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KEY FACTS

Official name
Glenorchy District Football Club

Known as
Glenorchy

Nickname
Magpies

Former name
New Town

Former name date
1957-01-01

Formed
1919 (as New Town); name changed in 1957 following a merger with Glenorchy

Colours
Black and white (originally green and gold)

Associated clubs
Glenorchy Reserves; Glenorchy WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1921–2000, 2009–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Southern Football League (SFL) 2001–2008

Home Ground
KGV Oval

Senior Premierships
TFL - 1935, 1948-9, 1951, 1953, 1955-6, 1958, 1965, 1975, 1983, 1985-6, 1999 (14 total); Southern Football League - 2007-8 (2 total); TSL - 2016 (1 total); Tasmanian State Premierships - 1948, 1956, 1958, 1965, 1975 (5 total)

Most Games
312 by Kevin Baker

Headquarters
1A Anfield Street, Glenorchy, TAS 7010

Postal Address
PO Box 156, Glenorchy, TAS, 7010

Website
glenorchymagpies.org.au

Glenorchy



The big news prior to the start of the 1975 season was the appointment of Tasmania’s and one of Australia’s greatest ever goalkickers, Peter Hudson, as senior coach. Hudson was to have a pronounced impact on the team’s fortunes, both as coach and player.

John Devaney looks back at the long history of the Glenorchy Football Club.

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1958 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Glenorchy's 1958 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Glenorchy 14.13 97 LOST North Hobart 14.15 99 -2 NHO Apr 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Glenorchy 6.12 48 LOST Sandy Bay 16.9 105 -57 KGV Apr 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Glenorchy 13.16 94 LOST New Norfolk 16.6 102 -8 BOY Apr 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Glenorchy 15.20 110 WON Clarence 0.7 7 103 KGV May 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Glenorchy 15.10 100 WON Hobart 11.17 83 17 NHO May 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Glenorchy 8.11 59 WON North Hobart 6.7 43 16 NHO May 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Glenorchy 9.8 62 LOST Sandy Bay 8.19 67 -5 QBO May 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Glenorchy 15.12 102 WON New Norfolk 12.11 83 19 KGV Jun 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Glenorchy 17.13 115 WON Clarence 12.12 84 31 BEL Jun 16 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
10 H Glenorchy 12.10 82 WON Hobart 9.13 67 15 KGV Jun 21 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
11 H Glenorchy 13.10 88 WON North Hobart 6.8 44 44 KGV Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Glenorchy 10.18 78 WON Sandy Bay 6.14 50 28 KGV Jul 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Glenorchy 6.11 47 LOST New Norfolk 13.10 88 -41 BOY Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Glenorchy 12.20 92 WON Clarence 3.7 25 67 KGV Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Glenorchy 12.13 85 WON Hobart 10.16 76 9 NHO Jul 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Glenorchy 20.16 136 WON North Hobart 12.9 81 55 NHO Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Glenorchy 12.8 80 WON Sandy Bay 12.6 78 2 QBO Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Glenorchy ABAN New Norfolk KGV Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF A Glenorchy 3.48.812.1413.14 92 WON New Norfolk 3.13.65.1010.11 71 21 NHO Aug 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF H Glenorchy 1.36.69.1115.15 105 WON Sandy Bay 1.34.49.811.11 77 28 NHO Sep 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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