1956 TANFL season

Participating Clubs

• Clarence District Football Club
• New Town District Football Club
• Hobart Football Club
• New Norfolk District Football Club
• North Hobart Football Club
• Sandy Bay Football Club

1956 TANFL Club Coaches

• John Golding
• Jack Rough
• Bill Williams
• Rex Garwood
• John Leedham
• Gordon Bowman

TANFL Reserves Grand Final

• Sandy Bay 6.11 v Clarence 5.7 – North Hobart Oval

TANFL Under-19's Grand Final

• Buckingham 7.9 v Glenorchy 7.5 – New Town Oval

State Preliminary Final

• New Town: 3.2 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 10.10
• City: 1.3 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 8.10
• Attendance: 7,350 at North Hobart Oval

State Grand Final

• New Town: 1.5 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 14.15
• Ulverstone: 2.8 | 3.9 | 6.11 | 10.11
• Attendance: 7,692 at North Hobart Oval

Intrastate Matches

• TANFL 8.12 v NTFA 9.4 – Att: 8,332 at North Hobart Oval

• TANFL 18.12 v NWFU 14.14 – Att: 10,828 at North Hobart Oval

• TANFL 12.11 v NTFA 8.8 – Att: 7,016 at North Hobart Oval

• NWFU 15.10 v TANFL 13.15 – Att: 6,000 at Devonport Oval

• TANFL 16.5 v Midlands FA 12.6 – Att: 2,062 at North Hobart Oval

Interstate Matches

• Western Australia 14.19 v Tasmania 11.14 – Att: 11,000 at Subiaco Oval

• Tasmania 27.22 v Victorian FA 12.12 – Att: 11,957 at Subiaco Oval

• Victoria 22.19 v Tasmania 14.5 – Att: 9,400 at Subiaco Oval

• Tasmania 10.20 v South Australia 8.19 – Att: 42,000 at Subiaco Oval

Leading Goalkickers: TANFL

• Noel Clarke – 80
• Ian Westell – 59
• Joe Brown – 43
• Max Griffiths – 40
• Rex Garwood – 37

Medal Winners

• Bob Lewis – William Leitch Medal
• Lionel Churchill – George Watt Medal
• Don Cranfield – V.A Geard Medal
• Noel Clarke – Weller Arnold Medal
• John Golding – Lefroy Medal

1956 TANFL Ladder

Round 1

• Nth Hobart 15.12 v New Town 10.13 – Att: 6,127 at North Hobart Oval
• Hobart 22.19 v Clarence 10.11 – Att: 5,906 at North Hobart Oval
• New Norfolk 13.12 v Sandy Bay 12.17 – Att: 5,454 at North Hobart Oval

Round 2

• Hobart 15.17 v Nth Hobart 13.9 – Att: 5,230 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 19.21 v New Town 7.9 – Att: 2,527 at New Town Oval
• New Norfolk 12.17 v Clarence 7.14 – Att: 2,142 at Boyer Oval

Round 3

• Hobart 15.20 v New Norfolk 9.13 – Att: 3,866 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 10.10 v Sandy Bay 9.9 – Att: 2,878 at Queenborough Oval
• New Town 12.18 v Clarence 8.9 – Att: 1,437 at Bellerive Oval

Round 4

• New Town 14.19 v Hobart 12.23 – Att: 4,077 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 9.19 v Clarence 9.8 – Att: 1,465 at Bellerive Oval
• New Norfolk 12.10 v Nth Hobart 11.8 – Att: 2,332 at Boyer Oval

Round 5

• Nth Hobart 22.12 v Clarence 13.4 – Att: 2,453 at North Hobart Oval
• New Town 14.17 v New Norfolk 14.10 – Att: 3,697 at New Town Oval
• Sandy Bay 18.11 v Hobart 12.13 – Att: 2,832 at Queenborough Oval

Round 6

• Hobart 13.12 v Clarence 14.5 – Att: 2,411 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 13.13 v New Town 12.13 – Att: 4,501 at New Town Oval
• Sandy Bay 12.12 v New Norfolk 11.9 – Att: 2,598 at Boyer Oval

Round 7

• New Town 23.12 v Sandy Bay 11.12 – Att: 5,584 at North Hobart Oval
• Clarence 15.18 v New Norfolk 9.10 – Att: 1,608 at Bellerive Oval
• Nth Hobart 15.15 v Hobart 7.12 – Att: 6,298 at North Hobart Oval

Round 8

• Nth Hobart 10.10 v Sandy Bay 9.14 – Att: 3,959 at North Hobart Oval
• Clarence 8.16 v New Town 8.12 – Att: 2,184 at New Town Oval
• New Norfolk 11.9 v Hobart 10.14 – Att: 1,482 at Boyer Oval

Round 9

• Nth Hobart 15.14 v New Norfolk 6.8 – Att: 2,094 at North Hobart Oval
• New Town 12.16 v Hobart 12.10 – Att: 1,659 at New Town Oval
• Sandy Bay 13.8 v Clarence 11.11 – Att: 1,886 at Queenborough Oval

Round 10

• Sandy Bay 8.9 v Hobart 6.19 – Att: 2,684 at North Hobart Oval
• Nth Hobart 14.13 v Clarence 5.8 – Att: 1,566 at Bellerive Oval
• New Norfolk 6.17 v New Town 6.11 – Att: 1,302 at Boyer Oval

Round 11

• Nth Hobart 14.13 v New Town 9.16 – Att: 4,780 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 12.9 v New Norfolk 10.14 – Att: 1,770 at Queenborough Oval
• Clarence 7.12 v Hobart 6.9 – Att: 1,021 at Bellerive Oval

Round 12

• Nth Hobart 16.14 v Hobart 12.7 – Att: 5,179 at North Hobart Oval
• New Town 11.4 v Sandy Bay 6.10 – Att: 2,259 at Queenborough Oval
• New Norfolk 11.12 v Clarence 6.8 – Att: 1,432 at Boyer Oval

Round 13

• New Norfolk 12.13 v Hobart 7.8 – Att: 3,221 at North Hobart Oval
• New Town 26.17 v Clarence 9.8 – Att: 1,293 at Bellerive Oval
• Sandy Bay 11.14 v Nth Hobart 9.8 – Att: 2,422 at Queenborough Oval

Round 14

• New Town 14.18 v Hobart 11.7 – Att: 2,636 at North Hobart Oval
• Sandy Bay 13.15 v Clarence 8.11 – Att: 1,346 at Queenborough Oval
• Nth Hobart 11.10 v New Norfolk 8.15 – Att: 2,833 at Boyer Oval

Round 15

• Nth Hobart 9.14 v Clarence 6.12 – Att: 1,449 at North Hobart Oval
• New Norfolk 11.14 v New Town 9.9 – Att: 1,849 at New Town Oval *
• Sandy Bay 11.11 v Hobart 7.7 – Att: 1,142 at Queenborough Oval

First Semi Final

• New Town: 4.2 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 13.10
• New Norfolk: 2.6 | 5.9 | 10.10 | 11.11
• Attendance: 9,530 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

• Nth Hobart: 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 11.12
• Sandy Bay: 2.0 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 8.5
• Attendance: 7,462 at North Hobart Oval

Preliminary Final

• New Town: 3.2 | 9.8 | 13.6 | 16.7
• Sandy Bay: 5.5 | 6.5 | 11.10 | 13.16
• Attendance: 9,873 at North Hobart Oval

Grand Final

• New Town: 3.1 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 8.7
• Nth Hobart: 2.2 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 7.10
• Attendance: 12,182 at North Hobart Oval