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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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1959 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Brighton's 1959 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Brighton 4.46.59.910.11 71 LOST Sandringham 4.67.1410.1813.24 102 -31 ELS Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Brighton 0.73.118.1413.16 94 LOST Box Hill 6.49.816.1118.14 122 -28 BOX May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Brighton 1.14.85.88.16 64 LOST Oakleigh 6.49.718.1421.18 144 -80 ELS May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Brighton 5.47.48.99.9 63 LOST Mordialloc 4.29.49.917.15 117 -54 BKR May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Brighton 4.56.713.1714.18 102 LOST Dandenong 2.59.1310.1315.16 106 -4 ELS May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Brighton 4.39.813.1218.16 124 WON Camberwell 2.14.57.108.14 62 62 ELS May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Brighton 2.24.36.58.6 54 LOST Moorabbin (Original) 2.37.612.916.14 110 -56 MOO Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Brighton 1.11.12.14.1 25 LOST Oakleigh 4.59.813.1017.18 120 -95 WAR Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Brighton 1.34.86.1011.14 80 LOST Mordialloc 6.410.614.1116.15 111 -31 ELS Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Brighton 1.22.36.88.15 63 LOST Dandenong 6.311.1014.1316.18 114 -51 DAN Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Brighton 3.44.65.710.12 72 LOST Box Hill 3.74.910.1413.18 96 -24 ELS Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Brighton 2.62.65.88.9 57 LOST Sandringham 2.27.1211.1615.23 113 -56 BRO Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Brighton 2.27.38.512.11 83 LOST Camberwell 5.110.315.615.9 99 -16 CBW Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Brighton 0.43.45.65.7 37 LOST Moorabbin (Original) 2.46.98.1214.18 102 -65 ELS Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Brighton 0.02.23.36.9 45 LOST Yarraville 6.59.622.1323.13 151 -106 ELS Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Brighton 0.02.04.26.4 40 LOST Coburg 4.49.911.1117.15 117 -77 COB Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Brighton 5.77.79.1612.17 89 WON Northcote 0.19.410.710.11 71 18 ELS Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Brighton 3.13.88.912.11 83 LOST Sunshine 3.17.314.620.10 130 -47 SEL Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Brighton 3.24.28.78.7 55 LOST Preston 3.09.510.616.9 105 -50 PRE Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Brighton 0.21.92.118.16 64 LOST Brunswick 4.106.1212.1714.19 103 -39 ELS Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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