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The Fitzroy Football Club, nicknamed the Lions or the Roys, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne municipality of Fitzroy and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. Despite being the first club to win a VFL Grand Final, they were not the first team to win a VFL/AFL premiership: that honour belongs to the Essendon Football Club, who were crowned premiers in 1897 without a Grand Final being required.
The 1903 Victorian Football League season was the seventh season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1904 Victorian Football League season was the eighth season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Kevin Joseph "Bulldog" Murray MBE is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League in 333 games over 18 seasons.
Bernie Quinlan is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Footscray and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s and 1980s.
Gary Pert is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL). Tall, well-built and strong in the air, Pert played over 200 league games, despite suffering two serious knee injuries in the prime years of his career. Early in one season, Pert suffered a bizarre injury when he went to his girlfriend's house for dinner and got a biscuit stuck in his oesophagus. The blockage remained overnight and so the following day he underwent an oesophagoscopy under general anaesthetic. He recovered in time for the Round 5 game against Richmond. He returned in 1989, winning Fitzroy's best and fairest.
The 1953 Victorian Football League season was the 57th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1917 Victorian Football League season was the 21st season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1916 Victorian Football League season was the 20th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1954 Victorian Football League season was the 58th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1944 Victorian Football League season was the 48th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Michael John Grace was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club, Carlton Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The 1898 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club, held in Melbourne on 24 September 1898. The match was played to determine the premiers for the 1898 VFL season. Fitzroy won the match by 15 points. The game was played under atrocious ground conditions, in front of 16,538 people, at the Junction Oval.
Patrick Joseph Hickey was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the early days of the Victorian Football League (VFL).
James John Toohey Sr. was an Australian rules footballer who played in Western Australia and with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Tommy Williams was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Henry Gordon "Harry" Rowe was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and umpired in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Kenneth Douglas Ross was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Fred Davies was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Tom Kavanagh is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
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- 1 2 Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2011). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (9th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-12-7 .
