North Hobart Football Club
The North Hobart Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Tasmanian State League. The club returned to the state league in 2018 after its position was effectively filled by a new club, the Hobart City Football Club after the 2013 season. The club was part of the Tasmanian Football League from the early 1900s through to 2001, where the club joined Southern Football League. In 2009, the club was invited into the second reincarnation of the statewide league where it remained until 2013.
In 2014, the North Hobart Football Club Inc. changed from an incorporated body to a company limited with 100% ownership of the Hobart City Football Club, with the Hobart City Demons now the trading name of North Hobart Football Club Ltd.
On October 9, 2017 the paying members of the Hobart City Demons voted 371-118 in favour of returning the playing name of the club to the North Hobart identity for season 2018 and beyond.
Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett, Colin Garland and several other big names. In total 54 North Hobart players have moved on to play at VFL/AFL level.
In 2005, North Hobart was the first club inducted into the AFL Tasmania Hall of Fame as a Great Club.Honours and achievements
Club achievements
- Tasmanian Football League
- * Premierships : 1902, 1905, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1923, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992
- * Runners-Up : 1896, 1897, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1948, 1951, 1956, 1960, 1965, 1968
- Southern Football League
- *Premierships : 2003
- * Runners-Up : 2002, 2008
Tasmanian State Premierships : 1914, 1920, 1923, 1929, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1961, 1962, 1969Individual awards
William Leitch Medallists
George Watt Medallists
- 1954 – M. Cleary
- 1955 – A. Petersen
- 1957 – A. Gould
- 1958 – R. Large
- 1959 – S. Graham
- 1960 – K. Turner
- 1962 – Bruce Felmingham
- 1966 – W. Patmore
- 1968 – A. Patmore
- 1984 – Victor Di Venuto
- 1985 – Tony Kline
- 1993 – Ricky Darley
- 1995 – Jeremy Busch
- 2002 – Richard Robinson
- 2007 – Michael Hall
V. A. Geard Medallists
- 1968 – A. Caudwell
- 1972 – Leigh McConnan
D. R. Plaister Medallists
TFL Leading Goalkicker Award
- 1903 – A. Walton – 18
- 1905 – T. Mills – 15
- 1906 – T. Mills – 13
- 1907 – W. Lee – 14
- 1908 – FiG. Cook – 24
- 1914 – S. Russell – 26
- 1920 – W. Jack – 25
- 1923 – L. Stevens – 26
- 1929 – Alan Rait – 92
- 1930 – Alan Rait – 112
- 1931 – Alan Rait – 85
- 1932 – Alan Rait – 102
- 1935 – Alan Rait – 84
- 1936 – Alan Rait – 98
- 1937 – Alan Rait – 62
- 1938 – T. Richardson – 75
- 1939 – Jack Metherell – 61
- 1940 – Jack Metherell – 69
- 1941 – Jack Metherell – 64
- 1945 – Ted Collis – 54
- 1956 – Noel Clarke – 80
- 1958 – Paddy Cooper – 45
- 1961 – Noel Clarke – 74
- 1962 – David Collins – 77
- 1967 – David Collins – 58
- 1982 – Brett Stephens – 92
- 1987 - Steve McQueen – 80
- 1992 – Byron Howard – 92
- 1995 – Byron Howard – 104
- 1997 – Byron Howard – 70
Southern Football League Leading Goalkicker
- 2001 – Robert Devine – 102
- 2002 – Robert Devine – 60
- 2008 – Robert Devine – 82
Individual records
Most Senior games
- 268 – Don McLeod
- 264 - Robert Devine
Most overall games
Most Goals:
- 689 - Alan Rait
- 651 - Robert Devine
Club records
Club Record Attendance
Club Record Score
- TFL 37.24 vs. South Launceston 2.5 in 1991 at North Hobart Oval
Senior Coaches
- 1911 – George Morrissey
- 1912-1913 – Edward Russell
- 1914-1915 – Charlie Dunn
- 1919 – Edward Russell
- 1920 – Charlie Dunn
- 1921 – Joe Rutter
- 1922 – Jack Dunn
- 1923 – Percy Martyn
- 1924 – Les Stevens & Jack Gardiner
- 1925 – Jack Gardiner
- 1926 – Fred Williams & Jack Gardiner
- 1927 – Fred Mutch
- 1928-1929 – Jack Dunn
- 1930 – Alby Bonnitcha & Jack Dunn
- 1931 – Bruce McGregor
- 1932-1933 – Roy Cazaly
- 1934 – Len Pitchford
- 1935 – Alan Rait
- 1936-1937 – Cecil Pettiona
- 1938-1941 & 1945 – Jack Metherell
- 1946 – Arthur O'Brien & Dinny Kelleher
- 1947-1948 – Jack Metherell
- 1949 – Roy Quinn
- 1950 – Vern Rae
- 1951-1953 – Les McCankie
- 1954-1959 – John Leedham
- 1960-1964 – Darrell Eaton
- 1964 – Max Kelleher & Byron Howard Snr
- 1965-1966 – Dick Grimmond
- 1967-1971 – John Devine
- 1972-1973 – Vin Crowe
- 1974-1975 – John Devine
- 1976 – Ross Price
- 1977-1978 – Ian Bremner
- 1979-1980 – John Chick
- 1981 – John Devine
- 1982-1983 – John Thurley
- 1984-1986 – Darryl Sutton
- 1987-1989 – Garry Davidson
- 1990 – Roland Crosby
- 1991-1992 – Mark Yeates
- 1993-1994 – Andy Bennett
- 1995-1996 – Ricky Hanlon
- 1997-1998 – John McCarthy
- 1999 – Darryn Perry
- 2000 – Darren Trevena
- 2001-2002 – Steven Bozicevic
- 2003-2005 – Brendon Bolton
- 2006-2007 – Brent Williams
- 2008-2009 – Matthew Geappen
- 2010-2011 – Clinton Brown
- 2011-2013 – Lance Spaulding
- 2018 - Richard Robinson
