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The West Melbourne Football Club was formed on the evening of 10 April 1874, at the James Watt Hotel on Spencer Street, with Thomas McPherson appointed its inaugural president. [ 3 ] By 1877, it was the premier junior level club in the VFA, [ 4 ] and from 1878, West Melbourne began competing in the association as a senior club, [ 5 ] remaining ...
West Melbourne was an inaugural club in the Victorian Junior Football League in 1919, operating as an affiliate to Victorian Football League seniors club Essendon. [4]In the 1920 season, West Melbourne faced multiple heavy losses, including a 197-point loss against Carlton District and a 229-point loss against St Kilda District. [5]
Founded as the "North Melbourne Football Club" in 1869. Amalgamated with "Albert Park" to form "Albert Park-North Melbourne" in 1876. Reformed as the "Hotham Football Club" in 1877. Reverted to the name "North Melbourne Football Club" in 1888. 1869: Northcote FC † Northcote (Melbourne) Victoria: Defunct (1987) 1870 May 11 Young Australian ...
The size of the association increased from six teams to eight in 1899, with two senior clubs joining the association: Prahran and West Melbourne.West Melbourne was invited to join the association as a senior club after having previously competed in the Victorian Junior Football Association; [1] it accepted the invitation, [2] but with no ground of suitable standard available in its district ...
The 1906 Victorian Football Association season was the 30th season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the West Melbourne Football Club, after defeating Footscray in the close final by eleven points. It was the first and only premiership won by West Melbourne during its nine-season stint in the VFA.
The 1881 premiership was won by the South Melbourne Football Club, with Geelong placing second.. The two clubs had almost equal records in senior matches played, with South Melbourne winning seven and drawing three of eleven matches, and Geelong winning seven and drawing two of ten matches.
George Hugh Holden (15 April 1889 – 21 July 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A listing of Australian rules footballers to have played with the West Melbourne Football Club. Pages in category "West Melbourne Football Club players" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.