Carlton

Team Details

Name: Carlton
Moniker: Blues
Seasons: 1890-2026
Club History:
Carlton (1890-2026)
Home Grounds: MCG (1890-1894), University Oval (1895-1896), Princes Park (1897-2004), Docklands Stadium (2005-2026)

Team Accolades

VFA/VFL Premierships: 7 (1890-1896)
VFA/VFL Premiers: 0
VFA/VFL Runners-Up: 2 (1890, 1891)
VFA/VFL Minor Premiers: 0
VFL/AFL Premierships: 130 (1897-2026)
VFL/AFL Premiers: 16 (1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1995)
VFL/AFL Runners-Up: 13 (1904, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1949, 1962, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1993, 1999)
VFL/AFL Minor Premiers: 17 (1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1938, 1941, 1947, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1995)

Team History

VFA/VFL History (1890-1896)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance O/A
1890 VFA Season 2nd 13 -2- 4 196.6% Not applicable 2nd
1891 VFA Season 2nd 14 -3- 4 205.5% Not applicable 2nd
1892 VFA Season 4th 12 -1- 7 116.9% Not applicable 5th
1893 VFA Season 11th 4 -1- 15 52.2% Not applicable 11th
1894 VFA Season 13th 2 -0- 16 50.9% Not applicable 13th
1895 VFA Season 11th 5 -2- 11 71.4% Not applicable 11th
1896 VFA Season 12th 2 -2- 14 51.7% Did not qualify for finals 12th

