Gallaher Shield

The Gallaher Shield is awarded to the winner of the Auckland Rugby Football Union senior premier competition, and was first awarded in 1922. The shield is named in honour of Dave Gallaher, an early stalwart of Ponsonby, Auckland and New Zealand rugby. Ponsonby are by far the most successful club in Auckland history, with 33 shield wins and 45 championships in total.

List of winners

The winners of the Auckland premier senior competition are listed below—including the winners for those years prior to the introduction of the Gallaher Shield in 1922:

Year	Winner(s)
1883	Ponsonby
1884	Ponsonby
1885	Ponsonby
1886	Grafton
1887	Ponsonby
1888	Grafton
1889	Ponsonby
1890	Ponsonby
1891	Parnell, Ponsonby
1892	Parnell
1893	Parnell
1894	Parnell
1895	Grafton
1896	City, Newton, Parnell
1897	Ponsonby
1898	Newton
1899	North Shore
1900	City
1901	Grafton
1902	City
1903	City
1904	Newton
1905	City
1906	City
1907	City
1908	Ponsonby
1909	Ponsonby
1910	Ponsonby
1911	City
1912	Marist
1913	Ponsonby
1914	University
1915	Marist
1916	University
1917	Railway
1918	University
1919	College Rifles
1920	Grammar
1921	Grafton
1922	Grammar
1923	Marist
1924	Ponsonby
1925	Ponsonby
1926	Ponsonby
1927	Ponsonby
1928	University
1929	Ponsonby
1930	Ponsonby
1931	Grammar
1932	Grammar
1933	Marist, Ponsonby, University
1934	Grafton
1935	Technical
1936	Ponsonby
1937	Ponsonby
1938	Ponsonby
1939	Marist
1940	Takapuna
1941	Papakura Army
1942	Motor Transport Pool (M.T.P.)
1943	Garrison
1944	University
1945	Whenuapai
1946	Grafton
1947	Marist
1948	Ponsonby
1949	University
1950	Marist
1951	Grammar
1952	University
1953	Grammar
1954	Ponsonby
1955	University
1956	Otahuhu, University
1957	University
1958	Waitemata
1959	Otahuhu
1960	Otahuhu
1961	Otahuhu
1962	Waitemata
1963	Otahuhu
1964	College Rifles
1965	Otahuhu
1966	University
1967	Grammar
1968	Manukau
1969	Otahuhu
1970	Grammar
1971	University
1972	Grammar
1973	Manukau
1974	University
1975	Waitemata
1976	Ponsonby
1977	Suburbs
1978	Ponsonby
1979	Ponsonby
1980	Takapuna
1981	Ponsonby
1982	Otahuhu
1983	Ponsonby
1984	University
1985	Ponsonby
1986	Ponsonby
1987	University
1988	Ponsonby
1989	Marist
1990	Ponsonby
1991	Marist
1992	Suburbs
1993	Ponsonby
1994	Marist
1995	Ponsonby
1996	Marist
1997	University
1998	Teachers Eastern
1999	Teachers Eastern
2000	Otahuhu
2001	Ponsonby
2002	Ponsonby
2003	Waitemata
2004	Ponsonby
2005	Ponsonby
2006	Ponsonby
2007	Ponsonby
2008	Ponsonby
2009	Ponsonby
2010	Ponsonby
2011	Ponsonby
2012	Grammar Carlton
2013	Pakuranga United
2014	University
2015	Grammar Carlton]] Championships by club 1883–1921 Rank Club Championships Most recent 1 Ponsonby 12 1910 2 City 8 1911 3= Grafton 5 1921 3= Parnell 5 1896 5= Newton 3 1904 5= University 3 1918 7 Marist 2 1915 8= College Rifles 1 1919 8= Grammar 1 1920 8= North Shore 1 1899 8= Railway 1 1917 Gallaher Shield era (1922–present) Rank Club Championships Most recent 1 Ponsonby 33 2011 2 University 14 1997 3= Marist 9 1996 3= Otahuhu 9 2000 4 Grammar 8 1972 5 Waitemata 4 2003 6= Grafton 2 1946 6= Manukau 2 1973 6= Suburbs 2 1992 6= Takapuna 2 1980 6= Teachers Eastern 2 1999 6= College Rifles 1 1964 12= Garrison 1 1943 12= Grammar Carlton 1 2012 12= M.T.P. (Motor Transport Pool) 1 1942 12= Pakuranga United 1 2013 12= Papakura Army 1 1941 12= Technical 1 1935 12= Whenuapai 1 1945 1883–present Rank Club Championships Most recent 1 Ponsonby 45 2011 2 University 17 1997 3 Marist 11 1996 4= Grammar 9 1972 4= Otahuhu 9 2000 6 City 8 1911 7 Grafton 7 1946 8 Parnell 5 1896 9 Waitemata 4 2003 10 Newton 3 1904 11= College Rifles 2 1964 11= Manukau 2 1973 11= Suburbs 2 1992 11= Takapuna 2 1980 11= Teachers Eastern 2 1999 16= Garrison 1 1943 16= Grammar Carlton 1 2012 16= M.T.P. (Motor Transport Pool) 1 1942 16= North Shore 1 1899 16= Papakura Army 1 1941 16= Pakuranga United 1 2013 16= Railway 1 1917 16= Technical 1 1935 16= Whenuapai 1 1945 References