WAFL Books

WAFL BOOKS

Over the course of the WAFL's history, there have been plenty of books written by both players and journalists alike. But the numbers pale in comparison to those produced for the VFL. As a result, it's possible to gather most, if not all, of the books about the WAFL into one collection without too much difficulty.

I must thank John Gordon, of Melbourne, who started a list of WAFL publications sometime back. That list was of great assistance in putting together the list below.

If a book title is highlighted in red text, it means I am looking for a copy for my own collection.

WAFL History Books

Western Australia’s Football Souvenir 1883-1929

By Billy Orr and Leo Ryan

Published 1929 by WANFL

WA Football Flashbacks

By Ross Elliott

Published 1961 by Bon Maguire

The Charlie Mitchell Football Book - Incidents and Records of Australian Rules Football

By Charlie Mitchell

Printed 1968 by Mt Lawley Print

Facts & Figures from 100 Years of Australian Rules Football

By Dave Clement

Printed 1968 by Sands & McDougall

West Australian Football History 1885-1971

By Richard Bozyck

Printed 1971 by Pilpel & Co, Perth

Football 150

By Geoff Christian, with Alan East and Colin Hopkins

Published 1979 by WANFL

WA's Fabulous 40 - The Best 40 Footballers Over 40 Years

By Alan East

Published 1984 by Sportscene, Perth

The Footballers - A History of Football in Western Australia

By Geoff Christian, with Jack Lee & Bob Messenger

Published 1985 by St George Books. *Both hardcover version and limited edition hardcover version.

The Footballers - From 1885 to the West Coast Eagles

By Geoff Christian, with Jack Lee & Bob Messenger

Published 1988 by St George Books

Football Greats of Western Australia - Volume One

By Anthony James

Published 1995 by Research and Information Services of WA, Belmont

Behind the Play... A History of Football in Western Australia from 1868

By Anthony J Barker

Published 2004 by the WA Football Commission

The Sandover Medal Men - A History of Western Australia's Most Prestigious Football Award

By Alan East

Published 2006 by Alan East

Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion

By John Devaney

Published 2008

Fremantle Football - The Origins 1885 to 1904

By Norman Ashton

Published by the AJ Diamond Club Inc

Cracking the code: Why Western Australia abandoned rugby for Australian rules football in 1885

By Sean Cowan

Published 2015 by Murdoch University

Disorderly Proceedings In The Park - Western Australian Football in Colonial Times

By Steve Errington

Published 2016 by Hesperian Press

Western Australian Football - The Clubs, Competitions and Premiers 1885-1945
By Derek Mott

Published 2023 by Derek Mott

WAFL Club History Books

The Tigers' Tale - The Origins and History of the Claremont Football Club

By Kevin Casey

Printed 1996. * Both hardcover and softcover versions.

History of the Claremont Football Club (7 volumes)

By Barry Butterworth

Published ??? by Barry Butterworth

The Jubilee Book of the East Fremantle Football Club

By Dolph Heinrichs

Published 1948 by Patersons

Old Easts 1948-1975

By Jack Lee

Printed 1976 by Reads Printing & Publishing

East Fremantle Football Club - Celebrating 100 Years of Tradition

By Jack Lee

Published 1998 by Bill Benbow & Associates for EFFC

The Royals 1906-1976

By Matthew Glossop

Published 1976 by EPFC

The Royals - 100 Years of Football Tradition

By Alan East, with Bill Forrest and Gary Stocks

Published 2006 by EPFC

1919 - The Royal Domination Begins

By Pete Carter

Published 2019 by Pete Carter and East Perth Football Club

A Right Royal Hat-Trick - The Three Flags of 2000, 2001 and 2002

By Pete Carter

Published 2021 by Pete Carter and East Perth Football Club

The Mighty Maggies of Gilbert Fraser Reserve 1895-2006

By Baden Pratt
Published 2006 by North Fremantle Amateur Football Club

Hell for Leather - The Forgotten Footballers of North Fremantle

By Baden Pratt

Published 2008 by North Fremantle Amateur Football Club

From Redlegs to Demons - A history of the Perth Football Club from 1899

By Alan East
Published 2005 by Perth Football Club

A History of South Fremantle Football Club

By Lynton R Hayes
Typescript 1961

The South Fremantle Story 1900-1975 Volume 1

By Frank Harrison & Jack Lee
Printed 1976 by Perth Advertising Services

The South Fremantle Story 1900-1975 Volume 2

By Frank Harrison & Jack Lee
Printed 1976

Southerners Forever More

By Steve Errington

Published 2013 by South Fremantle Football Club. * Both hardcover and softcover versions.

