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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, Tasmania|Launceston]].
The three most successful clubs of the old NTFA, [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]], [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] and [[South Launceston Football Club|City-South]], went on to compete in the short-lived [[Tasmanian Football League|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 (Tasmania)|Southern Football League]], The northern clubs formed a competition called the [[Northern Tasmanian Football Association (formed 1996)|Northern Tasmanian Football Association]]. There is no relationship between the old and new NTFA.
==NTFA premierships==
===Winners by year===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Premiers
! Def.
! Runner-up
! Year
! Premiers
! Def.
! Runner-up
|-
| 1886
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
|
|
| 1937
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 11.11 (77)
| def.
| North Launceston 10.10 (70)
|-
| 1887
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
|
|
| 1938
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 12.14 (86)
| def.
| City 8.13 (61)
|-
| 1888
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
|
|
| 1939
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] 13.9 (87)
| def.
| North Launceston 8.11 (59)
|-
| 1889
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
|
|
| 1940
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 12.17 (89)
| def.
| Longford 6.9 (45)
|-
| 1890
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
|
|
| 1941
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] 16.23 (119)
| def.
| North Launceston 7.12 (54)
|-
| 1891
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
|
|
| 1942–44
| (World War Two)
|
|
|-
| 1892
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
|
|
| 1945
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 8.13 (61)
| def.
| North Launceston 8.7 (55)
|-
| 1893
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
|
|
| 1946
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 11.11 (77)
| def.
| City 8.11 (59)
|-
| 1894
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
|
|
| 1947
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 18.14 (122)
| def.
| City 5.13 (43)
|-
| 1895
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
|
|
| 1948
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 12.14 (86)
| def.
| Launceston 13.4 (82)
|-
| 1896
| Fitzroy
|
|
| 1949
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 10.15 (75)
| def.
| Launceston 9.14 (68)
|-
| 1897
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
|
|
| 1950
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 13.11 (89)
| def.
| City 8.11 (59)
|-
| 1898
| [[North Launceston Football Club|Essendon]]
|
|
| 1951
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 10.15 (75)
| def.
| City 9.9 (63)
|-
| 1899
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
|
|
| 1952
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] 12.11 (83)
| def.
| Scottsdale 9.9 (63)
|-
| 1900
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
|
|
| 1953
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] 10.12 (72)
| def.
| Longford 9.12 (66)
|-
| 1901
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1954
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] 12.13 (85)
| def.
| Launceston 7.13 (55)
|-
| 1902
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1955
| [[Longford Football Club|Longford]] 13.7 (85)
| def.
| City 10.13 (73)
|-
| 1903
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1956
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] 10.6 (66)
| def.
| North Launceston 9.4 (58)
|-
| 1904
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1957
| [[Longford Football Club|Longford]] 11.11 (77)
| def.
| Launceston 6.7 (43)
|-
| 1905
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 7.6 (48)
| def.
| Launceston 6.9 (45)
| 1958
| [[Longford Football Club|Longford]] 14.12 (96)
| def.
| North Launceston 12.18 (90)
|-
| 1906
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1959
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City-South]] 13.10 (88)
| def.
| Longford 9.13 (67)
|-
| 1907
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1960
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City-South]] 11.19 (85)
| def.
| North Launceston 12.8 (80)
|-
| 1908
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1961
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 8.11 (59)
| def.
| Longford 8.10 (58)
|-
| 1909
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1962
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City-South]] 11.10 (76)
| def.
| Longford 8.13 (61)
|-
| 1910
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] 7.19 (61)
| def.
| North Launceston 7.7 (49)
| 1963
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 7.17 (59)
| def.
| Longford 8.9 (57)
|-
| 1911
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 6.13 (49)
| def.
| City 3.5 (23)
| 1964
| [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]] 8.15 (63)
| def.
| City-South 6.7 (43)
|-
| 1912
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1965
| [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]] 19.21 (135)
| def.
| North Launceston 11.13 (79)
|-
| 1913
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1966
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City-South]] 9.13 (67)
| def.
| Scottsdale 7.7 (49)
|-
| 1914
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1967
| [[South Launceston Football Club|East Launceston]] 9.12 (66)
| def.
| North Launceston 8.16 (64)
|-
| 1915–18
| (World War One)
|
|
| 1968
| [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]] 8.18 (66)
| def.
| Launceston 8.12 (60)
|-
| 1919
| (Influenza epidemic)
|
|
| 1969
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 23.11 (149)
| def.
| East Launceston 16.9 (105)
|-
| 1920
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1970
| [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]] 18.16 (124)
| def.
| Launceston 14.15 (99)
|-
| 1921
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] 8.10 (58)
| def.
| North Launceston 7.4 (46)
| 1971
| [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]] 21.10 (136)
| def.
| City-South 5.13 (43)
|-
| 1922
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1972
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City-South]] 11.7 (73)
| def.
