Ulverstone Football Club Explained

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Clubname:	Ulverstone
Fullname:	Ulverstone Football Club
Nicknames:	Robins
Formernicknames:	Leven Football Club
Clubsong:	"We are the Red and Blacks"
Season:	2023
Afterfinals:	5th
Home&Amp;Away:	5th
Topgoalkicker:	Lewis Deegan (40)
President:	Simon Eustace
Coach:	Troy Davies
Ground:	Ulverstone Football Ground
Capacity:	9,000^[1]
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Url:	ufcrobins.com.au

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]

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.

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ulverstone Football Ground . Austadiums . 14 January 2024.
2. Web site: Home . ufcrobins.com.au.