Newcastle Australian Football League

The Newcastle Australian Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

The first clubs (Wallsend and Plattsburg) began in 1883, however the competition proper began in 1888 with teams contesting for the Black Diamond Cup, now Australia's oldest sporting trophy and presently contested in the Black Diamond Australian Football League.

In 1894, popularity of Australian rules waned. In 1948, after World War II, a 4 team competition was reborn - the first properly constituted competition in the region. The competing clubs were Waratah, Mayfield, Newcastle City and Broadmeadow.

After the 1999 season, the NAFL merged with the Central Coast AFL to form the Black Diamond Australian Football League.

Clubs

  • Cardiff
  • Waratah
  • Mayfield
  • Newcastle City
  • Broadmeadow
  • RAAF (later:Williamtown Jets)
  • Hamilton
  • University
  • Western Suburbs (later:West Newcastle)
  • Wallsend
  • Warners Bay
  • Singleton
  • Raymond Terrace
  • Muswellbrook
  • Nelson Bay
  • Maitland
  • Coalfields
  • Gosford

Newcastle Australian Football League Premiers

Year Premiers
1948
1949
1950 Newcastle City
1951
1952
1953 Newcastle City
1954 Western Suburbs
1955 Hamilton
1956 Maitland
1957 Western Suburbs
1958 Western Suburbs
1959 Western Suburbs
1960 Western Suburbs
1961 Newcastle City
1962 Western Suburbs
1963 Newcastle City
1964 Newcastle City
1965 Newcastle City
1966 Newcastle City
1967 RAAF
1968 Newcastle City
1969 RAAF
1970 Newcastle City
1971 Newcastle City
1972 Singleton Army
1973 Newcastle City
1974 RAAF
1975 Newcastle City
1976 Newcastle City
1977 Western Suburbs
1978 Western Suburbs
1979 Cardiff
1980 Cardiff
1981 Newcastle City
1982 Western Suburbs
1983 Western Suburbs
1984 Warners Bay
1985 Singleton
1986 Western Suburbs
1987 Williamtown Jets
1988 Warners Bay
1989 Wallsend
1990 Warners Bay
1991 Warners Bay
1992 Warners Bay
1993 Warners Bay
1994 Nelson Bay
1995 Newcastle City
1996 Nelson Bay
1997 Nelson Bay
1998 Cardiff
1999 Nelson Bay

From 2000 onwards the Premiers are listed under the Black Diamond Australian Football League

See also


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