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KEY FACTS

Official name
Launceston Football Club

Known as
Launceston

Nickname
Blues

Formed
1875 (merged with Tamar Rowing Club in 1888)

Colours
Dark navy blue and white

Associated clubs
Launceston Reserves; Launceston WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1994–1997, 2009–2024

Affiliations (Historical)
Northern Football Association (NFA) 1882–1885; Northern Tasmanian Football Association (Original) (NTFA) 1886–1986; North West Football League (NWFL) 1987–1993, 1998–2008

Home Ground
Windsor Park

Senior Premierships
NTFL/A - 1888-9, 1892-3-4, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1909, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1933-4-5-6-7-8, 1940, 1945, 1951, 1969, 1976, 1985, 2006-7-8 (29 total); TSL - 2011, 2020-22 (4 total); Tasmanian State Premierships - 1933-4-5, 1937-8 (5 total)

Most Games
252 by Paul Ellis from 1973 to 1985

Headquarters
Windsor Park Complex, 432 West Tamar Rd, Riverside, TAS 7250

Postal Address
PO Box 1277 Launceston, TAS, 7250

Phone: (03) 6327 3424 

Email
generalmanager@launcestonfc.com.au

Website
launcestonfc.com.au

CEO
G. Heathcote

President
K. Richardson

Launceston



"The Launceston teams of the 1930s were some of the finest ever to grace Tasmanian football ovals."

John Devaney looks back at the long and illustrious history of the Launceston Football Club.

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1996 Season (TFL) Fixture

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Launceston's 1996 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Launceston 8.13 61 LOST Burnie Dockers 25.10 160 -99 WIN Apr 8 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
2 Launceston       Bye        
3 A Launceston 4.13 37 LOST Glenorchy 12.21 93 -56 KGV Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Launceston 14.13 97 WON Devonport 11.10 76 21 YOR Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Launceston 15.10 100 LOST Clarence 17.19 121 -21 BEL May 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Launceston 15.7 97 WON South Launceston 9.9 63 34 WIN May 12 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 A Launceston 17.12 114 WON Hobart 10.16 76 38 TCA May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Launceston 13.9 87 LOST Sandy Bay 17.13 115 -28 QBO May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Launceston 11.8 74 LOST North Launceston 17.10 112 -38 YOR Jun 10 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
10 A Launceston 17.12 114 WON North Hobart 15.9 99 15 NHO Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Launceston 13.11 89 LOST New Norfolk 21.9 135 -46 WIN Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Launceston 14.9 93 WON Burnie Dockers 13.13 91 2 WBO Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 Launceston       Bye        
14 H Launceston 10.10 70 LOST Glenorchy 16.13 109 -39 WIN Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Launceston 10.6 66 LOST Devonport 37.9 231 -165 DEV Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Launceston 7.12 54 LOST Clarence 13.14 92 -38 YOR Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Launceston 14.7 91 WON South Launceston 7.8 50 41 YOR Aug 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 H Launceston 17.15 117 WON Hobart 9.10 64 53 WIN Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Launceston 9.10 64 WON Sandy Bay 3.8 26 38 WIN Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Launceston 8.5 53 LOST North Launceston 19.22 136 -83 YOR Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Launceston 24.11 155 WON North Hobart 7.10 52 103 WIN Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A Launceston 14.9 93 LOST New Norfolk 19.12 126 -33 BOY Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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