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KEY FACTS

Official name
Hobart Football Club

Known as
Hobart

Formed
1944

Colours
Black and gold

Emblem
Tigers

Associated clubs
Cananore

Affiliation (Current)
Southern Football League (SFL (TAS)) 1998–2008, 2014–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1945–1997, 2009–2013

Senior Premierships
TFL - 1950, 1954, 1959-60, 1963, 1966, 1973, 1980, 1990 (9 total); Southern Football League - 1999 (1 total); Tasmanian State Premierships - 1959 (1 total)

Other Senior Premierships
TFL Statewide Cup 1980 (1 total - only time the competition was conducted)

Most Games
Kerry Wilson (287)

Postal Address
P.O. Box 56, Hobart 7001, Tasmania

Website
www.hobartfc.com

Hobart



"Hobart may have only spent fifty-three seasons in the TFL but its success in winning nine premierships from fifteen grand finals during that time represents the commendable return of a flag every 5.9 years, a record which few clubs anywhere can match."

John Devaney tells the story of the Hobart Football Club.

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1953 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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Hobart's 1953 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Hobart 12.14 86 WON Clarence 11.11 77 9 NHO Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Hobart 27.13 175 WON North Hobart 16.15 111 64 NHO May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Hobart 16.9 105 DRAW New Town 16.9 105 0 TCA May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Hobart 25.18 168 WON New Norfolk 10.12 72 96 TCA May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Hobart 10.9 69 WON Sandy Bay 9.12 66 3 QBO May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Hobart 15.24 114 WON Clarence 7.9 51 63 TCA Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Hobart 16.18 114 WON North Hobart 7.10 52 62 TCA Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Hobart 12.5 77 LOST New Town 18.14 122 -45 NTO Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Hobart 16.16 112 WON New Norfolk 7.4 46 66 BOY Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Hobart 15.9 99 LOST Sandy Bay 16.10 106 -7 NHO Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Hobart 11.17 83 WON Clarence 10.10 70 13 BEL Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Hobart 10.17 77 LOST North Hobart 12.7 79 -2 NHO Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Hobart 13.9 87 WON New Town 11.11 77 10 NHO Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Hobart 12.10 82 WON New Norfolk 10.13 73 9 TCA Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Hobart 12.13 85 WON Sandy Bay 11.8 74 11 TCA Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF H Hobart 0.31.42.84.9 33 LOST New Town 4.46.49.711.10 76 -43 NHO Sep 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
PF H Hobart 1.23.65.78.12 60 LOST Sandy Bay 3.16.210.413.5 83 -23 NHO Sep 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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