Ulverstone Football Club

Not to be confused with Ulverstone FC.

The Ulverstone Football Club, nicknamed the Robins, is an Australian rules football club based in Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia. The club fields three teams in the North West Football League and also fields two junior teams in the AFL Tasmania North West Competition.^[2]

Ulverstone
Names
Full name	Ulverstone Football Club
Nickname(s)	Robins
Former nickname(s)	Leven Football Club
Club song	"We are the Red and Blacks"
2023 season
After finals	5th
Home-and-away season	5th
Leading goalkicker	Lewis Deegan (40)
Club details
Founded	1888; 136 years ago (1888)
Colours
Competition	NTFL/NWFL
President	Simon Eustace
Coach	Troy Davies
Ground(s)	Ulverstone Football Ground (capacity: 9,000[1])
Uniforms
Home Away
Other information
Official website	ufcrobins.com.au

History

• Home ground – Ulverstone Recreation Ground
• Established – 1888 as Leven Football Club
• Playing colours – Red and black
• Emblem – Robins
• Club theme song – "We are the Red and Blacks" (Tune: "Lily of Laguna")
• Affiliations – NWFA (1894–1909), NWFL (1909), NWFU (1910–1986), NTFL/NWFL (1987–present)

Premiership titles

NWFA Premierships

• 1900, 1903, 1906.

NWFU Premierships

• 1910, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1976, 1986.

NTFL/NWFL Premierships

• 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2017.

Tasmanian State Premierships

• 1955, 1976.

Individual medal winners

Cheel Medal winners

• 1923 – Stan Trebilco
• 1929 – Tas Langmaid

Wright Medal winners

• 1930 – Jim Brown

Wander Medal winners

• 1951 – Jack Rough
• 1955 – Arthur Hodgson
• 1962 – Jock O'Brien
• 1981 – John Murphy

Ovaltine Medal winners

• 1993 – Reg Horton
• 1996 – Nathan Howard

Pivot Medal winners

• 1997 – Nathan Howard
• 1999 – Simon Walmsley

Darrel Baldock Medal winners

• 2001 – Scott Blair
• 2010 - Justin Hays

Competition leading goalkickers

NWFU leading goalkickers

• 1912 – J. Palliser (24)
• 1925 – H. McDonald (47)
• 1935 – M. Johnson (60)
• 1946 – R. Stott (80)
• 1951 – S. Walker (73)
• 1964 – W. Pearce (65)
• 1969 – K. Mahoney (79)

NTFL/NWFL leading goalkickers

• 1997 – J. Auton (95)

Club records

Club record score

• 44.28 (292) v Penguin 3.3 (21) in 1991

Club record games holder

• Wayne Wing (369)

Club record match attendance

• 11,866 – Ulverstone v East Devonport at West Park Oval for the 1968 NWFU Grand Final.

References

1. "Ulverstone Football Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
2. "Home". ufcrobins.com.au.

External links

• Official website