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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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1996 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Essendon's 1996 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Essendon 7.113.415.719.8 122 WON Richmond 4.47.712.1015.14 104 18 MCG Mar 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Essendon 2.44.76.910.12 72 LOST Carlton 2.47.512.915.11 101 -29 MCG Apr 7 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 H Essendon 6.413.813.1016.13 109 WON West Coast 2.32.33.106.14 50 59 WAV Apr 14 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 A Essendon 1.32.65.79.11 65 LOST Adelaide 6.410.918.1623.23 161 -96 FBP Apr 20 (Sat, 8:40) Scores
5 H Essendon 7.110.514.816.9 105 LOST Collingwood 2.46.1011.1317.15 117 -12 MCG Apr 25 (Thu, 2:10) Scores
6 A Essendon 1.46.710.1312.18 90 DRAW Sydney 3.07.08.314.6 90 0 SCG May 3 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
7 H Essendon 4.211.515.622.11 143 WON Geelong 4.29.616.917.12 114 29 MCG May 8 (Wed, 8:10) Scores
8 A Essendon 8.412.719.1123.13 151 WON Footscray 1.14.38.513.6 84 67 MCG May 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H Essendon 2.84.128.1811.23 89 WON Melbourne 3.15.210.312.5 77 12 MCG May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Essendon 4.27.59.913.11 89 WON St. Kilda 2.35.67.79.13 67 22 WAV Jun 8 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
11 H Essendon 4.47.59.713.12 90 WON Fremantle 1.26.59.1312.17 89 1 MCG Jun 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 A Essendon 4.27.48.1014.11 95 LOST North Melbourne 6.39.811.916.11 107 -12 MCG Jun 23 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H Essendon 4.111.614.1018.13 121 WON Hawthorn 5.29.714.1015.10 100 21 MCG Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Essendon 4.57.812.917.16 118 WON Fitzroy 3.44.65.107.10 52 66 PRI Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Essendon 2.42.57.810.8 68 LOST Brisbane 1.17.610.815.13 103 -35 GAB Jul 14 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 H Essendon 3.73.1111.1315.18 108 WON Richmond 5.38.79.813.10 88 20 MCG Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Essendon 3.16.77.1011.16 82 LOST Carlton 4.39.612.1013.13 91 -9 MCG Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Essendon 4.15.414.814.9 93 LOST West Coast 4.48.611.914.15 99 -6 SUB Aug 4 (Sun, 4:10) Scores
19 H Essendon 4.58.913.1221.17 143 WON Adelaide 3.48.713.916.11 107 36 PRI Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Essendon 2.26.89.1011.11 77 WON Collingwood 4.05.38.69.10 64 13 MCG Aug 18 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
21 H Essendon 3.68.712.1214.16 100 WON Sydney 5.49.511.812.10 82 18 MCG Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Essendon 2.26.88.1011.13 79 WON Footscray 2.24.37.611.10 76 3 MCG Aug 30 (Fri, 8:10) Scores
2QF A Essendon 2.18.210.515.10 100 LOST Brisbane 4.66.811.915.11 101 -1 GAB Sep 6 (Fri, 7:45) Scores
1SF H Essendon 5.49.615.1022.12 144 WON West Coast 0.34.116.138.19 67 77 MCG Sep 14 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
2PF A Essendon 4.44.68.610.9 69 LOST Sydney 1.36.68.710.10 70 -1 SCG Sep 21 (Sat, 7:45) Scores
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1996 Player Stats

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