Ulverstone Football Club
Not to be confused with Ulverstone FC.
| Ulverstone | |
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| Full name | Ulverstone Football Club |
| Nickname | Robins |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Founded | 1888 |
| First season | 1890 (senior debut), 1987 (NTFL) |
| League | Northern Tasmanian Football League |
| Home ground | Ulverstone Recreation Ground |
| Colours | Red and Black |
| Anthem | "We are the Red and Blacks" |
| President | John Deacon |
The Ulverstone Football Club, nicknamed the Robins, is an Australian rules football club based in Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia. The club fields three teams in the Northern Tasmanian Football League and also fields two junior teams in the AFL Tasmania North West Competition.[1]
History
- Home ground – Ulverstone Recreation Ground
- Established – 1888 as Leven Football Club
- Playing colours – Red and black
- Emblem – Robins
- Club theme song – "We are the Red and Blacks" (Tune: "Lily of Laguna")
- Affiliations – NWFA (1894–1909), NWFL (1909), NWFU (1910–1986), NTFL (1987–present)
Premiership titles
NWFA Premierships
- 1900, 1903, 1906.
NWFU Premierships
- 1910, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1976, 1986.
NTFL Premierships
- 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009.
- 1955, 1976.
Individual medal winners
Cheel Medal winners
- 1923 – Stan Trebilco
- 1929 – Tas Langmaid
Wright Medal winners
- 1930 – Jim Brown
Wander Medal winners
- 1951 – Jack Rough
- 1955 – Arthur Hodgson
- 1962 – Jock O'Brien
- 1981 – John Murphy
Ovaltine Medal winners
- 1993 – Reg Horton
- 1996 – Nathan Howard
Pivot Medal winners
- 1997 – Nathan Howard
- 1999 – Simon Walmsley
Darrel Baldock Medal winners
- 2001 – Scott Blair
- 2010 - Justin Hays
Competition leading goalkickers
NWFU leading goalkickers
- 1912 – J. Palliser (24)
- 1925 – H. McDonald (47)
- 1935 – M. Johnson (60)
- 1946 – R. Stott (80)
- 1951 – S. Walker (73)
- 1964 – W. Pearce (65)
- 1969 – K. Mahoney (79)
NTFL leading goalkickers
- 1997 – J. Auton (95)
Club records
Club record score
- 44.28 (292) v Penguin 3.3 (21) in 1991
Club record games holder
- Wayne Wing (369)
Club record match attendance
- 11,866 – Ulverstone v East Devonport at West Park Oval for the 1968 NWFU Grand Final.