# North Launceston Football Club

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.

## 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.
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

* ↑ As "Northern Bombers FC"

## Seasons

Source:
| Premiers | Grand Finalist | Minor premiers | Finals appearance | Wooden spoon | League leading goalkicker | League best and fairest |

### Men's
#### Seniors

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