See also the list of final tables.
Auckland
1892 Alliance Auckland
1893 Alliance Auckland
1894 Auckland United
1895 Auckland United
1896 Auckland United
1897 Auckland United
1898 Auckland United
1899 Auckland United
1900 Grafton AFC (Auckland)
1901 Grafton AFC (Auckland)
1902 North Shore AFC (Devonport)
1903 YMCA Auckland
1904 Auckland Corinthians
1905 Auckland Corinthians
1906 North Shore AFC (Devonport)
1907 Auckland Corinthians
1908 Auckland Corinthians
1909 Auckland Corinthians
1910 Caledonian Auckland
1911 Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
1912 Everton Auckland
1913 Everton Auckland
1914 Auckland Thistle
1915 Brotherhood Auckland
1916 North Shore AFC (Devonport)
1917 Brotherhood Auckland
1918 North Shore AFC (Devonport)
1919 North Shore AFC (Devonport)
1920 YMCA Auckland
1921 Northcote
1922 North Shore AFC (Devonport)
Philomel [shared]
1923 North Shore AFC (Devonport)
1924 Harbour Board
1925 Thistle
1926 Tramways
1927 Thistle
1928 Tramways
1929 Tramways
1930 YMCA
1931 Thistle
1932 YMCA
1933 Thistle
1934 Thistle
1935 Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
1936 Thistle
1937 Thistle
1938 North Shore United AFC (Devonport; after merger with Belmont AFC 1933)
1939 Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
1940 Comrade
1941 Comrade
1942 Mount Albert GSOB (Grammar School Old Boys)
1943 Metro College
1944 Metro College
1945 Philomel
1946 Metro College
1947 North Shore United AFC (Devonport)
1948 Eastern Suburbs
1949 Eden
1950 Eastern Suburbs
1951 Eastern Suburbs
1952 Eastern Suburbs
1953 Eastern Suburbs
1954 North Shore United AFC (Devonport)
1955 Mount Albert GSOB
1956 Onehunga
1957 Eastern Suburbs
1958 Onehunga
1959 North Shore United AFC (Devonport)
1960 North Shore United AFC (Devonport)
1961 North Shore United AFC (Devonport)
1962 Eastern Suburbs
1963 North Shore United AFC (Devonport)
1964 Blockhouse Bay
1965 top Auckland teams join the Northern League
Bay of Plenty
1953 Mangakino Utd
1954 Mangakino Utd
1955 Mangakino Utd
1956 Rangers
1957 Rangers
1958 Rangers
1959 Kahukura
1960 Kahukura
1961 Kawerau Town
1962 Rangers
1963 Kahukura
1964 Kahukura
1965 Rangers
1966 top BOP teams join the Northern League
Buller
1951 Millerton Thistle
1952
1953
1954 Millerton Thistle
1955 Millerton Thistle
1956 Millerton Thistle
1957 Millerton Thistle
1958 Millerton Thistle
1959 Denniston Hotspurs
1960 Waimangaroa Utd
1961 Waimangaroa Utd
1962 Waimangaroa Utd
1963 Millerton Rangers
1964 Waimangaroa Utd
1965 Granity Athletic
1966 no competition
Canterbury
1905 Christchurch Celtic
1906 Christchurch Club
1907 Burnham IS
Christchurch Celtic [shared]
1908 Christchurch Club
1909 Burnham IS
1910 Burnham IS
1911 Burnham IS
1912 Christchurch Nomads
1913 Sydenham Christchurch
1914 Sydenham Christchurch
1915 Christchurch Club
1916 Christchurch Rangers
1917 Linwood Christchurch
1918 Excelsior Christchurch
1919 Linwood Christchurch
Excelsior Christchurch [shared]
1920 Nomads Christchurch
