Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886–1986)

The Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1886 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and North West Football Union representing the rest of the state. It was based in the city of Launceston. The three most successful clubs of the old NTFA, Launceston, North Launceston and City-South, went on to compete in the short-lived TFL Statewide League.

From 1947 to 1983 the NTFA was a six team competition, in 1984 George Town and Deloraine joined to make eight teams.

In 1987, the NTFA merged with the North West Football Union to form the Northern Tasmanian Football League.

At the end of 1995 the Tasmanian Amateur Football Association disbanded, The southern clubs help form the Southern Football League, The northern clubs formed a competition called the Northern Tasmanian Football Association. There is no relationship between the old and new NTFA.

NTFA premierships

Winners by year

The North Launceston Football Club in 1923 Year Premiers Year Premiers 1886 City 1937 Launceston 1887 City 1938 Launceston 1888 Launceston 1939 City 1889 Launceston 1940 Launceston 1890 City 1941 City 1891 City 1942–44 (World War Two) 1892 Launceston 1945 Launceston 1893 Launceston 1946 North Launceston 1894 Launceston 1947 North Launceston 1895 City 1948 North Launceston 1896 Fitzroy 1949 North Launceston 1897 Launceston 1950 North Launceston 1898 Essendon 1951 Launceston 1899 Launceston 1952 City 1900 Launceston 1953 City 1901 North Launceston 1954 City 1902 City 1955 Longford 1903 City 1956 City 1904 North Launceston 1957 Longford 1905 North Launceston 1958 Longford 1906 North Launceston 1959 City-South 1907 City 1960 City-South 1908 City 1961 North Launceston 1909 Launceston 1962 City-South 1910 City 1963 North Launceston 1911 North Launceston 1964 Scottsdale 1912 North Launceston 1965 Scottsdale 1913 Launceston 1966 City-South 1914 City 1967 East Launceston 1915–18 (World War One) 1968 Scottsdale 1919 (Influenza epidemic) 1969 Launceston 1920 Launceston 1970 Scottsdale 1921 City 1971 Scottsdale 1922 City 1972 City-South 1923 North Launceston 1973 Scottsdale 1924 Launceston 1974 City-South 1925 North Launceston 1975 North Launceston 1926 Launceston 1976 Launceston 1927 North Launceston 1977 Scottsdale 1928 City 1978 North Launceston 1929 Launceston 1979 North Launceston 1930 City 1980 North Launceston 1931 North Launceston 1981 North Launceston 1932 City 1982 Scottsdale 1933 Launceston 1983 North Launceston 1934 Launceston 1984 Scottsdale 1935 Launceston 1985 Launceston 1936 Launceston 1986 Scottsdale Most wins Club Premierships City-South 28 Launceston 26 North Launceston 24 Scottsdale 10 Longford 3 East Launceston 1 Fitzroy (NTFA) 1 Tasmanian State Premiership This was contested semi regularly between the premiers of the Tasmanian Football League, North West Football Union and the NTFA. The winners from the NTFA were – 1905 – North Launceston (unofficial) 1906 – North Launceston (unofficial) 1928 – City 1930 – City 1932 – City 1933 – Launceston 1934 – Launceston 1935 – Launceston 1937 – Launceston 1938 – Launceston 1947 – North Launceston 1949 – North Launceston 1950 – North Launceston 1954 – City 1957 – Longford 1960 – City-South 1966 – City-South 1972 – City-South 1973 – Scottsdale Best and Fairests Tasman Shields Trophy 1925 – Harold Wade 1926 – Len Gaffney 1927 – Len Gaffney, Fred Odgers 1928 – Neil Edwards 1929 – Jim Milbourne 1930 – Leo Wescott 1931 – Laurie Nash 1932 – Laurie Nash 1933 – Bill Cahill 1934 – Jock Connell 1935 – Ted Pickett 1936 – Bill Cahill 1937 – Fred Smith 1938 – Max Pontifex, Fred Smith 1939 – Jock Connell, Tom Ryan 1940 – Lloyd Bennett 1941 – Frank Horsenail 1945 – Frank Horsenail 1946 – Lance Crosswell 1947 – Lance Crosswell 1948 – Terry Cashion, Harry Styles 1949 – Max Rees 1950 – Terry Cashion 1951 – Terry Cashion, Darrell Crosswell 1952 – Bill Byrne, Charlie Dennis, Laurie Moir 1953 – Laurie McGee 1954 – Charlie Dennis, Laurie McGee 1955 – Charlie Dennis 1956 – Jim Ross 1957 – John Fitzallen 1958 – Jim Ross 1959 – Bob Bye 1960 – Bob Bye 1961 – Eddie Thomas 1962 – Darrell Pitcher 1963 – Kevin McLean 1964 – Charlie Thompson 1965 – Nigel Wilson Hec Smith Memorial Medal 1966 – Barry Lawrence 1967 – Peter Webb 1968 – Alby Dunn 1969 – John Burns 1970 – John Davis 1971 – Stuart Palmer 1972 – Max Hadley 1973 – Derek Peardon 1974 – David Berne 1975 – Ian Marsh 1976 – Paul Ellis 1977 – Stephen Nicholls 1978 – Ricky Rattray 1979 – David Noonan 1980 – Grant Allford 1981 – Paul Reinmuth 1982 – Jamie Dennis 1983 – Rod Thomas 1984 – Jamie Dennis 1985 – Stephen Howe 1986 – Darren Cook 1986 – Malcolm Upston Laurie Nash won two Tasman Shields Trophies References Full Points Footy: NTFA Summary Chart 1896 to 1986