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KEY FACTS

Official name
Essendon Football Club

Known as
Essendon

Nickname
Bombers

Formed
1873

Colours
Black and red

Associated clubs
Essendon Reserves; Essendon WFC (VFLW); Essendon WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2023

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1878–1896

AFL Premierships
1993, 2000 (2 total)

VFL Premierships
1897, 1901, 1911-12, 1923-4, 1942, 1946, 1949-50, 1962, 1965, 1984-5 (14 total)

VFA Premierships
1891-2-3-4 (4 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Australia: 1893 (1 total); VFL/AFL Night Series: 1981, 1984, 1990, 1993-4, 2000 (6 total); McClelland Trophy: 1951, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2000-1 (9 total)

Most Games
400 - Dustin Fletcher (1993-2015)

Most Goals
926 - Matthew Lloyd (1995-2009)

League Top Goalkickers
A.Thurgood (25) 1900; F.Hiskins (34) 1901; G.Stockdale (68) 1923; W.Brittingham (66) 1946; J.Coleman (100) 1949, (120) 1950, (103) 1951 & (97) 1952; R.Evans (78) 1959 & (67) 1960; E.Fordham (76) 1966; M.Lloyd (109) 2000, (105) 2001 & (93) 2003 (8 winners/14 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Dick Reynolds 1934, 1937 & 1938; Bill Hutchison 1952 & 1953; Graham Moss 1976; Gavin Wanganeen 1993; James Hird 1996 (5 medallists/8 medals)

Headquarters
275 Melrose Drive, Melbourne Airport, VIC 3045

Postal Address
PO Box 17, Essendon, VIC, 3040

Phone: (03) 8340 2000 

Email
generalenquiries@essendonfc.com.au

Website
essendonfc.com.au

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"Essendon's performances in season 2000 were among the most noteworthy in football history. After waltzing unbeaten to the Ansett Cup, the Bombers won all bar one of 25 home-and-away and finals matches culminating in an apparently effortless 10-goal grand final demolition of Melbourne. Such bare statistics cannot convey the full extent of Essendon's supremacy, however. At times the Bombers seemed to be performing on a different plane than every other team ... "

In looking at their grand history, John Devaney sees the Bombers fly up, up to a record-equalling 16 V/AFL premierships

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1919 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Essendon's 1919 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Essendon 3.48.59.810.11 71 LOST Richmond 2.56.97.1412.19 91 -20 PUN May 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Essendon 3.35.88.99.11 65 WON Carlton 0.33.46.77.11 53 12 EME May 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Essendon 1.41.72.105.12 42 LOST Fitzroy 4.28.415.918.10 118 -76 BWS May 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Essendon 1.21.23.34.9 33 LOST St. Kilda 1.14.27.47.6 48 -15 EME May 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Essendon 2.24.66.77.8 50 LOST South Melbourne 1.82.96.159.16 70 -20 EME May 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 Essendon       Bye        
7 A Essendon 2.33.57.78.8 56 WON Geelong 0.10.51.76.8 44 12 COR Jun 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Essendon 1.14.45.66.8 44 LOST Collingwood 2.34.66.910.10 70 -26 EME Jun 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Essendon 4.37.1011.1416.17 113 WON Melbourne 2.23.35.66.8 44 69 EME Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Essendon 4.54.76.96.10 46 LOST Richmond 0.45.85.136.15 51 -5 EME Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Essendon 0.53.75.99.11 65 WON Carlton 0.24.25.57.8 50 15 PRI Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Essendon 1.43.87.129.13 67 WON Fitzroy 2.03.47.58.8 56 11 EME Jul 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Essendon 2.02.43.64.10 34 LOST St. Kilda 0.02.23.36.10 46 -12 JUN Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Essendon 4.26.57.58.7 55 LOST South Melbourne 2.45.78.1412.15 87 -32 LAK Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 Essendon       Bye        
16 H Essendon 4.47.68.119.18 72 WON Geelong 1.53.115.116.13 49 23 EME Aug 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Essendon 2.73.83.105.14 44 LOST Collingwood 1.35.67.129.13 67 -23 VIC Sep 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Essendon 0.35.58.510.7 67 WON Melbourne 1.41.42.54.9 33 34 MCG Sep 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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1919 Player Stats

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