North Western Football Union / Northern Tasmanian Football League (Tas)
Timeline :
1910 - Participating clubs included Ulverstone (premiers).
1911 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1912 - Participating clubs included Mersey (premiers).
1913 - Participating clubs included Latrobe (premiers).
1914 - Participating clubs included Devonport (premiers).
1915 - Participating clubs included Devonport (premiers).
1916-18 - The league was in recess due to the onset of WW1.
1919 - The league was in recess due to influenza outbreak.
1920 - Participating clubs included Latrobe (premiers).
1921 - Participating clubs included Diggers (premiers).
1922 :
The NWFU was 're-constituted'.
Participating clubs included :[source]
- Burnie,
- Latrobe and
- 4 others (total of 6).
Grand Final - Latrobe defeated Burnie.
1923 - Participating clubs included Ulverstone (premiers).
1924 - Participating clubs included Latrobe (premiers).
1925 - Participating clubs included Devonport (premiers).
1926 - Participating clubs included Latrobe (premiers).
1927 - Participating clubs included Burnie (premiers).
1928 - Participating clubs included Burnie (premiers).
1929 :
Floods affected the continuance of the season.[source]
Participating clubs included Circular Head (premiers).
1930 :[source]
Eastern Division :
The Central Combine FA seemed to become the Eastern Division of the North Western FU.
Participating clubs included :
- Deloraine,
- Devonport,
- Kentish and
- Latrobe.
Coastal Championship? :
Grand Final - Latrobe defeat Burnie.
1931 :
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Eastern Division :
Participating clubs were (complete[source]) :
- Deloraine (minor premiers[source]),
- Kentish,
- Latrobe Country and
- Latrobe Town.
Finals Series :
- First Semi-Final - Kentish 8.19.67 defeated Deloraine 9.9.63 @ Latrobe.
- Final - Latrobe Town 19.12.126 defeated Kentish 6.9.45 @ Deloraine.
- Challenge Final - Latrobe Town defeated Deloraine.
Western Division :
Participating clubs were (complete[source]) :
- Burnie,
- Penguin,
- Ulverstone (premiers) and
- Wynyard.
Finals Series :
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- Second Semi-Final - Ulverstone 13.16.94 defeated Burnie 11.13.79 @ Penguin.
- Final - Penguin v Ulverstone @ Wynyard.
Coastal Premiership :
The Grand Finalists from each division met in a knockout series for the NWFU "Coastal" Premiership.
- Semi-Final - Latrobe Town defeated Penguin by 54 pts.
- Semi-Final - Ulverstone defeated Deloraine by >54 pts.
- Final - Latrobe Town defeated Ulverstone.
1932 - Participating clubs included Penguin (premiers).
1933 - Participating clubs included Latrobe (premiers).
1934 - Grand Final : Devonport defeated Burnie.
1935 - Participating clubs included Ulverstone (premiers).
1936 - Grand Final : Devonport defeated Burnie.
1937 - Participating clubs included Burnie (premiers).
1938 - Participating clubs included Devonport (premiers).
1939 - Participating clubs included Burnie (premiers).
1940-44 - The league was in recess due to the onset of WW2.
1945 :
Eastern Division - This competition existed.
Western Division - This competition existed.
? Division - Participating clubs included Australian Pulp & Paper Mills (premiers).
1946 :
Eastern Division - This competition existed.
Western Division - This competition existed.
? Division - Grand Final : East Devonport defeated Burnie.
1947 :
Eastern Division :
Participating clubs included :[source]
- Devonport,
- East Devonport,
- Latrobe,
- Ulverstone and
- West Devonport.
Grand Final - Ulverstone 15.17.107 defeated Latrobe 8.17.65.
Western Division :
This competition existed.
1948 :
Eastern Division - This competition existed.
Western Division - This competition existed.
? Division - Participating clubs included East Devonport (premiers).
1949 - Participating clubs included Australian Pulp & Paper Mills (premiers).
1950 - Participating clubs included Ulverstone (premiers).
1951 :
Participating clubs included :
- Devonport (final season) and
- Ulverstone.
Ulverstone were premiers.
1952 - Wynyard were premiers.
1953 - Ulverstone were premiers.
1954 - Burnie were premiers.
