Brighton Football Club (Tasmania)
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| Full name | Brighton Football Club |
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| Nickname | Robins |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Founded | 1885 (Mangalore) – 1995 (Brighton) |
| League | Southern Football League |
| Home ground | Pontville Oval |
| Anthem | "It's A Grand Old Flag! " |
| President | Peter Spotswood |
| Head coach | Matt Shaw |
| 2007 | 7th |
The Brighton Football Club, nicknamed the Robins, is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.
Origins
Brighton began as Mangalore in 1885, In 1953, 54 and 55 Brighton fielded a team in the Southern Districts Football Association while Mangalore won the South-Eastern Districts premierships in 1954 and 1955,(trove 1954 etc.). Mangalore changed its name to Brighton Robins in 1995 before joining the SFL in 1996. In 1996, Brighton was one of eight founder members of Tasmania's Southern Football League, and were losing semi-finalists in 1996, and 1997, before winning their first and so far only title in 1998. Brighton have competed in various competitions including:
- Brighton FA: 1922–1931
- Richmond FA: 1933–1934
- South Eastern District FA: 1952–1979
- Southern Districts FA 1953-55
- Tasman FA: 1980
- Tasmanian Amateur FL (Southern Division): 1981–1995
Entry to Southern Football League
- 1996
SEDFA premierships
- 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979
TAFL Southern Division premierships
- 1985
State amateur premierships
- 1985
SFL/SFL Premier League premierships
- 1998
SFL/SFL Premier League runners up
- 1999
William Leitch Medalists:
- Nil
Peter Hodgman Medalists
- 2000 – Brendon Browning
Club record games holder
- 270 – Leigh Gray
Club record attendance
Club record score
- Unknown