Fox Memorial grand finals

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The Fox Memorial is awarded to the premier club rugby league champions in the Auckland Rugby League. It was first awarded in 1931 and is named after Edward Vincent Fox who played for North Shore Albions, and represented Auckland in 1914. He fought in World War I and received leg injuries in 1916 which ended his playing career. [1] The first ever grand final was played in 1958 between Ponsonby and Otahuhu. Prior to this the trophy was awarded to the team at the top of the standings from the regular season though occasionally a playoff was needed to decide the champion (for a list of these teams see below). The majority of the grand finals were played at Carlaw Park, but after the ground was vacated by Auckland Rugby League in the early 2000s the games have usually been played at Mt Smart Stadium.

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Fox Memorial grand final appearances

TeamWinnerRunner Up
Mt Albert 129
Otahuhu 1014
Northcote 72
Point Chevalier 62
Glenora 58
Ponsonby 43
Eastern United40
Richmond 34
Marist Brothers 22
Howick 20
Manurewa 20
Mangere East 16
Papakura 15
Te Atatu 13
Southern Districts (Otahuhu, Papakura & Papatoetoe)11
Ellerslie 11
Hibiscus Coast 11
Western United (Mt Albert & Pt Chevalier)10
Mt Wellington10
Otara10
Manukau 01

Fox Memorial grand finals

In brackets is the number of championships each club has won following their wins.

YearWinnersScoreRunners Up
1958 Ponsonby (9)16–7 Otahuhu
1959Western United

(Mt Albert & Pt Chevalier) (1)

15–0 Richmond
1960Eastern United (1) & Southern Districts

(Otahuhu, Papakura & Papatoetoe) (1)

7–7 *title shared
1961Eastern United (2)24–7 Glenora
1962Eastern United (3) & Glenora (1)17–17 *title shared
1963Eastern United (4)8–0Southern Districts
1964 Otahuhu (2)no final*
1965 Marist Brothers (5)19–6 Glenora
1966 Marist Brothers (6)24–7 Ponsonby
1967 Ponsonby (10)12–9 Otahuhu
1968 Mt Albert (5)12–7 Ponsonby
1969 Mt Albert (6)20–0 Marist Brothers
1970 Otahuhu (3)10–5 Mt Albert
1971 Otahuhu (4)25–12 Mt Albert
1972 Ponsonby (11)14–12 Ellerslie
1973 Ponsonby (12)15–5 Otahuhu
1974 Ellerslie (2)16–8 Ponsonby
1975 Otahuhu (5)22–8 Northcote
1976Mt Wellington (1)20–12 Glenora
1977 Otahuhu (6)11–3 Richmond
1978 Otahuhu (7)18–4 Mangere East
1979 Richmond (10)16–15 Otahuhu
1980 Richmond (11)21–15 [2] [3] Otahuhu
1981 Mt Albert (7)18–7 [4] Glenora
1982 Mt Albert (8)18–8 Otahuhu
1983 Otahuhu (8)14–11 Mt Albert
1984 Mt Albert (9)25–6 Otahuhu
1985 Mt Albert (10)24–19 Manukau Magpies
1986 Mount Albert Lions (11)31–4 Te Atatu Roosters
1987 Northcote Tigers (1)12–8 Mangere East Hawks
1988 Te Atatu Roosters (1) [5] 22–16 Glenora Bears
1989 Northcote Tigers (2)30–14 Mangere East Hawks
1990 Otahuhu Leopards (9)28–14 Te Atatu Roosters
1991 Northcote Tigers (3)23–20 Otahuhu Leopards
1992 Northcote Tigers (4)16–11 [6] [7] Mt Albert
1993 Northcote (5)29–10 Te Atatu
1994 Northcote (6)32–12 Otahuhu
1995 Otahuhu (10)32–0 Marist Brothers
1996 Otara (1)36–28 (triple extra time) Otahuhu
1997 Glenora (2)34–14 Mangere East
1998 Glenora (3)35–6 Mangere East
1999 Glenora (4)24–4 Otahuhu
2000 Otahuhu (11)21–14 Richmond
2001 Northcote (7)30–29 Richmond
2002 Hibiscus Coast (1)44–40 (double extra time) Otahuhu
2003 Mangere East (1)30–29 Hibiscus Coast
2004 Mt Albert (12)14–10 Mangere East
2005 Manurewa (1) [8] 34–24 Papakura
2006 Mt Albert (13)49–6 Papakura
2007 Manurewa (2)28–20 [9] Papakura
2008 Mt Albert (14)24–22 [10] Otahuhu
2009 Mt Albert (15)32–10 [11] Papakura
2010 Otahuhu (12)22–18 Mt Albert
2011 Howick (1)24–14 [12] Otahuhu
2012 Mt Albert (16)58–10 [13] Glenora
2013 Pt Chevalier (2)24–22 Mt Albert
2014 Pt Chevalier (3)18–17 [14] Mt Albert
2015 Pt Chevalier (4)22–10 [15] Mt Albert
2016 Papakura (1) [16] 12–8 [17] Pt Chevalier
2017 Glenora (5) [18] 26–0 [19] Pt Chevalier
2018 Pt Chevalier (5)6–0 [20] Glenora
2019 Howick (2)22–18 (aet: 18–18) [21] Mt Albert
2020Not Played
2021Not Played
2022 Point Chevalier Pirates (6)14–12 [22] [23] [24] Glenora Bears
2023 Point Chevalier Pirates (7)24-16 Richmond
2024 Richmond (12)15-14 (aet: 14–14) Papakura
YearWinners
1910City (1)
1911City (2)
1912Newton (1)
1913North Shore (1)
1914North Shore (2)
1915Grafton (1)
1916City (3)
1917 Ponsonby (1)
1918 Ponsonby (2)
1919 Ponsonby (3)
1920Maritime (1)
1921City (4)
1922City (5)
1923City (6)
1924 Marist Brothers (1)
1925City (7)
1926 Ponsonby (4)
1927Newton (2)
1928Devonport (1)
1929 Ponsonby (5)
1930 Ponsonby (6)
1931 Marist Brothers (2)
1932Devonport (2)
1933Devonport (3)
1934 Richmond (1)
1935 Richmond (2)
1936 Manukau (1)
1937 Richmond (3)
1938 Marist Brothers (3)
1939 Mt Albert (1)
1940 Richmond (4)
1941North Shore (3)
1942 Manukau (2)
1943 Manukau (3)
1944City (8)
1945 Otahuhu (1)
1946 Richmond (5)
1947 Mt Albert (2)
1948 Marist Brothers (4)
1949 Richmond (6)
1950 Mt Albert (3)
1951 Richmond (7) & Mt Albert (4)
1952 Ponsonby (7)
1953 Pt Chevalier (1)
1954 Ponsonby (8)
1955 Richmond (8)
1956 Richmond (9)
1957 Ellerslie (1)

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