The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Melbourne Airport that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Founded in 1872 in the nearby suburb of Essendon, the club participated in the Victorian Football Association from 1878 until 1896, when it joined seven other clubs in forming the breakaway Victorian Football League. Headquartered at Windy Hill for much of the 20th century, the club moved to The Hangar in Melbourne Airport in 2013, and currently plays its home games at either Docklands Stadium or the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Dyson Heppell is the current club captain.
Richard Sylvannus Reynolds was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The 1902 Victorian Football League season was the sixth season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Dustin Fletcher is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire 23 season career for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is widely acknowledged as one of the finest defenders in VFL/AFL history.
William Stephen was an Australian rules footballer with Fitzroy Football Club. He also coached Fitzroy and Essendon.
The 1950 Victorian Football League season was the 54th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1926 Victorian Football League season was the 30th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1959 Victorian Football League season was the 63rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1935 Victorian Football League season was the 39th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1937 Victorian Football League season was the 41st season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1942 Victorian Football League season was the 46th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1966 Victorian Football League season was the 70th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1949 Victorian Football League season was the 53rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1946 Victorian Football League season was the 50th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1971 Victorian Football League season was the 75th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
John Birt is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL and West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League.
Charles Francis "Chooka" May was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the father of double Essendon premiership player Wally May.
Edward George Bryce was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bob Standfield is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In between his stints at Essendon and Carlton, Standfield played for Brunswick. His brother, Paul Standfield, also played in the VFL.
Bob Dunlop is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He won Essendon's best first year player award in 1960 before returning to his original side, Rupanyup, in 1962.