Auckland Rugby League club trophies
The Auckland Rugby League competition has been competed for since 1909 when the first organised match was played between North Shore and City Rovers. The following year an official champion was crowned for the first time, namely the City Rovers club who won the 1910 1st Grade title and were one of the 4 original teams at that time. Over the following 110 years many team and individual trophies have been awarded. The following is a list of the clubs and individuals that they have been awarded to at the premier-grade level.
Trophies
There are approximately 24 trophies which have been competed for in Auckland Rugby League history by clubs. These include the following for teams; Fox Memorial Shield, Rukutai Shield, Roope Rooster, Stormont Shield, Kiwi Shield, A.R.L. Trophy, Sharman Cup, Lawson Cup, Walmsley Shield, ARL Cup, Norton Cup, Gillett Cup and the Autex Award. Several have also been awarded to players including the Lipscombe Cup, Rothville Trophy, Bert Humphries Memorial, Tetley Trophy, Painter Trophy, Hyland Memorial Cup, Doug Price Memorial Medal, Jack Counihand Trophy, Harry Mackwood Trophy and the Simons Scroll.Explanation of team trophies
- The Fox Memorial is awarded to the grand final winner of Premier One and is considered the most prestigious trophy in Auckland club rugby league. It was named after Edward Vincent Fox who played for North Shore, and Auckland before going to fight in World War I. He was awarded a medal for bravery but suffered a leg injury ending his playing career. From 1910 to 1919 the first grade trophy awarded was the Myers Cup. In the war years the trophy was not officially awarded. Then from 1920 to 1930 the Monteith Shield was awarded to the first grade champions. It was named after the man who had donated it to the league.
- The Rukutai Shield is awarded to the Premier One minor or premiership champions at the end of the regular season. It is named after Jim Rukutai who was an early player in Auckland Rugby League and later became the youngest-ever coach of New Zealand at the age of 33.
- The Roope Rooster was first competed for in 1915. It was named after Dick Roope who donated the trophy when he was Auckland Rugby League Chairman. For the first few decades of its existence it was a knockout competition played after the championship was completed but later moved to being a pre-season competition. In 2006 it changed format when it became a trophy which only changes hand when the holder of the trophy loses a match on their home ground.
- The Stormont Shield is named after Bill Stormont, a World War I veteran who played for the Marist club and for the Kiwis. The Shield is a champion of champions playoff between the Fox Memorial and Roope Rooster winners and has been competed for since 1925.
- The Kiwi Shield is awarded to the Premier One club with the most points scored from Premiers and Reserves.
- Club of the Year. Awarded to the club in Auckland considered to have achieved the most in an all-round sense.
Premier One titles
Total Fox Memorial First Grade Titles (includes Myers Cup and Monteith Shield)
- 16: Mt Albert
- 13: Otahuhu,
- 12: Ponsonby, Richmond
- 8: City Rovers
- 7: Northcote, Pt Chevalier
- 6: North Shore Albions/Devonport United, Marist
- 5: Glenora
- 4: Eastern United
- 3: Manukau
- 2: Newton Rangers, Ellerslie, Howick, Western United, Manurewa
- 1: Grafton Athletic, Maritime, Mt Wellington, Te Atatu, Otara, Mangere East, Hibiscus Coast, and Papakura.
Roope Rooster
Premier two and three titles
- The Sharman Cup has been awarded to the Premier 2 Championship winners in recent years; however, originally it was awarded to the Premier 2 Minor Championship winners. It was gifted to Auckland Rugby League in October 1934 by Mr. Sharman of George Court and Sons. He was moving from New Zealand to live in England and wished to leave a happy memory behind of his involvement in Auckland rugby league.
- The Lawson Cup was awarded to the Premier 2 Major Champions, and in essence it has been replaced by the Sharman Cup.
- The Norton Cup was originally awarded to the Senior B Grade champions however in 1931 it was awarded to the reserve grade winners which superseded the second division for a period of time.
- The Phelan Shield has been awarded to the Premier 3 Major Champions. The Phelan Shield replaced the ARL Trophy ; however, from 2015 it was awarded to the Premier 2 Minor Champion as the competition reverted to a two-division structure. It was donated to the league in 1934 by Ted Phelan and was won in its inaugural season by Newton Rangers. At this point it was competed for by teams who were eliminated from the Roope Rooster in the first round.
