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| president = Steve Lane
| coach = Rohan MacKenzie, Lee Phipps (reserves)
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The '''West Footscray Football Club''' is an [[Australian rules football]] club, currently based at Kevin Shorten Reserve in [[West Footscray, Victoria|West Footscray]].
The '''West Footscray Football Club''' is an [[Australian rules football]] club that is based at Kevin Shorten Reserve in [[West Footscray, Victoria|West Footscray]].


The club entered the [[Western Region Football League|Footscray District Football League]] in 1932. They won the premiership soon after, in both 1934 and 1935. In total, West Footscray have won five premierships, four of which were Division 1, and the most recent, in 2007, being in Division 2.
The club entered the [[Western Region Football League|Footscray District Football League]] in 1932 and won a premiership in 1934 and again in 1935. West Footscray have won five premierships; four in Division 1 and, most recently, the 2007 Division 2 premiership.<ref name=divtwoflag>{{cite news|last=Mallinder|first=Terry|title=West Footscray Roosters in safe hands|url=http://maribyrnong-leader.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/roosters-in-safe-hands/|accessdate=1 June 2013|newspaper=Maribyrnong Leader|date=23 November 2009}}</ref> The club has 2 senior Men's Teams, a Women's Team (Founded in 2018) and 9 junior teams, including under 15 and 12s girls teams, as well as [[Auskick]] junior development.


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==Notable players==
As of 2013, the club have 180 players, ranging from [[Auskick]] to senior level.

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==Notable Players==
* [[Marty McDonnell]], a defender who played 92 VFL games with [[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]], in a war-interrupted career.
* [[Marty McDonnell]], a defender who played 92 VFL games with [[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]], in a war-interrupted career.
* [[Laurie Sandilands]], a former Footscray captain, who played a total of 164 games with both Footscray and [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]].
* [[Laurie Sandilands]], a former Footscray captain, who played a total of 164 games with both Footscray and [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]].
* [[Robert McGhie]], played juniors at West Footscray in the 1960s before embarking on a 13-year, dual-premiership career in the VFL with [[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]], [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]], and the [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne Football Clubs]].


==Honours==
==Honours==
* '''[[Western Region Football League]]'''
===Division One Premierships===
** '''Division One (5)''': 1934, 1935, 1947, 1970, 1982
* 1934 – '''West Footscray''' 9.10.64 def. Parkside 8.7.55
** '''Division Two (2)''': 1941, 2007
* 1935 – '''West Footscray''' 12.12.84 def. Spotswood 10.8.68
* 1947 – '''West Footscray''' 10.12.72 def. Braybrook 8.13.61
* 1970 – '''West Footscray''' 14.8.92 def. Spotswood 11.14.80


==References==
===Division Two Premierships===
{{reflist}}
* 2007 – '''West Footscray''' 18.16.124 def. Sunshine Heights 7.16.58


==References==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*Ruban, L. (2013, May 11). Club History Page - West Footscray Football Club. ''WRFL Footy Record'', ''5'', 47.
* [https://www.facebook.com/WestFootscrayFootballClub/ Official Facebook]
* [http://footyextra.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/club-history-west-footscray-football-club/ Club History]


{{WRFL}}
{{WRFL}}


[[Category:Western Region Football League]]
[[Category:Western Region Football League clubs]]
[[Category:Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne]]
[[Category:Australian rules football clubs established in 1932]]
[[Category:1932 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Sport in the City of Maribyrnong]]

Latest revision as of 00:57, 9 April 2024

West Footscray
Names
Full nameWest Footscray Football Club
Former name(s)Tottenham Imperials
Nickname(s)Roosters
Club details
Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Colours  Red   White
CompetitionWestern Region Football League
PresidentSteve Lane
CoachTroy Beamond
Captain(s)Christopher Long
PremiershipsDiv 1 Seniors: 5 (1934, 1935, 1947, 1970, 1982) Div 2 Seniors: 2 (1941, 2007) Div 1 Reserves: 4 (1967, 1984, 1985, 1993) Div 2 Reserves: 2 (2007, 2015) Div 2 Womens: 1 (2021- Minor Premiers)
Ground(s)Kevin Shorten Reserve
Uniforms
Home

The West Footscray Football Club is an Australian rules football club that is based at Kevin Shorten Reserve in West Footscray.

The club entered the Footscray District Football League in 1932 and won a premiership in 1934 and again in 1935. West Footscray have won five premierships; four in Division 1 and, most recently, the 2007 Division 2 premiership.[1] The club has 2 senior Men's Teams, a Women's Team (Founded in 2018) and 9 junior teams, including under 15 and 12s girls teams, as well as Auskick junior development.

Notable players

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Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Mallinder, Terry (23 November 2009). "West Footscray Roosters in safe hands". Maribyrnong Leader. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
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