North Launceston Football Club Explained

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Fullname:	North Launceston Football Club
Formernames:	Railway Football Club
Nicknames:	Bombers
Clubsong:	"See the Bombers fly up"
Season:	2023
Afterfinals:	2nd
Home&Amp;Away:	2nd
Topgoalkicker:	Bradley Cox-Goodyer (58)
President:	Thane Brady
Coach:	Bradley Cox-Goodyer
Ground:	York Park, Launceston
Capacity:	21,000
Premierships:	TSL (8) Tasmanian State Premiership (3)
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The North Launceston Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is an Australian rules football club based in the Tasmanian city of Launceston. The club will compete in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) in 2025.^[1]

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.^[2]

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 won the Tasmanian State Premiership in 1905 and 1906 (both unofficial), 1947, 1949, 1950, 1995 and 1998.

The club accepted an invitation to join the new Tasmanian State League that commenced in 2009. Since 2014, the club has been a dominant force in the league, reaching every Grand Final between 2014 and 2021 for five premierships: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Honours

Tasmanian Football League (8): 1995, 1998, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
Tasmanian State Premiership (3): 1947, 1949, 1950

Notes

Seasons

Source:^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

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Men's

Seniors

Year	League					Coach	Captain	Best and fairest	Leading goalkicker
1893	align=center	NTFA JA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center						align=center		align=center
1894	align=center	NTFA JA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center						align=center		align=center
1895	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center						align=center		align=center
1896	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center						align=center		align=center
1897	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center						align=center		align=center
1898	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center						align=center		align=center
1899	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center			H. Brown			align=center		align=center
1900	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center			J. C. Forbes			align=center		align=center
1901	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center			A. Edwards			align=center		align=center
1902	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center			A. Edwards			align=center		align=center
1903	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center			L. W. Findlay			align=center		align=center
1904	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		B. Carter	L. W. Findlay			align=center		align=center
1905	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		B. Carter	L. W. Findlay			align=center		align=center
1906	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		B. Carter	L. W. Findlay			align=center		align=center
1907	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		B. Carter	H. Robson			align=center		align=center
1908	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center			L. W. Findlay			align=center		align=center
1909	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center			T. Towel			align=center		align=center
1910	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		C. J. Searl	D. Munro			align=center		align=center
1911	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		C. J. Searl	H. Hutchinson			align=center		align=center
1912	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		B. Carter	H. Hutchinson			align=center		align=center
1913	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		C. J. Searl	H. Hutchinson			align=center		align=center
1914	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center			M. Wilson; J. B. Courtney			align=center		align=center
1915	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center			J. B. Courtney			align=center		align=center
1916	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center						align=center		align=center
1917	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center						align=center		align=center
1918	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center						align=center		align=center
1919	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		R. Coogan	A. G. Scott; C. Coogan			align=center		align=center
1920	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		L. W. Findlay	R. J. Holyman			align=center		align=center
1921	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		L. W. Findlay	G. W. Turner			align=center		align=center
1922	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		P. J. Martyn	P. J. Martyn			align=center		align=center
1923	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Hutchinson; Winstanley	G. W. Turner			align=center		align=center
1924	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		C. A. Fowler	D. G. Scott			align=center		align=center
1925	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		H. H. Sutton	H. H. Sutton			align=center		align=center
1926	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		F. J. Odgers	F. J. Odgers	M. Munro		align=center		align=center
1927	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		F. J. Odgers	J. Gaitskell	J. Elmer		align=center		align=center
1928	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		F. J. Odgers	J. Gaitskell	Raynor Summers		align=center		align=center
1929	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		F. J. Odgers	J. Gaitskell	P. Hartnett		align=center		align=center
1930	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Bill Adams	Bill Adams	H. Cunningham		align=center		align=center
1931	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Alan Scott	Alan Scott	L. Healey		align=center		align=center
1932	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Alan Scott	Alan Scott			align=center		align=center
1933	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		H. Cunningham	H. Cunningham; Sutherland	H. Dixon		align=center		align=center
1934	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		H. Cunningham	H. Cunningham			align=center		align=center
