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Full name | Longford Football Club |
Nickname(s) | Tigers |
Club details | |
Colours | Black Yellow |
Competition | Northern Tasmanian Football Association. |
Premierships | 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1904, 1906, 1921, 1924, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1989 |
Ground(s) | Longford Recreation Reserve, Smith St, Longford. |
The Longford Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Longford, Tasmania which currently compete in the modern Northern Tasmanian Football Association. From 1926 until 1986 they had played in the original Northern Tasmanian Football Association. Formed in 1878, Longford are nicknamed the Tigers and wear black and gold as their club colours.
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Longford is a town in the northern midlands of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 145 m above sea level at the convergence of the Macquarie River and the South Esk River, 21 km south of Launceston and a 15-minute drive from the airport. It is just south of the Illawarra Road, a road connecting the Bass and Midland Highways. It has a population of 4,266 and is part of the Northern Midlands Council area. The region is predominantly agricultural, noted for wool, dairy produce and stock breeding.
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As a founding club of the South Esk FA in 1890 the club won the first 10 premierships (i.e. 1890 through to 1899). Further premiership followed in 1901, 1904 and 1906.
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NTFA premierships
Original (3)
Current (1)
Tasmanian State Premierships (1)
Tasman Shields Trophy winners
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In September 2001, the Longford named an official 'Team of the Century'.
Longford 'Team of the Century' | |||
B: | David Berne | Don Brooks | Paul Vinar |
HB: | Roly Chugg | Ike Hayes (vc) | Peter Jago |
C: | Gus O'Brien | Terry Cashion | John Fitzallen |
HF: | Stephen Theodore | Barry Lawrence | Jack Barnes |
F: | Len Pitt | Michael Roach | John Smith |
Foll: | Fred Davies (c) | Casey Lawrence | Lyndon Dakin |
Int: | Colin Eyles, Alan Chugg | Jeff Heathcote, Garry Mahar | Colin Johnstone, Bob Cheek, Neil Kearney |
Aub Jones, Mike Smart | Roger Hoggett, Geoff Frier | Bob Pitt, Tom Barwick, Damien Lavelle | |
Coach: | Fred Davies |
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