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B&F winner 1963, Member of the Seagulls' 1960's Team of the Decade. There was also a 1 goal (kicked by Will Outen) to NIL victory over senior team, Richmond, at Royal Park on September 4. Williamstown had an indifferent season but did manage to play a game against Melbourne which was lost, 2.0 to 0.1. This is confirmed in a report in the Chronicle of May 15 1874 that 'it was resolved to adopt a knickerbocker uniform of blue and white'. Affiliation (Historical) Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1884-1995. The Leader of July 22 reported that 'Melbourne had a stroll in the park against juniors Williamstown on the Melbourne Ground (not the MCG). The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 304 total. He was the lead engineer on the project. The rules are seen as one of the most significant documents in the history of the Australian game. Arthur 'Porky' Sykes: Played 124 games and kicked 4 goals between 1926 and 1934. Williamstown ventured to Geelong for the first time in 1878 and lost six goals to nil on the Argyle Paddock on July 6, but fielded a weakened side due to several of the best players, including John Kilgour, future captains D. Burke and J. Monteith, and J. Davidson, 'being unable to get away from business, and their places had to be filled by Second Twenty men.' Leading goalscorer was J. Goble with 5 followed by J. Minto with 3, C. Percy 2 while F. Raymer, Jack Litchfield, H. Cardwell, C. Hernan, T. Wauchope, B. Vaughan and Cooper got one each. He added that 'there are no reports about matches played by Booroondara or Williamstown'. Tom Wills umpired the game, which had no marked boundary line and the goals were approximately a mile apart. He returned to Williamstown in 1882 after the amalgamation with Battery United and became captain in 1883. Six care groups have been formed that consist of . Williamstown Chronicle, August 5, 1871 - a report of the game against Wesley College on July 29 which resulting in the Villagers' first recorded victory, 3 goals to NIL. The annual report of the football club for 1914 refers to it being a 'jubilee' year, meaning the 50th year of existence, which puts its formation as 1864. This email address is being protected from spambots. Mark Pennings in his book, 'Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's Early History' writes that 'Booroondara, Collingwood, Williamstown and University were other clubs that emerged' (in 1860). The 1888 Victorian Football Association season was the 12th season of the Australian rules football competition. South Melbourne became a senior club in 1879 while Barwon dropped out and St Kilda, after struggling to field a team for most of the year, disbanded again in early September. A major change occured in the game in 1879 when behinds were recorded for the first time although they didn't count towards the result of matches and the team that kicked the most goals was still the winner. 'Town kicked 4 goals and had 9 goals scored against them. Essendon, Hawthorn and St Kilda (in its second reincarnation) emerged as junior clubs in 1873, but it was only the 'Dons that would go on to become on of the great clubs in football. Wally Carter and Terry Wheeler both coached VFL/AFL teams after success at Williamstown. The article went on to state that 'the first match of the season was appointed to take place on the Queen's Birthday', which was a scratch match. A rover in the Seagulls 1921 premiership win over Footscray. Starting in 1884, the club competed in the Victorian Football Association. Another son, Alby snr, played for Footscray in both the VFA and VFL, while his son (Charlie's grandson), Alby jnr, played in Williamstown's 1955 and 1956 premiership sides. More Videos; Nov 13 . The 1886 Victorian Football Association season was the 10th season of the Australian rules football competition. Power was also the editor of The Footballer publication during its short life from 1875-82. It was also reported that, at the annual meeting for the 1872 season, held at the Mechanics Institute on April 1 1873, that 'the committee hopes to be able to start a second twenty, owing to the great increase of members'. Played as a follower for Williamstown and represented the VFA against the VFL at the MCG in 1931. In the game against a St Kilda Second Twenty at the Gardens (Fearon) Reserve on May 30, 'Town were victorious 7 goals to NIL, a huge margin at the time. Horace Norman was re-appointed captain for the third consecutive season at the meeting but resigned before the first practice match on April 26. 471 following. By 1875, there were 96 Australian Rules football clubs in Melbourne and its suburbs and 42 clubs in regional areas. Pennings wrote that 'representatives from Melbourne, St. Kilda, South Yarra, Richmond, Scotch College, University, Williamstown, Collingwood and Booroondara were in attendance'. By Paddy Farley. Another issue was the fact that players were not bound to any one club so having the same group of players each week could not be relied upon. Williamstown finished fourth on the list of 'leading junior clubs' at the end of 1875, winning 5 games out of the 9 played, with 3 draws and just the one loss, in the best result in the Club's brief history. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. Monday-Friday: 9am to 5pm; Satuday: 10am to 2pm. A letter to the editor of the Williamstown Chronicle in the edition dated August 12, 1871 (refer above), stated that 'some years ago a site was granted to the borough council of Williamstown for market purposes, but instead . it was let to some private person for grazing their cattle and horses on. The Australasian on October 21 named Billy Haslam, A. Murray, J. Rees, John Kilgour, J. Davidson, captain Bob Waycott, Tom Monteith and Sutton as best players for the Villagers during the season. Wills was the first captain of Melbourne in 1859 and Harrison was a teammate. Although he was an excellent player, Wills concentrated on the organisastional side of the game and put in a terrific amount of work starting new clubs around Victoria and in adjacent colonies, and the advancement of the game suffered a great blow with his untimely death in 1880. Wills committed suicide on May 2, 1880, aged just 44. Harold Johns: Played 125 games and kicked 47 goals between 1925 and 1934. This year also saw the demise of South Yarra, which finally disbanded after several mediocre seasons. Neither Hawthorn or St Kilda were connected to the current AFL clubs. (Jack) Field Medal winners: Best and Fairest in Second Division Ian Nankervis (1968) and