1908: Rugby League Premiership in Sydney
The inaugural New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) premiership began in 1908, and was made up of eight Sydney-based teams and one team from Newcastle. Cumberland joined the competition after the first round, meaning that they played one game fewer than the rest of the field for the season. Still known as the "foundation clubs" today, these nine teams battled against one another during the 1908 season, with South Sydney taking the first premiership honours after beating Eastern Suburbs in the Final.
| Club | Traditional Colours | Years Contested | Matches | Seasons | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | Win/Loss | Played | Premiers | Minor Premiers | Runners-Up | |||||
| Balmain | 1908 - 1999 | 1705 | 871 | 68 | 766 | 53.08% | 92 | 11 | 7 | 9 | |||
| Cumberland | 1908 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12.50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1908 - current | 1880 | 995 | 67 | 818 | 54.71% | 98 | 12 | 16 | 14 | |||
| Glebe | 1908 - 1929 | 297 | 163 | 6 | 128 | 55.89% | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Newcastle | 1908 - 1909 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 45.00% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Newtown | 1908 - 1983 | 1305 | 583 | 59 | 663 | 46.93% | 76 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||
| North Sydney | 1908 - 1999 | 1665 | 678 | 71 | 916 | 42.85% | 92 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| South Sydney | 1908 - 1999 2002 - current |
1813 | 940 | 45 | 828 | 53.09% | 96 | 20 | 17 | 13 | |||
| Western Suburbs | 1908 - 1999 | 1691 | 734 | 49 | 908 | 44.86% | 92 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |||
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