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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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1961 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Glenorchy's 1961 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Glenorchy 5.11 41 LOST Sandy Bay 10.20 80 -39 NHO Apr 3 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
2 A Glenorchy 11.14 80 WON North Hobart 10.11 71 9 NHO Apr 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Glenorchy 8.10 58 LOST New Norfolk 9.7 61 -3 NHO Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Glenorchy 9.15 69 WON Hobart 8.14 62 7 KGV Apr 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Glenorchy 9.10 64 LOST Clarence 10.12 72 -8 BEL Apr 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Glenorchy 14.13 97 WON Sandy Bay 13.10 88 9 QBO May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Glenorchy 13.8 86 WON North Hobart 10.11 71 15 KGV May 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Glenorchy 15.19 109 WON New Norfolk 7.11 53 56 KGV Aug 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 A Glenorchy 14.16 100 WON Hobart 8.20 68 32 NHO May 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Glenorchy 12.8 80 WON Clarence 11.10 76 4 BEL Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Glenorchy 9.17 71 WON Sandy Bay 9.11 65 6 KGV Jun 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Glenorchy 7.7 49 LOST North Hobart 13.8 86 -37 NHO Jun 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Glenorchy 7.13 55 LOST New Norfolk 9.8 62 -7 BOY Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Glenorchy 9.11 65 WON Hobart 6.9 45 20 KGV Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Glenorchy 6.5 41 LOST Clarence 6.21 57 -16 NHO Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Glenorchy 6.9 45 WON Sandy Bay 4.12 36 9 NHO Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Glenorchy 6.13 49 LOST North Hobart 7.15 57 -8 KGV Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Glenorchy 14.14 98 WON New Norfolk 4.5 29 69 KGV Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Glenorchy 17.16 118 WON Hobart 12.18 90 28 TCA Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Glenorchy 9.11 65 LOST Clarence 10.7 67 -2 BEL Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF A Glenorchy 2.14.25.210.6 66 LOST North Hobart 3.35.79.911.10 76 -10 NHO Sep 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
PF H Glenorchy 3.36.69.1013.13 91 WON Sandy Bay 1.28.48.69.8 62 29 NHO Sep 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
GF A Glenorchy 2.15.36.511.6 72 LOST North Hobart 5.49.613.916.12 108 -36 NHO Sep 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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