1895 VFA Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1895 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used East Melbourne as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1895 VFA Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
East Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 8-2-8, P%: 112.3)
Finals Performance:
Not applicable
Team Leaders
Captain:
Archie Sykes
Vice-Captain:
Bobby Byers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, Fred | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Byers, Bobby | 2 | 0 | R01, R06 | |
| Chadwick, John | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Forbes, Charlie | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Grecian, Barney | 1 | 0 | R05 | |
| Hall, Alec | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| O'Dea, Pat | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Officer, Ned | 3 | 0 | R07, R09-10 | |
| Sykes, Archie | 4 | 0 | R01, R10-11, R15 | |
| Sykes, Robert | 1 | 0 | R15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05/1895 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | unknown | Archie Sykes |
| 11/05/1895 | Round 2 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/05/1895 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| Round 4 | BYE | ||||||
| 01/06/1895 | Round 5 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/06/1895 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | DRAW | drawn | unknown | Bobby Byers |
| 22/06/1895 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 1 | unknown | Ned Officer |
| 29/06/1895 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/07/1895 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 4 | unknown | Ned Officer |
| 13/07/1895 | Round 10 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 1 | unknown | Archie Sykes |
| 20/07/1895 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | unknown | Archie Sykes |
| 27/07/1895 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/08/1895 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/08/1895 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/08/1895 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 2 | unknown | Archie Sykes |
| 24/08/1895 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 31/08/1895 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/09/1895 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | unknown |
| 14/09/1895 | Round 19 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| Round 20 | BYE | ||||||