Elphin Soccer Club was an
association football
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club based in Elphin, a suburb of
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston () is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk River, North Esk and South Esk River, South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River, Tasmania, Tamar River (kanamaluka). As of 2021, the Launc ...
. Elphin, along with
Launceston United SC
Launceston United Soccer Club, is a semi-professional soccer club that represents the city of Launceston in the National Premier Leagues Tasmania. It should not be mistaken with the fellow Launceston team, Launceston City. The club fields t ...
and
Tamar FC, inaugurated the two-round league competition in what was then called the Northern Soccer Association in 1912.
They played in the
Northern Premier league
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in the years before the
Second World War
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.
Despite winning 6 northern titles within a period of 14 years, Elphin disappeared by the early 1930s.
Honours
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State Championship Runners-up: 5 times (1920,1923,1924,1927,1928)
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Northern Premierships: 6 times (1914,1920,1923,1924,1927,1928)
References
Defunct soccer clubs in Tasmania
1910 establishments in Australia
1930s disestablishments in Australia
Association football clubs established in 1910
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Defunct soccer clubs in Australia