The 1966 St Kilda Football Club season is the most successful season in St Kilda Football Club history. It currently stands as the only premiership season for St Kilda since its entry into the VFL. The Saints season in 1966 also saw St Kilda win every home game, including the Grand Final rematch in round 8.
Although 1966 was St Kilda's first premiership season, the club had been to the VFL Grand Final in 1913 and more recently, 1965. Leading up to the premiership season, St Kilda had played finals football in both the 1961 and 1963 seasons.
That they won the 1966 flag was perhaps more surprising given the success of the season prior, in which the Saints finished minor premiers before winning the Second Semi Final in a thrilling one-point victory over , and losing to in the Grand Final.
Season summary Fixture + St Kilda's 1966 VFL season fixture Round Date Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladder position Scores 1 Monday, 25 April 4.9 (33) 17.7 (109) Won (76 points) Melbourne Cricket Ground 64,930 1st 2 Saturday, 30 April 15.17 (107) 7.12 (54) Won (53 points) Moorabbin Oval 30,810 1st 3 Saturday, 7 May 9.13 (67) 15.13 (103) Won (36 points) Arden Street Oval 17,261 1st 4 Saturday, 14 May 15.11 (101) 7.16 (58) Won (43 points) Moorabbin Oval 37,140 1st 5 Saturday, 21 May 7.11 (53) 13.17 (95)Won (42 points) Lake Oval 32,294 1st 6 Saturday, 28 May 17.16 (118) 8.6 (54)Won (64 points) Moorabbin Oval 19,737 1st 7 Saturday, 4 June 11.12 (78) 15.12 (102)Won (24 points) Glenferrie Oval 17,755 1st 8 Monday, 13 June 8.8 (56) 7.7 (49)Won (7 points) Moorabbin Oval 50,458 1st 9 Saturday, 18 June 16.13 (109) 11.8 (74)Lost (35 points) Melbourne Cricket Ground 55,426 1st 10 Saturday, 25 June 17.15 (117) 6.9 (45) Lost (72 points) Victoria Park 37,607 2nd 11 Saturday, 2 July 15.15 (105) 7.12 (54)Won (51 points) Moorabbin Oval 21,507 2nd 12 Saturday, 16 July 12.13 (85) 6.6 (42)Won (43 points) Moorabbin Oval 15,003 2nd 13 Saturday, 23 July 7.15 (57) 5.11 (41) Lost (16 points) Princes Park 23,367 3rd 14 Saturday, 30 July 10.18 (78) 4.16 (40)Won (38 points) Moorabbin Oval 20,530 3rd 15 Saturday, 6 August 14.11 (95) 10.12 (72)Lost (23 points) Kardinia Park 28,720 3rd 16 Saturday, 13 August 19.19 (133) 10.6 (66)Won (67 points) Moorabbin Oval 20,583 2nd 17 Saturday, 20 August 5.10 (40) 17.22 (124) Won (84 points) Brunswick Street Oval 12,343 2nd 18 Saturday, 27 August 14.9 (93) 13.5 (83)Won (10 points) Moorabbin Oval 23,860 2ndFinals SF (2nd) Saturday, 10 September 15.9 (99) 13.11 (89) Lost (10 points) Melbourne Cricket Ground 95,614 PF Saturday, 17 September 15.4 (94) 7.10 (52)Won (42 points) Melbourne Cricket Ground 93,453 GF Saturday, 24 September 10.13 (73) 10.14 (74) Won (1 point) Melbourne Cricket Ground 102,055
Ladder + 1966 VFL ladder Team Pts 1 1815301687 1073157.2260236–271 149–17993.72 59.6183.33 2 18 14 4 0 1641 1149142.82 56234–237 159–195 91.17 63.8377.78 3 18 14 4 0 1599 1162 137.61 56226–243 164–17888.83 64.5677.78 4 18 14 4 0 1457 1204 121.01 56207–215 173–16680.94 66.8977.78 5 18 13 4 1 1626 1320 123.18 54232–234 183–22290.33 73.3372.22 6 18 10 8 0 1233 1143 107.87 40169–219 160–18368.50 63.50 55.56 7 18 7 10 1 1294 1381 93.70 30178–226 191–235 71.89 76.7238.89 8 18 7 11 0 1486 1505 98.74 28212–214 205–275 82.56 83.6138.89 9 18 5 13 0 1224 1650 74.1820171–198 235–240 68.00 91.6727.78 10 18 4 14 0 1004 1458 68.86 16136–188 201–252 55.78 81.0022.22 11 18 3150 1235 1580 78.17 12169–221 226–224 68.61 87.7816.67 12 18 1 1701004 1865 53.834141–158 265–275 55.78 103.615.56
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External links 1966 VFL Grand Final on YouTube of the St Kilda Football Club