Windsor Park, Tasmania
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Windsor Park is an Australian Rules football ground that is home to the Launceston Football Club
and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA
competition.
It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League
.
The ground has no established grandstands, but has had portable grandstand seating erected since Launceston joined the TSL competition, it also has a social clubroom building and a two-storey changeroom and viewing area beside it which was severely damaged by fire in 2007.
The Windsor Park area includes Australian Rules Football
, Cricket
and Soccer grounds and is located by the banks of the Tamar River in the suburb of Riverside
, Launceston
, Australia.
The various sporting grounds in the precinct are home of the Launceston Football Club
in the Tasmania State League
, Riverside Cricket Club and Riverside Olympic
, a football (soccer) club which represents Launceston in the Tasmanian Northern Premier League
.
Launceston Football Club
The Launceston Football Club 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.-History:...
and has been since 1968 when the club was a member of the former NTFA
Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886 - 1986)
The Northern Tasmanian Football Association 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...
competition.
It is currently a venue in the Tasmanian State League
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...
.
The ground has no established grandstands, but has had portable grandstand seating erected since Launceston joined the TSL competition, it also has a social clubroom building and a two-storey changeroom and viewing area beside it which was severely damaged by fire in 2007.
The Windsor Park area includes Australian Rules Football
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...
, Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and Soccer grounds and is located by the banks of the Tamar River in the suburb of Riverside
Riverside, Tasmania
Riverside is a residential suburb 4 kilometres north-west of the central business district of Launceston, Tasmania's second largest city. The West Tamar Highway runs through the suburb, adjoining Riverside to the West Tamar, which includes small towns: Beaconsfield, George Town and Beauty Point...
, Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
, Australia.
The various sporting grounds in the precinct are home of the Launceston Football Club
Launceston Football Club
The Launceston Football Club 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.-History:...
in the Tasmania State League
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...
, Riverside Cricket Club and Riverside Olympic
Riverside Olympic
Riverside Olympic Football Club, is a football club which represents Launceston in the Tasmanian Northern Premier League.The club also fields 30 teams across all junior divisions....
, a football (soccer) club which represents Launceston in the Tasmanian Northern Premier League
Northern Premier League (Tasmania)
The Tasmania North Premier League is the highest level of association football competition in Northern Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania , the state's governing body...
.