Colin Boyd (1976), To see all williamstown premiership sides please click on the link belowPremiership Photos, To see williamstown football club team of the century click on the link belowWilliamstown team of the century. In 1874, the Club played 12 matches, six of which were won, three were lost and three drawn. A four time B&B winner in 1930, 31, 32 and 1933. History [ edit] The Williamstown Football Club was formed in 1864, making it one of the oldest football clubs in Australia. About 100 clubs were now playing in Victoria, including 70 junior and school teams in Melbourne and about 10 junior clubs in Geelong. Wardill), Carlton (T.P. The Chronicle stated on May 28 that 'thanks to the exertions of Mr Thompson, a sufficient amount was collected last week to purchase a ball and on Saturday afternoon about a dozen players had a friendly game'. Williamstown's last encounter for the season was on September 23 at Fawkner Park against a combined Southern and Wesley team 'which resulted in a decided victory for the united clubs', according to The Age of September 25. North Melbourne Kangaroos Past Players Lidge's Lounge. A listing of players to have played with Williamstown in the Victorian Football League, previously known as the VFA. William Riggall, pictured here in the Melbourne Leader of August 15 1908, played for 'Town in a game at Williamstown on July 2 1866 against Carlton when he was actually a Blues player. The new ground was a vast improvement and was looked on by the new administration of President Cr John Jobson and Duncan McLeod, returning as secretary, as a big step towards gaining senior status. Bob Waycott was captain and P. Conroy vice-captain. VFL & VFLW Squads Announced. A solid defender who joined the club from Collingwood. The first record of Williamstown winning a game was reported in the Chronicle on August 5, 1871, when it defeated Wesley College three goals to nil a week earlier (refer report below). Back pocket player in the 1907 premiership. Williamstown played 15 matches in 1879, winning 4, losing 8 and drawing 3. ', Williamstown Chronicle, September 8, 1877. Shortty: My first memories of engagement with the Williamstown Football Club go back to the latter years of the Second World War, which would have been around 1945/46 when the VFA resumed after the recess for the war. Second Twenty also did well in this season with 5 wins and 2 draws from its 10 matches. It was a tribute to Harrison that once again his rules were adopted unanimously and clubs were springing up all over Victoria. It was the club's seventh VFA premiership, and the last won by its senior team. 1887 . In 1873, 9 games were played for one win, 5 draws and 3 losses while 3 goals were scored against 8 by the opposition. The West Melbourne secretary even wrote to the Williamstown Chronicle (see below) to complain about the behaviour of the 'Town players and supporters, and stated that 'during the whole of the game the Williamstown team played very roughly, and at times very unfairly, 2 or 3 of them being very conspicuous in this part of the game. He played for the Football Club in the 1860's & 70's and organised the meeting in May 1870 that restarted the Club. Clarke and Chadwick) and South Yarra (G. O'Mullane and H. Murray). See what Nick Rutley is doing for the group. A great football club is a place to belong. Williamstown FC - Team of the Century Full Back Line: Eric Beitzel Games: 113 Goals: 0 Team of the Century Position: Back pocket Honours: Premiership player - 1955, 56, 58, 59. A great foot. Registration- admin@williamstownfc.com.au Sponsorship opportunities available w/prominent branding on course. Williamstown's ground was shared with another club called Battery United, which was formed in 1877 and became the second strong team in the Williamstown area and similarly found games difficult to organise in its early seasons. The Melbourne Herald reported on July 5, 1865, that the Williamstown Council granted the football club approval to use Market Reserve for the 1865 season. Lack of a controlling body meant that the more powerful clubs such as Melbourne and Carlton tended to concentrate their fixtures against each other and were under no obligation to spread their roster of games. As a clerical officer at the Customs Department, Harrison was well-equipped for this task and his rules, freely drawn from all codes including rugby and its Gaelic offspring, were adopted unanimously by his colleagues at a subsequent meeting. He coached 'Town in 1994. The same scoreline was registered in a game against Hawthorn, also at the. Affiliation (Current) Victorian Football League (VFL) 1996-2023. This state of affairs were not uncommon around the 1870's and, even if Williamstown played only one or two scratch matches, or none at all, it is entitled to claim a continuity of existence from a much earlier point as there were no other clubs playing in Williamstown at that time. It also enhanced recruitment. The match was lost one goal to NIL. Moss and Worrell one each. Proud, passionate and humorous stories tall and true from the men who played in that decade. VFLW & VFLW Practice Match Squads Announced. It will the club's men's team's 127th season as a member of the Australian Football League, and the second under senior coach Michael Voss; and it will be the club's women's team's eighth season contesting the AFL Women's.The club will also field its men's reserves team in the Victorian . The first inter-colonial matches between Victoria and South Australia took place on July 1 and 5, both won easily by the Vics, and the first games were played under electric lights in this season in June and August. An extract from page 56 of the book entitled 'Australia's Game, The History of Australian Football' by Matthew Nicholson, Bob Stewart, Greg de Moore and Rob Hess. For some unknown reason, the Club did not appear to continue with the 'Third Twenty' in 1877. In this article, it was also stated that Jack Litchfield was 'one of the most brainy players that perhaps Williamstown has ever produced. The Cup itself was long-lost until discovered in 1995 in the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum (now the Australian Sports Museum) at the MCG by James Grzonek, son of Club historian, Ray Grzonek, during a casual visit to the museum. At the annual meeting in respect of the 1876 season, held at the Mechanics Institute on Electra Street on April 19, 1877, John Jobson was re-elected president, Charles Scott replaced Duncan McLeod as secretary/treasurer, Bob Waycott was re-appointed captain with Billy Haslam as vice-captain for the 1877 season.