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KEY FACTS

Official name
North Hobart Football Club

Known as
North Hobart

Nickname
Demons

Nickname
Robins

Formed
1881 (disbanded 2013 with the formation of Hobart City; reformed 2018)

Colours
Navy blue and red

Associated clubs
Union; Hobart City; North Hobart Reserves; North Hobart WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Tasmanian State League (TSL) 1895–2000, 2009–2013, 2018–2024

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

Home Ground
North Hobart Oval

Senior Premierships
1902, 1905, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1923, 1928-9, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938-9-40-1, 1945, 1947, 1957, 1961-2, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1987, 1989, 1991-2, 2003 (28 total) Tasmanian State Premierships - 1914, 1920, 1923, 1929, 1936, 1939-40-1, 1945, 1961-2, 1969 (12 total)

Most Games
265 by Don McLeod

Headquarters
1-5 Ryde St, North Hobart Oval, North Hobart, TAS 7002

Postal Address
PO Box 38, North Hobart, TAS, 7002

Email
gm@nhfc.net.au

Website
nhfc.com.au

North Hobart



"...North Hobart proceeded to West Park, Burnie for the state premiership decider and what turned out to be one of the most dramatic and controversial matches in Australian football history..."

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1953 Season (TANFL) Fixture

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North Hobart's 1953 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A North Hobart 9.25 79 LOST New Norfolk 12.11 83 -4 BOY Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H North Hobart 16.15 111 LOST Hobart 27.13 175 -64 NHO May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A North Hobart 7.14 56 LOST Clarence 9.12 66 -10 BEL May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H North Hobart 14.6 90 LOST Sandy Bay 20.11 131 -41 NHO May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H North Hobart 6.9 45 LOST New Town 9.15 69 -24 NHO May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H North Hobart 13.15 93 LOST New Norfolk 16.8 104 -11 NHO Jun 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A North Hobart 7.10 52 LOST Hobart 16.18 114 -62 TCA Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H North Hobart 16.14 110 WON Clarence 14.11 95 15 NHO Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A North Hobart 6.13 49 LOST Sandy Bay 17.17 119 -70 QBO Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A North Hobart 7.16 58 LOST New Town 16.19 115 -57 NTO Jul 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H North Hobart 13.15 93 WON New Norfolk 12.15 87 6 TCA Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H North Hobart 12.7 79 WON Hobart 10.17 77 2 NHO Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A North Hobart 6.8 44 LOST Clarence 14.16 100 -56 BEL Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H North Hobart 9.11 65 LOST Sandy Bay 21.14 140 -75 NHO Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H North Hobart 12.5 77 LOST New Town 14.17 101 -24 NHO Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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