Devonport City FC
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| Full name | Devonport City Soccer Club |
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| Founded | 1966 (Amalgamated in 1982) |
| Ground | Valley Road Ground |
| Capacity | 3,500 (Record Crowd – 3,168) |
| Manager | 2017 – Chris Gallo |
| League |
NPL Tasmania & Northern Championship |
| 2016 | 1st (NPL) |
Devonport City Football Club, or the "Strikers" is a soccer club which is based in Devonport, Tasmania. It currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Tasmania.
The club currently plays at Valley Road Ground which normally seats 1250. But it has gone up to close to 2500 in FFA Cup games. The venue is located in Devonport, Tasmania. The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams. Devonport City was formed in 1982 as an amalgamation of Devonport and Devonport Rovers, and has become a successful side winning the state title 5 times with the recent one being in 2016.
1950– Soccer starts on the North West Coast. A meeting was held in the Bay View Hotel in Burnie to form an association. As a result of the meeting four teams were formed. APPM, Burnie Celtic, Penguin and The Advocate. The Advocate team folded soon after due to a lack of players.
1952– Devonport united plays in the NWTSA. Little is known or recorded about the history of soccer in Devonport but a team formed by Norman Holmes played in the North-West league in 1952. Norman Holmes is a life member of the Devonport City Soccer Club. Games were played at St George’s oval. A team from Railton also played in the Coastal roster. Teams were APPM, Burnie Celtic, Penguin, Devonport and Railton.
1954– It is not known why but Devonport and Railton did not participate in the 1954 Roster
1961– It was not until 1961 that Devonport United was officially established at the well attended meeting on Wednesday May 3. The club affiliated with the NWTSA and joined the roster on June 3. Devonport United made an impressive debut when held by the strong Ulverstone side to a 2–1 loss. The Ulverstone Club was also formed in 1961 and played from the start of the season. Members of the original Railton Club donated their blue and gold boxed square strip to the newly formed Devonport Club. Home games were played at the Devonport Showgrounds and at the Spreyton Racecourse.
1965– Devonport United moved to Byard Park and shared the ground with the newly formed Mersey Soccer Club. The old wooden shed that was used as change rooms had no toilet facilities, no electricity and no showers. Monthly meetings were held with the use of lanterns. In 1965 the clubs requested Devonport Council to have Byard Park fenced as the clubs desperately needed an enclosed ground. The council replied that Byard Park, when purchased from the Byard family had to remain open parkland and the development of a Soccer Centre at Coles Beach road would be to the advantage of both clubs interests.
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