Bulldogs Unleashed

By Ray Wilson

Published 2021 by South Fremantle Football Club. *Both hardcover and softcover versions.

SFC Diehards 1896-1945 - The Story of the Subiaco Football Club - Volume 1

By Ken Spillman
Published 1998 by the Subiaco Football Club

Diehards 1946-2000 - The Story of the Subiaco Football Club - Volume 2
By Ken Spillman
Published 2000 by the Subiaco Football Club. *Both hardcover version and limited edition hardcover.

Diehards - The Glory Years - 2000-2010

By Ken Spillman
Published 2011 by Subiaco Football Club

Swan Districts 1934-1974

By Vic Jeffery
Published 1974 by Independent Group of Newspapers

The Swan - 50 Years On

Published 1984

75 Years of Black & White - the Swan Districts Football Club 1934-2008

By Alan East
Published 2009 by Alan East

The Cardinals - A Brief History and Souvenir Album
Printed 1967 by News Express Publishers

West Perth Football Club 1885-1985

By Brian Atkinson
Printed 1985 by Action Press. *Both hardcover version and limited edition hardcover version.

It's A Grand Old Flag - West Perth Football Club 1885-2007

By Brian A Atkinson
Published 2008 by West Perth Football Club

Goodbye Leederville Oval

By Kieran James

Published 2017 by Kieran James

Biographies of WAFL Identities

The Life Story of JJ Simons

By Victor Courtney

Published 1961 by the Young Australia League Inc.

My Football Life

By Jack Sheedy, with Darcy Farrell
Printed 1969 by Alpha Print

Bill Dempsey MBE - A Testimony to a Champion

Published 1976 by West Perth Football Club

Mel Whinnen - Champion of Champions

Published 1977 by West Perth Football Club

Ocker, The Fastest Man Alive

By Austin Robertson
Published 1986 by Methuen

Jacko - Dumb Like A Fox

As told to Jon Anderson

Published in 1986 by Mark Jackson, Jon Anderson and Robin Daubeny

The Les Fong Story

By Peter Poat
Printed 1988 by Action Press

Mal Brown - Mongrels I've Met

By Mal Brown and Brian Hansen
Published 1994 by Brian Hansen Publications

Polly Farmer - A Biography

By Stephen Hawke
Published 1994 by Fremantle Arts Centre Press

Something Will Get You in the End: In the Meantime, Have Fun

By Edward Oscar Lind

Published 1995 by Motor Neurone Disease Association Of Australia)

Back to the Place, Back to the Time

By Dennis Cometti
Published 1997 St George Books

John Todd - Six Decades of Footy

By Brian Dawson
Published 2004 by Cambridge Publishing'

My Journey to the G

By Russell Ellen

Published c2004 by Russell Ellen

Brotherboys

By Sean Gorman
Published 2005 by Allen & Unwin

Kevin Murray: Heart of a Lion

By Chris Donald
Published 2005

No Free Kicks: Family, Community and Football: A Noongar Story

By Eric Hayward and the Hayward Family

Published 2006 by Fremantle Arts Centre Press

Haydn Bunton: Best & Fairest
By Chris Donald
Published 2008 by Pennon Publishing

Good Guys and Gorgonheads

By Jeff Trott
Published 2011 by Jeff Trott

George! The Life and Riotous Times of George Grljusich

By Baden Pratt

Published 2014 by Round House Press

Jack "Snowy" Hamilton... A Footballer's Story

By Nick Haines

Published 2016 by Nick Haines

Never a Dull Moment - the Memoirs of Arthur Marshall

By Arthur Marshall

Published 2017 by Round House Press

Yesterday's Heroes - Fremantle's Footballers and Wharfies of the Golden Years

By Chris Carmody

Published 2017 by Round House Press

Belief

By Marlion Pickett and Dave Warner

Published 2020 by Simon & Schuster

The Boy From Birdum

By Bill Dempsey and Steven Hawke

Published 2021 by Magabala Books

Doug Buckingham - A Football Story

Project by Wayne Koch, Greg Dart, Brian Sweetapple, Keith Chapman, Greg Clatworthy, Allan Corry

Published 2021 by PFC Past Players & Officials Association (Inc)

Neil Balme: A Tale of Two Men

By Anson Cameron

Published 2022 by Viking

Perth Amateur Football Club History Books

A Club For All Seasons - The Story of the Wembley Athletic Club 1926-1996
By Andy Collins and Ken Spillman

Published 1997 by Wembley Athletic Club

The Green Machine - An Anecdotal History of the University Football Club

By James Wieland
Published 2008 by the University Football Club

From The Pub Paddock - A Centennial Story of the Gosnells Football & Sports Club 1911-2010

By Joe Kalajzich, Barry Rayment and the Gosnells Football Club Centenary Committee

Published 2010 by Printezy

100 Years On And Still Charging: Maddington Football Club

By Ross Addison

Published 2022

WA Country Football Books

The South Saga - The Official History of the South Bunbury Football Club

By Alan E Carter
Published 1977 by South West Printing & Publishing

Souvenier (sic.) Edition - Busselton Football & Sportman's Club (Inc.)

