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. 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.
Fox Memorial grand final appearances Team Winner Runner up Mt Albert 12 11 Otahuhu 12 14 Northcote 7 2 Point Chevalier 6 2 Glenora 5 8 Ponsonby 4 3 Eastern United 4 0 Richmond 3 4 Marist Brothers 2 2 Howick 2 0 Manurewa 2 0 Mangere East 1 6 Papakura 1 5 Te Atatu 1 3 Southern Districts (Otahuhu, Papakura & Papatoetoe) 1 1 Ellerslie 1 1 Hibiscus Coast 1 1 Western United (Mt Albert & Pt Chevalier) 1 0 Mt Wellington 1 0 Otara 1 0 Manukau 0 1
Fox Memorial grand finals In brackets is the number of championships each club has won following their wins. Year Winners Score Runners up 1958 Ponsonby (9) 16–7 Otahuhu 1959 Western United (Mt Albert & Pt Chevalier) (1)15–0 Richmond 1960 Eastern United (1) & Southern Districts (Otahuhu, Papakura & Papatoetoe) (1) 7–7 *title shared 1961 Eastern United (2) 24–7 Glenora 1962 Eastern United (3) & Glenora (1)17–17 *title shared 1963 Eastern United (4)8–0 Southern 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 1976 Mt 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 Otahuhu 1981 Mt Albert (7) 18–7 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) 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 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) 34–24 Papakura 2006 Mt Albert (13) 49–6 Papakura 2007 Manurewa (2) 28–20 Papakura 2008 Mt Albert (14) 24–22 Otahuhu 2009 Mt Albert (15) 32–10 Papakura 2010 Otahuhu (12) 22–18 Mt Albert 2011 Howick (1) 24–14 Otahuhu 2012 Mt Albert (16) 58–10 Glenora 2013 Pt Chevalier (2) 24–22 Mt Albert 2014 Pt Chevalier (3) 18–17 Mt Albert 2015 Pt Chevalier (4) 22–10 Mt Albert 2016 Papakura (1) 12–8 Pt Chevalier 2017 Glenora (5) 26–0 Pt Chevalier 2018 Pt Chevalier (5) 6–0 Glenora 2019 Howick (2) 22–18 (aet: 18–18) Mt Albert 2020 Not Played 2021 Not Played 2022 Point Chevalier Pirates (6) 14–12 Glenora Bears2023Point Chevalier Pirates (7)24-16 Richmond2024Richmond (12)15-14 (aet: 14–14) Papakura2025Otahuhu (13)8-4 Mt Albert2026Otahuhu (14)20-16Mt Albert
In 1964 the competition was reverting to its original composition with individual suburban clubs. Auckland Rugby League had enforced a district competition for several years with clubs merging to form teams geographically. As a result, there was a larger first division in 1964 and no final was played as a way of reintroducing the club competition.
Year Winners 1910 City (1) 1911 City (2) 1912 Newton (1) 1913 North Shore (1) 1914 North Shore (2) 1915 Grafton (1) 1916 City (3) 1917 Ponsonby (1) 1918 Ponsonby (2) 1919 Ponsonby (3) 1920 Maritime (1) 1921 City (4) 1922 City (5) 1923 City (6) 1924 Marist Brothers (1) 1925 City (7) 1926 Ponsonby (4) 1927 Newton (2) 1928 Devonport (1) 1929 Ponsonby (5) 1930 Ponsonby (6) 1931 Marist Brothers (2) 1932 Devonport (2) 1933 Devonport (3) 1934 Richmond (1) 1935 Richmond (2) 1936 Manukau (1) 1937 Richmond (3) 1938 Marist Brothers (3) 1939 Mt Albert (1) 1940 Richmond (4) 1941 North Shore (3) 1942 Manukau (2) 1943 Manukau (3) 1944 City (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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