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.
The 1897 Victorian Football League season was the inaugural season of the Victorian Football League and saw eight teams play in the first season. After fourteen rounds was played in the regular seasons, the top four teams played in a three-week final series with Essendon claiming the premiership after they won all three of their games finishing ahead of minor premiers Geelong.
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.
Barry Davis is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Essendon and North Melbourne, before coaching his original team between 1978 and 1980.
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 1953 Victorian Football League season was the 57th 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.
Ken Fraser is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL).
Alexander James Hall was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1891 to 1896 then in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1898 to 1900. In 1906, his first year of coaching in the VFL, he played his only game for the St Kilda Football Club. He went on to coach Melbourne (twice), Richmond and was Hawthorn's coach in their inaugural season in the VFL.
The 1972 Victorian Football League season was the 76th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Sydney Quinton Barker Sr. was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His son, also named Syd Barker, had a brief league career with North Melbourne.
George Arthur Martin was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Fred Mann was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
John Fidge is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s. He also played for Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Ken W. Roberts is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ken Mansfield is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He won Essendon's most improved player award in 1979. Mansfield later played for Woodville in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Victorian Football Association (VFA) sides Sandringham and Coburg.
Ken Hogan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Hogan later played for Sandy Bay in Tasmania, East Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Brunswick in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and coached Old Ivanhoe Grammarians in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).
Ken Reed was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He won a reserves premiership with Essendon in 1952 and a year later was awarded the reserves best and fairest. Reed later played for Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association and won two premierships with them, before concluding his career with Hastings.
Ken Adam was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).