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KEY FACTS

Official name
Melbourne Football Club

Known as
Melbourne

Nickname
Demons (formerly Red Legs, Fuchsias)

Formed
1858

Colours
Navy blue and red

Associated clubs
Casey; Melbourne WFC; Melbourne Reserves; Casey WFC; Melbourne U19s

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

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

Home Ground
M.C.G.

AFL Premierships
2021 (1 total)

VFL Premierships
1900, 1926, 1939-40-41, 1948, 1955-56-57, 1959-60, 1964 (12 total)

Senior Premierships
VFL Night Series: 1971, 1987, 1989 (3 total); McClelland Trophy 1955-6, 1958, 1990, 2021 (5 total)

Most Games
306 - David Neitz (1993-2008)

Most Goals
631 - David Neitz (1993-2008)

League Top Goalkickers
V.Coutie (39) 1904; H.Brereton (56) 1912; N.Smith (89) 1941; F.Fanning (67) 1944, (67) 1945 & (97) 1947; D.Neitz (82) 2002 (5 winners/7 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Ivor Warne-Smith 1926 & 1928; Don Cordner 1946; Brian Wilson 1982; Peter Moore 1984; Jim Stynes 1991; Shane Woewodin 2000 (6 medallists/7 medals)

Headquarters
Great Southern Stand (MCG), East Melbourne, VIC 3002

Postal Address
PO Box 254, East Melbourne, VIC 8002

Phone: (03) 9652 1111 

Email
info@melbournefc.com.au

Website
melbournefc.com.au

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

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1889 Season () Fixture

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Melbourne's 1889 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Melbourne 0.31.53.74.10 4 WON Footscray 0.12.32.53.7 3 1 FSG May 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Melbourne 0.00.01.01.1 1 LOST Carlton 2.03.44.45.7 5 -4 MCG May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Melbourne 0.30.31.51.5 1 LOST Geelong 1.35.96.1210.14 10 -9 COR May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Melbourne 0.10.32.32.4 2 DRAW Richmond 1.02.42.42.7 2 0 PUN May 24 (Fri, 11:00) Scores
5 H Melbourne 1.01.01.21.2 1 LOST Essendon 1.44.84.108.14 8 -7 FSG May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Melbourne 0.00.00.40.4 0 LOST South Melbourne 1.45.86.107.18 7 -7 LAK Jun 1 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
7 A Melbourne 0.20.22.52.5 2 WON Footscray 0.02.33.45.8 5 -3 WES Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Melbourne 1.12.13.14.1 4 LOST Port Melbourne 4.57.89.811.9 11 -7 MCG Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Melbourne 1.01.01.12.1 2 LOST Richmond 0.40.90.143.17 3 -1 PUN Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Melbourne 1.31.31.31.3 1 LOST North Melbourne 2.16.36.46.8 6 -5 ARD Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Melbourne 0.01.32.54.8 4 WON Footscray 1.31.31.51.5 1 3 FSG Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 Melbourne       Bye        
13 H Melbourne 0.10.10.41.4 1 LOST Essendon 2.16.67.811.15 11 -10 MCG Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Melbourne 0.10.22.42.6 2 LOST South Melbourne 2.45.88.1014.13 14 -12 MCG Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 Melbourne       Bye        
16 A Melbourne 1.12.33.54.8 4 LOST St. Kilda 1.43.95.158.17 8 -4 JUN Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Melbourne 1.21.62.72.7 2 LOST Geelong 2.45.97.158.23 8 -6 MCG Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Melbourne 0.00.02.02.2 2 LOST Port Melbourne 2.35.106.129.24 9 -7 NPO Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Melbourne 0.00.10.10.2 0 LOST Fitzroy 3.43.108.1711.24 11 -11 BWS Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Melbourne 0.10.12.23.5 3 LOST Williamstown 1.16.67.99.13 9 -6 WCG Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Melbourne 3.23.35.65.6 5 LOST Carlton 1.22.42.76.10 6 -1 FSG Sep 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Melbourne 0.51.74.74.8 4 WON Richmond 1.21.32.52.10 2 2 FSG Sep 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
23 H Melbourne 1.11.51.62.9 2 LOST St. Kilda 2.42.83.113.12 3 -1 FSG Sep 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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