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 it currently plays its home games at either Docklands Stadium or the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Dyson Heppell is the current club captain; Ben Rutten is the senior coach.
The 1908 Victorian Football League season was the 12th 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.
Albert John Thurgood was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), Victorian Football League (VFL) and the Western Australian Football Association (WAFA).
The 1912 Victorian Football League season was the 16th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1918 Victorian Football League season was the 22nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1923 Victorian Football League season was the 27th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1924 Victorian Football League season was the 28th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1952 Victorian Football League season was the 56th 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.
Joe McShane was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Frank Dunell is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Bombers and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Patrick Joseph Hickey was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the early days of the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Edward Patrick Drohan was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before becoming an umpire and a coach.
Edwin Ernest 'Eddy' James was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the years before and following the formation of the VFL.
Maurie Ignatius Collins was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bill 'Newhaven' Jackson was an Australian cyclist and an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Frank Hailwood was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Samuel Luke Dunell is an Australian rules football player who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and currently plays for Williamstown in the Victorian Football League (VFL) where he played over 100 games for them kicking 240 goals. He played for Victoria against SA and was twice named in the VFL Team of the Year. He finished 2nd in the VFL Liston trophy in 2015 capping off the season with an all conquering premiership win against Hawthorn. At one stage he was considered the best player in the VFL.
Charlie Colgan was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).