Footscray Tech Old Boys
Footscray Tech Old Boys | |
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Names | |
Full name | Footscray Institute of Technology Sports Club Inc.[1] |
Former name(s) | Footscray TSOB; Footscray TCOB |
Nickname(s) | Footscray Tech, FITOB, FIT |
Former nickname(s) | FTSOB, FTCOB |
Club details | |
Founded | 1920s |
Dissolved | 1992 |
Colours |
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Competition | FDJFL (1931) VAFA (1932−92) |
Premierships | VAFA |
Ground(s) | Institute Oval[3] |
The Footscray Tech Old Boys (FTOB), also known simply as Footscray, was an Australian rules football club based around the Melbourne suburb of Footscray. The club was formed by former students of Footscray Technical School (FTS).[4]
Footscray Tech competed in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) for most of its existence. The club disbanded in 1992 when Footscray IT merged into the Victoria University of Technology (VUT), with a VUT club competing in the VAFA for several years before it folded at the end of 1996.[5]
The successor university to Footscray IT, Victoria University (VU), is currently represented in the VAFA by the UHS-VU Football Club.[6][7]
History
[edit]Footscray Tech
[edit]Footscray Technical School Old Boys Football Club (Footscray TSOB) was formed in the 1920s and competed in the Footscray District Junior Football League (FDJFL) in 1931. In 1932, the club joined the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA, renamed VAFA in 1933) and entered the competition's D Section.[2]
The club made its first grand final in 1936, but was defeated by Coburg Amateurs by 29 points. After being promoted to C Section for the 1937 season, the club made the grand final again, but was defeated by Coburg Amateurs for the second year in a row.[8]
21 years after it entered the competition, Footscray TSOB won its first VAFA premiership in ES&A Bank by 5 points in the 1953 D Section grand final.[9] A second premiership came in 1959 with a 1-point victory over AJAX.[2]
In its first C Section grand final, the club lost to Kew in 1964. Four years later, the club defeated St Bernard's to win the 1968 C Section grand final.[2] A fifth premiership came against UHSOB in the 1983 F Section grand final.[2]
At the end of the 1992 season, the club disbanded after Footscray IT merged into the Victoria University of Technology (VUT).[10]
VUT
[edit]Beginning in 1993, a new club − FIT/VUT − competed in the VAFA, entering F2 Section.[11] The club renamed to simply VUT for the 1994 season, where they were defeated by Fitzroy Reds in the G Section reserves grand final.[12]
In 1995, VUT was set to compete in the E Central section, but withdrew before the first game "due to insufficient [player] numbers", instead solely competing in the Club XVIII South competition.[13] The club remained in Club XVIII South in 1996, but just four of its 15 games and folded at the end of the season.[14][15]
Club name
[edit]The club was formed as Footscray TSOB, but Footscray Technical School renamed to Footscray Technical College (FTC) in 1958.[16] As a result, the club changed its name to Footscray Technical College Old Boys (FTCOB).[17][18][19]
FTC then renamed to Footscray Institute Of Technology Old Boys (Footscray IT, FITOB or FIT) in 1968, a change that come into effect for the club at the end of the 1968 season.[20][21] However, some VAFA records show the "FTCOB" name still being used in the 1970s.[22] The new "FITOB" name is seen in The Amateur Footballer as early as 1972.[23][24]
Despite this, some sources − including the VAFA − claim the club was only renamed to FITOB in 1989.[2][25][26]
Seasons
[edit]Premiers | Grand Finalist | Minor premiers | Finals appearance | Wooden spoon | Division leading goalkicker | Division best and fairest |
Seniors
[edit]Year | League | Division | Finish | W | L | D | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Goals | Ref |
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1931 | FDJFL | |||||||||||
1932 | MAFA | |||||||||||
1933 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1934 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1935 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1936 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1937 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1938 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1939 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1940 | VAFA | B Section | [27] | |||||||||
1941 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1942 | VAFA | (No season) | ||||||||||
1943 | VAFA | (No season) | ||||||||||
1944 | VAFA | (No season) | ||||||||||
1945 | VAFA | (No season) | ||||||||||
1946 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1947 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1948 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1949 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1950 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1951 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1952 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1953 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1954 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1955 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1956 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1957 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1958 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1959 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1960 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1961 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1962 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1963 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1964 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1965 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1966 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1967 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1968 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1969 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1970 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1971 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1972 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1973 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1974 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1975 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1976 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1977 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1978 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1979 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1980 | VAFA | F Section | 7th | 8 | 10 | 0 | [28] | |||||
