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KEY FACTS

Official name
Kingborough Tigers Football Club

Known as
Kingborough

Nickname
Tigers

Former name
Kingston

Former name date
2004-01-01

Formed
1886 (absorbed Longley Football Club in 1967; changed name to Kingborough at the end of the 2003 season; played as Tigers FC from 2014–2021)

Colours
Yellow, black and white

Associated clubs
Kingborough Reserves; Kingborough WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1893–1907, 2014–2024

Affiliations (Historical)
Kingborough Football Association (KFA) 1908–1966; Huon Football Association (HFA) 1967–1995; Southern Football League (SFL (TAS)) 1996–2013

Home Ground
Kingborough Twin Ovals

Home Former Grounds
Kingston Beach Oval, Recreation Street, Kingston Beach 7050, Tasmania

Senior Premierships
Kingborough Football Association (KFA) -1930, 1933, 1936, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966 (10 total); Huon Football Association (HFA) - 1980, 1991, 1995 (3 total); Southern Football League (SFL) - 1997, 2011 (2 total); Tasmanian State League (TSL) - 2023 (1 total)

Most Games
Ray Lorkin is reputed to have played in excess of 500 games

Headquarters
35 Lightwood Drive, Kingston, TAS 7050

Postal Address
PO Box 172, Kingston, TAS 7050

Phone: (03) 6239 3791 

Kingborough



Kingborough – until late 2003, known as Kingston, where the club is based – has a long, proud and distinguished history which has yielded sixteen senior grade premierships in three different competitions.

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2024 Season (TSL) Fixture

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Kingborough's 2024 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Kingborough        vs North Hobart          KTO Mar 29 (Fri, 2:30)  
2 A Kingborough        vs Launceston          WIN Apr 6 (Sat, 2:00)  
3 Kingborough       Bye        
4 A Kingborough        vs Clarence          BEL Apr 20 (Sat, 2:00)  
5 A Kingborough        vs Glenorchy          KGV Apr 25 (Thu, 2:30)  
6 H Kingborough        vs North Launceston          KTO May 4 (Sat, 2:00)  
7 A Kingborough        vs Lauderdale          LAU May 11 (Sat, 2:00)  
8 H Kingborough        vs North Hobart          LAU May 18 (Sat, 2:00)  
9 A Kingborough        vs Launceston          WIN May 25 (Sat, 2:00)  
10 Kingborough       Bye        
11 A Kingborough        vs Clarence          BEL Jun 8 (Sat, 2:00)  
12 H Kingborough        vs Glenorchy          KTO Jun 15 (Sat, 2:00)  
13 A Kingborough        vs North Launceston          YOR Jun 29 (Sat, 2:00)  
14 H Kingborough        vs Lauderdale          KTO Jul 6 (Sat, 2:00)  
15 A Kingborough        vs North Hobart          NHO Jul 13 (Sat, 2:00)  
16 H Kingborough        vs Launceston          KTO Jul 27 (Sat, 2:00)  
17 Kingborough       Bye        
18 H Kingborough        vs Clarence          KTO Aug 10 (Sat, 2:00)  
19 A Kingborough        vs Glenorchy          KGV Aug 17 (Sat, 2:00)  
20 H Kingborough        vs North Launceston          KTO Aug 24 (Sat, 2:00)  
21 H Kingborough        vs Lauderdale          KTO Aug 31 (Sat, 2:00)  
 

Footnotes

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