Melbourne Football Club Life Membership is one of the highest honours awarded to club players, staff, directors and volunteers.

Life membership is awarded by the MFC Board to people who have provided special services to the Club.  All 10-year players and all MFC premiership players in the VFL/AFL and AFLW (including the Senior Coach) are awarded Life membership of the MFC. All other Life membership awarded are at the discretion of the MFC Board.

See below the full list of Club Life Members:

1884

H.C.A. Harrison*

1943

P.J. Beames*, R.J. Corbett*, M.P. Gibb*, C.H. Lilley*, J.E. Mueller*, G.F. Ogden*, R.J. Taylor*

1944

H.E. Brereton*, H.J. Fry*, N.W. Smith*

1945

W.M. Allan*, W. de C. Berry*, Sir A.E. Chadwick*, A.V. Coutie*, H. Donahoo*, W.M. Flintoft*, W. Hislop*, F.V. (Checker) Hughes*, F.W. Ince*, J.A. Jones*, A. La Fontaine*, A. McL. Paterson*, W. Murphy*, F. Pleass*, J. Roach*, H.G. Stanley*, E.C.H. Taylor*, F.S. Vine*, R. Wynd*, J.C. Blair*

1946

W.J. Adams*, R.O. Baggott*, R.F. Fischer*, J.K. Furniss*, R.B. Hogg*, G.A. Jones*, W.A. Lock*

1947

S.A. Brownbill*

1948

A.R. Rodda*

1949

R.E. Dowsing*, A.M. Dullard*, J.P. (S) McGrath*, C. McLean*

1950

D.P. (Don) Cordner*

1951

W.S. Hirst*

1952

L.D’Altera*, H.C. Long*, W.J. Saunders*, W.G. Spry*, I.P. Warne-Smith*

1953

W. Neal*

1954

A. Neal*

1955

N.J. McMahen*

1956

G.D. (Denis) Cordner*, W.K. Scott*

1959

A.L.V. King*, N.H. King*, C.R. McKay*

1960

J.S. Beckwith, J.H. Cardwell*, I. McLean*, P. Page*

1961

Grey-Smith*, A.C.H. Norcott*, W.C. (Doc) McClelland*, A.A. Manzie*, G. Haines*, N.J. Abernethy*, K. Chalmers*, D.G. Duffy*, F. Fraser*, M. Hutchins*, J.C. Loughrey*

1962

F.T. Adams*, R.D. Barassi*, G.A. Case*, T.F. Johnson*, G.J. (T) Gleeson*

1963

B.J. Dixon, J.C. McLoughlin*

1964

R.S. Geary*, G.A. Lenne*, L.S. Millis*, H. McPherson*

1965

K. Carlon*, R. Edwards*, B. Jeffrey*, J.F. Lord*

1966

D.E. Williams*

1968

R.E. Johnson*, W. (B). Kenneally, A.E. Langley*, H.P. Mann, B.D. Massey*, R. Read*, I.J. Ridley*

1969

L. Green*

1970

W.H. Deans*, T.C. Trumble*

1971

G.M. Swan*, J.D. Townsend

1972

B. Bourke 

1973

F. Davis

1974

D.T. Phillips*, G.R. Simpson*

1975

N. (S) Alves, G.G. Osborne

1976

G.E. Hardeman, A.J. Sullivan, W.E. Thomson*

1977

G.H. Bell*, R.L. Biffin

1978

S.F. Allica*, N.H. Parkhill*, G.T. Wells

1979

R.J. Ashby*, W.A. Rodriquez*

1980

A. Henderson*, K. (B) Nancarrow*, R.L. Wartman*

1981

A.H. Bull*, R.A. Flower*, R.A. Mollison*, B.S. Sims*

1982

C.S. Bradley*

1983

P.H. Rhoden, I.A. Thorogood*

1984

G.J. Hutchison, E. Massey*, S.J. Smith

1985

I.W. Dunlop*, V.G. Harwood*, K.J. Rowe

1986

G.N. (M) Kostos*, A.G. McKnight*, Sir B.M. Snedden*

1987

R. Manley*, S. Spencer*

1988

K.V. Jones, L. Morgan*, D.W. Peel

1989

R. Lane*

1990

K.C. Cheong*, G. Paine*

1991

C. Connolly, T. Jackett, L. McHutchison*, K.G. McKaige*, S. Zantuck

1992

G. Simon, A. Wilkinson*, S. Wittman*

1993

Greg Healy, J.R. Mitchell, G.J. Yeats

1994

R.M. Grinter, S.P. Wight*

1995

B.J. Lovett, G.P. Lyon, B.J. King*

1996

G.A. Lovett, J.P. Stynes*, T.G. Viney, B. (T). Beard*

1997

S.N. Febey, N. Lockwood*

1998

G.G. Coningsby*, R.B. Johnson (Jnr)*, S.G. Tingay

2000

W.E. Balcam, K.L.  Beard*, D.T. Schwarz, M.T. Febey

2001

R. Mather

2002

D.E. Baron, A.J. Gardner*, D.A. Neitz

2004

G. Collins*, A. Yze

2005

A. Daff, G. Marchant, L. Jones*, N. Keyburn*, M.A. (B) Monk*, J.G. Leith*, G.B. Moodie*, A.M. (J) Pearce*, J.O. Smith*, C. Streeter*, C.H.L. Young*

2006

J.I. McDonald, A.E. Nicholson, R. Robertson, C.W. (S) Harris

2007

N.D. Brown, C. Cameron, N.F. Daniher, L.S. Dockett*, C. Fagan, I. Johnson*, T.R. Johnstone
D.S. Ward, J.J.D. White

2009

C.R. Bruce, B. Green, P.M. Wheatley, M.D. Whelan

2013

B. Dunn, J.M. Emmerton, M. Jamar, A.P. Leoncelli, L.S. Mithen*, B. Wilson

2014

S. Bickford, L.P. Carroll, A. Davey, L. Dunn, A.A. Johnson, C.R. Laidlaw*

2015

N. Jones, J. Rivers, C.M. Sylvia*

2016

J. Clare, C. Garland

2017

C. (N) Crompton*, P.L. Hopgood, A.W. Lewis*, N. (K) O’Donnell, C. (H) Parkin*, J.S. Strong*, R.C. Wardill*, K. Woodroofe

2018

N. Jetta, J. Stanaway, D. Thurin

2020

J. Byrne*, C. Forrester*, M. Gawn, T. McDonald

2023

K. Emselle, G. Jacobs, L. Mann, P. (K) Melville*, R. Nilsson, B. (Doc) Roet, A.W.M. Rowarth, J. Sandral*, B. Vagg, A. Webb, G. Wise, M.G. Hibberd

2024

R. Barassi Snr.*, K. Truscott*, H. Ball*, S. Anderson*, T.  Anderson*, P. McLean*, J. Viney, C. Salem, A. Neal-Bullen, A. Brayshaw, B. Brown, D. Pearce, P. Paxman

This listing contains information to the end of October 2024. It is correct to the best of our knowledge; however, if there are any corrections or updates needed, please do not hesitate to contact the club with verifiable information to this effect.

The asterisk * - deceased.
A name or initial in brackets indicates the name by which the player or official was most commonly known.