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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



Grand Finals | Honour board
Game records

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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2023 Season (TSL) Fixture

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Kingborough's 2023 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Kingborough 4.47.78.810.14 74 WON North Hobart 0.21.23.54.5 29 45 NHO Apr 7 (Fri, 2:30) Scores
2 H Kingborough 3.45.611.614.11 95 WON North Launceston 0.01.23.46.5 41 54 KTO Apr 15 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
3 H Kingborough 5.311.515.1020.14 134 WON Glenorchy 0.02.12.12.3 15 119 KTO Apr 25 (Tue, 2:00) Scores
4 A Kingborough 3.77.911.1115.15 105 WON Lauderdale 1.24.26.48.5 53 52 LAU Apr 30 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
5 A Kingborough 3.54.87.109.13 67 WON Launceston 3.06.17.18.3 51 16 WIN May 6 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
6 Kingborough       Bye        
7 H Kingborough 2.04.79.810.10 70 WON Clarence 2.13.23.33.5 23 47 KTO May 20 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
8 A Kingborough 1.42.67.1010.12 72 LOST North Launceston 2.15.210.312.4 76 -4 YOR May 27 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
9 H Kingborough 8.713.1119.1424.18 162 WON Glenorchy 0.02.02.03.3 21 141 KTO Jun 3 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
10 H Kingborough 5.06.011.212.3 75 WON North Hobart 2.16.27.47.7 49 26 KTO Jun 10 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
11 A Kingborough 2.12.33.55.9 39 LOST Lauderdale 2.14.38.39.7 61 -22 LAU Jun 17 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
12 A Kingborough 6.311.514.919.10 124 WON Clarence 4.24.45.67.7 49 75 BEL Jun 24 (Sat, 1:30) Scores
13 Kingborough       Bye        
14 H Kingborough 3.24.44.69.10 64 WON Launceston 3.25.47.69.6 60 4 KTO Jul 15 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
15 A Kingborough 3.47.710.1111.17 83 WON North Hobart 3.15.17.28.3 51 32 NHO Jul 22 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
16 A Kingborough ———9.20 74 WON Glenorchy ———7.5 47 27 KGV Jul 29 (Sat, 1:00) Scores
17 H Kingborough 5.48.88.139.17 71 WON Lauderdale 0.23.43.56.10 46 25 KTO Aug 5 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
18 H Kingborough 2.76.129.1310.15 75 WON Launceston 0.34.65.86.12 48 27 KTO Aug 12 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
19 A Kingborough 2.12.45.78.10 58 WON North Launceston 2.42.83.107.11 53 5 YOR Aug 19 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
20 Kingborough       Bye        
21 H Kingborough 2.13.15.47.4 46 LOST Clarence 2.33.66.109.13 67 -21 KTO Sep 2 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
2SF H Kingborough 2.32.510.810.11 71 WON North Launceston 1.23.33.35.5 35 36 KBO Sep 9 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF H Kingborough 1.25.68.78.8 56 WON North Launceston 3.23.34.65.11 41 15 NHO Sep 23 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
 

Footnotes

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