Claremont Football Club (Tasmania)

Claremont

Names

Full name

Claremont Football Club

Nickname(s)

Magpies

2016 season

After finals

1° (Premiers)

Club details

Founded

1924

Colours

Competition

President

Christine Carr

Coach

David Hunt

Captain(s)

Nathan Brown

Ground(s)

Abbotsfield Park

Uniforms

Home

The Claremont Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia. The club wears a Collingwood-style jumper and has the mascot the Magpies.

Claremont Junior Football Club wears a Bulldogs strip to prevent a clash with neighbouring club Glenorchy Magpies who also wear black and white.

Home grounds, club achievements and records

Claremont Soccer Ground – 1924–1948
Cadbury's Oval – 1949– 1970
Abbotsfield Park – 1971– present
Founded – 1924
Colours – Black and white (originally green and yellow)
Emblem – Magpies
Tasmanian Amateur Football League- Southern Division premierships
- 1965, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Tasmanian Amateur Football League State Championship- Conder Shield winners
- 1968, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993
Tasmanian Amateur Football League- Southern Division District premierships
- 1981, 1984, 1986
Walter Howard Medallists – (Best and fairest player – TAFL Southern Division)
- 1948 – K. Brassington
- 1959 – J. Leask (tied)
- 1959 – E. Mitchell (tied)
- 1960 – E. Mitchell
- 1966 – N. Hanley
- 1980 – M. Mason
- 1984 – J. Moles
- 1985 – M. Mason
- 1992 – J. Salter
Peter Hodgman Medallists: – (Best and fairest player – STFL)
- 1996 – J. Gulliver
William Leitch Medallists:
- 2015 – Nathan Brown
Club record games holder:
- R. Blackwell – 334 games
SFL premierships
- 2015, 2016
SFL runners-up
- 1997, 2014
SFL leading goalkickers
- 2010: Clinton Curtain (87)
- 2015: Sean Salter (101)
Record finals attendance – Southern Football League
- Unknown
Club record score
- Unknown
Club record quarter
- Unknown

Clubs in the Southern Football League
Current clubs	Brighton Claremont Cygnet Dodges Ferry Hobart Huonville Lindisfarne New Norfolk Sorell
Former defunct clubs	Central Hawks (2006–12) Channel (1996–2008) Clarence (2001–08) East Coast Bombers (2006–10) Kermandie (1998–2009) Kingborough (1996–2013) Lachlan (1996–97) Lauderdale (1996–2008) North Hobart (2001–08)

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