Northern NSW Football
| Formation | 1884 |
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| Headquarters | Newcastle, New South Wales |
CEO | David Eland |
Parent organisation | Football Australia |
| Website | www |
Northern NSW Football (NNSWF) is the governing body of soccer in the north of New South Wales, Australia. It is a member of the national governing body, Football Australia. The Federation was established the 9 September 1884 as the Northern District British Football Association. To fall in line with the global football identity, the federation was re-branded to Northern NSW Football on 25 October 2006.[1]
Formation[]
On 9 September 1884, the Northern District British Football Association was established. On 25 October 2006, the Northern NSW Football was created due to internal restructuring and re-branding.[2]
Membership Structure[]
The NNSWF, the governing body for football in the northern regions of New South Wales, is Federation Member of Football Federation Australia (FFA) and as such reports directly to the FFA.[3] There are seven constituent members of the NNSWF[4] with each being responsible for a geographical Zone:
Competitions[]
| showNNSW Men's League Structure |
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National Premier Leagues Northern NSW[]
The National Premier Leagues Northern NSW (NPL NNSW), previously known as the State League is the premier competition in Northern NSW involving 11 clubs from within the Hunter Region. The competition consists of four (7) grades – 1st Grade, Under 20s, Under 18's, Under 16's, Under 15's, Under 14's and Under 13's. The 1st Grade competition consists of eleven (11) teams due to the inclusion of the Newcastle Jets Youth team U20's as the Newcastle Jets teams play in an age group above.
Northern League One[]
The Northern League One is the underpinning competition to the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW with promotion and relegation between the leagues. From 2015, the competition involves 11 clubs from within the Hunter Region. The competition consists of seven (7) grades – 1st Grade, Under 23s, Under 19s, Under 17s, Under 15s, Under 14s and Under 13s.[5]
Zone Leagues[]
Consisting of four divisions (Zone Premier League, Zone League One, Zone League Two, Zone League Three) with 10 clubs each which compete in promotion and relegation between the 4 divisions.
Women's Premier League[]
The Women's Premier League is the premier women's competition and involves six clubs from within NNSW.[6]
Past winners[]
Newcastle and Northern District[]
1880 to 1919[]
| Season | Premiers | League runners-up | Champions | Score | Final runners-up | Cup Winners |
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| 1886 | Hamilton Athletic | Minmi Rangers FC | Minmi Rangers FC | 1–0 | Hamilton Athletic | Minmi Rangers FC (1st Ellis Cup) |
| 1887 | Minmi Rangers FC | Hamilton Athletic | Finals not held | – | Minmi Rangers FC (2nd Ellis Cup) | |
| 1888 | Minmi Rangers FC | Burwood United | Finals not held | – | Minmi Rangers FC (3rd Ellis Cup) | |
| 1889 | Minmi Rangers FC | Hamilton Athletic | Finals not held | – | Wallsend Rovers | |
| 1890 | Burwood United | Greta Bluebells | Minmi Rangers FC | 2–1 | Burwood United | Minmi Rangers FC (4th Ellis Cup) |
| 1891 | Minmi Rangers FC | Burwood United | Finals not held | – | Burwood United (1st Ellis Cup) | |
| 1892 | Minmi Rangers FC | Burwood United | Finals not held | – | Minmi Rangers FC (5th Ellis Cup and 1st Gardiner Cup) | |
| 1893 | Minmi Rangers FC | Wallsend Rovers | Finals not held | – | Minmi Rangers FC (6th Ellis Cup) | |
