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KEY FACTS

Official name
East Perth Football Club

Known as
East Perth

Nickname
Royals

Former name
Union

Formed
1902 (as Union Football Club)

Colours
Blue and black

Associated clubs
West Coast; East Perth Reserves; East Perth U19s; East Perth WFC

Affiliation (Current)
West Australian Football League (WAFL) 1906–2024

Home Ground
Leederville Oval

WAFL Premierships
1919-20-21-22-23, 1926-27, 1936, 1944, 1956, 1958-59, 1972, 1978, 2000-1-2 (17 total)

Senior Premierships
WA State Premierships: 1919, 1922-23 (3 total); 3rd Rate Association: 1902-03 (2 total); 1st Rate Association: 1904 (1 total); R.P. Rodriguez Shield: 1958-9, 1961, 1966-7, 1969, 1971, 1976, 2000 (9 total)

Most Games
286 - Craig Wulff (2002-2016)

Most Goals
621 - Phil Tierney (1962–1972)

League Top Goalkickers
S.Sloss (30) 1909; H.Campbell (67) 1924, (89) 1926 & (87) 1927; A.Watts (101) 1944*; W.Mose (115) 1958; N.Hawke (114) 1959; P.Tierney (119) 1967; G.Bartlett (69) 1990; T.Wilson (74) 2006; J.Smith (62) 2013 (11 total)

Sandover Medalists
William 'Digger' Thomas 1923; George 'Staunch' Owens 1925; William 'Billy' Thomas 1929; Frank Allen 1950; Graham 'Polly' Farmer 1956, 1957 & 1960; Ted 'Square' Kilmurray 1958; Malcolm Brown 1969; Alan Quartermaine 1975; Peter Spencer 1976 & 1984; Phil Kelly 1978 & 1979; John Ironmonger 1983; David Bain 1988; Brady Anderson 1997; Ryan Turnbull 2001 (14 Medallists/18 Medals)

Headquarters
246 Vincent Street, Leederville, WA 6007

Postal Address
PO Box 447, Leederville, WA, 6903

Phone: (08) 9443 2259 

Email
royals@eastperthfc.com.au

Website
eastperthfc.com.au

East Perth



"Much more importantly, however, the club had firmly re-established itself as one of the competition’s heavyweights, a position it reinforced in 2001 with a convincing second successive premiership. The victims on grand final day on this occasion were East Fremantle’s near neighbours South Fremantle, whom the Royals held to just three points after half time en route to a 17.18 (120) to 5.8 (victory). It was the third occasion East Perth and South Fremantle had met on grand final day, and the third time East Perth had emerged victorious ... "

  • Royal watcher John Devaney looks at the boom-or-bust cycle that has dominated East Perth's history

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1976 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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East Perth's 1976 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A East Perth 8.411.417.1125.13 163 WON West Perth 1.17.78.711.12 78 85 LEE Apr 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 H East Perth 3.64.128.1513.16 94 WON South Fremantle 1.34.78.1112.16 88 6 POV Apr 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 H East Perth 4.58.1018.1127.16 178 WON Swan Districts 4.28.79.813.12 90 88 POV Apr 19 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
4 A East Perth 2.03.38.515.7 97 LOST Claremont 4.87.1311.1516.19 115 -18 CLM Apr 26 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
5 H East Perth 4.17.39.513.11 89 WON East Fremantle 3.47.611.1012.12 84 5 POV May 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A East Perth 3.47.712.1215.19 109 WON Subiaco 2.26.67.79.10 64 45 SUB May 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 A East Perth 5.18.311.416.7 103 LOST Perth 8.210.914.1817.18 120 -17 LAT May 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 H East Perth 8.011.414.720.13 133 WON West Perth 1.24.611.1315.15 105 28 POV May 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A East Perth 7.412.820.1227.14 176 WON South Fremantle 4.110.812.916.14 110 66 FRE May 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A East Perth 3.38.415.623.12 150 WON Swan Districts 6.110.316.620.9 129 21 BAS Jun 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 H East Perth 10.415.720.1627.18 180 WON Claremont 1.36.88.1011.13 79 101 POV Jun 13 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
12 A East Perth 6.28.313.717.10 112 LOST East Fremantle 3.411.815.1222.17 149 -37 EFO Jun 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H East Perth 3.29.716.1225.22 172 WON Subiaco 4.47.47.49.5 59 113 POV Jul 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A East Perth 3.66.77.710.9 69 LOST Perth 3.39.511.1115.15 105 -36 POV Jul 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A East Perth 6.78.817.1023.11 149 WON West Perth 4.010.611.917.14 116 33 LEE Jul 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H East Perth 6.210.814.819.12 126 WON South Fremantle 3.09.014.615.8 98 28 POV Jul 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 H East Perth 6.412.619.1024.23 167 WON Swan Districts 2.47.99.911.13 79 88 POV Jul 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 A East Perth 5.29.412.818.12 120 WON Claremont 2.24.59.1010.12 72 48 CLM Aug 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 H East Perth 4.47.118.1616.18 114 WON East Fremantle 3.64.78.89.12 66 48 POV Aug 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 A East Perth 2.07.317.517.10 112 LOST Subiaco 5.25.514.620.11 131 -19 SUB Aug 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 A East Perth 6.87.1010.1111.14 80 WON Perth 2.17.48.610.7 67 13 LAT Aug 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2SF H East Perth 5.89.916.1220.18 138 WON South Fremantle 4.55.109.1315.15 105 33 SUB Sep 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
GF H East Perth 2.04.29.311.3 69 LOST Perth 3.56.1010.1213.14 92 -23 SUB Sep 25 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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