1921 Corinthians
1922 Rangers
1923 Sunnyside
1924 Sunnyside
1925 Sunnyside
1926 Sunnyside
1927 Nomads
1928 Western
1929 Thistle
1930 Thistle
1931 Rangers
Nomads [shared]
1932 Thistle
1933 Thistle
1934 Thistle
1935 Western
1936 Western
1937 Technical OB
Western [shared]
1938 Nomads
1939 Western
1940 Western
1941 Western
1942 Western
1943 Western
1944 Thistle
1945 Western
1946 Western
1947 Western
1948 Western
1949 Technical OB
1950 Technical OB
1951 Technical OB
1952 Technical OB
1953 Western
1954 Western
1955 Western
1956 Western
1957 Western
1958 Western
1959 Western
1960 Western
1961 Technical OB
1962 Western
1963 Nomads
1964 Christchurch City
1965 Christchurch City
1966 Christchurch City
1967 Christchurch City
1968 top Canterbury teams join the Southern League
Franklin
1960 Papatoetoe
1961 Manurewa
1962 Manurewa
1963 Manurewa
1964 Papatoetoe
1965 top Franklin teams join the Northern League
Hawke's Bay
1913 Waipukurau
1914 Waipukurau
1915 Waipukurau
1916 Waipukurau
1917 Waipukurau
1918 Waipukurau
1919 Waipukurau
1920 Waipukurau
1921 Waipukurau
1922 Hastings Utd
1923 Whakatu
1924 Whakatu
1925 Whakatu
1926 Whakatu
1927 Napier Rangers
1928 Napier Rangers
1929 Napier YMCA
1930 Whakatu
1931 National Tobacco
1932 Napier YMCA
1933 Whakatu
1934 Napier YMCA
1935 Napier YMCA
1936 Watersiders
1937 Napier Utd
1938 Napier Utd
1939 Napier Utd
1940 Napier HSOB
1941 Napier HSOB
1942 Napier HSOB
1943 Napier HSOB
1944 Napier HSOB
1945 Napier HSOB
1946 Napier Rovers
1947 Napier HSOB
1948 Napier HSOB
1949 Napier HSOB
1950 Watersiders
1951 Napier HSOB
1952 West End
1953 Hastings Wanderers
1954 Hastings Wanderers
1955 Napier Rovers
1956 Napier Athletic
1957 Hastings Wanderers
1958 Napier Athletic
1959 Napier Athletic
1960 Napier Rovers
1961 Napier Rovers
1962 Napier Rovers
1963 Napier Rovers
1964 Napier Rovers
1965 Napier Rovers
1966 top Hawke's Bay teams join the Central League
Manawatu
1951 St Andrews
1952 Palmerston North United
1953 Palmerston North United
1954 Palmerston North United
1955 Kiwi United (new name for Palmerston North United)
1956 Kiwi United
1957 Ohakea
1958 Kiwi United
1959 Kiwi United
1960 Kiwi United
1961 Ohakea
1962 Thistle
1963 Thistle
1964 Thistle
1965 Kiwi United
1966 top Manawatu teams join the Central League
Marlborough
1956 Blenheim B
1957 Blenheim Rangers
1958 Spartans
1959 Woodbourne
1960 Woodbourne
1961 Spartans
1962 Woodbourne
1963 Woodbourne
1964 Woodbourne
1965 Woodbourne
1966 Grosvenor Rovers
1967 Grosvenor Rovers
1968/69 top Marlborough teams join the Central League
Nelson
1921 Athletic
1922 Athletic
1923 Athletic
1924 Athletic
1925 Thistle
1926 Athletic
1927 Athletic
1928 Athletic
1929 Thistle
1930 Thistle
1931 Hospital
1932 Athletic
1933 Athletic
1934 YMCA
1935 YMCA
1936 YMCA
1937 YMCA
1938 YMCA
1939 YMCA
1940-44 no competition
1945 RNZAF
1946
1947 United
1948 United
1949
1950 Woodbourne
1951 Thistle
1952 Settlers
1953 Woodbourne
1954 Settlers
1955 Motueka
