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KEY FACTS

Official name
Prahran Football Club

Known as
Prahran

Formed
1899

Disbanded
1994

Colours
Royal blue and light blue

Emblem
Two Blues

Associated clubs
Prahran Assumption; Prahran Amateurs; Prahan (Original)

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1899–1958, 1960–1994

Home Ground
Toorak Park

Senior Premierships
VFA/1st Division - 1937, 1951, 1970, 1973, 1978 (5 total) 2nd Division - 1966, 1987 (2 total) Metropolitan Football League - 1959 (1 total)

Most Games
248 by Frank Smith 1924-30 and 1933-41

Postal Address
1st Floor, 330 Chapel Street, Prahran, VIC, 3181

Website
prahranfootball.org.au

Prahran



"...in 1999 a resurrected Prahran was admitted to the Victorian Amateur Football Association, providing an opportunity for a club which, for over a century, had been one of the VFA’s most distinctive and famous identities, to continue to build its unique tradition, whilst contributing tangibly to the history of the greatest of games."

John Devaney looks back at the history of a great Melbourne footy club.

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1953 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Prahran's 1953 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Prahran 5.07.08.09.1 55 LOST Port Melbourne 3.57.711.1114.15 99 -44 NPO Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Prahran 2.74.157.1711.23 89 WON Brighton 5.35.612.713.8 86 3 TOO May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Prahran 0.23.74.85.10 40 LOST Preston 3.43.54.87.13 55 -15 PRE May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Prahran 6.99.910.1117.14 116 WON Yarraville 3.26.87.89.10 64 52 TOO May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Prahran 2.54.98.129.14 68 LOST Camberwell 2.16.29.514.9 93 -25 CBW May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Prahran 1.33.67.1510.16 76 WON Brunswick 2.25.56.67.12 54 22 TOO May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Prahran 2.35.69.1410.20 80 LOST Box Hill 3.47.89.912.11 83 -3 BOX Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Prahran 5.49.1015.1522.18 150 WON Sandringham 1.52.54.54.8 32 118 TOO Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Prahran 1.52.56.109.10 64 WON Northcote 0.14.34.39.5 59 5 NOR Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Prahran 3.49.611.915.12 102 WON Williamstown 2.65.88.198.22 70 32 TOO Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Prahran 0.25.79.812.13 85 WON Coburg 3.67.711.712.10 82 3 TOO Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Prahran 1.31.66.911.12 78 LOST Oakleigh 1.47.510.812.11 83 -5 WAR Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Prahran 4.46.66.710.10 70 WON Moorabbin (Original) 3.15.38.79.9 63 7 TOO Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Prahran 3.34.69.910.11 71 LOST Yarraville 1.37.610.811.13 79 -8 YAR Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Prahran 1.67.910.1014.12 96 WON Preston 4.24.412.913.10 88 8 TOO Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Prahran 4.47.815.1221.17 143 WON Brighton 0.22.73.76.10 46 97 ELS Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Prahran 2.27.310.412.7 79 DRAW Camberwell 1.75.96.1111.13 79 0 TOO Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Prahran 0.20.35.48.6 54 WON Brunswick 2.14.36.56.9 45 9 BWP Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Prahran 4.28.512.720.11 131 WON Box Hill 7.47.58.1311.15 81 50 TOO Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Prahran 2.07.89.1114.14 98 WON Coburg 5.85.97.148.14 62 36 COB Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF A Prahran 3.26.29.39.7 61 LOST Yarraville 3.34.87.158.16 64 -3 JUN Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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