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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 suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria 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 1898 Victorian Football League season was the second season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1902 Victorian Football League season was the sixth season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
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.
The 1905 Victorian Football League season was the ninth season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1908 Victorian Football League season was the 12th 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.
The 1996 Australian Football League season was the 100th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 7th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.
The 1911 Victorian Football League season was the 15th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Ernest Merrett Jenkins was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club, coach of the Richmond Football Club and an umpire in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Jenkins was uncle of Fitzroy player Horrie Dawson.
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).
Patrick Joseph Hickey was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the early days of the Victorian Football League (VFL).
William Joseph McSpeerin was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Jim Grace was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the club's early years. His younger brother, Mick Grace, played beside him at Fitzroy.
The 1917 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 22 September 1917. It was the 20th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1917 VFL season. The match, attended by 28,512 spectators, was won by Collingwood by a margin of 35 points, marking that club's fourth premiership victory.
The 1899 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Fitzroy Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club, held at the St Kilda Cricket Ground in Melbourne, on 16 September 1899, to determine the premiership team for the 1899 VFL season
Grant Lawrie is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Justin McGrath is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1991.
References
- 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 .
