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KEY FACTS

Official name
Carlton Football Club

Known as
Carlton

Nickname
Blues

Formed
1864

Colours
Navy blue and white

Associated clubs
Northern Bullants; Carlton Reserves; Carlton WFC; Carlton WFC (VFLW); Carlton U19s

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2024

Affiliations (Historical)
Challenge Cup (CUP) 1864, 1865–1876; Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1877–1896

AFL Premierships
1995 (1 total)

VFL Premierships
1906-07-08, 1914-15, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981-82, 1987 (15 total)

VFA Premierships
1877, 1887 (2 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Australia: 1968, 1970 (2 total); VFL/AFL Night Series: 1983, 1997, 2005, 2007 (4 total); McClelland Trophy: 1969, 1979, 1985 [joint winners], 1987, 1995 (5 total)

Most Games
375 - Craig Bradley (1986-2002)

Most Goals
738 - Stephen Kernahan (1986-1997)

League Top Goalkickers
M.Grace (50) 1906; E.Cowley (35) 1918; H.Clover (56) 1922; H.Vallence (86) 1931; T.Carroll (54) 1961; B.Fevola (84) 2006 & (89) 2009; H.McKay (58) 2021; C.Curnow (64) 2022 (8 winners/9 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Bert Deacon 1947; John James 1961; Gordon Collis 1964; Greg Williams 1994; Chris Judd 2010; Patrick Cripps 2022 (6 total)

Headquarters
Ikon Park, 400 Royal Parade, Carlton North, VIC 3054

Postal Address
PO Box 83, Carlton North, VIC 3054

Phone: (03) 9387 1400 

Email
blues@carltonfc.com.au

Website
carltonfc.com.au

Carlton



"Watched by what remains (and is likely to remain) an Australian record crowd for any football match of 121,696 Carlton looked dead and buried at the long break inducing Barassi to unleash his now famous instruction to his players to "handball, handball, handball". The players' compliance with this command, coupled with the inspirational impact of nineteenth man Ted Hopkins, saw the pattern of the game alter completely...."

John Devaney reports on the colorful history of the old dark navy Blues and their record-equalling 16 V/AFL premierships

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1895 Season () Fixture

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Carlton's 1895 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 Carlton       Bye        
2 A Carlton 1.11.13.23.2 3 LOST Geelong 1.25.66.910.15 10 -7 COR May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Carlton 1.14.55.87.10 7 WON Richmond 0.30.30.61.9 1 6 UNI May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Carlton 0.23.34.46.8 6 WON St. Kilda 1.02.03.23.3 3 3 MCG May 24 (Fri, 2:10) Scores
5 H Carlton 0.01.32.63.8 3 LOST Footscray 1.52.55.56.5 6 -3 UNI Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Carlton 1.24.24.34.3 4 LOST Collingwood 0.23.44.75.8 5 -1 UNI Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Carlton 1.21.22.22.3 2 DRAW Fitzroy 1.21.41.102.12 2 0 BWS Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Carlton 1.01.11.21.3 1 LOST Melbourne 1.24.56.68.11 8 -7 MCG Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Carlton 0.11.21.22.2 2 WON North Melbourne 0.30.60.91.9 1 1 MCG Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Carlton 2.02.03.33.3 3 LOST Port Melbourne 0.05.25.25.3 5 -2 NPO Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Carlton 1.22.54.56.5 6 WON Williamstown 3.24.25.45.4 5 1 UNI Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Carlton 0.11.41.61.7 1 LOST Essendon 1.22.23.33.5 3 -2 EME Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Carlton 1.01.13.23.4 3 LOST South Melbourne 2.25.25.35.7 5 -2 UNI Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Carlton 0.00.30.41.10 1 LOST St. Kilda 2.63.65.95.10 5 -4 JUN Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 Carlton       Bye        
16 H Carlton 1.01.23.33.3 3 WON Port Melbourne 0.01.11.42.6 2 1 UNI Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Carlton 1.12.12.42.6 2 LOST Williamstown 1.32.82.93.11 3 -1 WCG Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Carlton 1.32.53.84.8 4 LOST Richmond 0.03.13.45.6 5 -1 PUN Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Carlton 1.02.02.03.1 3 LOST Collingwood 1.11.33.57.6 7 -4 VIC Sep 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Carlton 0.20.70.91.10 1 DRAW St. Kilda 1.31.41.51.5 1 0 VIC Sep 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.