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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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1998 Season (TFL) Fixture

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Devonport's 1998 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Devonport 12.13 85 LOST Burnie Dockers 13.10 88 -3 DEV Apr 5 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A Devonport 21.10 136 WON New Norfolk 12.8 80 56 BOY Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Devonport 18.14 122 WON Glenorchy 14.8 92 30 DEV Apr 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 A Devonport 14.8 92 LOST North Hobart 15.10 100 -8 NHO May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Devonport 22.10 142 WON Southern Districts 6.9 45 97 DEV May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Devonport 5.9 39 LOST North Launceston 14.22 106 -67 DEV May 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 A Devonport 17.6 108 LOST Clarence 16.17 113 -5 BEL May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Devonport 17.12 114 WON Burnie Dockers 12.8 80 34 WBO May 31 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H Devonport 19.12 126 WON New Norfolk 6.12 48 78 DEV Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Devonport 12.12 84 WON Glenorchy 11.11 77 7 KGV Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Devonport 26.15 171 WON North Hobart 5.14 44 127 DEV Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Devonport 15.20 110 WON Southern Districts 15.7 97 13 NHO Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Devonport 14.15 99 LOST North Launceston 15.10 100 -1 YOR Jul 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H Devonport 19.14 128 WON Clarence 14.18 102 26 DEV Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Devonport 15.6 96 WON Burnie Dockers 8.5 53 43 DEV Aug 2 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Devonport 25.17 167 WON New Norfolk 5.6 36 131 BOY Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Devonport 14.14 98 WON Glenorchy 11.10 76 22 DEV Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Devonport 21.18 144 WON North Hobart 4.4 28 116 NHO Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
QF H Devonport 2.17.48.811.18 84 WON Burnie Dockers 2.34.45.48.5 53 31 DEV Aug 30 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2SF A Devonport 2.23.44.76.8 44 LOST North Launceston 3.38.58.814.13 97 -53 YOR Sep 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
PF H Devonport 3.34.44.67.8 50 LOST Clarence 0.54.710.1212.13 85 -35 NHO Sep 13 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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