Longford Football Club
Formed in 1878, Longford are nicknamed the Tigers and wear black and gold as their club colours.Longford has their strongest decade in the 1950s when they claimed three NTFA premierships, including their breakthrough triumph in 1955.In 1959 the club attempted to win their third premiership in a row but lost the Grand Final to City-South.The club spent one unsuccessful year in the NTFL (1987) before realising that the football standard was too high for them so they transferred to the Tasmanian Amateurs where they remain to this day.NTFA premierships Original (3) Current (1) Tasmanian State Premierships (1) Tasman Shields Trophy winners Hec Smith Memorial Medalists In September 2001, the Longford named an official 'Team of the Century'.