Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886–1986)

The Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) 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. It was based in the city of Launceston. The three most successful clubs of the old NTFA, Launceston, North Launceston and City-South, went on to compete in the short-lived TFL Statewide League.

From 1947 to 1983 the NTFA was a six team competition, in 1984 George Town and Deloraine joined to make eight teams.

In 1987, the NTFA merged with the North West Football Union to form the Northern Tasmanian Football League.

At the end of 1995 the Tasmanian Amateur Football Association disbanded, The southern clubs help form the Southern Football League, The northern clubs formed a competition called the Northern Tasmanian Football Association. There is no relationship between the old and new NTFA.

NTFA premierships

Winners by year

The North Launceston Football Club in 1923
Year Premiers Year Premiers
1886 City 1937 Launceston
1887 City 1938 Launceston
1888 Launceston 1939 City
1889 Launceston 1940 Launceston
1890 City 1941 City
1891 City 1942–44 (World War Two)
1892 Launceston 1945 Launceston
1893 Launceston 1946 North Launceston
1894 Launceston 1947 North Launceston
1895 City 1948 North Launceston
1896 Fitzroy 1949 North Launceston
1897 Launceston 1950 North Launceston
1898 Essendon 1951 Launceston
1899 Launceston 1952 City
1900 Launceston 1953 City
1901 North Launceston 1954 City
1902 City 1955 Longford
1903 City 1956 City
1904 North Launceston 1957 Longford
1905 North Launceston 1958 Longford
1906 North Launceston 1959 City-South
1907 City 1960 City-South
1908 City 1961 North Launceston
1909 Launceston 1962 City-South
1910 City 1963 North Launceston
1911 North Launceston 1964 Scottsdale
1912 North Launceston 1965 Scottsdale
1913 Launceston 1966 City-South
1914 City 1967 East Launceston
1915–18 (World War One) 1968 Scottsdale
1919 (Influenza epidemic) 1969 Launceston
1920 Launceston 1970 Scottsdale
1921 City 1971 Scottsdale
1922 City 1972 City-South
1923 North Launceston 1973 Scottsdale
1924 Launceston 1974 City-South
1925 North Launceston 1975 North Launceston
1926 Launceston 1976 Launceston
1927 North Launceston 1977 Scottsdale
1928 City 1978 North Launceston
1929 Launceston 1979 North Launceston
1930 City 1980 North Launceston
1931 North Launceston 1981 North Launceston
1932 City 1982 Scottsdale
1933 Launceston 1983 North Launceston
1934 Launceston 1984 Scottsdale
1935 Launceston 1985 Launceston
1936 Launceston 1986 Scottsdale

Most wins

Club Premierships
City-South 28
Launceston 26
North Launceston 24
Scottsdale 10
Longford 3
East Launceston 1
Fitzroy (NTFA) 1

Tasmanian State Premiership

Main article: Tasmanian State Premiership

This was contested semi regularly between the premiers of the Tasmanian Football League, North West Football Union and the NTFA.

The winners from the NTFA were –

Best and Fairests

Tasman Shields Trophy

  • 1925 – Harold Wade
  • 1926 – Len Gaffney
  • 1927 – Len Gaffney, Fred Odgers
  • 1928 – Neil Edwards
  • 1929 – Jim Milbourne
  • 1930 – Leo Wescott
  • 1931 – Laurie Nash
  • 1932 – Laurie Nash
  • 1933 – Bill Cahill
  • 1934 – Jock Connell
  • 1935 – Ted Pickett
  • 1936 – Bill Cahill
  • 1937 – Fred Smith
  • 1938 – Max Pontifex, Fred Smith
  • 1939 – Jock Connell, Tom Ryan
  • 1940 – Lloyd Bennett
  • 1941 – Frank Horsenail
  • 1945 – Frank Horsenail
  • 1946 – Lance Crosswell
  • 1947 – Lance Crosswell
  • 1948 – Terry Cashion, Harry Styles
  • 1949 – Max Rees
  • 1950 – Terry Cashion
  • 1951 – Terry Cashion, Darrell Crosswell
  • 1952 – Bill Byrne, Charlie Dennis, Laurie Moir
  • 1953 – Laurie McGee
  • 1954 – Charlie Dennis, Laurie McGee
  • 1955 – Charlie Dennis
  • 1956 – Jim Ross
  • 1957 – John Fitzallen
  • 1958 – Jim Ross
  • 1959 – Bob Bye
  • 1960 – Bob Bye
  • 1961 – Eddie Thomas
  • 1962 – Darrell Pitcher
  • 1963 – Kevin McLean
  • 1964 – Charlie Thompson
  • 1965 – Nigel Wilson

Hec Smith Memorial Medal

  • 1966 – Barry Lawrence
  • 1967 – Peter Webb
  • 1968 – Alby Dunn
  • 1969 – John Burns
  • 1970 – John Davis
  • 1971 – Stuart Palmer
  • 1972 – Max Hadley
  • 1973 – Derek Peardon
  • 1974 – David Berne
  • 1975 – Ian Marsh
  • 1976 – Paul Ellis
  • 1977 – Stephen Nicholls
  • 1978 – Ricky Rattray
  • 1979 – David Noonan
  • 1980 – Grant Allford
  • 1981 – Paul Reinmuth
  • 1982 – Jamie Dennis
  • 1983 – Rod Thomas
  • 1984 – Jamie Dennis
  • 1985 – Stephen Howe
  • 1986 – Darren Cook
  • 1986 – Malcolm Upston
Laurie Nash won two Tasman Shields Trophies

References

Governing body
Proposed AFL clubs
State-wide leagues
Former representative teams
Former state-wide leagues
Current leagues
Former leagues
Junior leagues
  • Northern Tasmanian Junior Football Association
  • Southern Tasmania Junior Football League
Masters leagues
  • Masters Australian Football Tasmania
Women's leagues
  • Tasmanian Women's Football League
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