Launceston Football Club
The Launceston Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia.Club origins
History
- Home ground β Windsor Park
- Established β 1875
- Playing colours β Navy blue and white
- Emblem β Blues
- Club motto β "Volumus vincere"
- Club theme song β "Onwards to Victory"
- Affiliations β Northern FA, NTFA, NTFL, TFL, NTFL, TSL
Premierships
- Northern Tasmanian Football Association : 1888, 1889, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1909, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1951, 1969, 1976, 1985
- Northern Tasmanian Football League : 2006, 2007, 2008
- Tasmanian Football League : 2011
- Tasmanian State Premierships : 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938
Individual medal winners
Tasman Shields Trophy winners
- 1928 β N. Edwards
- 1929 β J. Milbourne
- 1933 β K. W. "Bill" Cahill
- 1936 β K. W. "Bill" Cahill
- 1939 β Tom Ryan
- 1946 β Lance Crosswell
- 1947 β Lance Crosswell
- 1951 β Darrell Crosswell
- 1959 β Bob Bye
- 1960 β Bob Bye
Hec Smith Memorial Medal Winners
- 1968 β Alby Dunn
- 1976 β Paul Ellis
- 1980 β Grant Alford
- 1986 β D. Cook
William Leitch Medal winners
Alistair Lynch Medal Winners
Darrel Baldock Medal Winners
- 2003 β Adam Sanders
- 2004 β Anthony Taylor
- 2005 β Brian Finch
Competition Leading Goalkickers
NTFA Leading Goalkickers
- 1889 β H. Murray
- 1892 β P. Tabart
- 1893 β R. Lawrence
- 1894 β R. Lawrence
- 1896 β J. Gorman
- 1900 β P. Bird
- 1905 β S. Willett
- 1906 β Viv Valentine
- 1911 β A. Ramsay and R. Thomas
- 1925 β B. Freeland
- 1930 β J. Foley
- 1931 β J. Foley
- 1933 β H. Ranson
- 1935 β A. Waddle
- 1937 β L. Smith
- 1938 β L. Smith
- 1945 β M. Flood
- 1948 β Ross McCrimmon
- 1949 β Ross McCrimmon
- 1950 β Ross McCrimmon
- 1951 β Ross McCrimmon
- 1955 β C. Tabe
- 1967 β Dennis Seen
- 1969 β Tony West
- 1970 β Tony West
- 1976 β Bob Smith
- 1977 β Bob Smith
- 1978 β Ian Donnachy
- 1982 β Ian Donnachy
NTFL Leading Goalkickers
- 2005 β Adam Derbyshire
- 2006 β Adam Derbyshire
- 2008 β Adam Derbyshire
Tasmanian State League Leading Goalkickers
- 2010 β Brian Finch
- 2011 β Brian Finch
- 2013 - Sonny Whiting
- 2018 - Mitch Thorp
Senior coaches
Club records
Club record score
- 46.18 v Deloraine 10.11 β 1984
Most goals in a match
- A. Derbyshire v Penguin β 2008
Most goals in a season
Club record goalkicker
- A. Derbyshire from 2000β2009; 2012
Club record games holder
- Beau Green from 1999β2014
Club record match attendance'''
There is a list of past and present Launceston players who have played at AFL/VFL:
The Club Song is sung to the tune of Notre Dame Victory March
