North Hobart Football Club

North Hobart
Full name North Hobart Football Club
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

TANFL/TFL Statewide League Premierships

TANFL/TFL Statewide League Runners-Up

SFL Premier League Premierships

SFL Premier League Runners-Up

Tasmanian State Premierships

William Leitch Medallists

George Watt Medallists

V. A. Geard Medallists

D. R. Plaister Medallists

NHFC club record games holder

Club record attendance

Club record score

References

  1. Hobart City Football club sticks to grand old roots with playing strip reflecting heritage of North Hobart
  2. http://abr.business.gov.au/SearchByAbn.aspx?abn=35166771660

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