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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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1995 Season (TFL) Fixture

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Devonport's 1995 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 Devonport       Bye        
2 H Devonport 28.27 195 WON Launceston 7.7 49 146 DEV Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Devonport 19.11 125 WON North Hobart 9.11 65 60 NHO Apr 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Devonport 21.18 144 WON Sandy Bay 17.14 116 28 DEV Apr 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Devonport 15.8 98 LOST Clarence 20.18 138 -40 BEL May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Devonport 11.15 81 WON Burnie Dockers 10.13 73 8 DEV May 21 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 A Devonport 10.11 71 LOST New Norfolk 11.12 78 -7 BOY May 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Devonport 17.19 121 WON South Launceston 5.15 45 76 DEV Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Devonport 17.14 116 WON Glenorchy 11.15 81 35 KGV Jun 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Devonport 18.14 122 WON Hobart 9.14 68 54 DEV Jun 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Devonport 8.13 61 LOST North Launceston 12.13 85 -24 YOR Jun 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 Devonport       Bye        
13 A Devonport 20.15 135 WON Launceston 14.8 92 43 WIN Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Devonport 13.14 92 LOST North Hobart 14.12 96 -4 DEV Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Devonport 14.17 101 DRAW Sandy Bay 15.11 101 0 NHO Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Devonport 14.15 99 LOST Clarence 18.11 119 -20 DEV Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Devonport 12.11 83 WON Burnie Dockers 10.4 64 19 WBO Aug 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 H Devonport 15.14 104 WON New Norfolk 14.15 99 5 DEV Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Devonport 21.12 138 WON South Launceston 12.7 79 59 YNG Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Devonport 7.8 50 LOST North Launceston 17.13 115 -65 YOR Aug 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
EF H Devonport 2.22.37.68.6 54 LOST Burnie Dockers 1.14.54.913.13 91 -37 DEV Sep 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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