| Launceston 2.15 (27)
|-
| 1923
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]]
|
| (No Final Played)
| 1973
| [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]] 11.12 (78)
| def.
| North Launceston 10.7 (67)
|-
| 1924
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 6.13 (49)
| def.
| City 3.3 (21)
| 1974
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City-South]] 5.13 (43)
| def.
| Scottsdale 2.10 (22)
|-
| 1925
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 8.8 (56)
| def.
| Launceston 6.11 (47)
| 1975
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 16.14 (110)
| def.
| Scottsdale 8.10 (58)
|-
| 1926
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 7.18 (60)
| def.
| City 6.11 (47)
| 1976
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 13.10 (88)
| def.
| North Launceston 12.15 (87)
|-
| 1927
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 9.8 (62)
| def.
| Launceston 6.10 (46)
| 1977
| [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]] 15.19 (109)
| def.
| North Launceston 10.10 (70)
|-
| 1928
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] 8.6 (54)
| def.
| North Launceston 5.8 (38)
| 1978
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 14.12 (96)
| def.
| Launceston 11.17 (83)
|-
| 1929
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 9.8 (62)
| def.
| North Launceston 6.10 (46)
| 1979
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 15.7 (97)
| def.
| Scottsdale 13.17 (95)
|-
| 1930
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] 15.19 (109)
| def.
| Launceston 8.10 (58)
| 1980
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 15.13 (103)
| def.
| City-South 11.13 (79)
|-
| 1931
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 10.13 (73)
| def.
| Longford 6.7 (43)
| 1981
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 14.21 (105)
| def.
| Launceston 12.8 (80)
|-
| 1932
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City]] 6.15 (51)
| def.
| North Launceston 5.18 (48)
| 1982
| [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]] 19.9 (123)
| def.
| Launceston 12.10 (82)
|-
| 1933
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 13.14 (92)
| def.
| City 7.8 (50)
| 1983
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] 14.14 (98)
| def.
| Longford 10.10 (70)
|-
| 1934
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 14.22 (106)
| def.
| North Launceston 6.15 (51)
| 1984
| [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]] 13.11 (89)
| def.
| Launceston 13.7 (85)
|-
| 1935
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 14.9 (93)
| def.
| North Launceston 12.12 (84)
| 1985
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 19.22 (136)
| def.
| North Launceston 12.11 (83)
|-
| 1936
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] 15.21 (111)
| def.
| North Launceston 10.15 (75)
| 1986
| [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]] 20.14 (134)
| def.
| Longford 17.11 (113)
|}
[[File:North Launceston FC 1923.jpg|400px|right|thumb|The North Launceston Football Club in 1923]]
===Most wins===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Club
! Premierships
|-
| [[South Launceston Football Club|City-South]]
| 28
|-
| [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
| 26
|-
| [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]]
| 24
|-
| [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]]
| 10
|-
| [[Longford Football Club|Longford]]
| 3
|-
| [[South Launceston Football Club|East Launceston]]
| 1
|-
| Fitzroy (NTFA)
| 1
|}
==[[Tasmanian State Premiership]]==
{{main|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 Football Club|North Launceston]] ''(unofficial)''
* 1906 – [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]] ''(unofficial)''
* 1928 – [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
* 1930 – [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
* 1932 – [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
* 1933 – [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
* 1934 – [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
* 1935 – [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
* 1937 – [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
* 1938 – [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
* 1947 – [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]]
* 1949 – [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]]
* 1950 – [[North Launceston Football Club|North Launceston]]
* 1954 – [[South Launceston Football Club|City]]
* 1957 – [[Longford Football Club|Longford]]
* 1960 – [[South Launceston Football Club|City-South]]
* 1966 – [[South Launceston Football Club|City-South]]
* 1972 – [[South Launceston Football Club|City-South]]
* 1973 – [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]]
==Best and Fairests==
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'''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 (Australian footballer)|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 A. Ross|Jim Ross]]
* 1957 – [[John Fitzallen]]
* 1958 – [[Jim A. Ross|Jim Ross]]
* 1959 – Bob Bye
* 1960 – Bob Bye
* 1961 – Eddie Thomas
* 1962 – Darrell Pitcher
* 1963 – Kevin McLean
* 1964 – Charlie Thompson
* 1965 – Nigel Wilson
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'''Hec Smith Memorial Medal'''
* 1966 – [[Barry Lawrence]]
* 1967 – Peter Webb
* 1968 – [[Alby Dunn]]
* 1969 – [[John Burns (Australian rules footballer)|John Burns]]
* 1970 – John Davis
* 1971 – Stuart Palmer
* 1972 – Max Hadley
* 1973 – [[Derek Peardon]]
* 1974 – David Berne
* 1975 – [[Ian Marsh (footballer)|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
[[File:LaurieNashCity.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Laurie Nash won two Tasman Shields Trophies]]
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==References==
*[http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/ntfa_summary_chart.htm Full Points Footy: NTFA Summary Chart 1896 to 1986]
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