Essendon

Team Details

Name: Essendon
Seasons: 1897-1915, 1918-2024
VFL/AFL Seasons: 1897-1915, 1918-2024
Home Grounds: East Melbourne (1897-1915, 1918-1921), Windy Hill (1922-1991), MCG (1992-1999), Docklands Stadium (2000-2024)

Team Accolades

VFL/AFL Seasons: 126 (1897-1915, 1918-2024)
VFL/AFL Premierships: 16 (1897, 1901, 1911-1912, 1923-1924, 1942, 1946, 1949-1950, 1962, 1965, 1984-1985, 1993, 2000)
VFL/AFL Runners-Up: 14 (1898, 1902, 1908, 1941, 1943, 1947-1948, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1983, 1990, 2001)
VFL/AFL Minor Premierships: 17 (1898, 1911, 1923-1924, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1962, 1968, 1984-1985, 1990, 1993, 1999-2001)

Team History

VFL/AFL History (1897-2024)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance
1897 VFL Season 2nd 11 -0- 3 158.7% Premiers
1898 VFL Season 1st 11 -0- 3 202.1% Runners-Up
1899 VFL Season 4th 9 -0- 5 140.2% 3rd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder B)
1900 VFL Season 3rd 8 -0- 6 137.3% Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
1901 VFL Season 2nd 12 -0- 5 186.4% Premiers
1902 VFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 4 141.6% Runners-Up
1903 VFL Season 6th 6 -1- 10 78.6% Did not qualify for finals
1904 VFL Season 4th 10 -0- 7 113.1% Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final)
1905 VFL Season 4th 9 -0- 8 114.4% Defeated by Fitzroy (Semi Final)
1906 VFL Season 4th 10 -0- 7 115.1% Defeated by Fitzroy (Semi Final)
1907 VFL Season 8th 5 -0- 12 74.0% Did not qualify for finals
1908 VFL Season 2nd 14 -0- 4 142.5% Runners-Up
1909 VFL Season 4th 11 -0- 7 121.7% Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final)
1910 VFL Season 4th 12 -0- 6 115.6% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final)
1911 VFL Season 1st 15 -1- 2 178.3% Premiers
1912 VFL Season 3rd 12 -0- 6 114.9% Premiers
1913 VFL Season 8th 6 -0- 12 93.4% Did not qualify for finals
1914 VFL Season 6th 9 -2- 7 120.7% Did not qualify for finals
1915 VFL Season 8th 3 -0- 13 70.3% Did not qualify for finals
1918 VFL Season 8th 3 -0- 11 64.2% Did not qualify for finals
1919 VFL Season 6th 7 -0- 9 94.6% Did not qualify for finals
1920 VFL Season 6th 5 -0- 11 87.8% Did not qualify for finals
1921 VFL Season 9th 3 -2- 11 80.8% Did not qualify for finals
1922 VFL Season 2nd 10 -1- 5 111.6% Defeated by Fitzroy (Preliminary Final)
1923 VFL Season 1st 13 -0- 3 135.8% Premiers
1924 VFL Season 1st 11 -1- 4 131.6% Premiers
1925 VFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 4 119.3% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final)
1926 VFL Season 4th 12 -0- 6 124.3% Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
1927 VFL Season 8th 6 -1- 11 96.8% Did not qualify for finals
1928 VFL Season 5th 11 -0- 7 113.0% Did not qualify for finals
1929 VFL Season 6th 9 -1- 8 96.0% Did not qualify for finals
1930 VFL Season 6th 10 -0- 8 105.5% Did not qualify for finals
1931 VFL Season 6th 10 -0- 8 99.2% Did not qualify for finals
