West Melbourne Football Club
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West Melbourne Football Club was an Australian rules football
club which played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). They were based at the North Melbourne Cricket Ground and had a red and white striped guernsey.
in the Grand Final 7.8 (50) to 5.9 (39).
In 1908 they merged with the North Melbourne Football Club
in the hope of joining the VFL. North Melbourne wore a red sash on their guernsey during their first season in the VFL, but dropped it in subsequent seasons.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club which played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). They were based at the North Melbourne Cricket Ground and had a red and white striped guernsey.
History
The club was formed in 1879 and played in the VFA until the end of the 1880 season. They returned however in 1899 and had a much longer stint in the league, winning their first and only premiership in 1906 by defeating FootscrayWestern Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
in the Grand Final 7.8 (50) to 5.9 (39).
In 1908 they merged with the North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
in the hope of joining the VFL. North Melbourne wore a red sash on their guernsey during their first season in the VFL, but dropped it in subsequent seasons.
Notable players
- Lou ArmstrongLou ArmstrongLou Armstrong was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL.Armstrong started his career at West Melbourne and in 1906 was a member of their only VFA premiership. They merged with North Melbourne in 1907 and in 1908 he joined Essendon. Although built like a rover, he often...
(Essendon) - George HoldenGeorge HoldenGeorge Holden was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League ....
(Fitzroy) - Bill S. JohnsonBill S. JohnsonBill S. Johnson was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and Carlton in the Victorian Football League ....
(Essendon) - Bert RyanBert RyanAlbert 'Bert' Ryan was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League .Ryan was an established player at West Melbourne before he came to the VFL. He had finished joint first in the VFA's goal-kicking in 1903 with 44 goals and again in 1904 when he kicked 51...
(Essendon) - Jimmy SmithJimmy Smith (Australian footballer)James 'Jimmy' Smith was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached St Kilda in the VFL during the early 1900s....
(St Kilda)