Competition Results
Newcastle and District (Northern New South Wales) Winners
Year Champions
1886 Minmi Rangers
1887 Minmi Rangers
1888 Minmi Rangers
1889 Minmi Rangers
1890 Minmi Rangers
1891 Minmi Rangers
1892 Minmi Rangers
1893 Minmi Rangers
1894 Adamstown Rosebuds
1895 Adamstown Rosebuds
1896 Adamstown Rosebuds
1897 West Wallsend Bluebells
1898 West Wallsend Bluebells
1899 West Wallsend Bluebells
1900 Wallsend Rovers
1901 West Wallsend Bluebells
1902 West Wallsend Bluebells
1903 Wallsend
1904 West Wallsend
1905 Adamstown
Ellis Cup - Newcastle and Districts
1886 Minmi Rangers
1887 Minmi Rangers
1888 Minmi Rangers
1889 Wallsend Rovers
1890 Minmi Rangers
1891 Burwood United
1892 Minmi Rangers
1893 Minmi Rangers
1894 Adamstown Rosebud
1895 Minmi Rangers
1896 Adamstown Rosebud
1897 Volunteers
1898 Minmi Rangers
1899 West Wallsend Bluebells
1900 West Wallsend Bluebells
1901 West Wallsend Bluebells
1902 West Wallsend Bluebells
1903 Adamstown Rosebud
Gardiner Challenge Cup - NSW - The first state wide cup.
Year Winners Runners-Up
1885 Granville 3-1 Caledonian
1886 Granville 3-1 Canterbury
1887 Hamilton Athletic 4-1 Granville
1888 Caledonian 4-2 Parkgrove
1889 Pyrmont Rangers 1-0 Joadji
1890 Pyrmont Rangers 3-1 Granville
1891 Parkgrove 4-1 Pyrmont Rangers
1892 Minmi Rangers 3-0 Pyrmont Rangers
The Minmi team:
M. Burrell
A. Jackson
J. McCroarie
J. McCartney
M. Stewart
R. Clarke
A. Cummock
J. Mitchell
T. Campbell
W. Haddow
R. Haddow
This was a significant result. The population on Minmi according to the 1891 census was 2,357. Other suburbs of Newcastle were larger, for example Hamilton's population was 4,844 and Waratah's was 2,741.
1893 Pyrmont Rangers 1-0 Minmi Rangers
1894 Pyrmont Rangers 7-2 Parkgrove
1895 Balmain 4-2 Pyrmont Rangers
1896 Balmain 3-1 Pyrmont Rangers
1897 Balmain 2-1 Pyrmont Rangers
1898 Pyrmont Volunteers 3-2 Newcastle West
1899 Pyrmont Rangers 5-2 Balgowrie
1900 West Wallsend 3-3 4-1 Pyrmont Volunteer