List of Geelong Football Club seasons explained

The Geelong Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria. Since becoming a foundation club of the Victorian Football League (VFL)—which is now known as the Australian Football League (AFL)—in 1897, the club has participated in every season of the competition except the 1916, 1942 and 1943 seasons, where the club did not field teams due to World War I (1916) and World War II (1942 and 1943). In 123 completed seasons, Geelong has contested nineteen VFL/AFL Grand Finals, winning ten premierships the last in 2022. List of Australian Football League premiers.

Seasons

Table key

^	Denotes captain-coach
‡	Club finished regular season in first position (minor premiers)
†	Club finished regular season in last position (wooden spoon)
DNQ	Club did not qualify for finals
—	Field not applicable for that season

Senior

VFA (1877–1896)

Table of yearly win–loss records, with season results, and key personnel

Season	Wins	Losses	Draws	Result	Captain	Ref
1877				Did not place
1878	16	0	1	(1)	G. Down
1879	15	0	1	(2)
1880	14	2	2	(3)
1881	15	1	2	Runners-up
1882	20	2	2	(4)
1883	15	3	3	(5)
1884	22	2	21	(6)	Harry Steedman
1885	12	4	5
1886	23	0	2	(7)
1887	16	2	3	Runners-up
1888	12	3	4	Runners-up
1889	10	6	4
1890	9	8	2
1891	12	7	0
1892	12	4	2
1893	14	4	2
1894	9	7	2
1895	13	5	0	Runners-up (equal)
1896	4	11	3

VFL/AFL (1897–present)

