1893 VFA Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1893 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used East Melbourne as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1893 VFA Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 18-2-0, P%: 228.1)
Finals Performance:
Not applicable
Team Leaders
Captain:
Alick Dick
Vice-Captain:
Colin Campbell
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, Fred | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Campbell, Colin | 2 | 0 | R01, R11 | |
| Chadwick, John | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Crebbin, Bill | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Dick, Alick | 2 | 0 | R01, R11 | |
| Grecian, Barney | 2 | 0 | R05, R11 | |
| Hall, Alec | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Kearney, Gus | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Kearney, Michael | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Officer, Ned | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Stuckey, George | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Sykes, Archie | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Thurgood, Albert | 1 | 4 | R11 | |
| Vautin, George | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Watson, Poss | 1 | 0 | R11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/1893 | Round 1 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | Alick Dick |
| 13/05/1893 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/05/1893 | Round 3 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/05/1893 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/05/1893 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/06/1893 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/06/1893 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/06/1893 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/07/1893 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | unknown | unknown |
| 08/07/1893 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/07/1893 | Round 11 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 10 | unknown | Alick Dick |
| 05/08/1893 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/08/1893 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/08/1893 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/08/1893 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/09/1893 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | unknown |
| 09/09/1893 | Round 19 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/09/1893 | Round 20 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/09/1893 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/09/1893 | Round 22 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 7 | unknown | unknown |