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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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1948 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Brighton's 1948 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Brighton 4.47.611.1015.10 100 WON Northcote 4.18.912.1114.15 99 1 NOR Apr 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Brighton 7.59.1115.1716.19 115 WON Coburg 1.18.78.914.16 100 15 ELS Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Brighton 1.57.129.1517.22 124 WON Oakleigh 3.44.611.813.9 87 37 WAR May 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Brighton 3.68.1212.1516.25 121 WON Yarraville 2.13.66.86.10 46 75 ELS May 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Brighton 3.18.811.914.16 100 WON Williamstown 4.54.58.1210.14 74 26 ELS May 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Brighton 6.510.1512.1715.20 110 LOST Port Melbourne 6.311.1114.1517.18 120 -10 NPO Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Brighton 3.59.1114.1119.15 129 WON Sandringham 2.14.37.77.11 53 76 ELS Jun 14 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
8 H Brighton 6.29.813.1716.20 116 LOST Camberwell 1.17.812.1119.16 130 -14 ELS Jun 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Brighton 2.25.108.1412.17 89 LOST Prahran 5.47.414.618.7 115 -26 ELS Jun 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Brighton 3.67.99.1511.20 86 LOST Preston 6.511.917.1321.19 145 -59 PRE Jul 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Brighton 4.411.1113.1618.23 131 WON Brunswick 5.67.911.1913.25 103 28 ELS Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Brighton 3.46.68.1013.14 92 LOST Northcote 3.55.810.1314.14 98 -6 ELS Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Brighton 4.79.1212.1918.27 135 WON Coburg 1.47.913.915.15 105 30 COB Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Brighton 4.310.614.1024.15 159 WON Oakleigh 5.48.612.1218.13 121 38 ELS Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Brighton 3.18.1011.1019.15 129 WON Yarraville 5.77.815.1718.18 126 3 YAR Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Brighton 0.11.61.66.9 45 LOST Williamstown 3.64.77.148.16 64 -19 WCG Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Brighton 6.110.516.722.11 143 WON Port Melbourne 2.34.411.817.15 117 26 ELS Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Brighton 7.79.1214.1918.22 130 LOST Sandringham 4.210.815.1320.18 138 -8 BRO Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Brighton 5.310.1112.1315.18 108 WON Camberwell 10.312.315.615.8 98 10 CBW Sep 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Brighton 3.610.1211.1821.25 151 WON Prahran 6.47.1011.1214.14 98 53 ELS Sep 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF H Brighton 3.48.129.1617.23 125 WON Northcote 5.46.88.1112.13 85 40 JUN Sep 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
PF A Brighton 3.35.910.1014.16 100 WON Brunswick 5.47.511.912.14 86 14 JUN Oct 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF A Brighton 2.47.710.1013.16 94 WON Williamstown 4.37.49.613.7 85 9 JUN Oct 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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