# Launceston Football Club

The Launceston Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is an Australian rules football club, located in the West Tamar suburb of Riverside, seven kilometres north of the Launceston CBD and currently play in the Tasmanian State League in Tasmania, Australia.

## Club origins
### History

* Home ground – Windsor Park (1968–present)
* Established – 1875 (merged with Tamar Rowing Club in 1888 and Union Football Club in 1889)
* Playing colours – Navy blue and white
* Emblem – Blues
* Club motto – "Volumus vincere" ("The will to win")
* Club theme song – "Onwards to Victory" (Tune: "Notre Dame March")
* Affiliations – Northern FA (1882–1885), NTFA (1886–1986), NTFL (1987–1993), TFL (1994–1997), NTFL (1998–2008), TSL (2009–present)

## Premierships

* Northern Tasmanian Football Association (26): 1888, 1889, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1909, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1951, 1969, 1976, 1985
* Northern Tasmanian Football League (3): 2006, 2007, 2008
* Tasmanian Football League (4): 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022
* Tasmanian State Premierships (5): 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938

## Individual medal winners

Tasman Shields Trophy winners (NTFA)
* 1928 – N. Edwards
* 1929 – J. Milbourne
* 1933 – K. W. "Bill" Cahill
* 1936 – K. W. "Bill" Cahill
* 1939 – Tom Ryan
* 1946 – Lance Crosswell
* 1947 – Lance Crosswell
* 1951 – Darrell Crosswell
* 1959 – Bob Bye
* 1960 – Bob Bye
Hec Smith Memorial Medal winners
* 1968 – Alby Dunn
* 1976 – Paul Ellis
* 1980 – Grant Alford
* 1986 – D. Cook
William Leitch Medal winners
* Nil
Alistair Lynch Medal (Previously the "Tassie Medal") Winners
* 2011 – Tim Bristow
Darrel Baldock Medal winners
* 2003 – Adam Sanders (NTFL)
* 2004 – Anthony Taylor (NTFL)
* 2005 – Brian Finch (NTFL)

## Competition leading goalkickers

NTFA leading goalkickers
* 1889 – H. Murray (9)
* 1892 – P. Tabart (9)
* 1893 – R. Lawrence (11)
* 1894 – R. Lawrence (12)
* 1896 – J. Gorman (16)
* 1900 – P. Bird (15)
* 1905 – S. Willett (8)
* 1906 – Viv Valentine (12)
* 1911 – A. Ramsay (6) and R. Thomas (6)
* 1925 – B. Freeland (25)
* 1930 – J. Foley (70)
* 1931 – J. Foley (52)
* 1933 – H. Ranson (62)
* 1935 – A. Waddle (44)
* 1937 – L. Smith (59)
* 1938 – L. Smith (73)
* 1945 – M. Flood (71)
* 1948 – Ross McCrimmon (102)
* 1949 – Ross McCrimmon (83)
* 1950 – Ross McCrimmon (76)
* 1951 – Ross McCrimmon (55)
* 1955 – C. Tabe (67)
* 1967 – Dennis Seen (50)
* 1969 – Tony West (65)
* 1970 – Tony West (50)
* 1976 – Bob Smith (94)
* 1977 – Bob Smith (63)
* 1978 – Ian Donnachy (63)
* 1982 – Ian Donnachy (78)
NTFL leading goalkickers
* 2005 – Adam Derbyshire (93)
* 2006 – Adam Derbyshire (133)
* 2008 – Adam Derbyshire (133)
Tasmanian State League leading goalkickers
* 2010 – Brian Finch (94)
* 2011 – Brian Finch (104)
* 2013 - Sonny Whiting (85)
* 2018 - Mitch Thorp (62)
* 2020 - Dylan Riley (38)

## Senior coaches

| Coach | Years | Competition | Premierships |
| Bruce Carruthers | 1930 | NTFA | |
| Ron Ward | 1931 | NTFA | |
| Bruce Carruthers | 1932 | NTFA | |
| Keith Roberts | 1933 | NTFA | 1933 |
| Leo McAuley | 1933–1936 | NTFA | 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 |
| Jack Beveridge | 1937 | NTFA | 1937 |
| Maurie Johnson | 1938 | NTFA | 1938 |
| Bill Cahill | 1939 | NTFA | |
| John Elmer | 1940 | NTFA | 1940 |
| Bill Cahill | 1941 | NTFA | |
| Trevor Ranson | 1945 | NTFA | 1945 |
| Alan Crawford | 1946 | NTFA | |
| Ken Walker | 1947–1949 | NTFA | |
| Noel Atkins | 1950–1951 | NTFA | 1951 |
| Geoffrey Martin | 1952 | NTFA | |
| Noel Atkins | 1953–1956 | NTFA | |
| Len Toyne | 1957–1958 | NTFA | |
| Haydn Bunton, Jr. | 1959 | NTFA | |
| M. Kelleher | 1960 | NTFA | |
| R. McVilley | 1961 | NTFA | |
| Trevor Leo | 1962 | NTFA | |
| Graeme Lee | 1963–1967 | NTFA | |
| Bob Withers | 1968–1969 | NTFA | 1969 |
| Bruce Armstrong | 1970 | NTFA | |
| Bob Withers | 1971–1974 | NTFA | |
| K. Roberts | 1975 | NTFA | |
| Phil Haughan | 1976–1977 | NTFA | 1976 |
| Grant Allford | 1978–1979 | NTFA | |
| Peter Maksimovic | 1980 | NTFA | |
| Paul O’Donoghue | 1981–1983 | NTFA | |
| Kerry Sanders | 1984–1985 | NTFA | 1985 |
| Paul O’Donoghue | 1986 | NTFA | |
| Kerry Sanders | 1987 | NTFL | |
| Verdun Howell | 1988–1989 | NTFL | |
| F. Woolley | 1990 | NTFL | |
| Paul O’Donoghue | 1991–1992 | NTFL, TFL | |
| Chris Whitford | 1993 | TFL | |
| Peter Chisnall | 1994–1995 | TFL | |
| Chris Whitford | 1995 | TFL | |
| Michael Lockman | 1996–1997 | TFL | |
| Paul Bryce | 1998 | NTFL | |
| Brett Hadley | 1999 | NTFL | |
| Clayton Sturzaker | 2000–2002 | NTFL | |
| Adam Sanders | 2003–2009 | NTFL, TSL | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Anthony Taylor | 2010–2012 | TSL | 2011 |
| Brennan Savage | 2013 | TSL | |
| Scott Stephens | 2014–2015 | TSL | |
| Chris Hills | 2016 | TSL | |
| Sam Lonergan | 2016–2018 | TSL | |
| Mitch Thorp | 2019- | TSL | 2020 |

## Club records

Club record score
* 46.18 (294) v Deloraine 10.11 (71) – 1984
Most goals in a match
* A. Derbyshire (18) v Penguin – 2008
Most goals in a season
* A. Derbyshire (140) – 2008
Club record goalkicker (all-time)
* A. Derbyshire (676) from 2000 to 2009; 2012
Club record games holder
* Beau Green (256) from 1999 to 2014
Club record match attendance
* 8,617 – Launceston v Longford at York Park (1957 NTFA Grand Final)

## Notable players

There is a list of past and present Launceston players who have played at AFL/VFL:
* Colby McKercher

## Club song

The club song is sung to the tune of Notre Dame Victory March