Old Melbourne

1870s2 photos

Two Williamstown footballers, 1860–911860–91Melbourne Football 1st Twenty. Season 18791879

1880s2 photos

Carlton College football team, c. 1880c. 1880[Pres]ented to Mr C.E. Ogden by the Members of the North Williamstown Juniors Football Club, 18891889

1890s2 photos

Melbourne Football Team, season 18951895Carlton Football Club, 18961896

1900s14 photos

Essendon Football Club, season 19001900Crowds entering the Collingwood football ground at Victoria Park, Collingwood, for a match against South Melbourne, 1890–19101890–1910Williamstown Football Club, 19041904Crowd of people and horse carriage on street, going to Collingwood football match, Victoria Park, Collingwood, 1890–19201890–1920Crowds of pedestrians on footpaths, on way to Collingwood football match at Victoria Park, Collingwood, 1890–19201890–1920Fitzroy Football Club, 19051905Collingwood football players, 19061906Collingwood football players, 19061906Collingwood football players, 19061906Collingwood football players, 19061906Collingwood football players, 19061906Collingwood football players, 19061906Collingwood football players, 19061906Collingwood football players, 19061906

1910s1 photo

Fitzroy Football Team, 19181918

1920s1 photo

Collingwood Football Ground, Victoria Park, 19291929

1930s38 photos

Football ground in Brunswick Street North Fitzroy now known as Fitzroy Community Oval, 1925–351925–35Footscray Oval, home of Footscray Football Club, 1925–351925–35South Melbourne Football Club team photo, 1930–311930–31Brighton Football Club, 19301930Carlton Football Ground [Princes Park], 1920–401920–40Aerial view of Albert Park Lake and the South Melbourne Cricket Ground in the foreground with a football match in progress, 1920–401920–40West Melbourne Football Club, 1926–351926–35Aerial view of part of the South Melbourne Cricket Ground, with football match in progress, 1920–401920–40West Melbourne Football Club, 1926–351926–35WTN. F.C., 1932 i.e. Williamstown Football Club1932Williamstown Football Club, 19321932Northcote VFA Football Club, 19331933"Northcote VFA Football Club, 1933"1933Richmond F. C. [i.e. Football Club], 19331933Richmond football team in front of a grandstand, 1934–351934–35Hawthorn football players in front of a grandstand, 1930s1930sNorth Melbourne (VFL) football team in front of a grandstand, Arden Street, 1934–351934–35South Melbourne Football Club player, 1920–501920–50Carlton Football Club player on an oval, 1920–501920–50South Melbourne Football Club in front of a grandstand, 1920–501920–50Richmond ? Football Club, team photo, 1920–501920–50South Melbourne Football Club team photo, 1920–501920–50Carlton Football Club player on oval, 1920–501920–50Carlton football player Paul Schmidt, on an oval, 1920–501920–50Richmond football team in front of a grandstand, 1920–501920–50Brighton Football Club, team photo, 1920–501920–50South Melbourne Football Club in front of a grandstand, 1920–501920–50South Melbourne Football Club in front of a grandstand, 1920–501920–50South Melbourne Football Club in front of grandstand, 1920–501920–50Collingwood football player on an oval, 1920–501920–50St Kilda Football Club in front of the G. P. Newman stand at the Junction Oval, 1920–501920–50Carlton football player on oval, 1920–501920–50Carlton Football Club team photo, 1920–501920–50Brighton Football Club, team photo, 1920–501920–50South Melbourne Football Club team photo, 1920–501920–50Carlton football team, 1932–391932–39Footscray Football Club, team photo, 1920–501920–50Richmond Football Club in front of a grandstand, 1920–501920–50

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166 historic photos for Football in Melbourne, taken between 1879 and 1961, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 10 decades, with the most from the 1930s (79). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.