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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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1997 Season (TFL) Fixture

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Devonport's 1997 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Devonport 8.4 52 LOST Clarence 19.19 133 -81 BEL Apr 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Devonport 19.13 127 WON Launceston 11.12 78 49 DEV Apr 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Devonport 17.17 119 WON South Launceston 4.6 30 89 YNG Apr 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Devonport 9.7 61 WON Burnie Dockers 6.11 47 14 DEV May 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 Devonport       Bye        
6 H Devonport 17.16 118 WON New Norfolk 8.13 61 57 DEV May 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Devonport 11.18 84 WON North Hobart 12.10 82 2 NHO May 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Devonport 12.15 87 WON North Launceston 12.11 83 4 YOR Jun 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H Devonport 19.18 132 WON Sandy Bay 8.8 56 76 DEV Jun 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Devonport 30.22 202 WON Hobart 4.6 30 172 NHO Jun 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Devonport 13.17 95 WON Glenorchy 9.6 60 35 DEV Jun 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 A Devonport 11.9 75 LOST Clarence 15.11 101 -26 BEL Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Devonport 18.21 129 WON Launceston 8.8 56 73 YOR Jul 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H Devonport 18.14 122 WON South Launceston 2.4 16 106 DEV Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Devonport 11.9 75 LOST Burnie Dockers 12.10 82 -7 WBO Jul 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 Devonport       Bye        
17 A Devonport 19.18 132 WON New Norfolk 13.8 86 46 BOY Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Devonport 21.18 144 WON North Hobart 8.9 57 87 DEV Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Devonport 14.14 98 WON North Launceston 12.10 82 16 DEV Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Devonport 9.8 62 LOST Glenorchy 14.10 94 -32 KGV Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
QF A Devonport 3.35.37.412.4 76 LOST Clarence 2.26.911.1219.17 131 -55 NHO Aug 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF H Devonport 2.33.76.97.11 53 LOST Glenorchy 2.35.414.522.9 141 -88 DEV Sep 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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