This is a list of Essendon Football Club players who have made one or more appearance in the Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1990 and the AFL Women's. Essendon were one of the foundation clubs for the inaugural VFL season in 1897. They joined the AFLW in 2022 (S7).

Essendon Football Club players +Key Order Players are listed in order of debut Seasons Includes Essendon only careers and spans from when a player was first listed with the club to their final year on the list Debut Debuts are for VFL/AFL regular season and finals series matches only Games Statistics are for VFL/AFL regular season and finals series matches only and are correct to the end of the 2025 season. Goals ^ Currently listed players

1890s Debut YearPlayerGamesGoalsPlaying Career1897136131897–19051897131241897–190518976153190318979871897–1904189791231897–19031897911897189752131897–1902189712189718975701897–19001897107251897–19041897108311897–19031897105341897–19041897101897189748121897–190018971801897–1898189774181897–1902189753189718977141897–1902189723301897–189818978761897–1903189715121897–1899189711221190418972611897–189818975118971897811897–18981897111189718971881897–18981897601897189732189718971118971897421897189730341897–18991897521897,189918971241897–189918972241901–19041897201897–1898189831189818981201898189819181898–1900189873611898–1903189812101898189820189818981118981898101898189827221898–1900189850190218991018991899187131899–19131899501899189933251899–19011899401899189930261899–19001899468919061899531899–1900

1900s Debut yearPlayerGamesGoalsYears at club19005219001900201900190042101900–190319004119001900301900190061190019001019001900121900190050781900–1902, 1906190110190119014311901–1903190171141901–1902, 1904–190619017051901–190619011019011901631901190110190119011019011901201901190181901901–1902, 1904–190619012711901–1903190139190119026741902–1906190243111902–19041902811902190230190219021119021902118190219022019021902541902–1903190335151903–190519032681903–1905190365511903–1906190330190319034219031903142114191319032019031903101903190329111903–19051903141190319032461903–1904190347741903–1905, 1907, 1909190361190319038119031903211903, 19071903411903190332190319032821903–190619032019031903201903190310190319042019041904103321904–1912190495190419044431904–190719043501904–1905190469301904–19091904721904190440190419042201904–190619051131905190535190519051019051905101905190580190519052181905–1906190517171905–191519051019051905901905,190719057101905–19091905114551905–19121905311905190510190519057101905–1907190510190519051119051906176401906–1915, 1918–1919190620190619066541906–19091906301906190630190619062031906–1907, 19101906101906190615311906190610190619063301906–19091906101906190610190619061211906–190719064019061906711906–1907190660190619061831906, 19091906201906190623190619061019061907301907190750190719071301907,190919073041907–1908190727341907–1910190795711907–19131907411907190718541907–1915, 1918–1920190753271907–19101907301907–19081907101907190710019071907201907–19081907501907190742211907–1909190710190719071019071907910190719073219071907301907190710190719081041091908–1914190840190819082571908–19091908153190819081421561908–1915, 191819081019081908611908190824161908–190919081019081908821908–1909190810190819081019081908301908–190919083291908–19101908531908–1909190829351908–19101909201909190910190919092461909–191119092219091909401909190910190919091051909–191019091391909–1910

1910s Debut yearPlayerGamesGoalsYears at club19102801910–1911191045551910–1912,1914191012019101910161911910–1915,1918–192119104931910–19121910521910191010191019105651910–191319102001910–1912191032191019107511910–19151910154921910–1915,1918–1924191020191019101061910–19111910101910191166531911–1915191173111911–1915,1918191140191119111241911–1912191120191119116791911–191419114019111911771131911–1915,191819111019111911101911191110191119124281912–191419122019121912101912191222331912–19141912401912191292191219121511912–19131912321912191210191219121019121913144281913–1914,1919–192619131001913191311191319131019131913851913191334491913–191519131021913191320191319132019131913901913–191419131019131913951913–1914191351171913–1915,1919–192019131211913–19141913401913191321191319138111913–191419132831913–1915,1918191313131913–1915,1918–1925191313171913–1914,1918191413171914–191519142019141914301914–19151914301914–19151914241914191423131914–19151914101914191420191419142341914–1915,19191914301914,191919146801914–1915,1918–19211914211914–1915191514119151915911915,1918191585191519151141915,191819151311915,19181915311915191510191519153019151915110191519154571915,1918–192119152231915,1918–1920191572191519152221915,1918191517151915,19181915116421920–192619154019151915601915,19181915111915191810191819181431918–1919191853191819181221918–1919191890201918–1925191825181918–1920191885301922–19241918401918191810191819182019181918401918191827151918–1920191810191819182019181918931918–191919183119181918301918191811191819181171918–19211918511918–19191918101918191932161919–1921191969201919–19251919133191919191019191919101919191941161919–192319191811919–192019193041919–19211919201919191928561919–192119191019191919401919–1920

