jobe_watson
dave_smith
jim_anderson
william_robinson
gary_o'donnell
jack_mckenzie
fred_baring
norm_beckton
garnet_campbell
keith_forbes
jack_baggott
len_webster
percy_ogden
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don_mckenzie_b1939
frank_maher
ken_fletcher
alick_dick
des_tuddenham
arch_sykes
bill_fleming
jack_e_clarke
ned_powell
don_aitken
gary_o\'donnell
syd_barker_b1887
hugh_gavin
bill_hutchison
tod_collins
alan_belcher
william_griffith
george_stuckey
ken_fraser
barry_davis
gary_o\\\'donnell
graham_moss
simon_madden
neale_daniher
terry_daniher
tim_watson
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mark_thompson
james_hird
michael_long
dick_reynolds
matthew_lloyd
Essendon (VFL)
Senior Team
Pre VFA -1876
| YEAR | CAPTAIN |
|---|---|
| 1876 | Archie Graham1 |
Victorian Football Association 1877-1896
| YEAR | CAPTAIN |
|---|---|
| 1878-1880 | Tim Ryan2 |
| 1881 | A. Curwen-Walker 3 |
| 1882-1884 | Ned Powell 4 |
| 1885 | Ned Powell, Don Aitken 5 |
| 1886 | Ned Powell, Bill Fleming 6 |
| 1887-1891 | Bill Fleming 7 |
| 1892-1894 | Alick Dick 8 |
| 1895-1896 | Arch Sykes 9 |
Victorian Football League/ Australian Football League 1897-
Source: http://www.essendonfc.com.au/club/honours.asp| YEAR | CAPTAIN |
|---|---|
| 1897–1900 | George Stuckey 10 |
| 1901-1902 | Tod Collins 11 |
| 1903 | Jim Anderson 12 |
| 1904 | Jim Anderson, Hugh Gavin 13 |
| 1905 | Bill Robinson 14 |
| 1906 | Jack McKenzie 15 |
| 1908-1909 | Billy Griffith |
| 1910 | Alan Belcher |
| 1911 | Dave Smith |
| 1912-1915 | Alan Belcher |
| 1918 | Fred Baring |
| 1919 | Alan Belcher |
| 1920-1921 | Percy Ogden |
| 1922-1924 | Syd Barker |
| 1925-1928 | Frank Maher |
| 1929-1930 | Norm Beckton |
| 1931-1933 | Garnet Campbell |
| 1934-1935 | Keith Forbes |
| 1936-1937 | Jack Baggott |
| 1937 | Keith Forbes |
| 1938 | Len Webster |
| 1939-1950 | Dick Reynolds |
| 1951-1957 | Bill Hutchison |
| 1958-1964 | Jack E Clarke |
| 1965-1968 | Ken Fraser |
| 1969 | Don McKenzie b1939 |
| 1970-1971 | Barry Davis |
| 1972-1975 | Des Tuddenham |
| 1976 | Graham Moss |
| 1977-1979 | Ken Fletcher |
| 1980-1981 | Simon Madden |
| 1982 | Neale Daniher |
| 1983-1988 | Terry Daniher |
| 1989-1991 | Tim Watson |
| 1992-1995 | Mark Thompson |
| 1996 | Gary O'Donnell |
| 1997 | Gary O'Donnell |
| 1998-2005 | James Hird |
| 1999 | Michael Long |
| 2006-2009 | Matthew Lloyd |
| 2010-2011 | Jobe Watson |
Footnotes
1. FOOTBALL:- THE "SAME OLD" ESSENDON The Australasian Sat 20 Jul 1940 Page 14 http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/142141493
2. FOOTBALL:- THE "SAME OLD" ESSENDON The Australasian Sat 20 Jul 1940 Page 14 http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/142141493
3. http://australianfootball.com/clubs/honour_board/Essendon/5 accessed Feb 2016
4. http://australianfootball.com/clubs/honour_board/Essendon/5 accessed Feb 2016
5. http://australianfootball.com/clubs/honour_board/Essendon/5 accessed Feb 2016
6. http://australianfootball.com/clubs/honour_board/Essendon/5 accessed Feb 2016
7. http://australianfootball.com/clubs/honour_board/Essendon/5 accessed Feb 2016
8. http://australianfootball.com/clubs/honour_board/Essendon/5 accessed Feb 2016
9. http://australianfootball.com/clubs/honour_board/Essendon/5 accessed Feb 2016
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_captains accessed Feb 2016
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_captains accessed Feb 2016
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_captains accessed Feb 2016
13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_captains accessed Feb 2016
14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_captains accessed Feb 2016
15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_captains accessed Feb 2016