East Melbourne Cricket Ground - Tenant Clubs

Tenant Clubs

Tenant football clubs of the ground included:

  • East Melbourne, who used the ground until the club disbanded in 1881.
  • Essendon, who used it from 1882 to 1921. (Because of the loss of their ground in 1921, Essendon Football Club amalgamated with Essendon Association Football Club who played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and moved to Essendon Association's home ground, the Essendon Recreation Reserve (now colloquially known as Windy Hill).
  • University, who used it from 1908–1910.
  • 30 VFA finals were played at the popular East Melbourne ground between 1903 and 1921.
  • Melbourne City, a VFA club nicknamed The Citizens used the ground during their two years in the VFA (1911–12). Melbourne City lost all the games they played.

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