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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

Associated clubs
Mersey Leven WFC

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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1990 Season (TFL) Fixture

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Devonport's 1990 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Devonport 14.12 96 LOST New Norfolk 18.15 123 -27 BOY Mar 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Devonport 28.16 184 WON South Launceston 14.18 102 82 DEV Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Devonport 12.8 80 LOST Burnie Hawks 24.20 164 -84 WPO Apr 16 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
4 H Devonport 14.8 92 WON North Hobart 12.14 86 6 DEV Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Devonport 16.7 103 LOST Clarence 23.14 152 -49 BEL Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Devonport 14.13 97 WON North Launceston 5.13 43 54 DEV May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Devonport 10.11 71 WON Glenorchy 7.5 47 24 KGV May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Devonport 18.15 123 WON Hobart 9.13 67 56 NHO May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Devonport 14.10 94 LOST Sandy Bay 13.18 96 -2 DEV May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Devonport 15.19 109 WON New Norfolk 14.13 97 12 DEV Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Devonport 29.12 186 WON South Launceston 13.14 92 94 YNG Jun 10 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 H Devonport 13.13 91 LOST Burnie Hawks 16.15 111 -20 DEV Jun 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 A Devonport 18.15 123 WON North Hobart 15.15 105 18 NHO Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Devonport 8.9 57 LOST Clarence 14.12 96 -39 DEV Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Devonport 12.8 80 LOST North Launceston 14.13 97 -17 YOR Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Devonport 11.10 76 LOST Glenorchy 14.12 96 -20 DEV Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Devonport 9.11 65 LOST Hobart 13.20 98 -33 DEV Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Devonport 10.12 72 LOST Sandy Bay 12.10 82 -10 QBO Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Devonport 5.16 46 LOST New Norfolk 10.11 71 -25 KGV Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Devonport 30.14 194 WON South Launceston 13.8 86 108 DEV Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A Devonport 14.13 97 WON Burnie Hawks 13.12 90 7 WPO Aug 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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