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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

President
Shane Yates

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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2014 Season (TSL) Fixture

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Devonport's 2014 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Devonport 3.34.105.117.13 55 LOST Western Storm 3.25.612.1119.15 129 -74 YOR Apr 5 (Sat, 5:00) Scores
1 A Devonport 3.46.510.716.17 113 WON Kingborough 3.27.510.713.11 89 24 KTO Apr 12 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
2 H Devonport 3.27.210.515.7 97 WON Burnie Dockers 4.27.810.1210.14 74 23 DEV Apr 18 (Fri, 6:00) Scores
3 Devonport       Bye        
5 H Devonport 4.57.59.810.9 69 LOST Hobart City 2.16.78.1012.15 87 -18 DEV May 3 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
6 A Devonport 2.03.33.36.7 43 LOST North Launceston 2.26.67.1312.15 87 -44 YOR May 10 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
7 H Devonport 5.48.512.917.11 113 WON Launceston 4.26.66.88.13 61 52 DEV May 17 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
8 A Devonport 4.04.15.27.4 46 LOST Clarence 9.315.719.1221.18 144 -98 BEL May 24 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
9 H Devonport 4.36.38.58.9 57 LOST Western Storm 5.111.816.1420.18 138 -81 DEV May 31 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
10 A Devonport 5.05.37.58.8 56 LOST Burnie Dockers 5.39.1113.1319.18 132 -76 WBO Jun 7 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
11 H Devonport 1.52.77.1111.15 81 WON North Launceston 2.07.19.511.9 75 6 DEV Jun 14 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
12 A Devonport 2.02.05.16.4 40 LOST Launceston 4.510.912.1118.12 120 -80 WIN Jun 29 (Sun, 1:00) Scores
13 H Devonport 1.35.67.811.9 75 LOST Glenorchy 6.49.411.813.11 89 -14 DEV Jul 5 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
14 A Devonport 1.31.56.86.9 45 LOST Lauderdale 6.213.515.820.13 133 -88 LAU Jul 13 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
15 H Devonport 1.16.49.515.5 95 WON Western Storm 3.53.710.814.10 94 1 DEV Jul 19 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
16 A Devonport 2.32.56.76.7 43 LOST Burnie Dockers 2.59.1010.1314.16 100 -57 WBO Aug 2 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
17 H Devonport 5.39.513.815.15 105 WON Launceston 2.42.96.139.18 72 33 DEV Aug 9 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
18 A Devonport 0.01.25.37.4 46 LOST North Launceston 5.413.619.722.10 142 -96 YOR Aug 16 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
19 H Devonport 1.14.47.811.11 77 LOST Lauderdale 7.515.817.922.13 145 -68 DEV Aug 23 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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