North Melbourne Football Club / Kangaroos Football Club (Vic)

North Melbourne Football Club / Kangaroos Football Club (Vic)

Guernseys & Nicknames :
<--1886 - North Melbourne may have been wearing blue and white hoops.
1886 - North Melbourne changed to blue and white vertical stripes.
???? - North Melbourne were originally known as the Shinboners.
1990s - North Melbourne, now known as Northern Kangaroos added a kangaroo design to the front of the guernseys.

Grounds :
<--1882 - North Melbourne played its matches at Royal Park.
1882 - North Melbourne moved to Arden Street.

Timeline :
1869 :
North Melbourne FC began as a going concern, as a junior club.
Scratch Matches? - Northcote played matches v Brunswick and North Melbourne.^[source]

1873 :
Teams playing each other in 1873 included Hawthorn, Studley Park, Carlton Imperial, Essendon, East Melbourne, Carlton 2nd 20, Saint Kilda, Southern, Williamstown, Collingwood and North Melbourne.
'Principal clubs' of the year were listed as Albert Park, Carlton, Collingwood, East Melbourne, Essendon, Hawthorn, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Richmond, Saint Kilda, Southern, South Yarra and Studley Park.
Though the VJFA had not yet commenced, North Melbourne finished roughly first among junior teams.

1874 - North Melbourne became a senior club.
1887 - VFA : Hotham became the North Melbourne FC, and finished 8th.
1888 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 7th.
1889 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 5th.

1890 :
1890 - Glenferrie played against Camberwell, Lyndhurst, South Park, Star Of Camberwell, Moonee Ponds 2nds, Woodstock, Hanover, Crescent, Albert Park Imperial, Moray Juniors, North Melbourne, Edlington, South Yarra Grosvenor, Wakefield, Cromwell, Pembroke, Kew Juniors, Burwood and Lewisham.
VFA - North Melbourne finished 5th.

1891 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 8th.
1892 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 11th.
1893 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 13th (last).
1895 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 6th.
1895 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 8th.
1896 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 6th.
1897 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 2nd.
1898 - VFA Grand Final : Footscray 6.12.48 defeated North Melbourne 3.5.23.
1899 - VFA Grand Final : Footscray 15.10.100 defeated North Melbourne 3.5.23.
1900 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 6th.
1901 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 3rd.
1902 - VFA : North Melbourne participated.
1903 - VFA Grand Final : North Melbourne 7.6.48 defeated Richmond 3.9.27 @ East Melbourne.
1904 - VFA Grand Final : North Melbourne defeated Richmond due to forfeit.
1905 - VFA Grand Final : Richmond 9.7.61 defeated North Melbourne 5.6.36 @ East Melbourne.
1906-07 - VFA : North Melbourne participated.

1908 (VFA) :
North Melbourne and West Melbourne attempted a merger, hoping to be accepted into the VFL. The VFA expelled both teams.
North Melbourne reformed & were readmitted.

1909 - North Melbourne participated in the VFA.
1910 - VFA Grand Final : North Melbourne 9.14.68 defeated Brunswick 5.9.39 @ Arden St.
1911 - VFA : North Melbourne participated.

1912 (VFA) :
Semi-Final - North Melbourne 9.6.60 drew with Brunswick 9.6.60.
Semi-Final Replay - North Melbourne 6.12.48 drew with Brunswick 6.12.48.
Semi-Final 2nd Replay - North Melbourne 12.11.83 def Brunswick 9.14.68.

1913 - VFA Grand Final : Footscray 10.14.74 defeated North Melbourne 11.7.73 @ East Melbourne
1914 - VFA Grand Final : North Melbourne 12.14.86 defeated Footscray 7.9.51 @ East Melbourne
1915 - VFA Grand Final : North Melbourne 11.10.76 defeated Brunswick 3.10.28 @ Arden St.

1918 (VFA) :
Grand Final - North Melbourne 18.13.121 defeated Prahran 3.10.28 @ Arden St.
North Melbourne were premiers & champions.