VFL/AFL History (1897-2026)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance O/A
1897 VFL Season 7th 2 -0- 12 51.0% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1898 VFL Season 7th 3 -1- 10 60.3% 4th place in round-robin finals series (Ladder A) 7th
1899 VFL Season 7th 3 -0- 11 53.1% 3rd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder A) 7th
1900 VFL Season 7th 5 -0- 9 70.6% 3rd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder A) 7th
1901 VFL Season 7th 2 -0- 15 47.0% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1902 VFL Season 6th 7 -0- 10 77.1% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1903 VFL Season 3rd 11 -0- 6 136.0% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final) 3rd
1904 VFL Season 2nd 10 -1- 6 105.5% Runners-Up 2nd
1905 VFL Season 3rd 11 -0- 6 127.4% Defeated by Fitzroy (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1906 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 3 153.5% Premiers 1st
1907 VFL Season 1st 13 -0- 4 155.7% Premiers 1st
1908 VFL Season 1st 17 -0- 1 169.4% Premiers 1st
1909 VFL Season 2nd 14 -0- 4 146.8% Runners-Up 2nd
1910 VFL Season 1st 15 -0- 3 160.1% Runners-Up 2nd
1911 VFL Season 3rd 12 -2- 4 142.0% Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final) 4th
1912 VFL Season 2nd 14 -0- 4 131.2% Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1913 VFL Season 6th 9 -1- 8 100.9% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1914 VFL Season 1st 13 -2- 3 129.7% Premiers 1st
1915 VFL Season 2nd 13 -1- 2 143.9% Premiers 1st
1916 VFL Season 1st 10 -0- 2 137.2% Runners-Up 2nd
1917 VFL Season 2nd 9 -1- 5 116.4% Defeated by Fitzroy (Semi Final) 3rd
1918 VFL Season 3rd 8 -0- 6 116.5% Defeated by South Melbourne (Semi Final) 3rd
1919 VFL Season 3rd 10 -0- 6 127.6% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final) 4th
1920 VFL Season 3rd 10 -0- 6 128.7% Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1921 VFL Season 1st 13 -2- 1 142.0% Runners-Up 2nd
1922 VFL Season 4th 10 -0- 6 112.8% Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final) 4th
1923 VFL Season 7th 6 -1- 9 84.0% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1924 VFL Season 7th 5 -1- 10 92.3% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1925 VFL Season 9th 5 -0- 12 79.0% Did not qualify for finals 9th
1926 VFL Season 6th 11 -0- 7 106.5% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1927 VFL Season 4th 13 -0- 5 121.7% Defeated by Richmond (Semi Final) 4th
1928 VFL Season 4th 11 -0- 7 121.4% Defeated by Richmond (Semi Final) 4th
1929 VFL Season 2nd 15 -0- 3 136.9% Defeated by Richmond (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1930 VFL Season 2nd 15 -0- 3 141.6% Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final) 3rd
1931 VFL Season 3rd 12 -0- 6 125.1% Defeated by Geelong (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1932 VFL Season 1st 15 -0- 3 137.8% Runners-Up 2nd
1933 VFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 5 114.4% Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final) 4th
1934 VFL Season 5th 12 -0- 6 116.3% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1935 VFL Season 3rd 14 -1- 3 141.6% Defeated by Richmond (Semi Final) 4th
1936 VFL Season 3rd 12 -0- 6 124.8% Defeated by Melbourne (Semi Final) 4th
1937 VFL Season 5th 11 -0- 7 110.9% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1938 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 4 116.1% Premiers 1st
1939 VFL Season 5th 12 -0- 6 123.1% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1940 VFL Season 5th 10 -0- 8 111.3% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1941 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 4 120.3% Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1942 VFL Season 5th 10 -0- 4 120.2% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1943 VFL Season 4th 9 -0- 6 125.0% Defeated by Fitzroy (Semi Final) 4th
1944 VFL Season 5th 12 -0- 6 131.5% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1945 VFL Season 4th 13 -0- 7 106.9% Premiers 1st
1946 VFL Season 6th 11 -0- 8 102.1% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1947 VFL Season 1st 15 -0- 4 134.0% Premiers 1st
1948 VFL Season 6th 10 -0- 9 113.1% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1949 VFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 6 126.4% Runners-Up 2nd
1950 VFL Season 8th 8 -1- 9 93.3% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1951 VFL Season 7th 8 -1- 9 107.0% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1952 VFL Season 4th 11 -2- 6 112.4% Defeated by Fitzroy (Semi Final) 4th
1953 VFL Season 5th 10 -0- 8 107.6% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1954 VFL Season 8th 8 -0- 10 99.4% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1955 VFL Season 7th 9 -0- 9 98.6% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1956 VFL Season 5th 10 -1- 7 113.7% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1957 VFL Season 4th 11 -0- 7 99.5% Defeated by Hawthorn (Semi Final) 4th
