Whitten Oval

Mission Whitten Oval

Whitten Oval, Western Oval
Whitten Oval with a view of the Whitten Stand in 2017
Former names	Western Oval (1883–1995) Whitten Oval (1995–2013) VU Whitten Oval (2013–2024)
Location	417 Barkly Street, West Footscray, Victoria
Coordinates	37°47′57″S 144°53′12″E / 37.799166°S 144.886748°E / -37.799166; 144.886748
Capacity	10,000[1]
Record attendance	42,354 (1955 VFL season)
Surface	Grass
Tenants
Western Bulldogs/Footscray Football Club Administration & Training (1883–present) VFA (1886–1924) VFL/AFL (1925–1997)[a] VFL (2014–present) VFLW (2016–present) AFLW (2017–present) Other Teams Footscray Cricket Club (VPC) (1883–1996) Footscray JUST (National Soccer League) (1980) Yarraville Football Club (VFA) (1983) Brunswick United (National Soccer League) (1993-1994) Fitzroy Football Club (AFL) (1994–1996) Western United FC (A-League Men) (2020) Melbourne Monarchs (Australian Baseball League) (1990s).

Whitten Oval (also known as Mission Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement^[2]) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray.^[3] It is the training and administrative headquarters of the Western Bulldogs (formerly the Footscray Football Club), which competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The ground is also the home of the club's women's and reserves teams which compete in the AFL Women's (AFLW), Victorian Football League (VFL), and VFL Women's (VFLW).^[4]

Formerly known as the Western Oval, the venue was renamed in honour of Ted Whitten in 1995, a former player, captain and coach for the club. A statue of Whitten is located at the entrance of the oval.

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