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 | ||||
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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 |