Kingston Football Club History

The Kingston Football Club was established in 1886 making it one of the 
oldest surviving Australian Rules football clubs in the country.

Kingston played their first senior game of football on 4th May 1895. 
The match was played against North Hobart at the Southern Tasmanian Football Association ground at Risdon (the current site of the Cornelian Bay hockey grounds).
The respective captains were W. Abbott (Kingston) and H.Semple (North Hobart). The match was won by North Hobart 4 goals 4 behinds 28 points to Kingston 3 goals 7 behinds 25 points.
Special trains ran from Hobart to convey players and spectators to the ground. The return fare 3d.

The club presently occupies the Kingston Beach Sports Ground, south of 
Hobart, which is known as the "Pit" as its home base.

In 1893 Kingston joined the Southern Tasmanian Football Association and 
played its first game in the STFA against North Hobart FC on May 4th 1895.
The club competed in the Channel Football Association in 1908 then the 
Kingborough Football Association until 1966.

Following the disastrous bushfires in 1967 the club was joined by Longley FC.

1967 - Kingston absorbed the Longley FC.
Kingston commenced in the Huon Football Association.

1991 (Huon Football Association) -
Kingston were minor premiers at the end of the home and away series.
Second Semi-Final - Kingston defeated Channel.
Grand Final - Kingston defeated Channel.

1995 - HFA -
Kingston participated.

1996 (Southern Tasmanian Football League) -
Kingston commenced in the STFL.
Grand Final : Channel 12.15.87 defeated Kingston 11.4.70.

1997 - STFL Grand Final : Kingston 10.14.74 defeated Claremont 8.1.49.

2001 - Kingston participated in the SFL

2002 - Kingston participated in the SFL Premier League.

2004 - Kingston changed its name to Kingborough Tigers

2006 - Our team played in a Heritage match against North Hobart to commemorate the first match between the clubs in 1895

Our Heritage Team

Club Colours -

1893: Rose, Primrose and Black
1894: Scarlet and Dark Blue
1909: Blue and White
1910: Green and White
1920: Red and Black, then Black and White and now Yellow and Black.

  Our Guernsey

Senior premierships -

1930, 1933, 1936, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1980, 1991, 1995, 1997.