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 1898 Victorian Football League season was the second 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 1915 Victorian Football League season was the 19th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Mark Fraser is a former Australian rules footballer and umpire in the Australian Football League.
The 1921 Victorian Football League season was the 25th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1922 Victorian Football League season was the 26th 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 1942 Victorian Football League season was the 46th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1943 Victorian Football League season was the 47th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1990 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and the Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 6 October 1990. It was the 94th annual grand final of the Australian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1990 AFL season. The match, attended by 98,944 spectators, was won by Collingwood by a margin of 48 points, marking that club's 14th premiership victory.
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.
Charles Francis "Chooka" May was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the father of double Essendon premiership player Wally May.
The 1985 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1985. It was the 89th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1985 VFL season. The match, attended by 100,042 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 78 points, marking that club's 14th premiership victory.
Max Nixon was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He spent half the 1956 season with Essendon before returning to his old club, Orbost.
Robert George Byers was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).