Claremont Football Club (Tasmania)

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Claremont
Full nameClaremont Football Club
NicknameMagpies
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1924
LeagueSouthern Football League
Home groundAbbotsfield Park
PresidentChristine Carr
Head coachKim Excell
CaptainNathan Brown
2015Premiers

The Claremont Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies, is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia. The club wears a Collingwood-style jumper and has the mascot the Magpies.

Claremont Junior Football Club wears a Bulldogs strip to prevent a clash with neighbouring club Glenorchy Magpies who also wear black and white.

Home grounds, club achievements and records

  • Claremont Soccer Ground – 1924–1948
  • Cadbury's Oval – 1949– 1970
  • Abbotsfield Park – 1971– present
  • Founded – 1924
  • Colours – Black and white (originally green and yellow)
  • Emblem – Magpies
  • Tasmanian Amateur Football League- Southern Division premierships
    • 1965, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
  • Tasmanian Amateur Football League State Championship- Conder Shield winners
    • 1968, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993
  • Tasmanian Amateur Football League- Southern Division District premierships
    • 1981, 1984, 1986
  • Walter Howard Medallists – (Best and fairest player – TAFL Southern Division)
    • 1948 – K. Brassington
    • 1959 – J. Leask (tied)
    • 1959 – E. Mitchell (tied)
    • 1960 – E. Mitchell
    • 1966 – N. Hanley
    • 1980 – M. Mason
    • 1984 – J. Moles
    • 1985 – M. Mason
    • 1992 – J. Salter
  • Peter Hodgman Medallists: – (Best and fairest player – STFL)
    • 1996 – J. Gulliver
  • Club record games holder:
    • R. Blackwell – 334 games
  • SFL premierships
    • 2015, 2016
  • SFL runners-up
    • 1997, 2014
  • SFL leading goalkickers
    • 2010: Clinton Curtain (87)
    • 2015: Sean Salter (101)
  • Record finals attendance – Southern Football League
    • Unknown
  • Club record score
    • Unknown
  • Club record quarter
    • Unknown

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