The club was a founding member of the Western Australian Football Association in 1885.[4] In the inaugural season, Fremantle finished third out of three teams, behind Rovers, Victorians and a High School team which dropped out of the competition two rounds into the season. The next season, 1886, the team finished first in the league to claim the premiership.[5] The club recorded large victories over most of the competition, including 6–2 against both Rovers and Unions and 4–1 against Victorians. The club's most notable player during this period was the captain Bill Bateman, an inaugural inductee of the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.[6] The club went defunct at the end of the 1886 season, with most of its players transferring to Unions, also based in Fremantle, who adopted the name "Fremantle Football Club" in 1890.[7]
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^"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.
^Errington, Steve (2016), Disorderly proceedings in the park : Western Australian football in colonial times, Hesperian Press, ISBN978-0-85905-637-3
^Christian, Geoff; Lee, Jack (John Herbert); Messenger, Bob (1988), The footballers, from 1885 to the West Coast Eagles (revised ed.), St. George Books, ISBN978-0-86778-035-2
^Casey, Kevin (1996), The Tigers' tale : the origins and history of the Claremont Football Club, Claremont Football Club, ISBN978-0-646-26498-1
^Barker, Anthony J; East, Alan; West Australian Football Commission; West Australian Football League; Barker, Anthony (2004), Behind the play : a history of football in Western Australia from 1868, West Australian Football Commission, ISBN978-0-9752427-0-4
^"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.
fremantle, football, club, 1882, 1886, other, uses, fremantle, football, club, disambiguation, fremantle, football, club, australian, rules, football, club, based, fremantle, western, australia, that, played, western, australian, football, association, wafa, f. For other uses see Fremantle Football Club disambiguation 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 FremantleNamesFull nameFremantle Football ClubClub detailsFounded1882 as a rugby club Dissolved1886Colours blue and whiteCompetitionWAFAGround s Fremantle Park Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation 1 2 WAFA 2 Officials 3 Honours 3 1 Premierships 4 ReferencesHistory editFormation edit 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 Victorian rules the predecessor to Australian rules football 2 3 WAFA edit The club was a founding member of the Western Australian Football Association in 1885 4 In the inaugural season Fremantle finished third out of three teams behind Rovers Victorians and a High School team which dropped out of the competition two rounds into the season The next season 1886 the team finished first in the league to claim the premiership 5 The club recorded large victories over most of the competition including 6 2 against both Rovers and Unions and 4 1 against Victorians The club s most notable player during this period was the captain Bill Bateman an inaugural inductee of the West Australian Football Hall of Fame 6 The club went defunct at the end of the 1886 season with most of its players transferring to Unions also based in Fremantle who adopted the name Fremantle Football Club in 1890 7 Officials editFremantle Football Club Leadership Season Secretary Captain1882 F E Stafford1883 D Jose1884 H Albert 8 F Gallop1885 A W NewmanJ J Broomhall 9 W A Bateman 10 1886 G F Payne W A BatemanHonours editPremierships edit WAFA 1886 dd References edit nbsp 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 Errington Steve 2016 Disorderly proceedings in the park Western Australian football in colonial times Hesperian Press ISBN 978 0 85905 637 3 Christian Geoff Lee Jack John Herbert Messenger Bob 1988 The footballers from 1885 to the West Coast Eagles revised ed St George Books ISBN 978 0 86778 035 2 Casey Kevin 1996 The Tigers tale the origins and history of the Claremont Football Club Claremont Football Club ISBN 978 0 646 26498 1 Bill Bateman Fremantle amp Unions Fremantle AustralianFooty Retrieved 8 November 2011 Barker Anthony J East Alan West Australian Football Commission West Australian Football League Barker Anthony 2004 Behind the play a history of football in Western Australia from 1868 West Australian Football Commission 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 Preceded byRovers WAFA Premiers1886 Succeeded byUnions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fremantle Football Club 1882 1886 amp oldid 1153034629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
