Sydney Football Association (NSW)

General :
There never seems to be any rhyme or reason to the divisional setup of this league. Every second piece of information I receive seems conflict with the one before it. If anyone can look at the conflicting data (see Quick premiers List), and set me straight, I'd be most grateful!

Quick Premiers List :

Division 1 : 1971 - University of NSW. 1972 - University of NSW. 1973 - Combined Services. 1974 - Combined Services. 1975 - Pennant Hills. 1976 - Pennant Hills. 1977 - University of NSW. 1978 - Campbelltown. 1979 - Saint Ives. 1980 - Saint Ives. 1981 - Sydney University. 1982 - Saint Ives. 1983 - Saint Ives. 1984 - Sutherland. 1985 - Manly-Warringah. 1986 - Sydney University. 1987 - Sydney University. 1988 - Balmain.

1989 - Balmain. 1990 - Manly-Warringah. 1991 - Baulkham Hills. 1992 - Conflicting Data. 1993 - University of NSW. 1994 - University of NSW. 1995 - Manly-Warringah. 1996 - Manly-Warringah. 1997 - Sydney University. 1998 - Macquarie University. 1999 - Macquarie University. 2000 - Macquarie University. 2001 - Holroyd-Parramatta-Blacktown. 2002 - UNSW-Eastern Suburbs. 2003 - ?. 2004 - ?. 2005 - ?.

Division 2 : 1971 - ?. 1972 - ?. 1973 - ?. 1974 - ?. 1975 - Pennant Hills. 1976 - ?. 1977 - ?. 1978 - Campbelltown. 1979 - ?. 1980 - ?. 1981 - ?. 1982 - Sydney University. 1983 - ?. 1984 - ?. 1985 - ?. 1986 - ?. 1987 - Liverpool. 1988 - Liverpool.

1989 - Penrith. 1990 - University of NSW. 1991 - Conflicting Data. 1992 - Bankstown. 1993 - Conflicting Data. 1994 - Liverpool Anzacs. 1995 - University of NSW. 1996 - University of NSW. 1997 - Sydney University. 1998 - Sydney University. 1999 - Sydney University. 2000 - Sydney University. 2001 - Sydney University. 2002 - Manly-Warringah. 2003 - ?. 2004 - ?. 2005 - ?.

Timeline :
1971 :
General - The Sydney FA commenced, as the Second Division of the Sydney FL.
Division 1 - Grand Final : University of NSW 12.11.83 defeated Sydney University 7.16.58 @ Trumper Park.
Division 3 - Founding clubs included Pennant Hills (3rd).
Division ? Founding clubs included Macquarie University.

1972 :
Division 1 Grand Final - University of NSW 15.18.108 defeated Combined Services 9.10.64 @ Trumper Park.
Division 2 - Participating clubs included Pennant Hills (4th).
Division ? - Macquarie University were runners-up.

1973 :
Division 1 Grand Final - Combined Services 10.7.67 defeated Pennant Hills 9.9.63 @ Trumper Park.
Division 2 - Pennant Hills were runners-up.
Division ? - Participating clubs included Macquarie University (rejoined).

1974 :
Division 1 - Grand Final - Combined Services 12.15.87 defeated Pennant Hills 5.11.41 @ Trumper Park.
Division 2 - Pennant Hills were runners-up.
Division ? - Participating clubs included Macquarie University.

1975 :
Division 1 Grand Final - Pennant Hills 10.14.74 defeated University of NSW 9.12.66 @ Trumper Park.
Division 2 - Pennant Hills were premiers.
Division ? - Participating clubs included Macquarie University.

1976 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Pennant Hills 25.22.172 defeated Warringah 11.11.77 @ Trumper Park.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Campbelltown (debut) and
 - Macquarie University.

1977 :
Division 1 Grand Final - University of NSW 14.15.99 defeated Sydney University 4.17.41 @ Picken Oval.
Division ? - Participating clubs included Macquarie University.

1978 :
Division 1 Grand Final - Campbelltown 15.19.109 defeated University Of NSW 15.5.95 @ Erskineville Oval.
Division 2 - Campbelltown were Division 2 premiers.
Division ? - Participating clubs included Macquarie University.

1979 :
General - Somewhere within the period 1979-88, the Sydney FL Second Division became the Sydney FA.
Division 1 - Grand Final : Saint Ives 25.20.170 defeated Bankstown Sports 18.9.117 @ Trumper Park.
Division ? - Participating clubs included Macquarie University.

