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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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1974 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Glenorchy's 1974 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Glenorchy 9.10 64 LOST North Hobart 10.20 80 -16 NHO Apr 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Glenorchy 9.18 72 LOST New Norfolk 16.16 112 -40 NHO Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Glenorchy 14.9 93 WON Sandy Bay 11.19 85 8 KGV Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Glenorchy 14.15 99 WON Hobart 11.14 80 19 NHO Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Glenorchy 16.12 108 LOST Clarence 16.13 109 -1 KGV May 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Glenorchy 12.16 88 LOST North Hobart 14.23 107 -19 KGV May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Glenorchy 12.17 89 DRAW New Norfolk 13.11 89 0 BOY May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Glenorchy 16.8 104 WON Sandy Bay 14.17 101 3 QBO May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Glenorchy 19.18 132 WON Hobart 8.7 55 77 KGV Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Glenorchy 13.12 90 WON Clarence 11.7 73 17 NHO Jun 17 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
11 A Glenorchy 11.11 77 WON North Hobart 8.7 55 22 NHO Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Glenorchy 12.29 101 WON New Norfolk 12.16 88 13 NHO Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Glenorchy 11.11 77 WON Sandy Bay 8.12 60 17 KGV Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Glenorchy 11.12 78 WON Clarence 6.11 47 31 BEL Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Glenorchy 24.14 158 WON New Norfolk 6.6 42 116 KGV Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Glenorchy 12.9 81 LOST Sandy Bay 16.14 110 -29 NHO Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Glenorchy 12.11 83 LOST Hobart 12.12 84 -1 TCA Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Glenorchy 12.8 80 WON Clarence 11.11 77 3 NHO Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Glenorchy 11.14 80 LOST North Hobart 16.15 111 -31 NHO Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Glenorchy 5.12 42 LOST Hobart 11.13 79 -37 TCA Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Glenorchy 12.18 90 WON North Hobart 11.10 76 14 KGV Sep 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF H Glenorchy 6.68.89.912.14 86 LOST Sandy Bay 3.27.68.1315.15 105 -19 NHO Sep 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
PF H Glenorchy 1.23.78.1112.17 89 LOST North Hobart 5.511.815.920.10 130 -41 NHO Sep 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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