1981 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1982 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1983 | VAFA | F Section | 1st | 13 | 5 | 0 | [29] | |||||
1984 | VAFA | E Section | 7th | 8 | 10 | 0 | [30] | |||||
1985 | VAFA | E Section | 9th | 3 | 14 | 1 | [31] | |||||
1986 | VAFA | F Section | 8th | 3 | 14 | 0 | Fred Cook[32] | [33] | ||||
1987 | VAFA | F Section | 10th | 2 | 16 | 0 | R. Boef[34] | S. Baird | [35] | |||
1988 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1989 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1990 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1991 | VAFA | |||||||||||
1992 | VAFA |
Grand finals
[edit]Premiers | Runners-up | Drawn |
Year | League | Division | Grade | Opponent | Score | Venue | Date | Report |
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1936 | VAFA | D Section | Seniors | Coburg Amateurs | 18.19 (127) d. 15.8 (98) | [2] | ||
1937 | VAFA | C Section | Seniors | Coburg Amateurs | 22.24 (156) d. 10.6 (66) | [2] | ||
1953 | VAFA | D Section | Seniors | ES&A Bank | 5.7 (37) d. 3.14 (32) | [2] | ||
1959 | VAFA | D Section | Seniors | AJAX | 8.13 (60) d. 7.18 (60) | [2] | ||
1964 | VAFA | D Section | Seniors | Kew | 14.9 (93) d. 7.4 (46) | [2] | ||
1968 | VAFA | C Section | Seniors | St Bernard's | 11.6 (72) d. 7.9 (51) | [36] | ||
1983 | VAFA | F Section | Seniors | UHSOB | 12.10 (82) d. 12.7 (79) | 10 September 1983[37] | [38] |
Notable players
[edit]A number of Footscray Teach players later joined clubs in the Victorian Football League (VFL), now known as the Australian Football League (AFL), including several who joined the Footscray Football Club.
- Harry Chalmers − North Melbourne and Footscray
- Dick Eason − Footscray and Essendon
- Ian Fleming − Footscray
- Jim Greenham − Footscray
- Max Isaac − Footscray
- Rod O'Connor − Footscray
- Arthur Olliver − Footscray
Additionally, Fred Cook − who did play for Footscray after leaving Footscray Tech − later went onto play 300 games in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
References
[edit]- ^ "FOOTSCRAY IT". Australian Football. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Footscray Institute Of Technology Football Club / Footscray Technical School Old Boys Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "The Grounds − Where and How" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 16 April 1977. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
FOOTSCRAY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: Institute Oval, Farnsworth Avenue, Footscray
- ^ "BRUNSWICK VS. FOOTSCRAY TSOB". Brunswick Football Club. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer, Week 21, 1996". Issuu. VAFA Media. 13 December 1996. p. 43. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "ABOUT US". UHS-VU Football Club. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "UHS-VU Football Club". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Coburg Amateur Football Club (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "ANZ ES & A football club history". ANZ Retired Officers' Club (VIC). Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
By 1953 the team had gained more exposure and recruited genuine footballers who took the team into the Grand Final finishing Runners up and progressing to "C" Grade in 1954.
- ^ "Victoria University of Technology / Victoria University". Victoria University Archives. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer, Week 1, 1993". Issuu. VAFA Media. 14 December 2016. p. 15. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 1 1995" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 1 April 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 2 1995" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 8 April 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer, Week 21, 1996". Issuu. VAFA Media. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer, Week 3, 1997". Issuu. VAFA Media. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Footscray Technical College". Victoria University Archives. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "1965 B SECTION LADDER" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
Footscray TCOB
- ^ "Premier C Section Grand Finals". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 5 1973" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 12 May 1973. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
1964 Footscray T.C.O.B.
- ^ "Footscray Institute of Technology". Victoria University Archives. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 1 1977" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 16 April 1977. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
1968 Footscray T.C.O.B.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 22 1970" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 29 August 1970. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
Glong 24.17 FTCOB 7 .10
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 1 1972" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 15 April 1972. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
Brunswick v Footscray ITOB
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 5 1973" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 12 May 1973. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
Footscray ITOB
- ^ "Previous VAFA Clubs". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
Changed name to FIT in 1989
- ^ "VAFA club's history 1892-2007". GameDay. Victorian Amateur Football Association. p. 2. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
Changed name to FIT in 1989 FIT
- ^ "Amateurs Conclude". Trove. The Age. 24 June 1940.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 22 1980" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 7 September 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 20 1983" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 27 August 1983. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 2 1985" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 12 April 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 21 1985" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer, Week 4, 1986". Issuu. VAFA Media. 18 January 2017. p. 8. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer, Week 22, 1986". Issuu. VAFA Media. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Footballer Week 13 1987" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 11 July 1987. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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- ^ "Division 3 Section Grand Finals". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Retrieved 30 November 2023.