1956 Settlers
1957 Athletic
1958 Settlers
1959 Rangers
1960 Athletic
1961 Rangers
1962 Rangers
1963 Rangers
1964 Rangers
1965 Rangers
1966 Rangers
1967 Thistle
1968/69 top Nelson teams join the Central League
Northland
1950
1951 Kamo Swifts
1952 Otangarei United
1953 Otangarei United
1954 Otangarei United
1955 Otangarei United
1956 Kamo Swifts
1957 Otangarei United
1958 Marlin Rovers
1959 Otangarei United
1960 Otangarei United
1961 Kamo Swifts
1962 Otangarei United
1963 Otangarei United
1964 Otangarei United
1965 top Northland teams join the Northern League
North Otago
Champions unknown
Otago
1894 Roslyn Dunedin
1895 Roslyn Dunedin
1896 Roslyn Dunedin
1897 Roslyn Dunedin
1898 Wakari Dunedin
1899 Roslyn Dunedin
1900 Roslyn Dunedin
1901 Roslyn Dunedin
1902 Roslyn Dunedin
1903 Northern Dunedin
1904 Northern Dunedin
1905 Kaitangata FC
1906 Northern Dunedin
1907 Northern Dunedin
1908 Northern Dunedin
1909 Dunedin City
1910 Northern Dunedin
1911 Mornington Dunedin
1912 Mornington Dunedin
1913 Kaitangala FC
1914 Northern Dunedin
1915 HSOB Dunedin
1916 Mornington Dunedin
1917 Northern Dunedin
1918 Southern Dunedin
1919 Northern Dunedin
1920 Kaitangala FC
1921 HSOB
1922 Seacliff
1923 HSOB
1924 Seacliff
1925 Northern
1926 HSOB
1927 Northern
1928 Maori Hill
1929 Seacliff
1930 Seacliff
1931 HSOB
1932 Seacliff
1933 Maori Hill
1934 KETCOB (King Edward Technical College Old Boys)
1935 Maori Hill
1936 Seacliff
1937 Mosgiel
1938 Mosgiel
1939 Mosgiel
1940 Mosgiel
1941 Mosgiel
1942 Army
1943 Mosgiel
1944 Mosgiel
1945 Mosgiel
1946 Mosgiel
1947 Mosgiel
1948 Mosgiel
1949 Northern
1950 Northern
1951 Northern
1952 Northern
1953 Northern
1954 Northern
1955 KETCOB
1956 Northern
1957 KETCOB
1958 Northern
1959 Northern
1960 Northern
1961 Northern
1962 Northern
1963 KETCOB
1964 Northern
1965 St Kilda
1966 Northern
1967 Northern
1968 top Otago teams join the Southern League
Poverty Bay
1951 Thistle
1952 Thistle
1953 Eastern Union
1954 Eastern Union
1955 Eastern Union
1956 Eastern Union
1957 Eastern Union
1958 Eastern Union
1959 Eastern Union
1960 Eastern Union
1961 Eastern Union
1962 Eastern Union
1963 Eastern Union
1964 Eastern Union
1965 Eastern Union
1966 Eastern Union
1967 top Poverty Bay teams join the Central League
NB: Eastern Union are known today as Gisborne City
South Canterbury
1922 Rangers
1923 Albion Rovers
1924 Albion Rovers
1925 Rangers
1926 Colmoco
1927 Rangers
1928 Colmoco
1929 Albion Rovers
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938 Northern
1939 Old Boys
1940-45 no competition
1946 Fisherman
1947 Northern Hearts
1948 Fisherman
1949 Northern Hearts
1950 Northern Hearts
1951 Northern Hearts
1952 Thistle
1953 Northern Hearts
1954 Northern Hearts
1955 West End
1956 West End
1957 Northern Hearts
1958 West End
1959 West End
1960 Thistle
1961 Thistle
1962 Thistle
1963 Northern Hearts
1964 West End
1965 West End
1966 West End
1967 West End
1968 top Sth Canterbury teams join the Southern League
Southland
