North Launceston

Full name	North Launceston Football Club
Nickname(s)	Bombers
Strip
Founded	1893
Sport	Australian rules football
League	Tasmanian State League
First season	1896 (NTFA)
Ground	York Park, Launceston
Coach	Paul Atkins

The North Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Launceston, Tasmania. Australia. From 2009 they will be playing in the newly formed Tasmanian State League.

[edit] 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.^[1]

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 has now accept an invitation to join the new Tasmanian State League starting in 2009. The club won the Tasmanian State Premiership in 1905, 1906, 1949, 1952, 1995 and 1998.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• North Launceston Football Club - official site

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