North Hobart Football Club
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| Full name | North Hobart Football Club |
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| Nickname | Demons |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Founded | 1881 |
| First season | 1895 (Senior Debut) |
| League | Tasmanian State League |
| Home ground | North Hobart Oval |
| Anthem | "It's A Grand Old Flag!" |
| President | Bruce Free |
| Head coach | Lance Spaulding |
| Captain | Hugh Williams |
| 2013 TSL | 7th |
The North Hobart Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, were an Australian rules football club which last played in the Tasmanian State League. The club left the state league in 2013 and its position was effectively filled by a new club - the Hobart City Football Club.[1]
In 2014, the North Hobart Football Club Inc. changed from an incorporated body to a company limited with 100% ownership of the Hobart City Football Club, with the Hobart City Demons now the trading name of North Hobart Football Club Ltd. [2]
Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big names. In total 54 North Hobart players have moved on to play at VFL/AFL level.
Origins
Entry to the Southern Football League
- 2001
TANFL/TFL Statewide League Premierships
- 1902, 1905, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1923, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992
TANFL/TFL Statewide League Runners-Up
- 1896, 1897, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1948, 1951, 1956, 1960, 1965, 1968
SFL Premier League Premierships
- 2003
SFL Premier League Runners-Up
- 2002, 2008
- 1914, 1920, 1923, 1929, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1961, 1962, 1969
- 1932 – Len Pye
- 1934 – S. Sproule
- 1945 – E. Reid
- 1977 – Mick Hawkins
- 1993 – Darren Perry
- 1994 – Michael Maple
- 2003 – Brendon Bolton
George Watt Medallists
- 1954 – M. Cleary
- 1955 – A. Petersen
- 1957 – A. Gould (tied)
- 1958 – R. Large
- 1959 – S. Graham
- 1960 – K. Turner
- 1962 – Bruce Felmingham
- 1966 – W. Patmore
- 1968 – A. Patmore (tied)
- 1984 – Victor Di Venuto
- 1985 – Tony Kline
- 1993 – Ricky Darley
- 1995 – Jeremy Busch
- 2002 – Richard Robinson
- 2007 – Michael Hall
V. A. Geard Medallists
- 1968 – A. Caudwell (tied)
- 1972 – Leigh McConnan (tied)
D. R. Plaister Medallists
- 1979 – Gary Webster
NHFC club record games holder
- 265 – Don McLeod from 1972–1986
Club record attendance
- 19,425 – North Hobart 19.15 (129) v Clarence 17.15 (117) – 1969 TFL Grand Final at North Hobart Oval
Club record score
- TFL 37.24 (246) vs. South Launceston 2.5 (17) in 1991 at North Hobart Oval
References
- ↑ Hobart City Football club sticks to grand old roots with playing strip reflecting heritage of North Hobart
- ↑ http://abr.business.gov.au/SearchByAbn.aspx?abn=35166771660
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