1904 Nightcaps
1905 Nightcaps
1906 Nightcaps
1907 Nightcaps
1908 Murihiku
1909 Murihiku
1910 Nightcaps
1911 Nightcaps
1912 Nightcaps
1913 Rangers
1914 Rangers
1915-20 No competition
1921 Corinthians
1922 Corinthians
1923 Nightcaps
1924 Corinthians
1925 Central
1926 Ohai
1927 Corinthians
1928 Corinthians
1929 Corinthians
1930 Corinthians
1931 Rangers
1932 Rangers
1933 Corinthians
1934 Southern
1935 Corinthians
1936 Corinthians
1937 Boy's Brigade OB
1938 Invercargill Thistle
1939 Mataura
1940-45 no competition
1946 Invercargill Thistle
1947 Invercargill Thistle
1948 Invercargill United
1949 Brigadiers
1950 Brigadiers
1951 Brigadiers
1952 Brigadiers
1953 Brigadiers
Thistle [shared]
1954 Brigadiers
1955 Invercargill Thistle
1956 Brigadiers
1957 Hotspurs
1958 Brigadiers
1959 Rovers
1960 Invercargill Thistle
1961 Invercargill Thistle
1962 Invercargill Thistle
1963 Invercargill Thistle
1964 Invercargill Thistle
1965 Invercargill Thistle
1966 Invercargill Thistle
1967 Invercargill United
1968 top Southland teams join the Southern League
Taranaki
1904 New Plymouth
1905 Waitara
1906 Eltham
1907 New Plymouth
1908 Hawera
1909 Kaponga
1910 New Plymouth
1911 Manaia
1912 Kaponga
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922 Hawera
1923 Hawera
1924 Kaponga
1925 Manaia
1926 Auroa
1927 Caledonian
1928 Caledonian
1929 Stratford
1930 Caledonian
1931 Hawera
Albion
1932 Albion
1933 Albion
1934 Stratford
1935
1936
1937
1938 Waitara
1939
1940 RNZAF
1941
1942
1943 RNZAF
1944 Old Boys
1945 Old Boys
1946 Albion
1947 Albion
1948 Stratford
1949 City
1950 City
1951 Old Boys
1952 Overseas
1953 City
1954 Old Boys
1955 Old Boys
1956 Moturoa
1957 City
1958 City
1959 Moturoa
1960 Moturoa
1961 Moturoa
1962 Moturoa
1963 Moturoa
1964 Moturoa
Old Boys [shared]
1965 Moturoa
1966 top Taranaki teams join the Central League
Waikato
1926 Huntly Thistle
1927 Waihou
1928 Pukemiro Junction
1929 Claudelands Rovers
1930 Pukemiro
1931 Rotowaro
1932 Rotowaro
1933 Rotowaro
1934 Huntly Starr Utd
1935 Huntly Starr Utd
1936
1937 Hamilton Wanderers
1938 Hamilton Wanderers
1939 Rotowaro
1940-43 no competition
1944 Rotowaro
1945 Rotowaro
1946 Rotowaro
1947 Claudelands Rovers
1948 Rotowaro
1949 Rotowaro
1950 Claudelands Rovers
1951 Claudelands Rovers
Rotowaro
1952 Pukemiro Junction
1953 Huntly Thistle
1954 Huntly Thistle
1955 Huntly Thistle
1956 Huntly Thistle
1957 Huntly Thistle
1958 Hamilton Technical OB
1959 Hamilton Technical OB
1960 Hamilton Technical OB
1961 Hamilton Technical OB
1962 Hamilton Technical OB
1963 Hamilton Wanderers
1964 Hamilton
1965 top Waikato teams join the Northern League
Wairarapa
1952 Masterton B
1953 Carterton
1954
1955
1956 No competition
1957 Masterton Athletic
1958 Masterton Athletic
1959 Douglas Villa
1960 YMCA
1961 YMCA
1962 Lansdowne United
1963 Lansdowne United
1964 YMCA
1965 Masterton Athletic
1966 Masterton Athletic
1967 top Wairarapa teams join the Central League
Wanganui
1911 Wanganui
1912 Eastbrooke
