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

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

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 –

1905 – North Launceston (unofficial)
1906 – North Launceston (unofficial)
1928 – City
1930 – City
1932 – City
1933 – Launceston
1934 – Launceston
1935 – Launceston
1937 – Launceston
1938 – Launceston
1947 – North Launceston
1949 – North Launceston
1950 – North Launceston
1954 – City
1957 – Longford
1960 – City-South
1966 – City-South
1972 – City-South
1973 – Scottsdale

Best and Fairests

Hardesty Cup

1924 - L. J. Keogh

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

Full Points Footy: NTFA Summary Chart 1896 to 1986