1935	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		H. Cunningham	H. Cunningham	H. Cunningham		align=center		align=center
1936	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		P. W. Snowball	P. W. Snowball			align=center		align=center
1937	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		G. Strang	G. Strang	F. Smith		align=center		align=center
1938	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		F. Barnes	F. Barnes; Longhurst	F. Smith		align=center		align=center
1939	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Cecil Pettiona	Cecil Pettiona	F. Smith		align=center		align=center
1940	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Cecil Pettiona	Cecil Pettiona			align=center		align=center
1941	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Joe Sankey	Joe Sankey	F. Horesnail		align=center		align=center
1942	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center						align=center		align=center
1943	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center						align=center		align=center
1944	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center						align=center		align=center
1945	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Gavin Luttrell	Gavin Luttrell	G. Huxley		align=center		align=center
1946	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Gavin Luttrell	Gavin Luttrell	W. Hird		align=center		align=center
1947	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Gavin Luttrell	Gavin Luttrell	M. Mitchell		align=center		align=center
1948	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Gavin Luttrell	Gavin Luttrell	Raynor Summers		align=center		align=center
1949	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Gavin Luttrell	J. Bennett	M. Mitchell		align=center		align=center
1950	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Gavin Luttrell	R. Castles	N. Clarke		align=center		align=center
1951	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Gavin Luttrell	R. Castles	Raynor Summers; W. Hird		align=center		align=center
1952	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Doug Williams	Doug Williams	W. Byrne		align=center		align=center
1953	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		John Leedham	John Leedham	W. Byrne		align=center		align=center
1954	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Jack Hawksley	John Leedham	P. Vincent		align=center		align=center
1955	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Jim Ross Raynor Summers	Jim Ross Raynor Summers	G. Hawksley		align=center		align=center
1956	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Jim Ross	Jim Ross	Jim Ross		align=center		align=center
1957	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Jim Ross	Jim Ross	R. Dargavel		align=center		align=center
1958	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Raynor Summers	Raynor Summers	R. Apted		align=center		align=center
1959	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Jack Hawksley	Jack Hawksley	W. Manion; Kevin McLean		align=center		align=center
1960	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Bob Withers	Bob Withers	L. Sharp		align=center		align=center
1961	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Bob Withers	Bob Withers	S. Wing		align=center		align=center
1962	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Bob Withers	Bob Withers	Kevin McLean		align=center		align=center
1963	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Bob Withers	Bob Withers	L. Sharp		align=center		align=center
1964	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Bob Withers	Bob Withers	C. Thompson		align=center		align=center
1965	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Bob Withers	Bob Withers	W. Manion		align=center		align=center
1966	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Bob Withers	Bob Withers	W. Manion		align=center		align=center
1967	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Bob Withers	Bob Withers	Kevin McLean		align=center		align=center
1968	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Trevor Somerville	Trevor Somerville			align=center		align=center
1969	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Kevin McLean	Kevin McLean	Kevin McLean		align=center		align=center
1970	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Kevin McLean	Kevin McLean	D. Peck		align=center		align=center
1971	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Kevin McLean	Kevin McLean	P. Sellers		align=center		align=center
1972	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Tony Haenen	Tony Haenen	I. Von Schill		align=center		align=center
1973	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Tony Haenen	Tony Haenen	M. Hawkins		align=center		align=center
1974	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Tony Haenen	Tony Haenen	T. Pickett		align=center		align=center
1975	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Peter Daniel	Peter Daniel	T. Pickett		align=center		align=center
1976	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Peter Daniel	Peter Daniel	R. Spencer		align=center		align=center
1977	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Peter Daniel	Peter Daniel	G. Hunnibell		align=center		align=center
1978	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Peter Daniel	Peter Daniel	N. Maynard		align=center		align=center
1979	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Peter Daniel	Peter Daniel	S. Carey		align=center		align=center
1980	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Peter Daniel	Peter Daniel	A. Downes		align=center		align=center
1981	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Peter Daniel	Peter Daniel	Graeme Hunnibell		align=center		align=center
1982	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Peter Daniel	Peter Daniel	Stephen Hay		align=center		align=center
1983	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Tony Young	Ricky Young	Brett Manion		align=center		align=center
1984	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Tony Young	Ricky Young	Kym Marsh		align=center		align=center
1985	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Tony Young	Ricky Young	Brett Hughes		align=center		align=center
