Scottsdale Football Club
Scottsdale | ||
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Full name | Scottsdale Football Club | |
Nickname(s) | Magpies | |
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Founded | 1889 | |
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Competition | Northern Tasmanian Football Association | |
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The Scottsdale Football Club is an
History
Scottsdale were formed in 1889 and although they originally competed in red and white colours, the club switched to black and white once admitted into the NTFA for the 1948 season.
By 1973, Scottsdale had five NTFA premierships, in the space of eight years. In their finest ever season, the Magpies finished the home and away fixtures undefeated, with their only failure being a draw with North Launceston. It would be North Launceston who they would meet and account for in the Grand Final and the club went on to win the Tasmanian State Premiership with a 65-point thrashing of Hobart and narrow 11-point victory over Cooee, both away from home. They had come from behind in their game against Cooee, having trailed by 32 points down going into the final quarter.
As the premier club in Tasmania, Scottsdale were invited to the 1973 Championship of Australia where they competed against that year's premiership winners from the three major leagues, Glenelg, Richmond and Subiaco. The Scottsdale team of 1973, which had been captain-coached by Bob Wilson, was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2005, the first club to receive such an honour.
With the disbandment of the NTFA, Scottsdale joined the
Honours
Club
- Northern Tasmanian Football Association (10): 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986
- Northern Tasmanian Football Association (formed 1996) (1): 2001
- Tasmanian State Premiership (1): 1973
- Northern Tasmanian Football League(1): 1989
Individual
Tasman Shields Trophy winners
- Charlie Dennis 1952
Hec Smith Memorial Medalists
- Max Hadley 1972
- Stephen Nichols 1977
- Ricky Rattray 1978
- David Noonan 1979
- Jamie Dennis 1982, 1984
Team of the Century
In 2000, Scottsdale named an official 'Best Team 1960 to 2000'
B: | Max Davidson | Chris Wood | Danny Hall |
HB: | Greg Lethborg | Don Millwood | Tim Gillespie |
C: | Jim Leitch | Mannie Goninon | Bob Taylor |
HF: | Stephen Nichols | Ron Hall | Max Hadley |
F: | Rod Hughes | Ken Lette | Rex Lethborg |
Foll: | Peter Roozendaal | Bob Wilson | Jamie Dennis |
Int: | Karl Beattie | Troy Milne | Graeme Millwood |
Stan Wilson | Brian Donohoe | Kevin Symons | |
Coach: | - |
References
External links
- Official Facebook
- Scottsdale on Full Points Footy