The Yeoman Football Club is an

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club based in

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, Tasmania, which plays its home games at Wivenhoe Showgrounds,

. It competes in the

Darwin Football Association The Darwin Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Tasmania. The clubs belonging to the association are from localities close to Burnie and on the West Coast of Tasmania. This includes Queenstown, making this competitio ...

, running Senior and Reserve Grade sides.

Formation

Yeoman was formed around 1895 and originally competed in junior competitions prior to World War I. It became a senior club when it was invited to compete in the

North West Football Union The North West Football Union (NWFU) was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and Northern Tasmanian Football As ...

in 1920. Originally based in Elliott, Tasmania, they moved their headquarters to

Wynyard, Tasmania Wynyard ( /ˈwɪnjɚd/) ''wi-nyuhd'') is a rural town located on the North West coast of Tasmania, Australia. Wynyard is situated west of Burnie. As of the 2021 census, Wynyard has an estimated population of 6,296 The town is a regional hub s ...

in 1922. In September 1924 they changed their name to Wynyard Football Club, to better represent their municipality, despite their already being another club by that

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Competitions

Prior to World War I – Yeoman competed in junior competitions.
1920-32 –

1940-41 –

1945-50 –

1951- –

Home ground

Yeoman currently plays its home games at Wivenhoe Showgrounds, Wivenhoe. Prior to this, the club was based at Les Clark Oval, Cooee.

Premierships

PREVIOUS DARWIN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
1940: Yeoman 13.11 (89) d Wynyard 7.15 (57)
CURRENT DARWIN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
SENIOR GRADE
1951: Yeoman 8.17 (65) d Tewkesbury 2.3 (15)
1952: Yeoman 8.7 (55) d Somerset 6.8 (44)
1978: Yeoman 14.10 (94) d Ridgley 10.12 (72)
1993
1998 RESERVE GRADE
1978
1992
1995
1996
1997 UNDER 17 GRADE
1999 (Combined side with Ridgley)

References

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External links

Yeoman AFC Official Club WebsiteYeoman FC – australianfootball.com
Australian rules football clubs in Tasmania