Hobart Presbyterians Football Club (HPFC)1906 Teams Playing Social GamesIt is interesting to note, in addition to the usual community involvement, there were a large percentage of teams from business houses, others through sporting organisations and even religions!
Bakers played in white guernsey with blue sash. Banks, Broadmarsh, Bridgewater captained by C. Bell wore red & black. Buckingham Rovers (red & green), Butchers, City (Hobart), Claremont (red & yellow) with Cressy (red & blue). Davis, Early Bathing Football Club, Empire, Excelsior, Gould's Country, Kingston, Metropolitan, Nugent (formed in 1906), Presbyterians, St. Helen's, Surprise Football Club captained by O. Harris wore (black & white), Tattersalls and Trinity. 1907 Teams Playing Social Games (Statewide)Clubs: Bakers, Bidencope & Son, Bridgewater, Buckland, Campania, Cascade Brewery, Claremont, Ellerton Football Club (near Cuprona), Glenfern, Hobart Presbyterians (formed in 1907 name changed to Taraba in April 1909), Hutchins, IXL, Kempton, Kettering, Kingston captained by ? Sherwood. Lindisfarne Longley, Margate, Melrose captained by C. Cleary, Melville Street, Methodist Football Club captain Cleve Peterson (colours black guernsey with light blue maltese cross on breast), Middleton, Molesworth, Nettlefolds, New Town Rovers, Nugent, Parattah, Plenty captained by J. Glann Junior, Queen's College, Riana captain L. Read, Saint Leonards (formed this season), Sandfly captain C. W. Burrell, Training College, Trinity. 1908 Davies ShieldRialannah holders of the Shield. 1909 Hobart Presbyterian Football ClubIn April changed its name to Taraba Football Club, colours were navy blue & white jersey, navy blue stockings with white knickers. Captain for that season Goyen. |
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