Years: 1877 - 1896, 1925 -
AKA: Hotham (1877-1887)
Home grounds: Arden Street, Coburg Oval, Princes Park, SCG, Docklands, Bellerive Oval
First VFA match: June 1877 at Richmond Paddock
First VFL match: Round 5, 1925 at MCG
| Wins | Draws | Losses | % | |
| 90 | 1 | 77 | 53.57 | |
A North Melbourne side played between 1869 and 1876 before disbanding. A new club appeared in 1877, known as Hotham and playing in the VFA. They played under that name until 1887 before becoming North Melbourne. The club joined the VFL in 1925.
Melbourne's equal highest scores in a match are both against North.
VFL/AFL
Biggest Win
| Margin | Round | Venue | ||
| 1 | 122 | Round 7, 1937 | MCG | |
| 2 | 118 | Elimination Final 1987 | MCG | |
| 3 | 108 | Round 10, 1972 | Arden Street | |
| 4 | 90 | Round 7, 2023 | MCG | |
| 5 | 87 | Round 18, 1928 | MCG | |
| 6 | 85 | Round 21, 1986 | MCG | |
| 7 | 84 | Round 7, 1927 | MCG | |
| 8 | 82 | Round 11, 1959 | MCG | |
| 9 | 72 | Round 13, 1964 | MCG | |
| 10 | 70 | Round 5, 1991 | MCG | |
Highest Score
| Score | Round | Venue | ||
| 1 | 28.14.182 | Round 21, 1986 | MCG | |
| 1 | 28.14.182 | Round 5, 1991 | MCG | |
| 3 | 25.16.166 | Round 7, 1937 | MCG | |
| 4 | 22.26.158 | Elimination Final 1987 | MCG | |
| 5 | 23.18.156 | Preliminary Final 2000 | MCG | |
| 6 | 23.17.155 | Round 10, 1972 | Arden Street | |
| 7 | 22.17.149 | Round 7, 1971 | MCG | |
| 8 | 23.7.145 | Round 2, 2000 | MCG | |
| 9 | 22.11.143 | Round 7, 1982 | MCG | |
| 10 | 22.10.142 | Round 1, 1990 | MCG | |
Biggest Loss
| Margin | Round | Venue | ||
| 1 | 129 | Round 10, 1981 | Waverley | |
| 2 | 127 | Round 14, 1990 | MCG | |
| 3 | 122 | Round 18, 2013 | Docklands | |
| 4 | 113 | Round 19, 1978 | Arden Street | |
| 4 | 113 | Round 17, 1996 | MCG | |
| 6 | 87 | Round 7, 1980 | Waverley | |
| 7 | 85 | Round 12, 1976 | Waverley | |
| 8 | 76 | Round 8, 1978 | MCG | |
| 9 | 73 | Round 22, 1983 | Arden Street | |
| 10 | 72 | Round 20, 1979 | Arden Street | |
Lowest Score
| Score | Round | Venue | ||
| 1 | 3.9.27 | Round 8, 1946 | Arden Street | |
| 2 | 4.4.28 | Round 18, 2013 | Docklands | |
| 3 | 4.8.32 | Round 14, 1950 | MCG | |
| 4 | 4.12.36 | Round 9, 1966 | Arden Street | |
| 5 | 6.4.40 | Round 15, 1968 | Arden Street | |
| 6 | 6.7.43 | Round 10, 1981 | Waverley | |
| 7 | 6.9.45 | Round 20, 1979 | Arden Street | |
| 8 | 6.10.46 | Round 13, 1975 | Waverley | |
| 8 | 6.10.46 | Round 16, 1925 | Arden Street | |
| 8 | 5.16.46 | Round 5, 1949 | MCG | |
Lowest Score (1980-)
| Score | Round | Venue | ||
| 1 | 4.4.28 | Round 18, 2013 | Docklands | |
| 2 | 6.7.43 | Round 10, 1981 | Waverley | |
| 3 | 6.12.48 | Round 9, 1986 | Waverley | |
| 4 | 7.15.57 | Round 18, 1980 | Arden Street | |
| 5 | 8.10.58 | Round 16, 1997 | MCG | |
| 5 | 7.16.58 | Round 16, 1997 | MCG | |
| 7 | 7.17.59 | Round 2, 1987 | MCG | |
| 8 | 7.19.61 | Round 12, 1988 | MCG | |
| 8 | 8.13.61 | Round 19, 2009 | Docklands | |
| 10 | 9.8.62 | Round 16, 2007 | Docklands | |
Shared Players
1920s
Gerry Donnelly
1930s
Jack Harrison
Beres Reilly
Richard Taylor
Cliff Tyson
1940s
Ernie O'Rourke
1950s
Tom McLean
Peter Schofield
1960s
Tony Thiessen
1970s
Stan Alves
Brent Crosswell
Daryl Cumming
Alan Jarrott
Peter Keenan
Tony May
1980s
Phil Carman
Steven Icke
Doug Koop
Bill Nettlefold
Xavier Tanner
Rodney Wright
Shane Zantuck
Brian Wilson
1990s
Paul Bryce
Alastair Clarkson
Robert Pyman
Shaun Smith
2000s
Shannon Motlop
Byron Pickett
2010s
Ben Brown
Cameron Pedersen
Braydon Preuss
Dom Tyson
Corey Wagner
AFLW
First AFLW match: Round 4, 2019 at Casey Fields
| Wins | Draws | Losses | % | |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 66.66 | |
Biggest win
| Margin | Round | Venue | ||
| 1 | 23 | Round 8, 2020 | Princes Park | |
| 2 | 17 | Preliminary Final, 2022 spring season | Princes Park | |
| 3 | 10 | Round 8, 2022 summer season | Casey Fields | |
| 4 | 9 | Round 3, 2021 | Casey Fields | |
| 5 | 2 | Round 1, 2020 | Casey Fields | |
| 5 | 2 | Round 2, 2022 spring season | MCG | |
Highest score
| Margin | Round | __Venue | ||
| 1 | 9.6.60 | Round 3, 2021 | Casey Fields | |
| 2 | 5.7.37 | Round 8, 2023 | Princes Park | |
| 3 | 5.4.34 | Round 4, 2019 | Casey Fields | |
| 4 | 5.3.33 | Preliminary Final, 2022 spring season | ||
| 5 | 4.3.27 | Round 8, 2022 summer season | Casey Fields | |
| 6 | 3.8.26 | Round 2, 2022 spring season | MCG | |
| 7 | 3.4.22 | Round 1, 2020 | Casey Fields | |
| 8 | 3.3.21 | Round 3, 2024 | Casey Fields | |
| 9 | 1.3.9 | 2023 AFLW Qualifying Final | 2023 Qualifying Final | Princes Park |
Biggest loss
| Margin | Round | __Venue | ||
| 1 | 50 | Round 3, 2024 | Casey Fields | |
| 2 | 41 | 2023 Qualifying Final | Princes Park | |
| 3 | 4 | Round 4, 2019 | Casey Fields | |
Shared players
2010s
Jasmine Grierson
Emma Humphries
2020s
Libby Birch