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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]
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).
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 ...
Melbourne Football Club; 1931–1944 Victoria; 1933/34–1945/46 Peter Bedford: South Melbourne Football Club; Carlton Football Club; 1968–1978 Victoria; 1966/67–1972/73 Des Fothergill: Collingwood Football Club; 1937–1940, 1945–1947 Victoria; 1938/39–1948/49 Emma Kearney: Collingwood Football Club; North Melbourne Football Club; 2017 ...
Donald Edward Williams (3 November 1935 – 19 October 1995) [1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne during the 1950s and 1960s.. Williams was a half-back flanker and five time premiership player with Melbourne, including their successive triumphs in 1955, 1956 and 1957.
He is the second son of the five children of Leonardo and Rocchina Catoggio. [2] Leonardo arrived in Australia in 1938, and Rocchina in 1936. Both Vin's grandfathers — Carmine, [3] and Vincenzo — arrived together in Australia, from Montemurro, Italy, in 1927, and their families arrived later.
James McDonald (born 5 October 1976) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).