1920s Debut yearPlayerGamesGoalsYears at club1920701920192014151920192019101920–1922192042192019201201920–1921192015131920–192119206019201920831920–192119201061891920–1928192010192019211731571921–1930192110991921–1927,1929192170192119211301921192120192119214819211921631501921–1925192190192119211401921192115151921–192219211371241921–1928192110192119218719211921101921192157231921–1924192136211921–19251921801921–19221921781021921–192619223101922–19251922124192219228431922–192619221336192219221019221922141411922–1931192256601922–19261922511922192227111922–19241922301922–192319221019221923157511923–193319233019231923801923–1924192352261923–192619236451923–19271923401923–192419231941923–192519248901924–1930192410192419242319241925311925192510180193519253771925–1928192577291925–193219256719251925122181925–193219252111925–19271925371925192566591925–193119269681926–193319262401926–192919262951926–1927192642121926–19301926901926–1928192610192619264019261926611931192680281926–193519265111926–1927192654192619271261927–192819271119192719273419271927221927192710331927–19341927115201927–1936192722192719271681927–19291927801927192710192719271451001927–193819272301927–19291928810193019281701928–19291928109521928–193419289201928192830541928,1930192890192819281524151928–1937192822192819281601928–19291928521928192964851929–193319296061931–1933192910192919292301929–1930192992901929–193519295119291929191519311929901929192921192919291243721929–193719292281929–1932

1930s Debut yearPlayerGamesGoalsYears at club19301711930–1931193052193019301811930–1931193019141930–19311930121930193090193019303019301930111930193073141930–1935,193719312341931–19321931130193119319711931–193719312219311931541931–19321931111931193111193119312081931–1932193110193119311211931,1933193221261932–193319321201932,193419321111932193211193219323071932–1933,19351932701932193260193219322811932–1934193222121932–193419322771932–193419325019321932601932–1933193210193219333204421933–19511933201933193310193319337119331933173811933–1943193339193319339952194419334019331933701933193312041933–1942193353193319332219331933921933193369121933–1939193322111933–1935193323193319342061934–193519341671934–1935193482371934,1936–194019346171934–1938193456193419344071934–19361934101934193413193419342219341934101934193418281934–1935,193919342831934–19361934961934193453193419342019341934671719421934221934193414111934,1936–1944193410193419351061251935–1942193549671935–1937193533141935–1939193540193519351131021935–1944193570193519351019351935201935193522919421935701935–193719351019351935321935–193719361901936–19371936301936193640193619362019361936108193619361501451946–194719367571936–194119362041936–1938193634151936–19381936271936193611151936–19371936142461936,1939–194819363119361936101936193620193619373071937–193919371201937193721131937–193919372001937–19381937521937193710193719371093611937–1944193721193719375501937–194119373671937–194019371501937–19381937591491937–194119372019371937101937193838501943–19451938201938193875151938–1942193850321938–194119382211938–193919382611938–1940193811193819381119381938951945193918821939–194919394971943,|19461939118201939–194519391101939–1941193971193919398619391939661939–19401939137181944–1951193920193919397119411939101939

1940s Debut yearPlayerGamesGoalsYears at club194012201940–1943, 1945–19491940701940194020194019402111940–1942194078411940–1945194027194019409921940–1941, 1946–195119401312561940–1949194010221940–194519401291940, 1944, 194619414211941–1942, 1944–19451941201941194183431941–1947194120194119411019411941401941194110194119411501941–1944194276421942–194719422904961942–19571942111981942–1943, 1946–19491942831401942–1943, 1946–1950194249691942–1947194220171942, 1944–19451942501942–1943194316601943, 1945–1953194376321943–1944, 1946–195219431721811943–19521943491943194314311943–1945194310194319431021943–1944194341194319443701944, 1946–1947194410141944–194519443019441944116591944–1945, 1947–1953194421194419443119441944901944–1945194420194419441511944–19451944411944–19451944501944–194519441411944, 1946–19471945671945194525171945–1946194551241945–1947194540194519453231945–19461945891945194510194519453019451945401945194540671945–194819466341946–195019461751561946–19541946321946194636371946–194919461011946–1947194690171946–195119479481947–19521947581947194712831947–195319475711947–19511947201947194724191947–195019476251947–19501947148271947–1956194770951947–1951194877761948–1952194830194819482541948–194919489111948–195019481019481949985371949–195419491001949–1950194913501949–19561949601949, 195119494271949–195319494101952–1954

1950s Debut yearPlayerGamesGoalsYears at club195036161950–1952195013119501950701950–195119501031950–195119501311950–195219501121950–195319504531950–1953, 195619501019501951107761951–19571951711951–195319511391951–19521951101951195120195119512831951–1952195180221951–1954, 1958–19591951191981951–1962195171251951–195719512631801951–196719528261952–195719527801952–195819522121952–195419521001952–195319524711952–19551952201952195284611952–1958195220195219521019521952171341952–196119521021181952–1959195364121953–1957195387361953–1959195316191953, 1955195390141953–1960195394411953–19581953511953–195419532243011953–1967195412491954–1960195420195419543411954–1956195460681954–1955, 1958–19611954301954, 19571954711954–195519552701955–1956195552341955–19571955301955–1956195520195519551221955–1956195517351955–195619551511955–19571955611955195660195619562201956–1958195662195619566119561956511956, 195819566481956–196019571933031957–196719573461957–196019577111957–1958195785241957–196119571341121957–1965195772195719576571957–196219571101957–19581957711957–195819579151957–195819571019571957401957–195819581981571958–196819581001958–19591958941958195818021958–196819585019581958642101958–196219582781958–1960195827251958–1961195935181959–1961, 196419595219591959100451959–19661959177551959–19681959501959–1960195950195919599121959–1963, 196519594019591959118161959–1966195982341959–1965

1960s