Table of yearly win–loss records, with finals results, and key personnel

Season	Club	Home and away results				Finals results	Coach	Captain(s)	Ref
Finish	Wins	Losses	Draws
1897	1897	^‡	11	3	0	Runners-up (1)	—		^[1]
1898	1898		9	5	0	Lost Sectional Stage	—		^[2]
1899	1899		10	4	0	Lost Sectional Stage	—		^[3]
1900	1900		9	5	0	Lost Sectional Stage	—		^[4]
1901	1901	^‡	14	3	0	Lost Semi-Final	—		^[5]
1902	1902		7	10	0	DNQ	—		^[6]
1903	1903		9	8	0	Lost Semi-Final	—		^[7]
1904	1904		4	12	1	DNQ	—		^[8]
1905	1905		6	11	0	DNQ	—		^[9]
1906	1906		5	12	0	DNQ	—		^[10]
1907	1907		7	10	0	DNQ	—		^[11]
1908	1908	^†	2	16	0	DNQ	—		^[12]
1909	1909		3	15	0	DNQ	—		^[13]
1910	1910		10	7	1	DNQ			^[14]
1911	1911		8	9	1	DNQ			^[15]
1912	1912		11	7	0	Lost Semi-Final	^		^[16]
1913	1913		10	8	0	DNQ			^[17]
1914	1914		11	6	1	Lost Semi-Final	^		^[18]
1915	1915	^†	3	13	0	DNQ	—		^[19]
1916	Did not participate								^[20]
1917	1917		6	9	0	DNQ	—		^[21]
1918	1918		3	11	0	DNQ	—		^[22]
1919	1919		3	12	1	DNQ	—	Jim Kearney	^[23]
1920	1920		5	11	0	DNQ	^		^[24]
1921	1921		9	7	0	Lost Semi-Final			^[25]
1922	1922		5	11	0	DNQ	—		^[26]
1923	1923		9	7	0	Lost Semi-Final			^[27]
1924	1924		8	8	0	DNQ	^		^[28]
1925	1925	^‡	15	2	0	(1)	^		^[29]
1926	1926		15	3	0	Lost Semi-Final			^[30]
1927	1927		14	4	0	Lost Semi-Final			^[31]
1928	1928		6	12	0	DNQ	^		^[32]
1929	1929		8	10	0	DNQ	^		^[33]
1930	1930		11	7	0	Runners-up (2)			^[34]
1931	1931	^‡	15	3	0	(2)			^[35]
1932	1932		11	6	1	DNQ	^		^[36]
1933	1933		12	6	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[37]
1934	1934		14	3	1	Lost Preliminary Final			^[38]
1935	1935		6	11	1	DNQ			^[39]
1936	1936		11	7	0	DNQ	^ Reg Hickey^	Reg Hickey	^[40]
1937	1937	^‡	15	3	0	(3)	^		^[41]
1938	1938		13	5	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[42]
1939	1939		7	11	0	DNQ			^[43]
1940	1940		11	7	0	Lost Semi-Final			^[44]
1941	1941		3	15	0	DNQ			^[45]
1942	Did not participate								^[46]
1943									^[47]
1944	1944	^†	1	17	0	DNQ			^[48]
1945	1945		2	18	0	DNQ		Lindsay White	^[49]
1946	1946		4	15	0	DNQ			^[50]
1947	1947		11	8	0	DNQ			^[51]
1948	1948		7	12	0	DNQ			^[52]
1949	1949		9	10	0	DNQ		Tom Morrow	^[53]
1950	1950		10	8	0	Lost Preliminary Final		Lindsay White	^[54]
1951	1951	^‡	14	4	0	(4)			^[55]
1952	1952	^‡	16	2	1	(5)			^[56]
1953	1953	^‡	15	3	0	Runners-up (3)			^[57]
1954	1954	^‡	13	5	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[58]
1955	1955		14	4	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[59]
1956	1956		13	5	0	Lost Semi-Final			^[60]
1957	1957	^†	5	12	1	DNQ			^[61]
1958	1958	^†	4	14	0	DNQ			^[62]
1959	1959		5	13	0	DNQ			^[63]
1960	1960		6	11	1	DNQ		Colin Rice	^[64]
1961	1961		10	7	1	DNQ			^[65]
1962	1962		14	4	0	Lost Preliminary Final replay			^[66]
1963	1963		13	4	1	(6)			^[67]
1964	1964		13	4	1	Lost Preliminary Final			^[68]
1965	1965		13	5	0	Lost Semi-Final			^[69]
1966	1966		14	4	0	Lost Semi-Final			^[70]
1967	1967		13	5	0	Runners-up (4)			^[71]
1968	1968		15	5	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[72]
1969	1969		13	6	1	Lost Semi-Final			^[73]
1970	1970		12	10	0	DNQ			^[74]
1971	1971		5	17	0	DNQ			^[75]
1972	1972		7	15	0	DNQ			^[76]
1973	1973		6	16	0	DNQ			^[77]
1974	1974		11	11	0	DNQ			^[78]
1975	1975		7	15	0	DNQ			^[79]
1976	1976		12	10	0	Lost Semi Final			^[80]
1977	1977		8	14	0	DNQ			^[81]
1978	1978		12	10	0	Lost Elimination final			^[82]
1979	1979		12	10	0	DNQ			^[83]
1980	1980	^‡	17	5	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[84]
1981	1981		16	6	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[85]
1982	1982		7	15	0	DNQ			^[86]
1983	1983		8	14	0	DNQ			^[87]
1984	1984		11	11	0	DNQ			^[88]
1985	1985		12	10	0	DNQ			^[89]
1986	1986		7	15	0	DNQ			^[90]
1987	1987		11	10	1	DNQ			^[91]
1988	1988		10	12	0	DNQ			^[92]
1989	1989		16	6	0	Runners-up (5)			^[93]
1990	1990		8	14	0	DNQ			^[94]
1991	1991		16	6	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[95]
1992	1992	^‡	16	6	0	Runners-up (6)			^[96]
1993	1993		12	8	0	DNQ			^[97]
1994	1994		13	9	0	Runners-up (7)			^[98]
1995	1995		16	6	0	Runners-up (8)		Ken Hinkley Garry Hocking Barry Stoneham	^[99]
1996	1996		13	8	1	Lost Qualifying Final		Barry Stoneham	^[100]
1997	1997		15	7	0	Lost Semi-Final			^[101]
1998	1998		9	13	0	DNQ			^[102]
1999	1999		10	12	0	DNQ		Garry Hocking	^[103]
2000	2000		12	9	1	Lost Elimination Final			^[104]
2001	2001		9	13	0	DNQ			^[105]
2002	2002		11	11	0	DNQ			^[106]
2003	2003		7	14	1	DNQ			^[107]
2004	2004		15	7	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[108]
2005	2005		12	10	0	Lost Semi-Final			^[109]
2006	2006		10	11	1	DNQ			^[110]
2007	2007	^‡	18	4	0	(7)			^[111]
2008	2008	^‡	21	1	0	Runners-up (9)			^[112]
2009	2009		18	4	0	(8)			^[113]
2010	2010		17	5	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[114]
2011	2011		19	3	0	(9)			^[115]
2012	2012		15	7	0	Lost Elimination Final			^[116]
2013	2013		18	4	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[117]
2014	2014		17	5	0	Lost Semi-Final			^[118]
2015	2015		11	9	1	DNQ			^[119]
2016	2016		17	5	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[120]
2017	2017		15	6	1	Lost Preliminary Final			^[121]
2018	2018		13	9	0	Lost Elimination Final			^[122]
2019	2019	^‡	16	6	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[123]
2020	2020		12	5	0	Runners-up (10)			^[124]
2021	2021		16	6	0	Lost Preliminary Final			^[125]
2022	2022	^‡	18	4	0	(10)			^[126]
2023	2023		10	12	1	DNQ			^[127]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1897 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
2. Web site: 1898 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
3. Web site: 1899 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
4. Web site: 1900 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
5. Web site: 1901 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
6. Web site: 1902 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
7. Web site: 1903 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
8. Web site: 1904 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
9. Web site: 1905 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
10. Web site: 1906 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
11. Web site: 1907 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
12. Web site: 1908 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
13. Web site: 1909 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
14. Web site: 1910 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
15. Web site: 1911 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
16. Web site: 1912 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
17. Web site: 1913 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
18. Web site: 1914 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
19. Web site: 1915 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
20. Web site: 1916 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
21. Web site: 1917 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
22. Web site: 1918 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
23. Web site: 1919 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
24. Web site: 1920 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
25. Web site: 1921 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
26. Web site: 1922 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
27. Web site: 1923 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
