The Ulverstone Football Club, nicknamed the Robins, is an

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club based in Ulverstone,

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. The club fields three teams in the

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and also fields two junior teams in the

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North West Competition.

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: "

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") *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.

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s *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

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3.3 (21) in 1991 Club record games holder * Wayne Wing (369)

Club record match attendance

* 11,866 – Ulverstone v East Devonport at

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for the 1968 NWFU Grand Final.

References

External links

Official website
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