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KEY FACTS

Official name
Longford Football Club

Known as
Longford

Formed
1878

Colours
Black and gold

Emblem
Tigers

Affiliation (Current)
Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) 1996–2024

Affiliations (Historical)
Esk Football Association (EFA) 1921–1925; Northern Tasmanian Football Association (Original) (NTFA) 1886, 1926–1986; North West Football League (NWFL) 1987; Tasmanian Amateur Football League (TAFL) 1988–1995

Senior Premierships
Esk Football Association - 1921, 1924 (2 total); NTFA - 1955, 1957, 1958, 1989 (4 total) Tasmanian State Premierships - 1957 (1 total) Country Champions (as South Esk) - 1890-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9, 1904-5-6 (13 total)

Most Games
328 by Len Pitt

Longford



Football is essentially a team game, however, and the greatest year in the history of the Longford Football Club as a whole was undoubtedly 1957.

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1941 Season (NTFA) Fixture

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Longford's 1941 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Longford 7.48.713.815.9 99 WON North Launceston 1.12.34.410.9 69 30 LON Apr 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Longford 4.36.1012.1618.20 128 WON Launceston 2.24.38.612.9 81 47 LON May 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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