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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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2012 Season (TSL) Fixture

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Devonport's 2012 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Devonport 3.06.37.411.5 71 LOST North Launceston 3.35.69.1014.14 98 -27 YOR Mar 31 (Sat, 7:00) Scores
1 H Devonport 3.13.28.28.2 50 WON Burnie Dockers 6.113.518.825.14 164 -114 DEV Apr 6 (Fri, 6:00) Scores
2 A Devonport 1.15.48.411.8 74 LOST Launceston 10.312.716.1122.12 144 -70 WIN Apr 14 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
3 H Devonport 2.25.47.810.12 72 LOST North Launceston 1.77.1312.1519.20 134 -62 DEV Apr 21 (Sat, 6:00) Scores
4 A Devonport 2.32.44.74.8 32 LOST Clarence 5.110.413.618.12 120 -88 BEL Apr 28 (Sat, 1:00) Scores
5 H Devonport 5.15.38.710.15 75 LOST South Launceston 2.46.610.913.12 90 -15 DEV May 5 (Sat, 5:00) Scores
6 A Devonport 4.37.59.611.8 74 LOST Launceston 4.26.611.1218.15 123 -49 YOR May 12 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
7 H Devonport 2.03.39.513.7 85 LOST Lauderdale 4.58.814.816.12 108 -23 DEV May 19 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
8 A Devonport 5.29.811.1113.12 90 LOST North Hobart 5.26.310.416.9 105 -15 NHO Jun 2 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
9 H Devonport 1.37.68.109.13 67 LOST Burnie Dockers 1.54.85.1311.18 84 -17 DEV Jun 10 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
10 Devonport       Bye        
11 H Devonport 5.26.107.1411.16 82 WON South Launceston 3.13.59.712.9 81 1 DEV Jun 23 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
12 A Devonport 2.17.312.1017.11 113 WON Hobart 4.710.812.814.14 98 15 TCA Jun 30 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
13 H Devonport 3.15.46.77.7 49 LOST Launceston 4.67.129.1912.21 93 -44 DEV Jul 14 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
14 A Devonport 4.16.36.38.7 55 LOST Burnie Dockers 3.511.618.1223.15 153 -98 WBO Jul 22 (Sun, 1:00) Scores
15 H Devonport 4.28.511.514.6 90 LOST Lauderdale 7.011.118.321.6 132 -42 DEV Aug 4 (Sat, 1:00) Scores
16 A Devonport 2.25.29.411.5 71 LOST South Launceston 9.114.417.719.16 130 -59 YNG Aug 11 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
17 H Devonport 0.54.99.109.13 67 LOST Glenorchy 1.06.411.918.12 120 -53 DEV Aug 18 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
18 A Devonport 2.35.77.810.11 71 LOST North Launceston 7.57.811.1016.15 111 -40 YOR Aug 25 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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