Melbourne
"The seeds of the Melbourne Football Club's greatest ever era began to be sown the following season, in 1952, when favourite son Norm Smith returned from Fitzroy to take over from Alan La Fontaine as senior coach ... and the 1953 season saw the debuts of several players who would go on to play significant roles in the club's impending period of greatness, notably Ron Barassi, Brian Dixon, Ian Ridley, Laurie Mithen and Colin Wilson ..."
Despite their recent lack of success, John Devaney writes that, as the foundation club, their place in the game's history is assured
1887 Season () Fixture
Melbourne's 1887 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887-05-01 1 | Melbourne | Bye | 1887-05-01 May 1 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1887-05-07 2 | H | Melbourne | 3.4 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 9.11 | 9 | WON | University | 0.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 6 | 3 | FSG | 1887-05-07 May 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-05-14 3 | H | Melbourne | 2.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4 | LOST | Hotham | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 5 | -1 | MCG | 1887-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-05-21 4 | A | Melbourne | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 5.10 | 5 | LOST | Williamstown | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6 | -1 | GDS | 1887-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-05-24 5 | A | Melbourne | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.12 | 3.13 | 3 | WON | Ballarat | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2 | 1 | BCO | 1887-05-24 May 24 (Tue, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-05-28 6 | A | Melbourne | 2.3 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 13.11 | 13 | WON | South Williamstown | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | 10 | WCG | 1887-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-06-04 7 | H | Melbourne | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4 | LOST | Geelong | 2.3 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 7 | -3 | MCG | 1887-06-04 Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-06-11 8 | A | Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 3 | DRAW | Fitzroy | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | BWS | 1887-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-06-18 9 | A | Melbourne | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 2 | LOST | Essendon | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6 | -4 | EME | 1887-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-06-26 10 | Melbourne | Bye | 1887-06-26 Jun 26 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1887-07-03 11 | Melbourne | Bye | 1887-07-03 Jul 3 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1887-07-09 12 | H | Melbourne | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | DRAW | South Melbourne | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | MCG | 1887-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-07-16 13 | H | Melbourne | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2 | LOST | Fitzroy | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4 | -2 | MCG | 1887-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-07-23 14 | H | Melbourne | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | LOST | Carlton | 0.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.12 | 5 | -1 | MCG | 1887-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-07-30 15 | H | Melbourne | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | WON | Essendon | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.12 | 1 | 2 | FSG | 1887-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-08-06 16 | A | Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.10 | 0 | LOST | South Melbourne | 4.3 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 12.12 | 12 | -12 | LAK | 1887-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-08-14 17 | Melbourne | Bye | 1887-08-14 Aug 14 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1887-08-21 18 | Melbourne | Bye | 1887-08-21 Aug 21 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1887-08-27 19 | H | Melbourne | 3.10 | 5.12 | 6.15 | 6.18 | 6 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2 | 4 | FSG | 1887-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-09-03 20 | H | Melbourne | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1 | LOST | Carlton | 0.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5 | -4 | FSG | 1887-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-09-10 21 | A | Melbourne | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1 | LOST | Hotham | 0.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 6 | -5 | HRR | 1887-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-09-17 22 | A | Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.14 | 1 | LOST | Geelong | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.10 | 5.14 | 5 | -4 | COR | 1887-09-17 Sep 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1887-09-24 23 | H | Melbourne | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3 | WON | Footscray | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2 | 1 | FSG | 1887-09-24 Sep 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |