Penleigh and Essendon Grammarians Football Club

{{Short description|Australian rules football club}}

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| fullname = Penleigh and Essendon Grammarians Football Club

| formernames = Old Essendon Grammarians

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| league = Victorian Amateur Football Association

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| ground = The Runway, Keilor Park, Victoria

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• EDFL Division 2 (1): 1976
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• VAFA Division 2 (1): 1996
• VAFA Division 3 (1): 1986

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The Penleigh and Essendon Grammarians Football Club, abbreviated PEGS Football Club or simply PEGS, and nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian rules football club located in Keilor Park, Victoria, north west of Melbourne.{{cite web |title=BOMBERS' NEW NAME |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/news/2011/12/14/bombers-new-name/ |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=7 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207025702/https://www.vafa.com.au/news/2011/12/14/bombers-new-name/ |archive-date=7 December 2024 |date=14 December 2011}}

The club originated in 1968 as the Old Essendon Grammarians, composed of alumni and pea hearts from the Essendon Grammar School. The club competed in the Essendon District Football League (EDFL), winning the 1976 C Grade premiership,{{cite web |title=Premierships |url=https://essendondfl.com.au/premierships/ |website=Essendon District Football League |accessdate=6 November 2019}} before joining the Footscray District Football League (FDFL) for two seasons commencing in 1983. In 1984, the club joined the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), where it continues to compete today.{{cite web |title=History of PEGS Football Club/ Old Essendon Grammarians Football Club |url=http://websites.sportstg.com/club_info.cgi?client=0-3232-36906-0-0&sID=56078&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=11731860 |website=Victorian Amateur Football Association |accessdate=6 November 2019}}

The club's home games are held at a purpose built facility in Keilor Park.