Kingborough Tigers
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The Kingborough Football Club is an Australian rules football
club, based at Kingston, Tasmania
and currently playing in the Southern Football League
in Tasmania, Australia.
in 1893 as a junior club before playing its first senior match in the competition on 4 May 1895, against North Hobart
at the then STFA Ground, located on the present site of the Cornelian Bay hockey fields.
After leaving that competition at the completion of 1907, the club joined the Channel Football Association for one season in 1908 before joining the Kingborough Football Association, where it remained a member from 1909 to 1966.
After the horrific bushfires of Southern Tasmania in 1967
, the club absorbed the Longley Football Club and joined the Huon Football Association where it remained a member until it left the Association at the completion of the 1995 season to join the newly formed Southern Football League
in 1996.
The Tigers tasted immediate success in their new environment, making a Grand Final in their first season, suffering a narrow defeat to Channel and taking out a shock win in the 1997 Grand Final over Claremont.
After the SFL was split into two divisions from 2002-2008, the club was a member of the SFL Premier League where it competed amongst the Southern-based former clubs from the TFL
.
In 2004 Kingston changed their name to Kingborough Tigers in order to broaden their appeal in the Kingborough region, their stint in the Premier League saw them moderately competitive, making the Elimination Final on a number of occasions but further success avoided them.
After AFL Tasmania
formed a new statewide competition to start in 2009, this one known as the Tasmanian State League, all teams from the SFL Premier League, with the exception of Kingborough and New Norfolk were invited to join.
Kingborough Football Club were knocked back by the sport's governing body due to their poor standard longtime home ground, Kingston Beach Oval (also known as "The Pit").
In 2011 the club moved into its brand new home at Huntingfield near Kingston, known as the Twin Ovals Complex which has strengthened its case for future inclusion in the Tasmanian State League, the club has been earmarked as a possible merger candidate with the Hobart Football Club
by AFL Tasmania
which has been met with considerable opposition from both clubs.
On September 17 2011, the Tigers broke through for their first premiership title in fourteen years with an upset victory over the previously undefeated New Norfolk
in the SFL
Grand Final by 49-points.
In 1893 the club wore Rose, Primrose and Black before changing to Scarlet and Dark Blue the following year.
In 1909 the club wore Blue and White in its first season in the Kingborough Football Association before adopting a Green and White uniform in 1910 which it was to wear until 1920 when it adopted Red and Black and then Black and White before settling on the current Black and Gold colours it wears today.
Established – 1886 as Kingston Football Club (renamed Kingborough in 2004)
Playing Colours – Black & Gold (since 1920)
Emblem – Tigers
Club Theme Song – "We're from Tigerland" (Tune: "Row, Row, Row")
Affiliations – STFA
(1893-1907), Channel FA (1908), Kingborough FA (1909-1966), Huon FA (1967-1995), SFL
(1996-present)
Huon Football Association Premierships
Southern Football League
Premierships
Tasmanian State Premiership
s
Hodgman Medal Winners
Ivan Short Medal Winners
Tony Martyn Medal Winners
SFL
Leading Goalkickers
Most Goals in Match – Rodney Herweynan (18)
Most Goals in a Season – Wayne Fox (102) in 1994.
Club Record Games Holder – Ray Lorkin (500+)
Club Record Match Attendance
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club, based at Kingston, Tasmania
Kingston, Tasmania
Kingston is a township and region on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Nestled 15 km south of the city between and around several hills, Kingston is the council seat of its wider municipality, the Kingborough Council, and today serves as the gateway between Hobart and the...
and currently playing in the Southern Football League
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
in Tasmania, Australia.
Club Origins
The club was founded in 1886 as Kingston Football Club and joined the STFATasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
in 1893 as a junior club before playing its first senior match in the competition on 4 May 1895, against North Hobart
North Hobart Demons
The North Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League.Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big...
at the then STFA Ground, located on the present site of the Cornelian Bay hockey fields.
After leaving that competition at the completion of 1907, the club joined the Channel Football Association for one season in 1908 before joining the Kingborough Football Association, where it remained a member from 1909 to 1966.
After the horrific bushfires of Southern Tasmania in 1967
1967 Tasmanian fires
The 1967 Tasmanian fires were an Australian natural disaster which occurred on 7 February 1967, an event which became known as the Black Tuesday bushfires...
, the club absorbed the Longley Football Club and joined the Huon Football Association where it remained a member until it left the Association at the completion of the 1995 season to join the newly formed Southern Football League
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
in 1996.
