Name Changes
1885-1887 - Rainsford Trophy
1888-1929 - Gardiner Cup

Note
The first knock-out cup competition was the Rainsford Cup that was instituted in 1885. Names after a well known sports loving publican from Sydney, the actual trophy is rumoured to have been produced but never made it to Australia for presentation.
In 1888 the Rainsford Trophy was then superceded by the Gardiner Cup named after the manager of a Sussex Street based softgoods warehouse. The Gardiner Cup remained a "knock-out" FA Cup style competition until the State League split in 1928. The 1929 series (to be added shortly) never made it to its finale and thus a new competition was instituted in 1930.

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written by Greg Stock

Season	Winners	Score	Runners Up
1929	Season Not Completed
1928	Thirroul	3-0	Pyrmont
1927	Gladesville-Ryde	2-0	Granville
1926	West Wallsend	2-1	Adamastown Rosebud
1925	Adamstown Rosebud	2-0	Cessnock
1924	West Wallsend	3-0	Woonona
1923	West Wallsend	1-0	Sydney
1922	Granville	1-0	West Wallsend
1921	West Wallsend	3-1	Granville
1920	Balmain Fernleigh	2-0	Granville
1919	Balmain Fernleigh	3-0	West Wallsend
1918	Weston United	1-0	Balmain Kia-Ora
1917	No Competition due to WW1
1916	No competition due to WW1
1915	Balmain	2-0	West Wallsend
1914	Granville	3-0	Merewether Advance
1913	Annandale	3-0	Newtown
1912	Balmain	1-0	Sydney
1911	Balmain	2-1	H.M.S.Powerful
1910	H.M.S.Powerful	2-0	Helensburgh
1909	Adamstown Rosebud	3-0	Pyrmont District
1908	Pyrmont District	4-0	Glebe
1907	Broadmeadow	3-2	Pyrmont District
1906	Glebe	3-2	Pyrmont District
1905	Balmain	2-1	Rozelle
1904	Granville	2-1	Glebe
1903	Pyrmont District	4-2	Glebe
1902	Pyrmont Rovers	3-1	West Wallsend
1901	West Wallsend	4-1	Balgownie Rangers
1900	West Wallsend	4-1	Pyrmont Volunteers
1899	Pyrmont Rangers	5-2	Balgownie Rangers
1898	Pyrmont Volunteers	3-2	West Newcastle
1897	Balmain	2-1	Pyrmont Rangers
1896	Balmain	3-1	Pyrmont Rangers
1895	Balmain	4-1	Pyrmont Rangers
1894	Pyrmont Rangers	7-2	Parkgrove
1893	Pyrmont Rangers	1-0	Minmi Rangers
1892	Minmi Rangers	3-0	Pyrmont Rangers
1891	Parkgrove	4-1	Pyrmont Rangers
1890	Pyrmont Rangers	3-1	Granville
1889	Pyrmont Rangers	1-0	Southern Cross Joadja
1888	Caledonian	4-2	Parkgrove
1887	Hamilton Athletic	4-1	Granville
1886	Granville	3-1	Canterbury
1885	Granville	3-1	Caledonian