1932 VFL Season 6th 10 -0- 8 103.0% Did not qualify for finals
1933 VFL Season 12th 2 -0- 16 77.1% Did not qualify for finals
1934 VFL Season 10th 5 -0- 13 83.5% Did not qualify for finals
1935 VFL Season 8th 7 -0- 11 89.6% Did not qualify for finals
1936 VFL Season 8th 6 -0- 12 85.1% Did not qualify for finals
1937 VFL Season 10th 5 -0- 13 90.6% Did not qualify for finals
1938 VFL Season 7th 9 -0- 9 102.3% Did not qualify for finals
1939 VFL Season 6th 8 -0- 10 97.0% Did not qualify for finals
1940 VFL Season 3rd 12 -0- 6 108.2% Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
1941 VFL Season 4th 13 -0- 5 130.3% Runners-Up
1942 VFL Season 1st 12 -0- 3 127.1% Premiers
1943 VFL Season 2nd 10 -0- 5 115.2% Runners-Up
1944 VFL Season 3rd 12 -2- 4 134.0% Defeated by Richmond (Preliminary Final)
1945 VFL Season 8th 10 -1- 9 113.8% Did not qualify for finals
1946 VFL Season 1st 15 -0- 4 140.7% Premiers
1947 VFL Season 2nd 14 -0- 5 122.8% Runners-Up
1948 VFL Season 1st 16 -1- 2 137.2% Runners-Up
1949 VFL Season 4th 13 -0- 6 120.7% Premiers
1950 VFL Season 1st 17 -0- 1 162.2% Premiers
1951 VFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 5 121.2% Runners-Up
1952 VFL Season 8th 8 -1- 10 113.6% Did not qualify for finals
1953 VFL Season 4th 13 -0- 5 129.9% Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final)
1954 VFL Season 6th 10 -0- 8 107.8% Did not qualify for finals
1955 VFL Season 4th 12 -0- 6 130.6% Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final)
1956 VFL Season 6th 10 -0- 8 95.8% Did not qualify for finals
1957 VFL Season 2nd 11 -0- 7 118.3% Runners-Up
1958 VFL Season 5th 10 -0- 8 111.3% Did not qualify for finals
1959 VFL Season 4th 11 -0- 7 112.4% Runners-Up
1960 VFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 5 125.1% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final)
1961 VFL Season 7th 9 -1- 8 109.5% Did not qualify for finals
1962 VFL Season 1st 16 -0- 2 130.4% Premiers
1963 VFL Season 5th 13 -0- 5 137.5% Did not qualify for finals
1964 VFL Season 3rd 13 -1- 4 130.2% Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final)
1965 VFL Season 4th 12 -0- 6 132.9% Premiers
1966 VFL Season 4th 14 -0- 4 121.0% Defeated by St Kilda (Preliminary Final)
1967 VFL Season 6th 8 -1- 9 106.0% Did not qualify for finals
1968 VFL Season 1st 16 -1- 3 130.3% Runners-Up
1969 VFL Season 6th 10 -1- 9 102.5% Did not qualify for finals
1970 VFL Season 11th 6 -0- 16 81.5% Did not qualify for finals
1971 VFL Season 11th 4 -1- 17 75.7% Did not qualify for finals
1972 VFL Season 5th 14 -0- 8 108.3% Defeated by St Kilda (Elimination Final)
1973 VFL Season 4th 13 -0- 9 104.4% Defeated by St Kilda (Elimination Final)
1974 VFL Season 8th 10 -0- 12 97.6% Did not qualify for finals
1975 VFL Season 8th 10 -0- 12 90.7% Did not qualify for finals
1976 VFL Season 10th 9 -0- 13 88.2% Did not qualify for finals
1977 VFL Season 9th 7 -1- 14 82.8% Did not qualify for finals
1978 VFL Season 10th 8 -0- 14 94.3% Did not qualify for finals
