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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

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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1994 Season (TFL) Fixture

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Devonport's 1994 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Devonport 12.10 82 LOST Hobart 12.15 87 -5 DEV Apr 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Devonport 10.9 69 LOST Burnie Hawks 17.15 117 -48 WPO Apr 16 (Sat, 7:00) Scores
3 H Devonport 24.20 164 WON Launceston 11.7 73 91 DEV Apr 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Devonport 18.15 123 WON South Launceston 17.18 120 3 YNG May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Devonport 12.8 80 LOST New Norfolk 14.20 104 -24 DEV May 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Devonport 8.11 59 LOST Glenorchy 14.24 108 -49 KGV May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 Devonport       Bye        
8 H Devonport 14.13 97 WON Clarence 8.12 60 37 DEV Jun 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Devonport 12.14 86 LOST North Hobart 14.17 101 -15 NHO Jun 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Devonport 15.9 99 WON Sandy Bay 12.15 87 12 DEV Jun 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Devonport 17.14 116 WON North Launceston 8.8 56 60 YOR Jun 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 A Devonport 13.13 91 WON Hobart 8.12 60 31 NHO Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Devonport 17.16 118 WON Burnie Hawks 4.9 33 85 DEV Jul 10 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 A Devonport 18.22 130 WON Launceston 9.3 57 73 WIN Jul 17 (Sun, 2:01) Scores
15 H Devonport 19.17 131 WON South Launceston 9.11 65 66 DEV Jul 24 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Devonport 12.10 82 LOST New Norfolk 12.15 87 -5 BOY Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Devonport 3.11 29 WON Glenorchy 3.7 25 4 DEV Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 Devonport       Bye        
19 A Devonport 13.9 87 LOST Clarence 25.22 172 -85 BEL Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Devonport 14.8 92 WON North Hobart 11.11 77 15 DEV Aug 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
EF H Devonport 2.55.614.616.8 104 WON Burnie Hawks 2.15.67.78.10 58 46 DEV Sep 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
1SF A Devonport 4.17.49.815.10 100 LOST New Norfolk 5.410.1216.1322.18 150 -50 NHO Sep 11 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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