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

West Footscray West Footscray is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maribyrnong local government area. West Footscray recorded a population of 11,729 at the . ...

. 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. 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

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junior development.

Notable players

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

Honours

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** Division One (5): 1934, 1935, 1947, 1970, 1982 ** Division Two (2): 1941, 2007

References

External links

Official Facebook

Club History
{{WRFL Western Region Football League clubs Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne Australian rules football clubs established in 1932 1932 establishments in Australia Sport in the City of Maribyrnong