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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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1991 Season (TFL) Fixture

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Devonport's 1991 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Devonport 11.17 83 WON New Norfolk 7.6 48 35 DEV Apr 1 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
2 A Devonport 19.12 126 WON South Launceston 16.15 111 15 YOR Apr 6 (Sat, 2:01) Scores
3 H Devonport 22.17 149 WON Burnie Hawks 10.12 72 77 DEV Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Devonport 14.15 99 LOST North Hobart 22.13 145 -46 NHO Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Devonport 16.7 103 WON Clarence 13.21 99 4 DEV Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Devonport 11.7 73 LOST North Launceston 16.15 111 -38 YOR Apr 4 (Thu, 2:10) Scores
7 H Devonport 11.16 82 LOST Glenorchy 14.6 90 -8 DEV May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Devonport 26.15 171 WON Hobart 15.8 98 73 DEV May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Devonport 19.14 128 WON Sandy Bay 16.11 107 21 QBO May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Devonport 16.11 107 LOST New Norfolk 23.8 146 -39 BOY Jun 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Devonport 21.16 142 WON South Launceston 10.9 69 73 DEV Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Devonport 7.13 55 LOST Burnie Hawks 13.8 86 -31 WPO Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Devonport 13.13 91 WON North Hobart 12.14 86 5 DEV Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Devonport 12.5 77 LOST Clarence 17.13 115 -38 BEL Jul 6 (Sat, 2:01) Scores
15 H Devonport 8.9 57 LOST North Launceston 15.11 101 -44 DEV Jul 14 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Devonport 11.11 77 WON Glenorchy 8.15 63 14 KGV Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Devonport 16.9 105 LOST Hobart 21.17 143 -38 NHO Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Devonport 8.10 58 WON Sandy Bay 2.4 16 42 DEV Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Devonport 11.6 72 LOST New Norfolk 22.14 146 -74 DEV Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Devonport 11.10 76 LOST South Launceston 12.25 97 -21 YNG Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Devonport 7.11 53 LOST Burnie Hawks 18.9 117 -64 DEV Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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