The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Founded in 1872 in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon, the club entered the Victorian Football Association in 1878, and in 1896, 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, Melbourne Airport in 2013, and now plays its home games at either Docklands Stadium or the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Dyson Heppell is the current team captain.
The 1970 Victorian Football League season was the 74th 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 1916 Victorian Football League season was the 20th season of Victoria's main Australian rules football competition.
The 1918 Victorian Football League season was the 22nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Geoff Raines is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1976 and 1982 for the Richmond Football Club, between 1983 and 1985 for the Collingwood Football Club, in 1986 for the Essendon Football Club and between 1987 and 1989 for the Brisbane Bears Football Club.
Jack Moriarty was an Australian rules footballer and champion goal-kicker in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The 1952 Victorian Football League season was the 56th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1962 Victorian Football League season was the 66th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1965 Victorian Football League season was the 69th 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 1968 Victorian Football League season was the 72nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1981 Victorian Football League season was the 85th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1972 Victorian Football League season was the 76th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Don McKenzie is a former Australian rules footballer who played 266 senior games for the Essendon Bombers from 1960 to 1974. He played his first match in round 7 of the 1960 season, against Melbourne, at Essendon's home ground, Windy Hill.
Geoff Blethyn is a former leading Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL), Claremont in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) and Port Adelaide in the South Australian Football League (SANFL).
Geoff Leek was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL from 1951 to 1962.
Edward Hazen Thomas was an Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Geoff Barber is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He later played country football for Yarragon where he won a league best and fairest in 1964, Rochester, and lastly Bamawm where he won another league best and fairest.