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KEY FACTS

Official name
Devonport Football Club

Known as
Devonport

Former name
Formby

Former name date
1890-01-01

Formed
1881 (as Formby Football Club)

Colours
Black, white and teal blue

Emblem
Magpies

Associated clubs
Mersey Leven WFC

Affiliations (Historical)
North West Football Union (NWFU) 1911–1928, 1930, 1934–1986; Central Combine (COMB) 1929; North Western Football Association (NWFA) 1894–1910, 1931–1933; Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1987–2000, 2009–2017

Home Ground
Devonport Oval

Senior Premierships
NWFU - 1914-15, 1921*, 1925, 1933-34, 1936, 1938, 1981 (9 total, although technically the 1921 flag was won by Devonport's B grade team); TFL Statewide - 1988 (1 total)

Most Games
242 by Ricky Brown

Postal Address
PO Box 302, Devonport, TAS, 7310

Phone: (03) 6424 4542 

Email
admin@devonportfc.com.au

Website
devonportfc.com.au

Devonport



"...the Blues as they were known at the time comfortably accounted for Glenorchy in the second semi final by 20 points, and were even more convincing against the same opponent a fortnight later, winning the 1981 premiership..."

John Devaney looks back at the history of the Devonport Football Club.

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1992 Season (TFL) Fixture

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Devonport's 1992 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Devonport 13.9 87 LOST North Hobart 22.16 148 -61 NHO Apr 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Devonport 19.16 130 WON New Norfolk 11.6 72 58 DEV Apr 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Devonport 6.5 41 LOST North Launceston 14.22 106 -65 YOR Apr 20 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
4 H Devonport 14.16 100 WON Sandy Bay 8.8 56 44 DEV Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Devonport 16.23 119 WON Burnie Hawks 8.12 60 59 WPO May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Devonport 10.12 72 LOST Hobart 18.21 129 -57 DEV May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Devonport 23.14 152 WON South Launceston 8.15 63 89 YNG May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Devonport 12.13 85 WON Clarence 12.11 83 2 DEV May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Devonport 13.21 99 WON Glenorchy 11.11 77 22 KGV Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Devonport 16.7 103 LOST North Hobart 16.9 105 -2 DEV Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Devonport 7.5 47 LOST New Norfolk 23.15 153 -106 BOY Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Devonport 5.9 39 LOST North Launceston 6.7 43 -4 DEV Jul 5 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 A Devonport 18.12 120 WON Sandy Bay 13.7 85 35 QBO Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Devonport 23.14 152 WON Burnie Hawks 10.12 72 80 DEV Jul 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 A Devonport 12.7 79 LOST Hobart 13.14 92 -13 NHO Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Devonport 11.18 84 WON South Launceston 6.7 43 41 DEV Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Devonport 9.16 70 LOST Clarence 13.15 93 -23 BEL Aug 15 (Sat, 2:01) Scores
18 H Devonport 12.13 85 WON Glenorchy 9.4 58 27 DEV Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
EF A Devonport 2.23.35.56.6 42 LOST Clarence 3.16.38.89.10 64 -22 DEV Aug 30 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.