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KEY FACTS

Official name
Devonport Football Club

Known as
Devonport

Former name
Formby

Former name date
1890-01-01

Formed
1881 (as Formby Football Club)

Colours
Black, white and teal blue

Emblem
Magpies

Affiliations (Historical)
North West Football Union (NWFU) 1911–1928, 1930, 1934–1986; Central Combine (COMB) 1929; North Western Football Association (NWFA) 1894–1910, 1931–1933; Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1987–2000, 2009–2017

Home Ground
Devonport Oval

Senior Premierships
NWFU - 1914-15, 1921*, 1925, 1933-34, 1936, 1938, 1981 (9 total, although technically the 1921 flag was won by Devonport's B grade team); TFL Statewide - 1988 (1 total)

Most Games
242 by Ricky Brown

Postal Address
PO Box 302, Devonport, TAS, 7310

Phone: (03) 6424 4542 

Email
admin@devonportfc.com.au

Website
devonportfc.com.au

Devonport



"...the Blues as they were known at the time comfortably accounted for Glenorchy in the second semi final by 20 points, and were even more convincing against the same opponent a fortnight later, winning the 1981 premiership..."

John Devaney looks back at the history of the Devonport Football Club.

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1987 Season (TFL) Fixture

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Devonport's 1987 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Devonport 12.19 91 WON Sandy Bay 10.16 76 15 DEV Apr 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Devonport 13.15 93 LOST North Hobart 19.14 128 -35 NHO Apr 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Devonport 15.15 105 WON Burnie Hawks 14.14 98 7 DEV Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Devonport 13.15 93 WON New Norfolk 11.9 75 18 BOY May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Devonport 12.10 82 LOST Clarence 12.17 89 -7 DEV May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Devonport 21.10 136 WON South Launceston 16.9 105 31 YNG May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Devonport 8.11 59 LOST Hobart 12.24 96 -37 DEV May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Devonport 10.12 72 LOST Glenorchy 18.13 121 -49 KGV Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Devonport 20.15 135 WON North Launceston 16.13 109 26 DEV Jun 14 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A Devonport 15.15 105 WON Sandy Bay 15.10 100 5 QBO Jun 21 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 H Devonport 13.13 91 WON North Hobart 11.9 75 16 DEV Jun 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 A Devonport 15.9 99 LOST Burnie Hawks 30.15 195 -96 WPO Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Devonport 11.13 79 LOST New Norfolk 15.19 109 -30 DEV Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Devonport 12.4 76 LOST Clarence 19.19 133 -57 BEL Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Devonport 13.17 95 LOST South Launceston 16.12 108 -13 DEV Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Devonport 7.9 51 LOST Hobart 24.20 164 -113 NHO Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Devonport 11.9 75 LOST North Launceston 15.11 101 -26 YOR Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Devonport 10.8 68 LOST Glenorchy 17.11 113 -45 DEV Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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