1939 VFA season

1939 VFA season
Williamstown – 1939 VFA premiers
Overview
Date15 April – 7 October 1939
Teams12
PremiersWilliamstown
3rd premiership
Runners-upBrunswick
7th runners-up result
Minor premiersPrahran
2nd minor premiership
Recorder CupPat Hartnett
(Brighton – 5 votes)
VFA MedalArthur Cutting
(Williamstown – 32½ votes)
Leading goalkickerGeorge Hawkins
(Prahran – 164 goals)
Attendance
Matches played124
Total attendance591,050
Highest (finals)47,098 (Grand Final, Brunswick vs Williamstown)

The 1939 VFA season was the 61st season of the Victorian Football Association (VFA).

Williamstown won the premiership for the third time, defeating Brunswick by nine points in the 1939 VFA Grand Final. The result was a strong revival for Williamstown, which had won the wooden spoon in 1938.