North Launceston Football Club
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The North Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football
club based in Launceston, Tasmania
. Australia. Since 2009 they have played in the newly formed Tasmanian State League.
Its first season under the North Launceston name was in 1899 when it played in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association
.
The club has remained in the top tier of state competition ever since, playing in the Tasmanian Football League
and Northern Tasmanian Football League
upon the competition restructures in the state.
The club accepted an invitation to join the new Tasmanian State League that commenced in 2009.
The club won the Tasmanian State Premiership
in 1905, 1906, 1949,1950, 1952, 1995 and 1998.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club based in Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
. Australia. Since 2009 they have played in the newly formed Tasmanian State League.
History
The club started as Railway Football Club in 1893 and were known as Essendon in the 1898 season. It fielded a team in the NTFA Junior Competition for three years, and began playing in the senior competition in 1896.Its first season under the North Launceston name was in 1899 when it played in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association
Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886 - 1986)
The Northern Tasmanian Football Association 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...
.
The club has remained in the top tier of state competition ever since, playing in the Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
and Northern Tasmanian Football League
Northern Tasmanian Football League
The Northern Tasmanian Football League is an Australian rules football competition in northern Tasmania.-History:The Northern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1987 to replace the former Northern Tasmanian Football Association - no relation to the current NTFA - and the North Western...
upon the competition restructures in the state.
The club accepted an invitation to join the new Tasmanian State League that commenced in 2009.
The club won the Tasmanian State Premiership
Tasmanian State Premiership
The Tasmanian State Premiership was an Australian rules football tournament which was competed originally between the reigning TFL/TANFL and NTFA premiers, with the NWFU joining in from 1954....
in 1905, 1906, 1949,1950, 1952, 1995 and 1998.