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KEY FACTS

Official name
Port Melbourne Football Club

Known as
Port Melbourne

Nickname
Borough

Formed
1874

Colours
Red and blue

Associated clubs
Port Melbourne Reserves; Port Melbourne WFC; Port Melbourne Blind

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Football League (VFL) 1996–2025

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1886–1995

Home Ground
North Port Oval

VFL Premierships
2011, 2017 (2 total)

VFA Premierships
1897, 1901, 1922, 1940-1, 1947, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1980-1-2 (15 total)

Most Games
258 by Fred Cook

Championships and Trophies
Recorder Cup - T.Hyde 1930 (1 total); Liston Trophy - W.Findlay 1946; F.Johnson 1952; V.Aanenson 1979 & 1981; S.Allender 1980; B.Swan 1983; S.Harkins 1990; S.Valenti 2010 & 2011 (7 winners/9 wins)

Headquarters
525 Williamstown Rd, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207

Postal Address
PO Box 247, Port Melbourne, VIC, 3207

Phone: (03) 9646 2094 

Website
portmelbournefc.com.au

Port Melbourne



Grand Finals | Notable players
Game records

"The Port Melbourne side which contested the VFA finals for a record eleven consecutive seasons between 1973 and 1983 was without doubt one of the greatest in the history of the competition. The side participated in six grand finals during the period, winning them all as well as taking out the VFA’s club championship on four consecutive occasions between 1973 and 1976."

John Devaney examines the history of one of Australia's great football clubs.

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1956 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Port Melbourne's 1956 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Port Melbourne 7.212.415.1019.16 130 WON Oakleigh 1.24.55.55.7 37 93 WAR Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Port Melbourne 6.211.613.917.14 116 WON Prahran 2.44.69.710.11 71 45 NPO Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Port Melbourne 4.69.1412.1715.22 112 WON Coburg 0.33.46.88.9 57 55 COB Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Port Melbourne 3.45.77.179.18 72 WON Box Hill 1.13.44.55.11 41 31 NPO May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Port Melbourne 5.56.811.1112.15 87 WON Sandringham 2.25.37.312.5 77 10 BRO May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Port Melbourne 2.37.410.812.15 87 LOST Williamstown 1.07.413.514.8 92 -5 NPO May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Port Melbourne 4.35.57.610.7 67 WON Brunswick 3.16.16.18.1 49 18 BWP May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Port Melbourne 1.13.55.56.6 42 LOST Preston 2.35.45.109.12 66 -24 COB Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Port Melbourne 3.67.911.1615.17 107 WON Camberwell 1.12.65.88.12 60 47 NPO Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Port Melbourne 2.73.99.149.16 70 LOST Brighton 2.010.310.712.12 84 -14 NPO Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Port Melbourne 2.07.49.610.12 72 WON Moorabbin (Original) 5.66.69.119.11 65 7 MOO Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Port Melbourne 5.810.814.1116.12 108 WON Yarraville 0.14.67.79.13 67 41 YAR Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Port Melbourne 5.210.814.1018.16 124 WON Northcote 4.25.88.1010.13 73 51 NPO Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Port Melbourne 2.33.95.127.17 59 WON Oakleigh 3.44.45.85.9 39 20 NPO Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Port Melbourne 7.710.1116.1817.21 123 WON Prahran 1.34.65.69.8 62 61 TOO Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Port Melbourne 5.613.1118.1629.22 196 WON Coburg 2.24.26.96.10 46 150 NPO Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Port Melbourne 3.05.35.86.13 49 WON Box Hill 0.20.34.56.9 45 4 BOX Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Port Melbourne 3.56.910.1415.19 109 WON Sandringham 0.02.52.52.6 18 91 NPO Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Port Melbourne 3.33.67.118.13 61 LOST Williamstown 3.17.139.1512.20 92 -31 WCG Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Port Melbourne 0.24.95.117.16 58 WON Brunswick 4.55.55.96.10 46 12 NPO Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF A Port Melbourne 2.43.88.1312.15 87 WON Williamstown 0.34.67.710.13 73 14 JUN Sep 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF H Port Melbourne 5.68.119.1410.18 78 LOST Williamstown 3.18.58.1014.18 102 -24 JUN Sep 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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