1979 VFL Season 5th 12 -1- 9 105.1% Defeated by Fitzroy (Elimination Final)
1980 VFL Season 7th 10 -0- 12 105.4% Did not qualify for finals
1981 VFL Season 4th 16 -0- 6 127.6% Defeated by Fitzroy (Elimination Final)
1982 VFL Season 4th 16 -0- 6 125.2% Defeated by North Melbourne (Elimination Final)
1983 VFL Season 4th 15 -0- 7 120.3% Runners-Up
1984 VFL Season 1st 18 -0- 4 128.2% Premiers
1985 VFL Season 1st 19 -0- 3 138.4% Premiers
1986 VFL Season 5th 12 -0- 10 120.3% Defeated by Fitzroy (Elimination Final)
1987 VFL Season 9th 9 -1- 12 89.5% Did not qualify for finals
1988 VFL Season 6th 12 -0- 10 108.4% Did not qualify for finals
1989 VFL Season 2nd 17 -0- 5 131.4% Defeated by Geelong (Preliminary Final)
1990 AFL Season 1st 17 -0- 5 139.2% Runners-Up
1991 AFL Season 6th 13 -0- 9 109.2% Defeated by Melbourne (Elimination Final)
1992 AFL Season 8th 12 -0- 10 92.8% Did not qualify for finals
1993 AFL Season 1st 13 -1- 6 119.1% Premiers
1994 AFL Season 10th 11 -0- 11 97.9% Did not qualify for finals
1995 AFL Season 4th 14 -2- 6 127.6% Defeated by Richmond (Semi Final)
1996 AFL Season 6th 14 -1- 7 109.2% Defeated by Sydney (Preliminary Final)
1997 AFL Season 14th 9 -0- 13 92.4% Did not qualify for finals
1998 AFL Season 8th 12 -0- 10 108.6% Defeated by North Melbourne (Qualifying Final)
1999 AFL Season 1st 18 -0- 4 126.0% Defeated by Carlton (Preliminary Final)
2000 AFL Season 1st 21 -0- 1 159.1% Premiers
2001 AFL Season 1st 17 -0- 5 134.5% Runners-Up
2002 AFL Season 5th 12 -1- 9 105.0% Defeated by Port Adelaide (Semi Final)
2003 AFL Season 8th 13 -0- 9 111.7% Defeated by Port Adelaide (Semi Final)
2004 AFL Season 8th 12 -0- 10 102.4% Defeated by Geelong (Semi Final)
2005 AFL Season 13th 8 -0- 14 92.0% Did not qualify for finals
2006 AFL Season 15th 3 -1- 18 81.9% Did not qualify for finals
2007 AFL Season 12th 10 -0- 12 91.2% Did not qualify for finals
2008 AFL Season 12th 8 -0- 14 81.7% Did not qualify for finals
2009 AFL Season 8th 10 -1- 11 97.8% Defeated by Adelaide (Elimination Final)
2010 AFL Season 14th 7 -0- 15 80.3% Did not qualify for finals
2011 AFL Season 8th 11 -1- 10 100.0% Defeated by Carlton (Elimination Final)
2012 AFL Season 11th 11 -0- 11 100.0% Did not qualify for finals
2013 AFL Season 9th 14 -0- 8 107.3% Did not qualify for finals
2014 AFL Season 7th 12 -1- 9 106.3% Defeated by North Melbourne (Elimination Final)
2015 AFL Season 15th 6 -0- 16 74.0% Did not qualify for finals
2016 AFL Season 18th 3 -0- 19 61.0% Did not qualify for finals
2017 AFL Season 7th 12 -0- 10 106.5% Defeated by Sydney (Elimination Final)
2018 AFL Season 11th 12 -0- 10 105.1% Did not qualify for finals
2019 AFL Season 8th 12 -0- 10 95.4% Defeated by West Coast (Elimination Final)
2020 AFL Season 13th 6 -1- 10 79.2% Did not qualify for finals
2021 AFL Season 8th 11 -0- 11 109.1% Defeated by Western Bulldogs (Elimination Final)
2022 AFL Season 15th 7 -0- 15 83.2% Did not qualify for finals
2023 AFL Season 11th 11 -0- 12 89.7% Did not qualify for finals
2024 AFL Season 11th 11 -1- 11 93.5% Did not qualify for finals