Published 1982 by Busselton Football Club

Goldfields Sport - A Century of Heroes, Heroines and Happenings

By John Terrell
Published 1993 by John Terrell

Football Greats of the GNNFL/GNFL

By Hector Drage
Printed 1994 by First Impressions

Kick Long - The History of Football in the Wyalkatchem District 1914-1994

By Paul de Pierres

Published 1995 by Paul de Pierres

Gravel Rash - 100 Years of Goldfields Football

By Les Everett
Published 1996 by the Goldfields Football League

Kangas: Times and Tales of the Kalgoorlie City Football Club

By John Terrell
Published 1998 by Kalgoorlie City Football Club

Mines Rovers Football Club 1899-1998

Published 1998

50 Years of the Magpie - The Busselton Football Club 1955-2004

Published 2004 by Busselton Football Club

Rover Football Club - Greenough Demons

Published 2004 by Greenough Football Club

Football & Other Diversions in Dumbleyung Lake Grace

By Bill Trevenen

Published 2009 by William Trevenen

Lower South West Football League 50th Anniversary - 1959-2009

Published 2009 by Lower South West Football League

The Lions' Pride - Harvey Brunswick Leschenault Football Club 1957-2007

Edited by Noel Bourke

Published 2010 by Harvey Brunswick Leschenault Football Club (Inc.)

A Way of Life - The Story of Country Football in Western Australia

By Alan East
Published 2010 by the WA Country Football League

Great Southern Football League - 10 Years On...

By Gary Bartholomeussz

Published 2000 by the Albany Advertiser

Riding The Bumps - Football and Life in Augusta-Margaret River 1904 to 1965

By Bob Biddulph

Published 2013 by Bob Biddulph

From Bombers to Panthers - 100 Years of the Pastimes/Carey Park Football Club

Published 2014 by the South Western TImes for Carey Park Football Club

Following the Bouncing Burley - A Season Inside Grassroots Football in Western Australia

By Derek Mott

Published 2017 by Derek Mott

Fairest and Best: A record of winners of the Wylie Medal for the Wyalkatchem FC 1970-2010

By Paul de Pierres

Published in 2018 by Paul de Pierres

Esperance Football Chronicle

By Paddy Rule and Sharon Baldock

Published 2020 by the Esperance District Football Association

A History of Aussie rules in Denmark

By Bev McGuinness

Published 2021 by Denmark-Walpole Football Club

Other Books Connected To The WAFL

Australian Rules Football: An Illustrated History

By Jim Main and John Dunn
Published 1974 by Lansdowne

Them And Us - National League?

By Dan Mulcahy

Published 1993 by Access Press

Night Series Football: A pocket history of the night series cup competition 1976-1993

Published 1994 by Oval Publishers

The Winter Game

By Robert Pascoe
Published 1995 by The Text Publishing Company

AFL's Black Stars (Chapters on Cable, Farmer, Jackson, Rioli, Lewis, the Kicketts and the Krakouers)

By Colin Tatz, with Gary Stocks
Published 1998 by Lothian

When It Matters Most: the Norm Smith medallist and best on ground in every grand final

By Jim Main
Published 2006 by Bas Publishing

Full Points Footy: Encyclopaedia of Australian Football Clubs

By John Devaney
Published 2009

The Brownlow: A Tribute to the Greats of Australian Football

Edited by Geoff Slattery
Published 2010

The History of the Applecross Junior Football Club 1952-2012

By Drew Gaynor
Published 2012

Play On! The Hidden History of Women's Australian Rules Football

By Brunette Lenkic and Rob Hess

Published 2016 by Echo Publishing

The Game of Their Lives

By Nick Richardson

Published 2016 by Pan MacMillan

Celestial Footy: The Story of Chinese Heritage Aussie Rules

By Patrick Skene

Published 2023 by Hardie Grant Media

WAFL Collectables

Budgets, Cards, Badges and Jumpers. Anything and everything WAFL.