The Tigers tasted immediate success in their new environment, making a Grand Final in their first season, suffering a narrow defeat to Channel and taking out a shock win in the 1997 Grand Final over Claremont.
After the SFL was split into two divisions from 2002-2008, the club was a member of the SFL Premier League where it competed amongst the Southern-based former clubs from the TFL
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
.
In 2004 Kingston changed their name to Kingborough Tigers in order to broaden their appeal in the Kingborough region, their stint in the Premier League saw them moderately competitive, making the Elimination Final on a number of occasions but further success avoided them.
After AFL Tasmania
AFL Tasmania
AFL Tasmania is the governing body for Australian rules football in Tasmania.The organisation is responsible for game development in the state. The organisation recently became affiliated with the Australian Football League and was formerly known as Football Tasmania.The body is responsible for...
formed a new statewide competition to start in 2009, this one known as the Tasmanian State League, all teams from the SFL Premier League, with the exception of Kingborough and New Norfolk were invited to join.
Kingborough Football Club were knocked back by the sport's governing body due to their poor standard longtime home ground, Kingston Beach Oval (also known as "The Pit").
In 2011 the club moved into its brand new home at Huntingfield near Kingston, known as the Twin Ovals Complex which has strengthened its case for future inclusion in the Tasmanian State League, the club has been earmarked as a possible merger candidate with the Hobart Football Club
Hobart Football Club
Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :...
by AFL Tasmania
AFL Tasmania
AFL Tasmania is the governing body for Australian rules football in Tasmania.The organisation is responsible for game development in the state. The organisation recently became affiliated with the Australian Football League and was formerly known as Football Tasmania.The body is responsible for...
which has been met with considerable opposition from both clubs.
On September 17 2011, the Tigers broke through for their first premiership title in fourteen years with an upset victory over the previously undefeated New Norfolk
New Norfolk Eagles
The New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947...
in the SFL
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
Grand Final by 49-points.
Club Colours
The Kingston/Kingborough Tigers Football Club has worn a variety of differently playing colours throughout its history.In 1893 the club wore Rose, Primrose and Black before changing to Scarlet and Dark Blue the following year.
In 1909 the club wore Blue and White in its first season in the Kingborough Football Association before adopting a Green and White uniform in 1910 which it was to wear until 1920 when it adopted Red and Black and then Black and White before settling on the current Black and Gold colours it wears today.
History
Home Ground – Twin Oval's ComplexEstablished – 1886 as Kingston Football Club (renamed Kingborough in 2004)
Playing Colours – Black & Gold (since 1920)
Emblem – Tigers
Club Theme Song – "We're from Tigerland" (Tune: "Row, Row, Row")
Affiliations – STFA
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
(1893-1907), Channel FA (1908), Kingborough FA (1909-1966), Huon FA (1967-1995), SFL
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
(1996-present)
Premiership Titles
Kingborough Football Association Premierships- 1930, 1933, 1936, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966.
Huon Football Association Premierships
- 1980, 1991, 1995.
Southern Football League
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
Premierships
- 1997, 2011.
Tasmanian State Premiership
Tasmanian State Premiership
The Tasmanian State Premiership was an Australian rules football tournament which was competed originally between the reigning TFL/TANFL and NTFA premiers, with the NWFU joining in from 1954....
s
- Nil.
Individual Medal Winners
William Leitch Medal Winners- Nil.
Hodgman Medal Winners
- Nil.
Ivan Short Medal Winners
- Unknown.
Tony Martyn Medal Winners
- Nil.
Competition Leading Goalkickers
Huon Football Association Leading Goalkickers- Unknown.
SFL
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
Leading Goalkickers
- 2006
– Michael Darcy (96)
Club Records
Club Record Score- Unknown.
Most Goals in Match – Rodney Herweynan (18)
Most Goals in a Season – Wayne Fox (102) in 1994.
Club Record Games Holder – Ray Lorkin (500+)
Club Record Match Attendance
- 6,907 – Kingborough v New NorfolkNew Norfolk EaglesThe New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947...
at KGV Football ParkKGV OvalThe KGV Oval is the home headquarters of the Glenorchy football and cricket clubs, as well as the Southern Football LeagueThe ground is a former TFL and now Tasmanian State League and also a Southern Football League finals venue....
(2011 SFLSouthern Football League (Tasmania)The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
Grand Final).