Fremantle Football Club (1882–1886)
| Fremantle | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Full name | Fremantle Football Club |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1882 (as a rugby club) |
| Dissolved | 1886 |
| Colours | blue and white |
| Competition | WAFA |
| Ground(s) | Fremantle Park |
The Fremantle Football Club was an Australian rules football club, based in Fremantle, Western Australia, that played in the Western Australian Football Association (WAFA) from 1885 to 1886. The team won the WAFA premiership in 1886. The club played their games at the Esplanade in Fremantle, on the present site of the Fremantle railway station.
History
Formation
The club was formed in 1882 as a rugby football club.[1]
In 1883 the club was the primary instigator of the change of most clubs from rugby football to
WAFA
The club was a founding member of the
Unions, also based in Fremantle, who adopted the name "Fremantle Football Club" in 1890.[7]
Officials
| Season | Secretary | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | F.E. Stafford | |
| 1883 | D Jose | |
| 1884 | H. Albert[8] | F. Gallop |
| 1885 | A.W. Newman J.J. Broomhall[9] |
W.A. Bateman[10] |
| 1886 | G.F. Payne | W.A. Bateman |
Honours
Premierships
- WAFA:
- 1886
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fremantle Football Club (1882–1886).
- ^ "FREMANTLE". The Herald. Vol. XVI, no. 18. Western Australia. 3 June 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 24 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia. - the section 'The Football Match'
- ^ Fremantle (19th century) – AustralianFootball. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-85905-637-3
- ISBN 978-0-86778-035-2
- ISBN 978-0-646-26498-1
- ^ Bill Bateman (Fremantle & Unions/Fremantle) – AustralianFooty. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-9752427-0-4
- ^ "COUNTRY NEWS". The West Australian. Vol. VI, no. 494. Western Australia. 22 May 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 24 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A Resignation". The Herald. Vol. XIX, no. 27. Western Australia. 8 August 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 24 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FUNERALS. The Late Mr. W. A. Bateman". The West Australian. Vol. 51, no. 15, 319. Western Australia. 30 July 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.