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KEY FACTS

Official name
Port Melbourne Football Club

Known as
Port Melbourne

Nickname
Borough

Formed
1874

Colours
Red and blue

Associated clubs
Port Melbourne Reserves; Port Melbourne WFC; Port Melbourne Blind

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Football League (VFL) 1996–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1886–1995

Home Ground
North Port Oval

VFL Premierships
2011, 2017 (2 total)

VFA Premierships
1897, 1901, 1922, 1940-1, 1947, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1980-1-2 (15 total)

Most Games
258 by Fred Cook

Championships and Trophies
Recorder Cup - T.Hyde 1930 (1 total); Liston Trophy - W.Findlay 1946; F.Johnson 1952; V.Aanenson 1979 & 1981; S.Allender 1980; B.Swan 1983; S.Harkins 1990; S.Valenti 2010 & 2011 (7 winners/9 wins)

Headquarters
525 Williamstown Rd, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207

Postal Address
PO Box 247, Port Melbourne, VIC, 3207

Phone: (03) 9646 2094 

Website
portmelbournefc.com.au

Port Melbourne



Grand Finals | Notable players
Game records

"The Port Melbourne side which contested the VFA finals for a record eleven consecutive seasons between 1973 and 1983 was without doubt one of the greatest in the history of the competition. The side participated in six grand finals during the period, winning them all as well as taking out the VFA’s club championship on four consecutive occasions between 1973 and 1976."

John Devaney examines the history of one of Australia's great football clubs.

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1953 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Port Melbourne's 1953 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Port Melbourne 3.57.711.1114.15 99 WON Prahran 5.07.08.09.1 55 44 NPO Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Port Melbourne 7.29.515.818.13 121 WON Coburg 3.33.56.88.11 59 62 COB May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Port Melbourne 4.27.108.1713.24 102 WON Moorabbin (Original) 1.31.52.74.9 33 69 NPO May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Port Melbourne 0.46.88.1011.13 79 WON Oakleigh 2.34.67.118.13 61 18 ROB May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Port Melbourne 2.24.27.57.6 48 WON Yarraville 1.11.22.34.3 27 21 YAR May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Port Melbourne 3.37.59.1013.13 91 WON Preston 1.03.34.65.9 39 52 NPO May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Port Melbourne 6.410.1114.1723.19 157 WON Brighton 3.24.37.78.10 58 99 ELS Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Port Melbourne 4.78.1112.1617.20 122 WON Camberwell 0.02.32.55.7 37 85 NPO Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Port Melbourne 2.15.137.148.21 69 WON Brunswick 3.44.410.610.8 68 1 BWP Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Port Melbourne 9.211.416.1018.12 120 WON Box Hill 1.13.43.43.4 22 98 NPO Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Port Melbourne 6.1216.1323.1927.26 188 WON Sandringham 1.33.73.105.13 43 145 BRO Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Port Melbourne 1.62.105.139.15 69 WON Northcote 0.50.51.83.12 30 39 NPO Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Port Melbourne 3.17.510.712.12 84 LOST Williamstown 4.36.511.616.11 107 -23 WCG Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Port Melbourne 1.32.74.125.17 47 WON Oakleigh 1.32.63.105.13 43 4 NPO Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Port Melbourne 2.56.78.1010.17 77 WON Moorabbin (Original) 3.16.58.109.13 67 10 MOO Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Port Melbourne 3.73.128.1510.19 79 LOST Coburg 3.26.710.1011.17 83 -4 NPO Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Port Melbourne 5.210.215.416.9 105 WON Yarraville 1.63.116.1111.12 78 27 NPO Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Port Melbourne 3.25.55.711.16 82 WON Preston 1.32.55.116.13 49 33 PRE Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Port Melbourne 4.66.1117.1827.21 183 WON Brighton 1.32.73.76.7 43 140 NPO Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Port Melbourne 8.99.917.1818.22 130 WON Camberwell 0.03.53.66.9 45 85 CBW Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF H Port Melbourne 4.37.89.1012.14 86 WON Williamstown 3.05.29.312.4 76 10 JUN Sep 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF H Port Melbourne 2.47.912.1021.15 141 WON Yarraville 2.23.59.812.9 81 60 JUN Oct 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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