1955 - Grand Final : Ulverstone defeated Burnie.
1956 - Ulverstone were premiers.
1957 - Ulverstone were premiers.
1958 - Burnie were premiers.
1959 - Burnie were premiers.
1960 - Burnie were premiers.
1961 - Grand Final : Cooee defeated Burnie.
1962 - Burnie were premiers.
1963 - Burnie were premiers.
1964 - Cooee were premiers.
1965 - Cooee were premiers.
1966 - Burnie were premiers.
1967 - Wynyard were premiers.
1968 - East Devonport were premiers.
1969 - Latrobe were premiers.
1970 - Latrobe were premiers.
1971 - Latrobe were premiers.
1972 - Grand Final : Latrobe defeated Burnie.
1973 - Cooee were premiers.
1974 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
- Burnie,
- Cooee,
- Devonport,
- East Devonport,
- Latrobe,
- Penguin,
- Ulverstone and
- Wynyard.
Burnie were premiers.
1975 - Wynyard were premiers.
1976 - Ulverstone were premiers.
1977 - Penguin were premiers.
1978 - Cooee were premiers.
1979 - Wynyard were premiers.
1980 - Penguin were premiers.
1981 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
- Burnie,
- Cooee,
- Devonport,
- East Devonport,
- Latrobe,
- Penguin,
- Ulverstone and
- Wynyard.
1985 - Participating clubs included Cooee (final season).
1986 - Participating clubs included Burnie.
1987 :
The Northern Tasmanian FU changed name to the Northern Tasmanian FL.
Grand Final - Ulverstone defeated East Devonport.
1988 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
- Burnie Tigers,
- East Devonport,
- Latrobe,
- Penguin,
- Scottsdale,
- Smithton,
- Ulverstone and
- Wynyard.
Grand Final - East Devonport defeated Burnie by 4 points at Devonport.
1989 - Scottsdale were premiers.
1990 :
Participating clubs included :
- Deloraine (7th),
- Scottsdale,
- Ulverstone and
- 8 others (total of 11).
Grand Final - Ulverstone defeated Scottsdale.
1991 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after H&As) :
1. Ulverstone,
2. Smithton,
3. Launceston,
4. Scottsdale,
5. Wynyard,
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6. East Devonport,
7. Latrobe,
8. Burnie,
9. Penguin and
10. Deloraine.
Finals Series :
- Elimination Final - Wynyard defeated Scottsdale.
- Qualifying Final - Smithton defeated Launceston.
- First Semi-Final - Launceston defeated Wynyard.
- Second Semi-Final - Smithton defeated Ulverstone.
- Preliminary Final - Ulverstone defeated Launceston.
- Grand Final - Smithton 18.9.117 defeated Ulverstone 10.9.69.
1992 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
- Burnie,
- Deloraine,
- East Devonport,
- Latrobe,
- Launceston,
- Penguin,
- Scottsdale,
- Smithton,
- Ulverstone and
- Wynyard.
1997 - Participating clubs included South Burnie (debut).
1998 :
Participating clubs included :
- Launceston (rejoined),
- South Burnie (final season) and
- South Launceston (rejoined).
1998ish :
Participating clubs were (complete, excepting those listed in exactly 1998) :
- Deloraine,
- East Devonport,
- Latrobe,
- Penguin,
- Scottsdale,
- Smithton,
- Ulverstone and
- Wynyard.
2001 :
Participating clubs included :
- Burnie (debut, premiers & champions),
- Devonport (debut),
- Northern Bombers (debut),
- Ulverstone.
Grand Final - Burnie 17.14 116 defeated Northern Bombers 7.10 52.
2004-05 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
- Burnie,
- Devonport,
- East Devonport,
- Latrobe,
- Launceston,
- North Launceston,
- Penguin,
- South Launceston,
- Smithton,
- Ulverstone and
- Wynyard.
2006-15 - ?.
2016 :
Participating clubs included :[source]
- East Devonport and
- Latrobe.
Nearby, Like-Named or Otherwise Related Clubs & Leagues :
- Northern Tasmanian FA (Tasmania - newer).
- Northern Tasmanian FA (Tasmania - older).
Links :
- Northern Tasmanian FL (Unofficial).