Brighton Robins

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**Brighton Robins**

Full name	Brighton Robins Football Club
Nickname	Robins
Strip
Founded	1885 {as Mangalore} ~ 1995
Sport	Australian Rules football
League	Southern Football League (Tasmania)
First season	{{{firstseason}}}
Ground	Pontville Oval
Club song	It's A Grand Old Flag!
President/Chair	Leigh Gray
Coach	Alex Gilmour
Captain	To Be Announced
2006	8th

The Brighton Robins Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Australian Football League Southern Football League (Tasmania), also known as the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.

[edit] Origins

Brighton began as Mangalore in 1885, but changed to Brighton Robins in 1995 before joining the SFL in 1996. In 1996, Brighton was one of eight founder members of Tasmania's Southern Football League, and were losing finalists in 1996, and 1997, before winning their first and so far only title in 1998.

Brighton have competed in various competitions including:
Brighton Football Association: 1922-1931
Richmond Football Association: 1933-1934
South Eastern District Football Association: 1952-1979
Tasman Football Association: 1980
Tasmanian Amateur Football League (Southern Division): 1981-1995

Entry to Southern Football League
1996
SEDFA Premierships
1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1965
1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979
TAFL (Southern Division) Premierships
1985
State Amateur Premierships
1985
SFL Premierships
1998
SFL Runner Up
1997,1999

William Leitch Medallists:
Nil
Peter Hodgman Medallists
Brendon Browning 2000
Club Record Games Holder
270 by Leigh Matthews
Club Record Attendance
3896 v Hobart on 11 September 1999 at the SFL Grand Final at Huonville Recreation Ground
Club Record Score
Not known.