28. Web site: 1924 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
29. Web site: 1925 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
30. Web site: 1926 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
31. Web site: 1927 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
32. Web site: 1928 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
33. Web site: 1929 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
34. Web site: 1930 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
35. Web site: 1931 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
36. Web site: 1932 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
37. Web site: 1933 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
38. Web site: 1934 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
39. Web site: 1935 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
40. Web site: 1936 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
41. Web site: 1937 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
42. Web site: 1938 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
43. Web site: 1939 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
44. Web site: 1940 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
45. Web site: 1941 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
46. Web site: 1942 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
47. Web site: 1943 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
48. Web site: 1944 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
49. Web site: 1945 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
50. Web site: 1946 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
51. Web site: 1947 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
52. Web site: 1948 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
53. Web site: 1949 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 30 June 2018.
54. Web site: 1950 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
55. Web site: 1951 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
56. Web site: 1952 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
57. Web site: 1953 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
58. Web site: 1954 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
59. Web site: 1955 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
60. Web site: 1956 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
61. Web site: 1957 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
62. Web site: 1958 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
63. Web site: 1959 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
64. Web site: 1960 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
65. Web site: 1961 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
66. Web site: 1962 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
67. Web site: 1963 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
68. Web site: 1964 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
69. Web site: 1965 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
70. Web site: 1966 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
71. Web site: 1967 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
72. Web site: 1968 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
73. Web site: 1969 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
74. Web site: 1970 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
75. Web site: 1971 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
76. Web site: 1972 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
77. Web site: 1973 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
78. Web site: 1974 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
79. Web site: 1975 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
80. Web site: 1976 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
81. Web site: 1977 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
82. Web site: 1978 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
83. Web site: 1979 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
84. Web site: 1980 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
85. Web site: 1981 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
86. Web site: 1982 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
87. Web site: 1983 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
88. Web site: 1984 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
89. Web site: 1985 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
90. Web site: 1986 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
91. Web site: 1987 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
92. Web site: 1988 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
93. Web site: 1989 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
94. Web site: 1990 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
95. Web site: 1991 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
96. Web site: 1992 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
97. Web site: 1993 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
98. Web site: 1994 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
99. Web site: 1995 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
100. Web site: 1996 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
101. Web site: 1997 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
102. Web site: 1998 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
103. Web site: 1999 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
104. Web site: 2000 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
105. Web site: 2001 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
106. Web site: 2002 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
107. Web site: 2003 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
108. Web site: 2004 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
109. Web site: 2005 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
110. Web site: 2006 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
111. Web site: 2007 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
112. Web site: 2008 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
113. Web site: 2009 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
114. Web site: 2010 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
115. Web site: 2011 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
116. Web site: 2012 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
117. Web site: 2013 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
118. Web site: 2014 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
119. Web site: 2015 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
120. Web site: 2016 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
121. Web site: 2017 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 9 July 2018.
122. Web site: 2018 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 22 September 2018.
123. Web site: 2019 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 22 February 2020.
124. Web site: 2020 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 7 May 2021.
125. Web site: 2021 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 13 September 2021.
126. Web site: 2022 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 26 August 2022.
127. Web site: 2023 Season Scores and Results . AFL Tables . 29 August 2023.