1976 VFA season
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The 1976 Victorian Football Association season was the 95th season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the 16th season of second division competition. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Port Melbourne Football Club, after it defeated Dandenong in the Grand Final on 19 September by 57 points; it was Port Melbourne's 11th Division 1 premiership, taking it past Williamstown to become the club with the most Division 1 premierships in VFA history, a title it still holds outright as of 2019; and, it was the second of six premierships won by the club in nine seasons between 1974 and 1982. The Division 2 premiership was won by Williamstown; it was its second Division 2 premiership, won in its first season in after relegation.
1976 VFA premiership season | |
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Division 1 | |
Teams | 10 |
Premiers | Port Melbourne 11th premiership |
Minor premiers | Port Melbourne 10th minor premiership |
Division 2 | |
Teams | 10 |
Premiers | Williamstown 2nd D2 premiership |
Minor premiers | Frankston 1st D2 minor premiership |