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KEY FACTS

Official name
Kingborough Tigers Football Club

Known as
Kingborough

Nickname
Tigers

Former name
Kingston

Former name date
2004-01-01

Formed
1886 (absorbed Longley Football Club in 1967; changed name to Kingborough at the end of the 2003 season; played as Tigers FC from 2014–2021)

Colours
Yellow, black and white

Associated clubs
Kingborough Reserves; Kingborough WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1893–1907, 2014–2024

Affiliations (Historical)
Kingborough Football Association (KFA) 1908–1966; Huon Football Association (HFA) 1967–1995; Southern Football League (SFL (TAS)) 1996–2013

Home Ground
Kingborough Twin Ovals

Home Former Grounds
Kingston Beach Oval, Recreation Street, Kingston Beach 7050, Tasmania

Senior Premierships
Kingborough Football Association (KFA) -1930, 1933, 1936, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966 (10 total); Huon Football Association (HFA) - 1980, 1991, 1995 (3 total); Southern Football League (SFL) - 1997, 2011 (2 total); Tasmanian State League (TSL) - 2023 (1 total)

Most Games
Ray Lorkin is reputed to have played in excess of 500 games

Headquarters
35 Lightwood Drive, Kingston, TAS 7050

Postal Address
PO Box 172, Kingston, TAS 7050

Phone: (03) 6239 3791 

CEO
R. Herweynen

President
S. Old

Kingborough



Kingborough – until late 2003, known as Kingston, where the club is based – has a long, proud and distinguished history which has yielded sixteen senior grade premierships in three different competitions.

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2017 Season (TSL) Fixture

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Kingborough's 2017 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Kingborough 2.54.78.910.11 71 WON Burnie Dockers 0.33.73.76.12 48 23 KTO Apr 1 (Sat, 1:00) Scores
2 A Kingborough 1.44.79.711.8 74 LOST Clarence 3.36.412.916.11 107 -33 BEL Apr 9 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
3 H Kingborough 3.04.57.710.7 67 WON Hobart City 1.52.95.138.15 63 4 KTO Apr 14 (Fri, 2:00) Scores
4 A Kingborough 1.13.33.55.5 35 LOST Glenorchy 4.26.510.1115.15 105 -70 KGV Apr 25 (Tue, 2:00) Scores
5 Kingborough       Bye        
6 H Kingborough 0.14.28.49.4 58 LOST Lauderdale 3.97.99.1112.18 90 -32 KTO May 6 (Sat, 6:00) Scores
7 H Kingborough 1.23.43.53.5 23 LOST Launceston 3.25.89.1115.14 104 -81 KTO May 13 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
8 A Kingborough 2.15.46.57.6 48 LOST North Launceston 2.83.105.157.22 64 -16 YOR May 20 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
9 H Kingborough 0.04.56.611.8 74 WON Devonport 4.15.47.89.9 63 11 KTO May 27 (Sat, 1:00) Scores
10 A Kingborough 4.35.611.1115.13 103 WON Burnie Dockers 2.34.117.1314.17 101 2 WBO Jun 3 (Sat, 1:00) Scores
11 H Kingborough 3.24.35.77.8 50 LOST Clarence 4.48.910.1116.15 111 -61 KTO Jun 17 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
12 A Kingborough 1.31.41.53.6 24 LOST Hobart City 1.24.36.511.12 78 -54 NHO Jun 24 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
13 H Kingborough 1.55.87.910.12 72 LOST Glenorchy 4.26.411.1014.13 97 -25 KTO Jul 1 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
14 Kingborough       Bye        
15 A Kingborough 2.44.65.67.8 50 LOST Lauderdale 4.37.1113.1620.22 142 -92 LAU Jul 15 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
16 A Kingborough 2.34.57.99.9 63 LOST Launceston 2.54.126.148.20 68 -5 WIN Jul 22 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
17 H Kingborough 2.43.44.76.10 46 LOST North Launceston 3.28.511.717.16 118 -72 KTO Jul 29 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
18 A Kingborough 2.72.74.89.12 66 LOST Devonport 2.23.59.711.9 75 -9 DEV Aug 5 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
19 Kingborough       Bye        
20 H Kingborough 4.25.57.68.8 56 LOST Glenorchy 2.15.67.1116.13 109 -53 KTO Aug 19 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
21 A Kingborough 5.26.57.911.11 77 LOST Hobart City 7.29.610.1014.12 96 -19 NHO Aug 25 (Fri, 6:30) Scores
 

Footnotes

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