Round 1 Defeats
Footscray’s Defeats on the Opening Round 1925 – 2004
These are Footscray’s defeats in the opening Round of the season in each year from joining the league in 1925 through to 2004 which was the last defeat on the opening round. Happily 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 have all seen victories on their Round One.
| Year | No. | Opponent | Venue | Result | Margin | Day | Date |
| 1925 | 1/84 | Fitzroy | Brunswick Street | Loss | 9 | Saturday | 02 May 1925 |
| 1926 | 2/84 | Geelong | Corio Oval | Loss | 66 | Saturday | 01 May 1926 |
| 1927 | 3/84 | Essendon | Western Oval | Loss | 47 | Saturday | 30 April 1927 |
| 1928 | 4/84 | South Melbourne | Lakeside Oval | Loss | 1 | Saturday | 21 April 1928 |
| 1930 | 6/84 | Fitzroy | Brunswick Street | Loss | 14 | Saturday | 03 May 1930 |
| 1932 | 8/84 | Essendon | Windy Hill | Loss | 51 | Saturday | 30 April 1932 |
| 1934 | 10/84 | Essendon | Windy Hill | Loss | 11 | Saturday | 05 May 1934 |
| 1935 | 11/84 | Richmond | Western Oval | Loss | 35 | Saturday | 27 April 1935 |
| 1936 | 12/84 | Geelong | Corio Oval | Loss | 75 | Saturday | 02 May 1936 |
| 1938 | 14/84 | South Melbourne | Lakeside Oval | Loss | 29 | Saturday | 23 April 1938 |
| 1939 | 15/84 | Essendon | Western Oval | Loss | 5 | Saturday | 22 April 1939 |
| 1942 | 18/84 | Richmond | Punt Road | Loss | 20 | Saturday | 09 May 1942 |
| 1943 | 19/84 | NO ONE | NOWHERE | BYE | – | Saturday | 08 May 1943 |
| 1949 | 25/84 | Richmond | Punt Road | Loss | 69 | Monday | 18 April 1949 |
| 1950 | 26/84 | St Kilda | Western Oval | Loss | 9 | Saturday | 22 April 1950 |
| 1954 | 30/84 | St Kilda | Western Oval | Loss | 11 | Saturday | 17 April 1954 |
| 1958 | 34/84 | Collingwood | Western Oval | Loss | 54 | Saturday | 12 April 1958 |
| 1959 | 35/84 | St Kilda | Junction Oval | Loss | 20 | Saturday | 18 April 1959 |
| 1963 | 39/84 | North Melbourne | Arden Street | Loss | 37 | Saturday | 20 April 1963 |
| 1965 | 41/84 | Geelong | Kardinia Park | Loss | 2 | Monday | 19 April 1965 |
| 1966 | 42/84 | North Melbourne | Western Oval | Loss | 12 | Monday | 25 April 1966 |
| 1967 | 43/84 | St Kilda | Moorabbin | Loss | 81 | Saturday | 15 April 1967 |
| 1968 | 44/84 | North Melbourne | Western Oval | Loss | 16 | Monday | 15 April 1968 |
| 1970 | 46/84 | Collingwood | Western Oval | Loss | 64 | Saturday | 04 April 1970 |
| 1971 | 47/84 | Collingwood | Victoria Park | Loss | 83 | Saturday | 03 April 1971 |
| 1972 | 48/84 | Essendon | Western Oval | Loss | 61 | Monday | 03 April 1972 |
| 1973 | 49/84 | Fitzroy | Junction Oval | Loss | 50 | Saturday | 07 April 1973 |
| 1975 | 51/84 | Melbourne | M.C.G | Loss | 11 | Saturday | 05 April 1975 |
| 1976 | 52/84 | Essendon | Western Oval | Loss | 1 | Saturday | 03 April 1976 |
| 1977 | 53/84 | Collingwood | Victoria Park | Loss | 11 | Saturday | 02 April 1977 |
| 1978 | 54/84 | North Melbourne | Western Oval | Loss | 69 | Saturday | 01 April 1978 |
| 1979 | 55/84 | Melbourne | M.C.G | Loss | 12 | Saturday | 07 April 1979 |
| 1980 | 56/84 | Fitzroy | Western Oval | Loss | 12 | Saturday | 29 March 1980 |
| 1981 | 57/84 | St Kilda | Western Oval | Loss | 49 | Saturday | 28 March 1981 |
| 1982 | 58/84 | Essendon | Windy Hill | Loss | 109 | Saturday | 27 March 1982 |
| 1983 | 59/84 | Geelong | Waverley | Loss | 31 | Saturday | 26 March 1983 |
| 1987 | 63/84 | Essendon | Waverley | Loss | 59 | Saturday | 28 March 1987 |
| 1990 | 66/84 | St Kilda | Western Oval | Loss | 63 | Sunday | 01 April 1990 |
| 1991 | 67/84 | Collingwood | Waverley | Loss | 70 | Sunday | 24 March 1991 |
| 1993 | 69/84 | Collingwood | M.C.G | Loss | 20 | Friday | 26 March 1993 |
| 1996 | 72/84 | Brisbane | Gabba | Loss | 87 | Saturday | 30 March 1996 |
| 1997 | 73/84 | Fremantle | Princes Park | Loss | 4 | Saturday | 29 March 1997 |
| 2001 | 77/84 | Southern Saints | Docklands | Loss | 5 | Saturday | 31 March 2001 |
| 2002 | 78/84 | Adelaide | Docklands | Loss | 19 | Sunday | 31 March 2002 |
| 2004 | 80/84 | West Coast | Docklands | Loss | 7 | Sunday | 28 March 2004 |