| 1894 | Adamstown Rosebud FC | Minmi Thistles | Adamstown Rosebud FC | 2–1 | Minmi Thistles | Adamstown Rosebud FC (1st Ellis Cup) |
| 1895 | Adamstown Rosebud FC | Wallsend Rovers | Adamstown Rosebud FC | 1–0 | Wallsend Rovers | Minmi Rangers FC (7th Ellis Cup) |
| 1896 | Adamstown Rosebud FC | Merewether Advance | Finals not held | – | – | Adamstown Rosebud FC |
| 1897 | West Wallsend FC | Wallsend Rovers | West Wallsend FC | 1–0 | Wallsend Rovers | – |
| 1898 | West Wallsend FC | Minmi Rangers FC | West Wallsend FC | 2–0 | Minmi Rangers FC | Minmi Rangers FC |
| 1899 | West Wallsend FC | Adamstown Rosebud FC | West Wallsend FC | 1–0 | Adamstown Rosebud FC | West Wallsend FC |
| 1900 | Wallsend Rovers | West Wallsend FC | Wallsend Rovers | 5–2 | West Wallsend FC | West Wallsend FC(Ellis and Gardiner Cups) |
| 1901 | West Wallsend FC | – | – | – | – | West Wallsend FC(Ellis and Gardiner Cups) |
| 1902 | West Wallsend FC | Adamstown Rosebud FC | – | – | – | – |
| 1903 | Wallsend Royals | Adamstown Rosebud FC | Wallsend Royals | 3–1 | Adamstown Rosebud FC | Adamstown Rosebud FC |
| 1904 | West Wallsend FC | Wallsend Royals | – | – | – | – |
| 1905 | Adamstown Rosebud FC | West Wallsend FC | Adamstown Rosebud FC | 7–3 | Adamstown Shamrocks | – |
| 1906 | Adamstown Rosebud FC | Merewether Advance | Adamstown Rosebud FC | 2–1 | Merewether Advance | – |
| 1907*** | Pelaw Main | Wallsend Royals | Pelaw Main | 4–2 | Wallsend Royals | Adamstown Rosebud FC(Gardiner Cup) Broadmeadow R.A (Ellis Cup) |
| 1908 | Adamstown Rosebud FC | – | – | – | – | Adamstown Rosebud FC(Ellis Cup) |
| Adamstown Rosebud FC | – | Adamstown Rosebud FC | 3–2 | Merewether Advance | Adamstown Rosebud FC(Gardiner Cup) | |
| Cessnock | – | Cessnock | 1–0 | Weston | – | |
| 1910 | Adamstown Rosebud FC | Wallsend Royals | Adamstown Rosebud FC | 2–0 | Wallsend Royals | |
| Merewether Advance | Cessnock | Cessnock | 2–1 | Merewether Advance | – | |
| Wallsend Mazeppa | Minmi Starlights | Wallsend Mazeppa | 2–0 | Minmi Starlights | – | |
| 1912 | Cessnock | West Wallsend FC | Cessnock | 1–0 | West Wallsend FC | – |
| 1913 | Merewether Advance | West Wallsend FC | West Wallsend FC | 2–1 | Merewether Advance | Merewether Advance (Ellis Cup) |
| 1914 | Merewether Advance | Weston | Merewether Advance | 3–0 | Weston | Merewether Advance (Knockout Cup) |
| 1915 | Merewether Advance | Cessnock | Merewether Advance | 2–1 | Cessnock | Merewether Advance (Kerr Cup) |
| 1916 | Weston B | Weston A | Weston A | 1–0 | Weston B | – |
| 1917 | Wallsend Rovers and Weston Albion joint | – | Wallsend Rovers | 2–0 | Weston Albion | – |
| Wallsend Rovers | West Wallsend FC | Wallsend Rovers | 4–0 | Adamstown Rosebud FC | West Wallsend FC (Kerr Cup) | |
| Weston | Cessnock B | Weston | 2–0 | Cessnock B | West Wallsend FC (Kerr Cup), Weston (Gardiner Cup) | |
| West Wallsend FC | Adamstown Rosebud FC | West Wallsend FC | 4–1 | Hamilton | West Wallsend FC(Kerr Cup) |
- 1907 Senior Competition abandoned for rebuild. All age competition.
1920s[]
1950 to 1969[]
References[]
- ^ "About". northernnswfootball.com.au. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ Northern NSW Football About (accessed 2 March 2015)
- ^ FFA, Who Are We (accessed 2 March 2015)
- ^ Northern NSW Football Members (accessed 2 March 2015)
- ^ "NNSWF didipansion of Premier Competitions for Season 2015". Northern NSW Football. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Herald Women's Premier League". Northern NSW Football. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Northern New South Wales Champions Past Winners". socceraust. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
External links[]
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