It was on 16 August 1890 that the first interprovincial game
in New Zealand was decided. Canterbury entertained Wellington
at Christchurch and won 2–0. In the following season a return
fixture was played at Newtown Park, Wellington, and a delighted
crowd applauded the home team's 1–0 victory. Robert Brown, a
whisky merchant from Glasgow, in New Zealand on business, saw
the game, and at a function that evening said he would present
a shield for competition among the provinces. This became
The Association Football Challenge Trophy, generally known
as the Brown Shield.
It has a unique place in the history of the NZ Football Association as the
original inter-association trophy but more significantly the gift was the
motivating factor for the inauguration of the Association.
From 1892-1925 the Brown Shield was the premier award in domestic football but on the presentation of The Football Association Trophy the Shield was allocated for competition amongst the "minor" associations of the North Island and is still contested on that basis.
1892 at Christchurch (Canterbury) --------------------------------- Canterbury 2- 9 Wellington Otago 1- 0 Auckland Wellington 6- 2 Otago 1893 at Wellington ------------------ Wellington 1- 2 Auckland Otago bye Otago 4- 1 Auckland 1894 at Christchurch -------------------- Canterbury 3- 1 Otago Wellington bye Canterbury 7- 4 Wellington 1895 at Auckland ---------------- Auckland 2- 0 Wellington Ruahine bye Auckland 3- 0 Ruahine 1896 at Dunedin (Otago) ----------------------- Otago 0- 3 Auckland Wellington bye Auckland 2- 1 Wellington 1897 at Wellington ------------------ Wellington 0- 2 Ruahine 1898 at Wellington ------------------ Wellington 6- 1 Ruahine Auckland 3- 1 Otago Wellington 1- 3 Auckland 1899 ---- No competition 1900 at Auckland ---------------- Auckland 6- 1 Wellington Otago bye Auckland 0- 1 Otago 1901 League system ------------------ Auckland 1- 2 Wellington Otago 6- 1 Auckland Wellington 1- 0 Auckland Trophy awarded to Otago 1902 ---- No competition 1903 at Wellington ------------------ Wellington 4- 1 Auckland Otago 2- 1 Canterbury Wellington 2- 1 Otago 1904 ---- No competition 1905 ---- No competition 1906 at Taranaki ---------------- Taranaki 4- 1 Ruahine Wellington 5- 1 Auckland Taranaki 0- 4 Wellington 1907 at Auckland ---------------- Wellington 6- 1 Taranaki Auckland bye Auckland 3- 1 Wellington 1908 at Dunedin --------------- Wellington 4- 0 Taranaki Otago bye Otago 2- 4 Wellington In 1909 the shield became open to challenge 1909 ---- Wellington 5- 2 Taranaki Wellington 2- 2 Canterbury Wellington 2- 1 Auckland Wellington 11-1 Hawkes Bay 1910 ---- Wellington 7- 1 Wanganui Wellington 3- 1 Otago Wellington 0- 2 Auckland Auckland 2- 3 Canterbury 1911 ---- Canterbury 4- 1 Otago Canterbury 3- 0 Manawatu Canterbury 1- 1 Wellington 1912 ---- Canterbury 9- 2 Poverty Bay Canterbury 5- 3 Wanganui Canterbury 2- 6 Wellington 1913 ---- Wellington 2- 2 Otago Wellington 5- 2 Taranaki Wellington 1- 2 Canterbury Canterbury 8- 0 Manawatu Canterbury 3- 1 Auckland 1914 ---- Canterbury 3- 0 Buller Canterbury 8- 0 Hawkes Bay Canterbury 7- 3 Wanganui Canterbury 2- 2 Otago 1915- 1917 ---------- No competition 1918 ---- Canterbury 1- 0 Wellington Canterbury 3- 2 Otago 1919 ---- Canterbury 1- 0 Auckland Canterbury 5- 1 Otago Canterbury 0- 1 Wellington 1920 ---- Wellington 1- 1 Auckland Wellington 4- 1 Canterbury Wellington 8- 3 Poverty Bay Wellington 4- 2 Auckland Wellington 3- 1 Wanganui 1921 ---- Wellington 2- 1 Wanganui Wellington 4- 2 Canterbury Wellington 0- 2 Auckland Auckland 4- 0 South Auckland 1922 ---- Auckland 6- 1 South Auckland 1923 ---- Auckland 2- 0 South Auckland Auckland 10-1 Wanganui Auckland 2- 0 Wellington Auckland 6- 1 Manawatu 1924 ---- Auckland 3- 2 South Auckland Auckland 3- 2 Canterbury 1925 ---- Auckland 3- 1 North Auckland Auckland 6- 1 Wellington Auckland 4- 2 South Auckland
In 1926 the Football Association Trophy (English Trophy) became the premier domestic award. The main centres became ineligible to compete for the Brown Shield. As a result the shield lost its importance.
