# 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 | Def. | Runner-up | Year | Premiers | Def. | Runner-up |
| 1886 | City | | | 1937 | Launceston 11.11 (77) | def. | North Launceston 10.10 (70) |
| 1887 | City | | | 1938 | Launceston 12.14 (86) | def. | City 8.13 (61) |
| 1888 | Launceston | | | 1939 | City 13.9 (87) | def. | North Launceston 8.11 (59) |
| 1889 | Launceston | | | 1940 | Launceston 12.17 (89) | def. | Longford 6.9 (45) |
| 1890 | City | | | 1941 | City 16.23 (119) | def. | North Launceston 7.12 (54) |
| 1891 | City | | | 1942–44 | (World War Two) | | |
| 1892 | Launceston | | | 1945 | Launceston 8.13 (61) | def. | North Launceston 8.7 (55) |
| 1893 | Launceston | | | 1946 | North Launceston 11.11 (77) | def. | City 8.11 (59) |
| 1894 | Launceston | | | 1947 | North Launceston 18.14 (122) | def. | City 5.13 (43) |
| 1895 | City | | | 1948 | North Launceston 12.14 (86) | def. | Launceston 13.4 (82) |
| 1896 | Fitzroy | | | 1949 | North Launceston 10.15 (75) | def. | Launceston 9.14 (68) |
| 1897 | Launceston | | | 1950 | North Launceston 13.11 (89) | def. | City 8.11 (59) |
| 1898 | Essendon | | | 1951 | Launceston 10.15 (75) | def. | City 9.9 (63) |
| 1899 | Launceston | | | 1952 | City 12.11 (83) | def. | Scottsdale 9.9 (63) |
| 1900 | Launceston | | | 1953 | City 10.12 (72) | def. | Longford 9.12 (66) |
| 1901 | North Launceston | | (No Final Played) | 1954 | City 12.13 (85) | def. | Launceston 7.13 (55) |
| 1902 | City | | (No Final Played) | 1955 | Longford 13.7 (85) | def. | City 10.13 (73) |
| 1903 | City | | (No Final Played) | 1956 | City 10.6 (66) | def. | North Launceston 9.4 (58) |
| 1904 | North Launceston | | (No Final Played) | 1957 | Longford 11.11 (77) | def. | Launceston 6.7 (43) |
| 1905 | North Launceston 7.6 (48) | def. | Launceston 6.9 (45) | 1958 | Longford 14.12 (96) | def. | North Launceston 12.18 (90) |
| 1906 | North Launceston | | (No Final Played) | 1959 | City-South 13.10 (88) | def. | Longford 9.13 (67) |
| 1907 | City | | (No Final Played) | 1960 | City-South 11.19 (85) | def. | North Launceston 12.8 (80) |
| 1908 | City | | (No Final Played) | 1961 | North Launceston 8.11 (59) | def. | Longford 8.10 (58) |
| 1909 | Launceston | | (No Final Played) | 1962 | City-South 11.10 (76) | def. | Longford 8.13 (61) |
| 1910 | City 7.19 (61) | def. | North Launceston 7.7 (49) | 1963 | North Launceston 7.17 (59) | def. | Longford 8.9 (57) |
| 1911 | North Launceston 6.13 (49) | def. | City 3.5 (23) | 1964 | Scottsdale 8.15 (63) | def. | City-South 6.7 (43) |
| 1912 | North Launceston | | (No Final Played) | 1965 | Scottsdale 19.21 (135) | def. | North Launceston 11.13 (79) |
| 1913 | Launceston | | (No Final Played) | 1966 | City-South 9.13 (67) | def. | Scottsdale 7.7 (49) |
| 1914 | City | | (No Final Played) | 1967 | East Launceston 9.12 (66) | def. | North Launceston 8.16 (64) |
| 1915–18 | (World War One) | | | 1968 | Scottsdale 8.18 (66) | def. | Launceston 8.12 (60) |
| 1919 | (Influenza epidemic) | | | 1969 | Launceston 23.11 (149) | def. | East Launceston 16.9 (105) |
| 1920 | Launceston | | (No Final Played) | 1970 | Scottsdale 18.16 (124) | def. | Launceston 14.15 (99) |
| 1921 | City 8.10 (58) | def. | North Launceston 7.4 (46) | 1971 | Scottsdale 21.10 (136) | def. | City-South 5.13 (43) |
| 1922 | City | | (No Final Played) | 1972 | City-South 11.7 (73) | def. | Launceston 2.15 (27) |
| 1923 | North Launceston | | (No Final Played) | 1973 | Scottsdale 11.12 (78) | def. | North Launceston 10.7 (67) |
| 1924 | Launceston 6.13 (49) | def. | City 3.3 (21) | 1974 | City-South 5.13 (43) | def. | Scottsdale 2.10 (22) |
| 1925 | North Launceston 8.8 (56) | def. | Launceston 6.11 (47) | 1975 | North Launceston 16.14 (110) | def. | Scottsdale 8.10 (58) |
| 1926 | Launceston 7.18 (60) | def. | City 6.11 (47) | 1976 | Launceston 13.10 (88) | def. | North Launceston 12.15 (87) |
| 1927 | North Launceston 9.8 (62) | def. | Launceston 6.10 (46) | 1977 | Scottsdale 15.19 (109) | def. | North Launceston 10.10 (70) |
| 1928 | City 8.6 (54) | def. | North Launceston 5.8 (38) | 1978 | North Launceston 14.12 (96) | def. | Launceston 11.17 (83) |
| 1929 | Launceston 9.8 (62) | def. | North Launceston 6.10 (46) | 1979 | North Launceston 15.7 (97) | def. | Scottsdale 13.17 (95) |
| 1930 | City 15.19 (109) | def. | Launceston 8.10 (58) | 1980 | North Launceston 15.13 (103) | def. | City-South 11.13 (79) |
| 1931 | North Launceston 10.13 (73) | def. | Longford 6.7 (43) | 1981 | North Launceston 14.21 (105) | def. | Launceston 12.8 (80) |
| 1932 | City 6.15 (51) | def. | North Launceston 5.18 (48) | 1982 | Scottsdale 19.9 (123) | def. | Launceston 12.10 (82) |
| 1933 | Launceston 13.14 (92) | def. | City 7.8 (50) | 1983 | North Launceston 14.14 (98) | def. | Longford 10.10 (70) |
| 1934 | Launceston 14.22 (106) | def. | North Launceston 6.15 (51) | 1984 | Scottsdale 13.11 (89) | def. | Launceston 13.7 (85) |
| 1935 | Launceston 14.9 (93) | def. | North Launceston 12.12 (84) | 1985 | Launceston 19.22 (136) | def. | North Launceston 12.11 (83) |
| 1936 | Launceston 15.21 (111) | def. | North Launceston 10.15 (75) | 1986 | Scottsdale 20.14 (134) | def. | Longford 17.11 (113) |

### 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