1913 Eastbrooke
1914 Eastbrooke
1915-18 no competition
1919 Eastbrooke
1920 Eastbrooke
1921 Eastown Workshops
1922 Eastown Workshops
1923 Eastown Workshops
1924 YMCA
1925 Eastown Workshops
1926 Woollen Mills
1927 Eastbrooke
1928 KP`s
1929 Thistle
1930 KP`s
1931 KP`s
1932 Thistle
1933 Wanganui Athletic
1934 Thistle
1935 Thistle
1936 Thistle
1937 Wanganui Athletic
1938 Marist
1939 Wanganui Athletic
1940 TCOB (Technical College Old Boys)
1941-45 no competition
1946 TCOB
1947 TCOB
1948 Wanganui Athletic
1949 Wanganui Athletic
1950 Wanganui Athletic
1951 TCOB
1952 TCOB
1953 New Settlers
1954 New Settlers
1955 Wanganui Athletic
1956 TCOB
1957 New Settlers
1958 Wanganui Athletic
1959 New Settlers
1960 Blue Rovers
1961 New Settlers
1962 Wanganui Athletic
1963 Wanganui United
1964 Wanganui United
1965 Wanganui Athletic
1966 Western Suburbs
1967 Wanganui Athletic
1968 top Wanganui teams join the Central League
Wellington
1891 Petone Wanderers
1892 Queen's Park Wellington
1893 Wellington Rovers
1894 Wellington Rovers
1895 Wellington Swifts
1896 Wellington Swifts
1897 Wellington Swifts
1898 Wellington Rovers
1899 Wellington Rovers
1900 Diamond Wellington
1901 Wellington Swifts
1902 Wellington St. John's
1903 Wellington St. John's
1904 Diamond Wellington
1905 Diamond Wellington
1906 Diamond Wellington
1907 Wellington Swifts
1908 Diamond Wellington
1909 Wellington Swifts
1910 Ramblers Wellington
1911 Wellington Swifts
1912 Hospital Porirua
1913 Wellington Thistle
1914 Wellington Corinthians
1915 Wellington Thistle
1916-17 no competition
1918 Porirua Wellington
1919 YMCA Wellington
1920 Wellington Thistle
1921 Hospital
1922 Waterside
1923 Waterside
1924 YMCA
1925 YMCA
1926 Hospital
1927 YMCA
1928 YMCA
1929 Diamond
1930 Hospital
1931 Petone
1932 Marist
1933 Petone
1934 Marist
1935 Hospital
1936 Hospital
1937 Waterside
1938 Waterside
1939 Petone
1940 Waterside
1941 Seatoun
1942 Hospital
1943 Waterside
1944 Waterside
1945 Marist
1946 Marist
1947 Marist
1948 Waterside
1949 Seatoun
1950 Seatoun
1951 Seatoun
1952 Petone
1953 Marist
1954 Stop Out
1955 Stop Out
1956 Stop Out
1957 Seatoun
1958 Seatoun
1959 Northern
1960 Railways
1961 Northern
1962 Northern
1963 Diamond
1964 Diamond
1965 Diamond
1966 Miramar Rangers
1967 Hungaria
1968 top Wellington teams join the Central League
West Coast
1951 Ranunga
1960 Cobden-Kohinoor
1961 Grey United
1962 Runanga
1963 Cobden-Kohinoor
1964 Grey United
1965 Cobden-Kohinoor
1966 Grey United
1967 no competition
Northern League 1965 Eastern Suburbs 1966 Eastern Suburbs 1967 Ponsonby AFC (Auckland) 1968 Mount Wellington 1969 Mount Wellington Central League 1966 Kiwi United (Western League) 1967 Eastern Union (Central Districts League) 1968 Western Suburbs 1969 Western Suburbs Southern League 1968 Christchurch City 1969 Christchurch Technical
NB: prior to the official championship starting in 1970, a nationwide competition (next to the Chatham Cup) was played as Rothmans Cup 1962-1963.