South Auckland and Poverty Bay as the first two challengers in 1926 met to decide the first holder. South Auckland won 4- 0.
1926 1927
Sth Auckland 4- 1 Manawatu Sth Auckland 4- 2 Nth Auck.
Sth Auckland 2- 1 Wanganui
Sth Auckland 4- 0 Nth Auckland
1928 1929
Sth Auckland 1- 1 Hawkes Bay Sth Auckland 3- 0 Nth Auck.
Sth Auckland 3- 1 Nth Auckland Sth Auckland 1- 1 Hawkes Bay
1930 1931
No Challenges Sth Auckland 4- 2 Nth Auck.
Sth Auckland 3- 2 Manawatu
1932 1933
Sth Auckland 1-2 Nth Auckland Nth Auckland 2- 2 Sth Auck.
1934- 1938
No challenges
In 1938 the Shield was given to the national association because the North Auckland association went into recess. The Shield was then awarded to Wanganui and became open only to associations in the lower half of the North Island.
1939 Wanganui 2- 7 Manawatu 1940 Manawatu 5- 1 Hawkes Bay Manawatu 1- 7 Wanganui Wanganui 6- 0 Taranaki 1941- 1945 No challenges
In 1946 the shield became a knockout trophy for the "minor" North Island associations.
The results of the finals:
1946 Wanganui 5- 2 Poverty Bay 1947 Manawatu 9- 2 Wanganui 1948 Wanganui 5- 0 Manawatu 1949 Manawatu 1- 4 Wanganui 1950 Wanganui 4- 2 Manawatu 1951 Taranaki 2- 5 Rotorua 1952 Waikato 5- 2 Manawatu 1953 Manawatu 3- 3 Rotorua 1954 Waikato 1- 0 Manawatu 1955 Manawatu 0- 1 Waikato 1956 BOP 4- 2 Wanganui 1957 Manawatu 2- 5 Waikato 1958 Waikato 5- 0 Hawkes Bay 1959 Manawatu 3- 5 BOP 1960 Taranaki 2- 1 Poverty Bay 1961 Manawatu - Waikato (not played) 1962 Poverty Bay 9- 0 Wairarapa 1963 Poverty Bay 5- 3 BOP 1964 Poverty Bay 1- 4 Franklin
In 1965 the challenge system was re-introduced
1965 Franklin 2- 3 Waikato 1966 Waikato 2- 1 Bay of Plenty Waikato 1- 1 Franklin 1967 Waikato 1- 5 Bay of Plenty 1968 No challenges 1969 Bay of Plenty 3- 2 Franklin 1970 Bay of Plenty 4- 5 Franklin 1971 Franklin 2- 0 Waikato 1972 No challenges 1973 Franklin 4- 2 Waikato Franklin 3- 1 Northland 1974 Franklin 7- 3 Waikato 1975 Franklin 1- 1 Waikato Franklin 1- 4 Northland 1976 No challenges 1977 Northland 2- 1 Franklin 1978- 1987 No challenges 1988 Northland 8- 3 Tongariro 1989 Northland 2- 4 Franklin 1990 No challenges
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