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KEY FACTS

Official name
Glenorchy District Football Club

Known as
Glenorchy

Nickname
Magpies

Former name
New Town

Former name date
1957-01-01

Formed
1919 (as New Town); name changed in 1957 following a merger with Glenorchy

Colours
Black and white (originally green and gold)

Associated clubs
Glenorchy Reserves; Glenorchy WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1921–2000, 2009–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Southern Football League (SFL) 2001–2008

Home Ground
KGV Oval

Senior Premierships
TFL - 1935, 1948-9, 1951, 1953, 1955-6, 1958, 1965, 1975, 1983, 1985-6, 1999 (14 total); Southern Football League - 2007-8 (2 total); TSL - 2016 (1 total); Tasmanian State Premierships - 1948, 1956, 1958, 1965, 1975 (5 total)

Most Games
312 by Kevin Baker

Headquarters
1A Anfield Street, Glenorchy, TAS 7010

Postal Address
PO Box 156, Glenorchy, TAS, 7010

Website
glenorchymagpies.org.au

Glenorchy



The big news prior to the start of the 1975 season was the appointment of Tasmania’s and one of Australia’s greatest ever goalkickers, Peter Hudson, as senior coach. Hudson was to have a pronounced impact on the team’s fortunes, both as coach and player.

John Devaney looks back at the long history of the Glenorchy Football Club.

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1964 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Glenorchy's 1964 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Glenorchy 10.12 72 LOST Hobart 11.14 80 -8 TCA Apr 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Glenorchy 11.15 81 LOST Clarence 13.20 98 -17 NHO Apr 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Glenorchy 11.14 80 LOST New Norfolk 14.8 92 -12 KGV Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Glenorchy 9.14 68 LOST Sandy Bay 12.15 87 -19 KGV Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Glenorchy 11.21 87 WON North Hobart 9.15 69 18 NHO May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Glenorchy 7.9 51 LOST Hobart 8.8 56 -5 KGV May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Glenorchy 3.10 28 LOST Clarence 13.13 91 -63 KGV May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Glenorchy 16.11 107 LOST New Norfolk 16.15 111 -4 NHO May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Glenorchy 18.9 117 WON Sandy Bay 9.16 70 47 QBO Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Glenorchy 13.22 100 WON North Hobart 6.9 45 55 KGV Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Glenorchy 16.9 105 WON Hobart 14.13 97 8 TCA Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Glenorchy 13.9 87 WON Clarence 9.17 71 16 BEL Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Glenorchy 5.11 41 LOST New Norfolk 11.13 79 -38 BOY Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Glenorchy 14.6 90 WON Sandy Bay 10.5 65 25 KGV Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Glenorchy 8.11 59 LOST North Hobart 9.9 63 -4 NHO Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Glenorchy 11.8 74 WON Hobart 6.6 42 32 NHO Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Glenorchy 11.5 71 LOST Clarence 13.14 92 -21 KGV Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Glenorchy 9.11 65 WON New Norfolk 7.5 47 18 KGV Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Glenorchy 10.14 74 WON Sandy Bay 8.11 59 15 NHO Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
1SF H Glenorchy 3.44.76.118.11 59 LOST Hobart 3.36.67.99.12 66 -7 NHO Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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