1980 :
General :
Somewhere within the period 1979-88, the Sydney FL Second Division became the Sydney FA.
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Saint Ives 19.22.136 defeated Campbelltown 12.17.89 @ Erskineville Oval.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bankstown,
 - Macquarie University and
 - Parramatta.

1981 :
Division 1 Grand Final - Sydney University 10.14.74 defeated Saint Ives 9.12.66 @ Erskineville Oval.
Reserve Grade Only - Participating clubs included Penrith (debut).
Division ? - Participating clubs included Macquarie University.

1982 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Saint Ives 16.20.116 defeated Sydney University 10.14.74 @ Erskineville Oval.
Reserve Grade :
Participating clubs included :
 - Penrith (reserve grade only, minor premiers) and
 - Sydney University.
Grand Final - Sydney University defeated Penrith.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included Macquarie University.

1983 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Saint Ives 15.16.106 defeated Parramatta 4.15.39 @ Rosedale Oval.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Liverpool (debut),
 - Penrith (did not make finals) and
 - Macquarie University.

1984 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Sutherland 25.23.173 defeated Saint Ives 14.3.87 @ Trumper Park.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Macquarie University and
 - Penrith (did not make finals).

1985 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Manly-Warringah 16.17.113 defeated Saint Ives 5.11.41 @ Trumper Park.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Macquarie University and
 - Penrith (did not make finals).

1986 :
The Sydney FL Second Division became the Sydney FA (How? Hasn't it already been running for a dozen years?).
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Sydney University 16.10.106 defeated Manly-Warringah 13.12.90 @ Macquarie University.
Division 3 :
Liverpool won a flag in the late 80s.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Camden,
 - Macquarie University and
 - Penrith (did not make finals).

1987 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Sydney University 25.9.159 defeated Bankstown Sports 13.19.97 @ Erskineville Oval.
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Liverpool and
 - Penrith.
Grand Final - Liverpool defeated Penrith.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included Macquarie University.

1988 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Balmain 16.13.109 defeated Manly-Warringah 6.10.46 @ Erskineville Oval.
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Liverpool and
 - Penrith.
Grand Final - Liverpool defeated Penrith.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included Macquarie University.

1989 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Balmain 13.14.92 defeated Manly-Warringah 5.17.47 @ Erskineville Oval.
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Auburn and
 - Penrith.
Grand Final - Penrith defeated Auburn.
Division 3 :
Liverpool won a flag in the late 80s.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Macquarie University and
 - Wollongong (debut).

1990 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Manly-Warringah 15.13.103 defeated Balmain 15.9.99 @ Erskineville Oval.
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Bargo and
 - Penrith.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Bargo defeated Penrith.
 - Grand Final - University of NSW 13.7.85 defeated Manly-Warringah 8.6.54.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included Macquarie University.

1991 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Baulkham Hills 15.19.109 defeated Balmain 12.17.89 @ Macquarie University.
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Hawkesbury and
 - Penrith (premiers and champions).
Grand Final - Penrith 22.17.149 defeated Hawkesbury 10.11.71.^[source]
Division ? :
Participating clubs included Macquarie University.

1992 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Balmain 14.14.98 Manly-Warringah 4.9.33 @ Erskineville Oval.
Division 2 :
Conflicting Data :
 - Grand Final - Bankstown defeated Penrith.
 - Grand Final - Baulkham Hills 5.21.51 defeated Balmain 5.7.37.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included Macquarie University.

1993 :
General :
The Sydney FA was a dual-division competition at this time.
Division 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Balmain (final season) and
 - University of NSW.
Grand Final - University of NSW 15.12.102 defeated Balmain 8.16.64 @ Wagener Oval.
Division 2 :
Conflicting Data :
 - Grand Final - Hawkesbury defeated Penrith.
 - Grand Final - Manly-Warringah 14.12.96 defeated Sutherland 5.5.35.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Macquarie University and
 - at least 12 others.

1994 :
From reports, the league did something along the lines of reverting to a single-division league. Later info seems to dispute this
Division 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Penrith and
 - Wollongong.
Finals Series :
 - Elimination Final - Wollongong defeated Penrith.
 - Grand Final - University of NSW 15.18.108 defeated Wollongong 14.13.97 @ Wagener Oval.
Division 2 :
Grand Final - Liverpool Anzacs 9.10.64 defeated Manly-Warringah 9.9.63.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Blacktown (final season due to merger) and
 - Macquarie University and

1995 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Manly-Warringah 20.20.140 defeated University of NSW 6.6.42 @ Rosedale Oval.
Division 2 :
Grand Final - University of NSW 7.15.57 defeated Wollongong 6.4.40.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Holroyd-Parammatta-Blacktown (debut, result of merger) and
 - Penrith (did not make finals) and
 - Macquarie University.

