The Claremont Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia. The club wears a Collingwood-style jumper and has the mascot the Magpies.
Claremont Junior Football Club wears a Bulldogs strip to prevent a clash with neighbouring club Glenorchy Magpies who also wear black and white.
Home grounds, club achievements and records
Claremont Soccer Ground – 1924–1948
Cadbury's Oval – 1949– 1970
Abbotsfield Park – 1971– present
Founded – 1924
Colours – Black and white (originally green and yellow)
Emblem – Magpies
Tasmanian Amateur Football League- Southern Division premierships
1965, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Tasmanian Amateur Football League State Championship- Conder Shield winners
1968, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993
Tasmanian Amateur Football League- Southern Division District premierships
1981, 1984, 1986
Walter Howard Medallists – (Best and fairest player – TAFL Southern Division)
1948 – K. Brassington
1959 – J. Leask (tied)
1959 – E. Mitchell (tied)
1960 – E. Mitchell
1966 – N. Hanley
1980 – M. Mason
1984 – J. Moles
1985 – M. Mason
1992 – J. Salter
Peter Hodgman Medallists: – (Best and fairest player – STFL)
1996 – J. Gulliver
William Leitch Medallists:
2015 – Nathan Brown
Club record games holder:
R. Blackwell – 334 games
SFL premierships
2015, 2016
SFL runners-up
1997, 2014
SFL leading goalkickers
2010: Clinton Curtain (87)
2015: Sean Salter (101)
Record finals attendance – Southern Football League
Unknown
Club record score
Unknown
Club record quarter
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