1919 - VFA Grand Final : Footscray 8.17.65 defeated North Melbourne 6.7.43 @ East Melbourne.
1920 - VFA : North Melbourne participated.

1921 (VFA) :
A possible merger with Essendon fell through.
North Melbourne dropped out of the VFA for the remainder of this season.

1922 - North Melbourne returned to the VFA, having absorbed Essendon Association.
1923 - VFA : North Melbourne participated.
1924 - VFA : North Melbourne's final season in this league.
1925 - VFL : North Melbourne commenced.
1926-28 - VFL : North Melbourne participated.
1929 - VFL : North Melbourne finished last.
1930 - VFL : North Melbourne finished last.
1931 - VFL : North Melbourne finished last.
1932-67 - VFL : North Melbourne participated.
1968 - VFL : North Melbourne finished 12th (last).
1969 - VFL : North Melbourne finished 8th.
1970 - VFL : North Melbourne finished 12th (last).
1971 - VFL : North Melbourne finished 9th.
1972 - VFL : North Melbourne finished 12th (last).
1973 - VFL : North Melbourne finished 6th.
1974 - VFL Grand Final : Richmond 18.20.128 defeated North Melbourne 13.9.87 @ MCG.

1975 :
VFL - Grand Final : North Melbourne 19.8.122 defeated Hawthorn 9.13.67 @ MCG.
Champions Of Australia Championship Series Final - North Melbourne 17.15.117 defeated Norwood 5.11.41 @ Adelaide Oval.

1976 :
VFL - Grand Final : Hawthorn 13.22.100 defeated North Melbourne 10.10.70 @ MCG.
National FL - Final : Hawthorn defeated North Melbourne @ Norwood Oval.

1977 (VFL) :
Grand Final - North Melbourne 9.22.76 drew Collingwood 10.16.76 @ MCG.
Grand Final Replay - North Melbourne 21.25.151 defeated Collingwood 19.10.124 @ MCG.

1978 - VFL Grand Final : Hawthorn 18.13.121 defeated North Melbourne 15.13.103 @ MCG.
1979-89 - VFL : North Melbourne participated.
1990s - North Melbourne changed name to Northern Kangaroos.
1990-95 - AFL : North Melbourne participated.
1996 - AFL Grand Final : North Melbourne 19.17.131 defeated Sydney 13.10.88 @ MCG.
1997 - AFL : North Melbourne participated.
1998 - AFL Grand Final : Adelaide 15.15.105 defeated North Melbourne 8.22.70 @ MCG.

1999 (AFL) :
North Melbourne FC changed name to Kangaroos FC.
Grand Final - Kangaroos 19.10.124 defeated Carlton 12.17.89 @ MCG.

2000-07 - AFL : Kangaroos participated.

2008 (AFL) :
Kangaroos changed name back to North Melbourne FC.
Second Elimination Final - Sydney 17.8.110 defeated North Melbourne 11.9.75 @ ANZ Stadium.

2009-11 - AFL : North Melbourne participated.
2012 - AFL First Elimination Final : West Coast 24.18.162 defeated North Melbourne 9.12.66 @ Patersons Stadium.
2013 - AFL : North Melbourne participated.

2014 (AFL) :
Second Elimination Final - North Melbourne 14.9.93 defeated Essendon 12.9.81 @ MCG.
Second Semi-Final - North Melbourne 14.14.98 defeated Geelong 13.14.92 @ MCG.
First Preliminary Final - Sydney 19.22.136 defeated North Melbourne 9.11.65 @ ANZ Stadium.

2015 (AFL) :
First Elimination Final - North Melbourne 15.15.105 defeated Richmond 14.4.88 @ MCG.
First Semi-Final - North Melbourne 11.11.77 defeated Sydney 7.9.51 @ ANZ Stadium.
Second Preliminary Final - West Coast 10.20.80 defeated North Melbourne 7.13.55 @ Domain Stadium.

2016 (AFL) :
North Melbourne were 8th after H&As.
First Elimination Final - Adelaide 21.15.141 defeated North Melbourne 12.7.79 @ Adelaide Oval.