Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Brighton 6.47.714.916.11 107 LOST Oakleigh 6.212.813.1116.18 114 -7 ELS Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF A Brighton 1.05.28.310.5 65 LOST Brunswick 6.38.313.616.11 107 -42 TOO Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
PF H Brighton 4.28.910.1512.19 91 WON Northcote 3.17.111.311.7 73 18 TOO Aug 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF A Brighton 3.37.1212.1214.14 98 LOST Brunswick 8.310.415.1219.17 131 -33 TOO Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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