Established: 1885 as Emu Bay Football Club

1885-91 Emu Bay Football Club
No football association or league as such
1890 Changed Name to Burnie Football Club
1892 Joined Devon Football Association
1893 Joined Wellington Football Association
1895 Joined East Wellington Football Association
1898 Recess
1899 Joined Union Football Association
1900 Recess
1901 Burnie FC did not reform but Emu Bay did playing in the North Western Football Association
1902 Continued as Emu Bay playing in Federal League
1903/05 continued as Emu Bay playing in East Wellington Football Association
1906 Changed name back to Burnie Football Club and its other team Wanderers became a senior team, both teams playing in the East Wellington Association making it a three team comp.
1907 North West Football Association
1908/09 East Wellington Football Association
1911-21 Burnie Club in Recess The Wanderers only senior club in Burnie
1922 Burnie Wanderers and Militia amalgamate to form Burnie Football Club playing in the North West Football Union
1940-45 Recess
1946 Club reformed playing in North West Football Union
1981 Greater Northern League formed
1994 Amalgamated with Burnie Hawks to form Burnie Dockers in State Wide League playing first games in 1995


Home Ground:
West Park Oval

Club Colours:
Black and Gold

Premierships:
1899,1927, 1928, 1937, 1939, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1974, 1992 (14 Total).

State Premierships:
1963

Most Club Games:
277 - David Langmaid

Most Goals In A Season:
105 - Leigh Barnes 1980

Most Goals In A Match:
13 - G. Goninon 1947, W. Newman 1957

Highest Club Score:
30-21 (201) versus Penguin 1963

1963 State Premiership Side

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