1986	align=center	NTFA	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Robbie Sanders	Jim Smith	Greg Eaves		align=center		align=center
align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Tony Young	Ricky Young	Anthony Brand		align=center		align=center
1987	align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Tony Young	Ricky Young	Mark Evans		align=center		align=center
1988	align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Steve Goulding	Steve Goulding	Chris Whitford		align=center		align=center
1989	align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Steve Goulding	Steve Goulding	Steve Goulding		align=center		align=center
1990	align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Steve Goulding	Steve Goulding	Steve Goulding		align=center		align=center
1991	align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Steve Goulding	Robert Groenewegen	Andrew Dunkley		align=center		align=center
1992	align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Steve Goulding	Robert Groenewegen	Rowen Thorne		align=center		align=center
1993	align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		David Rhys-Jones	David Rhys-Jones	Todd Spearman; Craig Davies		align=center		align=center
1994	align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		David Rhys-Jones	David Rhys-Jones	Steane Kremerskothen		align=center		align=center
1995	align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		David Rhys-Jones	Steane Kremerskothen	Wes Lewis		align=center		align=center
1996	align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Wes Lewis	Steane Kremerskothen	Jason Gibson		align=center		align=center
1997	align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Wes Lewis	Dale Chugg	Steane Kremerskothen		align=center		align=center
1998	align=center	TFLSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Matthew Armstrong	Matthew Armstrong	Nathan Howard		align=center		align=center
1999	align=center	TSFL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Rod Hill	Dale Chugg	Darren Trevena		align=center		align=center
2000	align=center	SWL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Garry McIntosh	Dale Chugg; Nathan Howard	Michael Praciak		align=center		align=center
2001	align=center	NTFL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Garry McIntosh	Kym Curtis	Dale O'Neill		align=center		align=center
2002	align=center	NTFL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Rod Keogh	Kym Curtis	Paul McKendrick		align=center		align=center
2003	align=center	NTFL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Rod Keogh	Kym Curtis	Kym Curtis		align=center		align=center
2004	align=center	NTFL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Rod Keogh	Josh Nunn	Robert Gilligan		align=center		align=center
2005	align=center	NTFL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Rod Keogh	Josh Nunn	G. Dunne		align=center		align=center
2006	align=center	NTFL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Rod Keogh	Shane Wager	Robert Gilligan		align=center		align=center
2007	align=center	NTFL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Shane Wager	Shane Wager	Adam Viney		align=center		align=center
2008	align=center	NTFL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Chris Whitford	Alan O'Sign	Leigh Harding		align=center		align=center
2009	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Chris Whitford	Alan O'Sign; Shane Wager	Shane Wager		align=center		align=center
2010	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Paul Atkins	Shane Wager	Michael Praciak		align=center		align=center
2011	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Jeff Dunne	Shane Wager	Darren Crawford		align=center		align=center
2012	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Zane Littlejohn	Darren Crawford	S. Carins		align=center		align=center
2013	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Zane Littlejohn				align=center		align=center
2014	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Zane Littlejohn			Brad Cox-Goodyer^[6]	align=center		align=center
2015	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Zane Littlejohn				align=center		align=center
2016	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Zane Littlejohn			Brad Cox-Goodyer	align=center		align=center
2017	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Tom Couch		Brad Cox-Goodyer	Brad Cox-Goodyer	align=center		align=center
2018	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Taylor Whitford			Brad Cox-Goodyer	align=center		align=center
2019	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Taylor Whitford			Brad Cox-Goodyer	align=center		align=center
2020	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Taylor Whitford				align=center		align=center
2021	align=center	TSL	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		Brad Cox-Goodyer		Brad Cox-Goodyer^[7]	Brad Cox-Goodyer	align=center		align=center
2022	align=center	TSL	align=center	5th	align=center	9	align=center	9	align=center	0	Brad Cox-Goodyer		Jack Avent; Alex Lee		align=center		align=center	^[8]
2023	align=center	TSL	style=background:#C0BFBD; align=center	2nd	align=center	15	align=center	3	align=center	0	Brad Cox-Goodyer		Alex Lee; Ben Simpson	style=background:#FAECC8	Brad Cox-Goodyer	style=background:#FAECC8; align=center	53	align=center	^[9]
align=center	2024	align=center	TSL	style=background:#F0E68C; align=center	1st	align=center	18	align=center	0	align=center	0	Adrian Smith			style=background:#FAECC8	Harvey Griffiths^[10]	style=background:#FAECC8; align=center	53	align=center	^[11]

Notes and References

Web site: Allen . Brian . NTFA reveals six clubs for inaugural Premier League competition . The Examiner . 23 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241123140326/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8564783/ntfas-inaugural-premier-league-clubs-revealed-for-season-2025/ . 23 November 2024 . 22 March 2024.
Web site: Northern Bombers – History. 2008-06-14.
Web site: History of the North Launceston Football Club . North Launceston Football Club . 15 March 2018 . 15 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180315054406/https://www.northlauncestonfc.com.au/web_assets/data/History/NLFC%20History%20Book%20-%20Updated%20April%202012.pdf . bot: unknown .
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