1996 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Manly-Warringah 23.17.155 defeated University of NSW 11.9.75 @ Gipps Road Oval.
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - South-West Sydney (debut, result of merger) and
 - University of NSW.
Grand Final - University of NSW 9.9.63 defeated South-West Sydney 2.9.21.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Penrith (did not make finals) and
 - Macquarie University.

1997 :
Division 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Manly-Warringah and
 - Sydney University.
Grand Final - Sydney University 13.13.91 defeated Manly-Warringah 12.8.80 @ Macquarie University.
Division 2 :
Grand Final - Sydney University 14.12.96 defeated South-West Sydney 5.3.33.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included :
 - Penrith (did not make finals) and
 - Macquarie University.

1998 :
Division 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Macquarie University,
 - Penrith (did not make finals) and
 - Sydney University.
Grand Final - Macquarie University 19.8.122 defeated Sydney University 8.12.60 @ Gipps Road Oval.
Division 2 :
Grand Final - Sydney University 12.15.87 defeated University of NSW 4.10.34.

1998ish :
Participating clubs were (complete, excepting those which are listed in 1998 exact) :
 - Cronulla-Sutherland,
 - Hawkesbury,
 - Holroyd-Parramatta-Blacktown,
 - Manly-Warringah,
 - South West Sydney and
 - Wollongong.

1999 :
Division 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Penrith (did not make finals) ,
 - Macquarie University,
 - Manly,
 - Sydney University and
 - 7 others.
Finals Series :
 - Preliminary Final - Macquarie University defeated Manly.
 - Grand Final - Macquarie University 10.9.69 defeated Sydney University 7.11.53 @ Gipps Road Oval.
Division 2 :
Grand Final - Sydney University 7.10.52 defeated Macquarie University 6.8.44.

2000 :
Division 1 :
Grand Final - Macquarie University 14.15.99 defeated Sydney University 12.7.79 @ Sydney Uni No1 Oval.
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Macquarie University,
 - Penrith,
 - Sydney University,
 - Wollongong and
 - University Of Technology (debut).
Finals Series :
 - Elimination Final - Wollongong defeated Penrith.
 - Grand Final - Sydney University 10.7.67 defeated Macquarie University 7.4.46.

2001 :
Division 1 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Holroyd-Parramatta-Blacktown,
 - University Of Technology and
 - Wollongong.
Finals Series :
 - Second Semi-Final - Wollongong defeated Holroyd-Parramatta-Blacktown.
 - Preliminary Final - Holroyd-Parramatta-Blacktown were victorious.
 - Grand Final - Holroyd-Parramatta-Blacktown 14.10.94 defeated Wollongong 11.11.77 @ Gipps Road Oval.
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Holroyd-Parramatta-Blacktown 2nds,
 - Pennant Hills,
 - Saint Clair and
 - Sydney University.
Conflicting Data :
 - Grand Final - Pennant Hills 13.12.90 defeated Saint Clair 6.7.43.
 - Grand Final - Sydney University 12.13.85 defeated Holroyd-Parramatta-Blacktown 2nds ?.?.??.
Division ? :
Participating clubs included Penrith (did not make finals).

2002 :
Division 1 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Holroyd-Parramatta-Blacktown,
 - Macquarie Uni,
 - Manly-Warringah,
 - Nor West Jets,
 - Penrith (did not make finals),
 - Southern Sharks,
 - South West Sydney,
 - Sydney University,
 - UNSW-Eastern Suburbs,
 - University Of Technology and
 - Wollongong.
Grand Final - UNSW-Eastern Suburbs 18.14.122 defeated Sydney University 8.6.54 @ Kelso Oval.
Division 2 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Macquarie Uni,
 - Manly-Warringah,
 - Saint Clair.
 - Sydney Uni Blue,
 - Sydney Uni Red,
 - University Of New South Wales-East Sydney and
 - University Of Technology.
Grand Final - Manly-Warringah defeated Macquarie University.

2003 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Macquarie University and
 - South West Sydney.

2004 - The Sydney FL and the Sydney FA merged to form AFL Sydney.

Other Clubs :
Other clubs to have competed, time unknown, include :
 - Northern Eagles and
 - Penshurst.