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KEY FACTS

Official name
Hobart Football Club

Known as
Hobart

Formed
1944

Colours
Black and gold

Emblem
Tigers

Associated clubs
Cananore

Affiliation (Current)
Southern Football League (SFL) 1998–2008, 2014–2025

Affiliation (Historical)
Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1945–1997, 2009–2013

Senior Premierships
TFL - 1950, 1954, 1959-60, 1963, 1966, 1973, 1980, 1990 (9 total); Southern Football League - 1999 (1 total); Tasmanian State Premierships - 1959 (1 total)

Other Senior Premierships
TFL Statewide Cup 1980 (1 total - only time the competition was conducted)

Most Games
Kerry Wilson (287)

Postal Address
P.O. Box 56, Hobart 7001, Tasmania

Website
www.hobartfc.com

Hobart



"Hobart may have only spent fifty-three seasons in the TFL but its success in winning nine premierships from fifteen grand finals during that time represents the commendable return of a flag every 5.9 years, a record which few clubs anywhere can match."

John Devaney tells the story of the Hobart Football Club.

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1956 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Hobart's 1956 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Hobart 22.19 151 WON Clarence 10.11 71 80 NHO Apr 2 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
2 H Hobart 15.17 107 WON North Hobart 13.9 87 20 NHO Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Hobart 15.20 110 WON New Norfolk 9.13 67 43 NHO Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Hobart 12.23 95 LOST New Town 14.19 103 -8 NHO May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Hobart 12.13 85 LOST Sandy Bay 18.11 119 -34 QBO May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Hobart 13.12 90 WON Clarence 14.5 89 1 NHO May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Hobart 7.12 54 LOST North Hobart 15.15 105 -51 NHO Jun 4 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
8 A Hobart 10.14 74 LOST New Norfolk 11.9 75 -1 BOY Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Hobart 12.10 82 LOST New Town 12.16 88 -6 NTO Sep 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 H Hobart 6.19 55 LOST Sandy Bay 8.9 57 -2 NHO Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Hobart 6.9 45 LOST Clarence 7.12 54 -9 BEL Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Hobart 12.7 79 LOST North Hobart 16.14 110 -31 NHO Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Hobart 7.8 50 LOST New Norfolk 12.13 85 -35 NHO Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Hobart 11.7 73 LOST New Town 14.18 102 -29 NHO Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Hobart 7.7 49 LOST Sandy Bay 11.11 77 -28 QBO Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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