HISTORY OF OLD SCOTCH COLLEGIANS' FOOTBALL CLUB.

Nickname: The Thistles

Founded: 1935

Premierships: Seniors: 1957, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1986, 2009

                                State Premiers 1976, 1980

                                Reserves: 1967, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2009 

Most Games Played:  Mark Walker (308)

League Best & Fairest:  SENIORS: R.Clemons 1935, K.Taylor 1957, M.Neilson 1971, G.Breward 1984,1992, A.D.Gibson 1985, J.Cooley 1996, L.Butzin 2004, R.W.Rigney 2007

                                                     RESERVES:  D.Talbot, M.Claridge

The Old Scotch Collegians Football Club (OSCFC) was founded in 1935 by a group of Launceston business men who were ex students of Scotch College.  There were five families who played a strong role in establishing the club.  They were the Bushby, Fotheringham, Hogarth, Cocker and Ellis families, and descendants still play an active part 73 years on.

The club is renowned for being a family based club, with very strong ties to the Scotch Oakburn College community and the recently formed East Launceston Junior Football Club, which remains as one of its principal recruiting grounds.  Early days were tough as with any newly established club, and this was not assisted when the club went into recess between 1942 and 1945 owing to World War 2.  It was not until 1957 before the club some had success in winning and premierships - some 22 years after its establishment.

The club is now extremely proud of the fact that we have won 8 Senior premierships after winning the NTFA Division 2 premiership over Fingal Valley in 2009, breaking a 23 year drought.  In what was a ground breaking and history making day for the club, Tom Pedley was named best on ground in one of the club's greatest team displays.   The senior side had also previously won 2 State premierships.  Our Reserves have now won 12 premierships and 1 State premiership for an overall count of 23 premierships.   The Reserves have been a powerhouse over the last three years winning a three-peat of premierships in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Season 2010 brings new challenges for the club, as all clubs aim to reach the high standards we have set out to achieve.  The club's player and off-field depth holds it in a great position for the years to come.