| Year | Sharman Cup | Lawson Cup | Norton Cup | Phelan Shield/ARL Trophy | Stallard Cup |
| 1925 | – | – | Ellerslie United | – | Otahuhu Rovers |
| 1926 | – | – | Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers | – | Kingsland Rovers |
| 1927 | – | – | Ellerslie United | – | Ellerslie United |
| 1928 | – | – | Grafton Athletic | – | – |
| 1929 | – | – | Point Chevalier | – | – |
| 1930 | – | – | Otahuhu Rovers | – | – |
| 1931 | – | – | Devonport United | – | – |
| 1932 | – | – | Richmond Rovers | – | – |
| 1933 | – | – | Richmond Rovers | – | – |
| 1934 | – | – | Richmond Bulldogs | Newton Rangers | – |
| 1935 | Otahuhu Rovers | – | Marist Old Boys | Ponsonby United | Marist Old Boys |
| 1936 | Papakura | – | Mount Albert United | Ponsonby United | Marist Old Boys |
| 1937 | Papakura | – | Richmond Rovers | North Shore Albions | Marist Old Boys |
| 1938 | Otahuhu Rovers | – | Richmond Rovers | Manukau | Richmond Rovers |
| 1939 | Otahuhu Rovers | – | Richmond Rovers | City Rovers | Richmond Rovers |
| 1940 | Otahuhu Rovers | – | Richmond Rovers | Manukau | – |
| 1941 | Otahuhu Rovers | – | Not Played | Mount Albert United | – |
| 1942 | No Competition | – | No Competition | No Competition | – |
| 1943 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | Mount Albert United | – |
| 1944 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | No Competition | – |
| 1945 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | Ponsonby United | – |
| 1946 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1947 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1948 | Newton | – | Not Awarded | Richmond Rovers | - |
| 1949 | Ellerslie | – | Ponsonby | – | - |
| 1950 | Otahuhu | – | Mt Albert | – | - |
| 1951 | Pt Chevalier | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1952 | Pt Chevalier | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1953 | Richmond | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1954 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1955 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1956 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | City Newton | - |
| 1957 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1958 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1959 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1960 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1961 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1962 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1963 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1964 | Not Awarded | – | Not Awarded | Marist | - |
| 1965 | Southern | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1966 | City Newton | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1967 | Southern | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1968 | Mt Wellington | – | Not Awarded | – | - |
| 1969 | City Newton | – | Mangere East | - | - |
| 1970 | Te Atatu & Pt Chevalier | – | Northcote | University | - |
| 1971 | Glenora | – | Marist & Pakuranga | – | - |
| 1972 | Richmond | – | Mt Roskill | – | - |
| 1973 | Te Atatu | – | North Shore | – | - |
| 1974 | Te Atatu | – | Maritime & City Newton | – | - |
| 1975 | Mangere East | – | Pt Chevalier | – | - |
| 1976 | Te Atatu | – | City Newton | – | - |
| 1977 | Manukau | – | Glenfield | – | - |
| 1978 | Te Atatu | – | Pt Chevalier | – | - |
| 1979 | Northcote | – | Glenora Corona | – | - |
| 1980 | Mt Albert | – | Otara | – | - |
| 1981 | Ellerslie | – | Richmond | – | - |
| 1982 | Mangere East | – | Glenora | – | - |
| 1983 | Richmond | – | Glenora/Kelston | – | - |
| 1984 | City Newton | City Newton | Richmond | – | - |
| 1985 | Glenora | Glenora | Richmond | – | - |
| 1986 | Ellerslie | Ellerslie | Richmond | – | - |
| 1987 | City-Pt Chevalier | City-Pt Chevalier | Mt Albert & Richmond | – | - |
| 1988 | City-Pt Chevalier | Otara | Otahuhu Blue | – | - |
| 1989 | City-Pt Chevalier | Otara | Mt Wellington | Mt Wellington | - |
| 1990 | Ponsonby | City-Pt Chevalier | North Shore | Glenfield | - |
| 1991 | Ellerslie | Ellerslie | North Shore | Waitemata | - |
| 1992 | Marist | Ellerslie | Glenfield | Glenfield | - |
| 1993 | Marist Saints | – | – | Glenfield Greyhounds | - |
| 1994 | – | – | – | – | - |
| 1995 | Manurewa Marlins | – | – | – | - |
| 1996 | Glenora | – | – | – | - |
| 1997 | Richmond | – | – | – | - |
| 1998 | Hibiscus Coast | – | – | Mt Albert | - |
| 1999 | Mt Albert | – | – | – | - |
| 2000 | Ponsonby | Ponsonby | Mt Albert | Mt Albert | - |
| 2001 | Hibiscus Coast | Hibiscus Coast | Mangere East | Mangere East | - |
| 2002 | Ellerslie | – | Mt Wellington | – | - |
| 2003 | Northcote | – | – | East Coast Bays | - |
| 2004 | Manukau | – | – | – | - |
| 2005 | Howick | – | – | – | - |
| 2006 | Manurewa | – | – | Hibiscus Coast | - |
| 2007 | Northcote | – | – | Ponsonby | - |
| 2008 | Richmond | – | – | New Lynn | - |
| 2009 | Howick | Howick | Manukau | Manukau | - |
| 2010 | East Coast Bays | – | Pt Chevalier | Pt Chevalier | - |
| 2011 | Pt Chevalier | – | – | New Lynn | - |
| 2012 | Mangere East | Papatoetoe | – | Hibiscus Coast | - |
| 2013 | Richmond | Otara | – | Mt Wellington | - |
| 2014 | Ōtara | – | – | Mt Wellington | - |
| 2015 | Richmond | – | – | Te Atatu | - |
| 2016 | Te Atatu | – | – | Te Atatu | - |
| 2017 | Otahuhu | – | – | Otahuhu | - |
| 2018 | Bay Roskill | – | – | Bay Roskill | - |
| 2019 | - | – | – | - | - |
| 2020 | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | - |
| 2021 | Waitemata Seagulls | – | – | Manukau Magpies | - |
| 2022 | Northcote | – | – | – | - |
| 2023 | Ōtara | – | – | – | - |
| 2024 | Northcote | – | – | – | - |
| 2025 | Otara | – | – | Hibiscus Coast | - |