1890 VFA Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1890 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used East Melbourne as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place.
Team Details
Competition:
1890 VFA Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 10-5-4, P%: 155.9)
Finals Performance:
Not applicable
Team Leaders
Captain:
Bill Fleming
Vice-Captain:
Alick Dick
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angwin, Stuart | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Carter, Alfred | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Chadwick, John | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Dick, Alick | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Fleming, Bill | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Forbes, Charlie | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Furnell, Fred | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Hall, Alec | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Hammond, Bert | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Julien, Jim | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Mouritz, Jack | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Schutt, William | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Sykes, Archie | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Wilmot, Reginald | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Zercho, Charles | 1 | 0 | R09 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/1890 | Round 1 | Port Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | unknown | Bill Fleming |
| 10/05/1890 | Round 2 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 7 | unknown | Bill Fleming |
| 17/05/1890 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/05/1890 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | unknown | unknown |
| 31/05/1890 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/06/1890 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/06/1890 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/06/1890 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/06/1890 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/07/1890 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | unknown | unknown |
| 02/08/1890 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/08/1890 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/08/1890 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/08/1890 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/08/1890 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | unknown |
| 06/09/1890 | Round 19 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/09/1890 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/09/1890 | Round 21 | Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | unknown |
| 27/09/1890 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 1 | unknown | unknown |