Year Winners Pts Runners up Pts
1970 Blockhouse Bay 22 Eastern Suburbs 22
1971 Eastern Suburbs 28 Mt Wellington 25
1972 Mt Wellington 28 Blockhouse Bay 28
1973 Christchurch United 29 Mt Wellington 21
1974 Mt Wellington 29 Christchurch United 22
1975 Christchurch United 26 North Shore United 23
1976 Wellington Diamond Utd 27 Mt Wellington 23
1977 North Shore United 31 Stop Out 30
1978 Christchurch United 32 Mt Wellington 32
1979 Mt Wellington 40 Christchurch United 26
1980 Mt Wellington 35 Gisborne City 31
1981 Wellington Diamond Utd 31 Dunedin City 31
1982 Mt Wellington 36 North Shore United 29
*1983 Manurewa 44 North Shore United 36
1984 Gisborne City 51 Papatoetoe 37
1985 Wellington United 41 Gisborne City 38
1986 Mt Wellington 44 Miramar Rangers 43
1987 Christchurch United 58 Gisborne City 51
1988 Christchurch United 64 Mt Wellington 61
1989 Napier City Rovers 55 Mt Manganui 55
1990 Waitakere City 62 Mt Wellington 60
1991 Christchurch United 62 Miramar Rangers 53
1992 Waitakere City 61 Waikato United 57
#1993 Napier City Rovers 4 Waitakere City 3 [aet]
1994 North Shore United 3 Napier City Rovers 1
1995 Waitakere City 4 Waikato United 0
1996 Waitakere City 5 Miramar Rangers 2
1997 Waitakere City 3 Napier City Rovers 1
1998 Napier City Rovers 5 Central United 2
1999 Central United 3 Dunedin Technical 1 [aet]
2000 Napier City Rovers 0 Uni - Mt Wellington 0 [aet, 4-2 pen]
2001 Central United 3 Miramar Rangers 2
2002 Miramar Rangers 3 Napier City Rovers 1
2003 Miramar Rangers 3 East Auckland 2
2004 championship finals cancelled
NZFC (franchise-based league)
2004/05 Auckland City 3 Waitakere United 2
2005/06 Auckland City 3 Canterbury United 3 [aet, 4-3 pen]
2006/07 Auckland City 3 Waitakere United 2
2007/08 Waitakere United 2 Team Wellington 0
2008/09 Auckland City 2 Waitakere United 1
2009/10 Waitakere United 3 Canterbury United 1
2010/11 Waitakere United 3 Auckland City 2
2011/12 Waitakere United 4 Team Wellington 1
2012/13 Waitakere United 4 Auckland City 3 [aet]
2013/14 Auckland City 1 Team Wellington 0
2014/15 Auckland City 2 Hawke's Bay United 1
2015/16 Team Wellington 4 Auckland City 2 [aet]
2016/17 Team Wellington 2 Auckland City 1
2017/18 Auckland City 1 Team Wellington 0
2018/19 Eastern Suburbs 3 Team Wellington 0
2019/20 Auckland City Team Wellington
2020/21 Team Wellington 4 Auckland City 2
National League
2021 cancelled (only South Central Series contested)
2022 Auckland City 3 Wellington Olympic 2
2023 Wellington Olympic 2 Auckland City 0
2024 Auckland City 2 Birkenhead United 1 [aet]
*3 points for a win introduced
#1993-95 Regional based Super club competition Grand Final results
Won (54) Rup (54)
Auckland City 10 6
Uni - Mt Wellington 6 7 [includes Mt Wellington]
Christchurch United 6 2
Waitakere United 5 3
Waitakere City 5 1
Napier City Rovers 4 3
Team Wellington 3 6
Wellington United 3 -
Miramar Rangers 2 4
North Shore United 2 3
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 2 1
Central United (Auckland) 2 1
Gisborne City 1 3
Blockhouse Bay 1 1
Wellington Olympic 1 1
Manurewa 1 -
Canterbury United - 2
Waikato United (Hamilton) - 2
Birkenhead United - 1
Dunedin City - 1
Dunedin Technical - 1
East Auckland - 1
Hawke's Bay United - 1
Mt Manganui - 1
Papatoetoe - 1
Stop Out (Wellington) - 1
Sources: [iff], [Smi 66 ff.]
Thanks to Peter Kungler (peter dot kungler at roche dot com) for various additions and corrections
Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl, Andre Zlotkowski and David Webster for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Hans Schöggl (1902-1920),
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