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.

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, Pembrooke, 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 : North Melbourne finished 2nd.
1899 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 2nd.
1900 - VFA : North Melbourne finished 6th.
1901 - North Melbourne finished 3rd in the VFA.
1902 - North Melbourne participated in the VFA.
1903 - North Melbourne were VFA premiers.
1904 - North Melbourne were VFA premiers, due to Richmond forfeiting.
1905-06 - North Melbourne participated in the VFA.
1907 - North Melbourne and West Melbourne attempted a merger, hoping to be accepted into the VFL. The VFA expelled both teams for this act of treachery.
1908 - VFA : North Melbourne, through some type of reformation, were permitted to participate again this year.
1909 - North Melbourne participated in the VFA.
1910 - VFA : North Melbourne were premiers.
1911-13 - VFA : North Melbourne participated.
1914 - VFA : North Melbourne were premiers.
1915 - VFA : North Melbourne were premiers.
1918 - VFA : North Melbourne were premiers and champions.
1919-1920 - VFA : North Melbourne participated.
1921 - At one stage, North Melbourne (at this time in the VFA) were on the verge of merging with Essendon (VFL). After this was quashed, 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.
1929 - VFL : North Melbourne finished last.
1930 - VFL : North Melbourne finished last.
1931 - VFL : North Melbourne finished last.
1946-67 - 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 : North Melbourne finished 2nd.

1975 :
VFL - North Melbourne were premiers.
Champions Of Australia Championship Series Final - North Melbourne 17.15.117 defeated Norwood 5.11.41 @ Adelaide Oval.

1976 :
VFL - North Melbourne participated.
National FL Final - Hawthorn defeated North Melbourne @ Norwood Oval.

1977 (VFL) :
Grand Final - North Melbourne drew Collingwood.
Grand Final Replay - North Melbourne defeated Collingwood.

1978-89 - VFL : North Melbourne participated.
1990s - North Melbourne changed name to Northern Kangaroos.
1990-95 - AFL : North Melbourne participated.
1996 - AFL : North Melbourne were premiers.
1997-98 - AFL : North Melbourne participated.

1999 (AFL) :
North Melbourne FC changed name to Kangaroos FC.
North Melbourne were premiers.

2000-05 - AFL : Kangaroos participated.