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KEY FACTS

Official name
Brighton Football Club

Known as
Brighton

Formed
1885

Disbanded
1962: merger with South Caulfield

Colours
Initially dark and light blue; white and red 1912-47; maroon and gold from 1948

Emblem
Penguins

Associated clubs
Caulfield; South Caulfield

Affiliations (Historical)
Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA) 1889–1895; Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) 1892–1907; Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1908–1961

Senior Premierships
Metropolitan Junior Football Association 1903 (1 total); Victorian Football Association 1948 (1 total)

Championships and Trophies
Recorder Cup - P.Hartnett 1939; J.Davis 1940 (2 total); VFA Medal - J.Davis 1940 (1 total); Liston Trophy - R.McIndoe 1948; E.Turner 1954 (2 total)

Brighton



Grand Finals | Notable players
Game records

During forty-nine years of involvement in the VFA as a distinct organisation Brighton won just one flag, but it was a noteworthy triumph.

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1951 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Brighton's 1951 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Brighton 4.56.89.1311.14 80 LOST Oakleigh 3.46.89.812.10 82 -2 ELS Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Brighton 4.26.39.1110.13 73 LOST Prahran 5.310.711.713.11 89 -16 TOO Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Brighton 3.314.1315.1723.26 164 WON Box Hill 3.33.46.116.11 47 117 ELS May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Brighton 9.410.717.1118.11 119 WON Preston 0.03.55.612.12 84 35 PRE May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Brighton 5.39.614.916.11 107 WON Brunswick 2.06.98.1211.15 81 26 ELS May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Brighton 2.25.78.88.18 66 WON Williamstown 2.64.96.148.16 64 2 WCG May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Brighton 8.411.1016.1318.19 127 WON Moorabbin (Original) 2.35.77.1212.16 88 39 CHL Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Brighton 0.23.56.79.8 62 LOST Port Melbourne 5.410.714.1016.14 110 -48 ELS Jun 11 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
9 A Brighton 4.86.1012.1316.16 112 WON Camberwell 4.27.109.1213.13 91 21 CBW Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Brighton 6.78.1112.1615.16 106 LOST Yarraville 3.15.68.1016.15 111 -5 ELS Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Brighton 2.66.97.109.14 68 WON Northcote 2.43.46.79.8 62 6 NOR Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Brighton 6.27.514.1115.13 103 WON Coburg 2.48.88.1114.14 98 5 ELS Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Brighton 3.16.27.78.10 58 LOST Sandringham 4.19.310.612.9 81 -23 BRO Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Brighton 2.64.97.109.11 65 LOST Prahran 3.67.69.610.11 71 -6 ELS Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Brighton 4.89.912.1716.22 118 WON Box Hill 1.26.56.59.5 59 59 BOX Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Brighton 1.17.610.1016.18 114 WON Preston 6.310.812.1214.12 96 18 ELS Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Brighton 6.57.127.138.13 61 LOST Brunswick 0.24.55.79.8 62 -1 BWP Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Brighton 2.78.1011.1320.17 137 WON Williamstown 4.18.212.617.6 108 29 ELS Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Brighton 2.39.911.1112.13 85 WON Moorabbin (Original) 3.54.69.912.11 83 2 ELS Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Brighton 4.15.46.67.7 49 LOST Port Melbourne 4.38.1111.1516.22 118 -69 NPO Sep 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.