1958 VFL Season 7th 8 -0- 10 91.9% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1959 VFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 5 109.3% Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1960 VFL Season 7th 8 -1- 9 99.0% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1961 VFL Season 8th 9 -0- 9 96.5% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1962 VFL Season 4th 13 -0- 5 112.9% Runners-Up 2nd
1963 VFL Season 6th 10 -0- 8 103.3% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1964 VFL Season 10th 5 -1- 12 90.3% Did not qualify for finals 10th
1965 VFL Season 6th 10 -0- 8 110.7% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1966 VFL Season 6th 10 -0- 8 107.9% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1967 VFL Season 2nd 14 -1- 3 125.8% Defeated by Geelong (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1968 VFL Season 2nd 15 -0- 5 130.4% Premiers 1st
1969 VFL Season 2nd 15 -0- 5 120.5% Runners-Up 2nd
1970 VFL Season 2nd 16 -0- 6 112.3% Premiers 1st
1971 VFL Season 5th 14 -0- 8 104.4% Did not qualify for finals 5th
1972 VFL Season 1st 18 -1- 3 134.3% Premiers 1st
1973 VFL Season 3rd 15 -0- 7 126.6% Runners-Up 2nd
1974 VFL Season 7th 10 -1- 11 105.8% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1975 VFL Season 2nd 16 -0- 6 129.2% Defeated by Richmond (Semi Final) 4th
1976 VFL Season 1st 16 -1- 5 132.8% Defeated by North Melbourne (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1977 VFL Season 6th 13 -0- 9 111.9% Did not qualify for finals 6th
1978 VFL Season 4th 14 -0- 8 116.8% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final) 4th
1979 VFL Season 1st 19 -0- 3 139.6% Premiers 1st
1980 VFL Season 2nd 17 -0- 5 121.1% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final) 4th
1981 VFL Season 1st 17 -0- 5 130.3% Premiers 1st
1982 VFL Season 3rd 16 -1- 5 127.5% Premiers 1st
1983 VFL Season 5th 13 -0- 9 105.2% Defeated by Essendon (Elimination Final) 5th
1984 VFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 9 115.8% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final) 4th
1985 VFL Season 4th 15 -0- 7 115.5% Defeated by North Melbourne (Elimination Final) 5th
1986 VFL Season 3rd 15 -0- 7 141.8% Runners-Up 2nd
1987 VFL Season 1st 18 -0- 4 138.0% Premiers 1st
1988 VFL Season 3rd 15 -0- 7 119.4% Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final) 3rd
1989 VFL Season 8th 9 -1- 12 92.4% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1990 AFL Season 8th 11 -0- 11 104.1% Did not qualify for finals 8th
1991 AFL Season 11th 8 -0- 14 88.9% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1992 AFL Season 7th 14 -0- 8 112.3% Did not qualify for finals 7th
1993 AFL Season 2nd 13 -1- 6 117.6% Runners-Up 2nd
1994 AFL Season 2nd 15 -0- 7 132.5% Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final) 5th
1995 AFL Season 1st 20 -0- 2 137.8% Premiers 1st
1996 AFL Season 5th 15 -0- 7 110.8% Defeated by Brisbane Bears (Semi Final) 6th
1997 AFL Season 11th 10 -0- 12 96.7% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1998 AFL Season 11th 9 -0- 13 95.7% Did not qualify for finals 11th
1999 AFL Season 6th 12 -0- 10 103.0% Runners-Up 2nd
2000 AFL Season 2nd 16 -0- 6 134.8% Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final) 3rd
2001 AFL Season 5th 14 -0- 8 128.6% Defeated by Richmond (Semi Final) 6th
2002 AFL Season 16th 3 -0- 19 73.1% Did not qualify for finals 16th
2003 AFL Season 15th 4 -0- 18 66.7% Did not qualify for finals 15th
2004 AFL Season 11th 10 -0- 12 81.7% Did not qualify for finals 11th
2005 AFL Season 16th 4 -1- 17 75.5% Did not qualify for finals 16th
2006 AFL Season 16th 3 -1- 18 74.2% Did not qualify for finals 16th
2007 AFL Season 15th 4 -0- 18 74.4% Did not qualify for finals 15th
2008 AFL Season 11th 10 -0- 12 94.2% Did not qualify for finals 11th
2009 AFL Season 7th 13 -0- 9 110.5% Defeated by Brisbane Lions (Elimination Final) 7th
2010 AFL Season 8th 11 -0- 11 108.1% Defeated by Sydney (Elimination Final) 8th
2011 AFL Season 5th 14 -1- 7 130.9% Defeated by West Coast (Semi Final) 5th
2012 AFL Season 10th 11 -0- 11 108.0% Did not qualify for finals 10th
2013 AFL Season 8th 11 -0- 11 106.7% Defeated by Sydney (Semi Final) 6th
2014 AFL Season 13th 7 -1- 14 89.7% Did not qualify for finals 13th
2015 AFL Season 18th 4 -0- 18 64.8% Did not qualify for finals 18th
2016 AFL Season 14th 7 -0- 15 79.3% Did not qualify for finals 14th
2017 AFL Season 16th 6 -0- 16 78.2% Did not qualify for finals 16th
2018 AFL Season 18th 2 -0- 20 59.3% Did not qualify for finals 18th
2019 AFL Season 16th 7 -0- 15 84.5% Did not qualify for finals 16th
2020 AFL Season 11th 7 -0- 10 94.3% Did not qualify for finals 11th
2021 AFL Season 13th 8 -0- 14 88.5% Did not qualify for finals 13th
2022 AFL Season 9th 12 -0- 10 108.3% Did not qualify for finals 9th
2023 AFL Season 5th 13 -1- 9 113.3% Defeated by Brisbane Lions (Preliminary Final) 3rd
2024 AFL Season 8th 13 -0- 10 110.2% Defeated by Brisbane Lions (Elimination Final) 8th
2025 AFL Season 11th 9 -0- 14 96.7% Did not qualify for finals 11th
2026 AFL Season 10th 12 -1- 10 101.5% Defeated by Geelong (Elimination Final) 8th