Newcastle Australian Football League

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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.

[edit] Clubs

Waratah
Mayfield
Newcastle City
Broadmeadow
RAAF (later:Williamtown Jets)
Hamilton
University
Western Suburbs (later:West Newcastle)

Cardiff
Wallsend
Warners Bay
Singleton
Muswellbrook
Nelson Bay
Maitland
Coalfields

List of Premiers (Newcastle Australian Football league)-

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 AFL

[edit] See also

Australian rules football in New South Wales
Governing Body	AFL NSW/ACT
Professional Clubs	Sydney Swans (AFL)
Sydney Metropolitan Leagues	Sydney AFL \| Sydney Football Association
Regional Leagues	Black Diamond \| Broken Hill \| Central West \| Coreen & District \| Farrer \| Golden Rivers \| Hume \| South Coast \| Murrumbidgee Valley \| Newcastle \| North Coast \| Northern Riverina \| Ovens & Murray \| Picola & District \| Riverina \| Sapphire Coast \| Summerland \| Tamworth
Junior Metropolitan Leagues	Sydney South West \| Sydney West \| Sydney North \| Sydney South \| Sydney City
Regional Junior Leagues	Central Coast \| Newcastle \| Illawara \| North Coast \| Northside \| Far North Coast \| Mide North Coast \| Broken Hill \| Campbelltown/McArthur \| Cootamundra \| Mid North Coast \| South West \| St George/Sutherland \| Wagga & Districts
Women's Leagues	Sydney Women's AFL
Masters Leagues	Masters Australian Football NSW \| Hunter Masters \| Riverina Masters