Football Far North Coast

Football Far North Coast is the governing body controlling Association Football on the Far North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The name of the organization was changed in late 2005 from Soccer Far North Coast in line with the national governing body which changed from Soccer Australia to Football Federation Australia.
FFNC is governed by Northern New South Wales Football, which is one of two organisations governing state level association football in New South Wales. There are nine senior men's leagues, from the Premier League to the League Seven and six senior women's leagues - Women's Premier League to League Five. The top league controlled by Football Far North Coast is the Premier League, of which 8 teams currently compete. The team who finishes last in the Premier are relegated to the Men's Championship League.

Men's Premier League/First Division History

History of Association Football in Northern NSW

1911 – First Evidence

There is evidence of "Soccer enthusiasts" from the Oakland area meeting at Muldoon's Hotel in June 1911 to form a football association.
The first known game played under the British Association rules saw Oakland defeat Coraki on Saturday 8 July 1911.
The first football club formed in the Lismore area was the Lismore Athletic Football Club which was formed at the Lismore School of Arts in May 1914. The first game of football featuring a side from Lismore was played in June 1914 when students from the Wollongbar Experiment Farm played Lismore Athletic Soccer Club at the farm. The Lismore Athletic team was:

Goalkeeper - Blackmore
Backs - Newman and Caley
Half-backs - Cochrane, Manning, Alcock
Forwards - Marshall, Stewart, Hope, Thomas & McBeth

The officials for the game were Mr Priestly and Mr R Hatt.

1932 – First Lismore Club & Competition

The first Lismore club was established in April 1932 at a meeting at the Golden Globe rooms. At that meeting, it was noted the club had 34 players and "the support of prominent Lismore citizens, including representatives of two churches"; Canon Moore and Reverend Parker. The club adopted club colours of red and blue shirts and white shorts, and decided to enter a team in Bangalow's Association premiership competition that was initially supposed to include 6 teams:

Bangalow
McLeans Ridges
Federal
Mullumbimby
Lismore

Only 3 teams nominated for the initial competition of the Northern Rivers Soccer Football Association with additional teams from Lismore, Ballina and McLeans Ridges being invited to compete in the end of season knockout competition:

Bangalow Rangers
Lismore AFC
Federal

In May 1932 Lismore announced they had rented "An area of land at the corner of Diadem and Magellan streets" for use as a home ground.
The first game in the competition was played at Bangalow on Saturday, 14th May 1932 with Bangalow defeating Lismore 3-1. The teams were:

Bangalow: Morrison, Graham, Hunt, Ramsden, W Turner, Macdonald, Jeffert, A Carter, Davies, Eldridge, J Carter
Lismore: Fender, Williamson, Green, Daly, Holmes, Gilmour, Kinch, G Wightman, McCredie, Simpson, Temperley

New clubs were formed in Lismore in Mayand Casino in July 1932. The new Lismore club was probably called Lismore City.
In July 1932 an Association Cup competition attracted 6 teams: Bangalow, Lismore City, Casino, Dyraaba, Lismore & Federal.

Le Clare Cup

Football continued being played on a social basis and then on a more organised basis for the Le Clare Cup until 1939.

1949 Revival

Association Football in the Lismore district was revived after a 10-year hiatus in early 1949 by Constable Ossie Pomroy, a local policeman and Jack Connolly, a repatriation representative. Pomroy had played association football with the Police team in the Sydney competition.
On Saturday 30 April 1949 the first competition game for 1949 was played at Lismore Recreation Ground between two under-16 teams; Brisbane Telegraph Rangers and Lismore Boys’ Hostel. In May 1949 a club was formed in Casino. The first senior game of the season was played at Lismore Recreation Ground on Saturday 28 May between a Lismore team and a Casino team with Lismore winning 4-1. The Casino team featured former Dutch international, Jack Dalmeyer.
In June 1949 the Lismore and District Soccer Football Association, a predecessor to the current Football Far North Coast, was formed. The inaugural office bearers were:

Patrons: Larry Anthony, Commonwealth member for Richmond and William Frith, NSW member for Lismore
President: Maurice Guilmant
Vice-Presidents: R Hatt, C Lawman, J Robertson, Frank Oakes, Clarrie Richards, Ossie Pomroy, RM Frazer
Secretary: RT McBain
Treasurer: GJ Wightman
Publicity Officer: Ossie Pomroy

The under-16 competition played for the Wilcher Cup donated by Wilcher's Dye Works of Keen Street, Lismore with 12 teams from 7 clubs competing:

1. North Lismore – Hotspurs, Thistle
2. East Lismore – Rovers, Athletic
3. South Lismore – Celtic, Albion
4. Hostel – United, Wanderers
5. Goonellabah Stars
6. Telegraph Rangers
7. City Rangers

North Lismore Hotspurs were the inaugural winners of the Wilcher Cup with South Lismore Celtic winning the junior cup final.
In seniors 5 teams participated in the competition:

1. Lismore City
2. North Lismore Marauders
3. Goonellabah Gold Stars
4. Methodist OK
5. Casino Rebels

Lismore City were the winners of the Challenge Cup which appears to have been the equivalent of the grand final, beating Casino 5–1 in the final.
In September 1949 a Far North Coast representative team played Corinthians, the 1949 Brisbane soccer premiers. The game was played at Lismore Recreation Grounds, with Corinthians winning 7–1.

1950 – Formation of Eastwood Unitedhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/99074665

At a meeting in February 1950 Eastwood United was established comprising 2 junior teams and 1 senior team. It was agreed that club colours would be red shirts with white collars, pockets and sleeves, white shorts and red and white socks. The inaugural elected officials were:

Patron – Dr RE Longworth
President – Mr M Guilmant
Secretary – Mr M Glendinning
Assistant Secretary – Mr E Wells
Treasurer – Mr J Harrison
Publicity Officer – Mr OH Pomroy
1950 Brand Cup Final (Casino Rebels Win the Final But Not the Cup!)

The 1950 Arthur Brand Cup Final between Eastwood United and Casino Rebels was played on Saturday, 9 September at the Lismore Recreation Ground. The game was of a high standard with Eastwood United winning 2–1 after extra time and being presented with the cup by Arthur Brand. Casino Rebels protested the result to the Lismore District Soccer Football Association on the grounds that the refereeing of Mr Des Hyde had not been up to standard, and demanded a replay. In particular, it was reported Casino Rebels players 'began to leave the field when a goal... ... was disallowed' and the legitimacy of Eastwood United's winning goal which had been scored direct from an indirect free-kick. The LDSFA upheld Casino Rebels protest and directed the final be replayed at Casino on Saturday, 23 September. Mr Stan Jarrett, the Secretary of the LDSFA resigned in protest at the decision. Eastwood United refused to play the re-match so the matter was referred to the NSW Soccer Association.
The re-match was eventually played at Casino on Saturday 30 September with Casino Rebels winning 2–0. The NSW Soccer Association ruled the 'referee's decision was final' and as a consequence, the LDSFA decided Eastwood United would hold the cup for the next 12 months. So whilst Casino Rebels won the 1950 Brand Cup Final, Eastwood United had possession of the cup.
The Casino Rebels team for the re-match was:

A Morgan, Stan Pendrigh, Jack Dalmeyer, L Fryer, G Snow, W Richardson, M De Haan, H Johns, F Koning, M Day, J Davy, J McElligott

The Eastwood United squad for the re-match was:

H Pogulis, Jim Brady, S De Vries, Billy Stark, Ossie Pomroy, Billy Driver, L Moller, Bill Woolnough, J Docherty, J Felicia, N Manitta, Cliff Burrows, M Nutt, N Garrett
1951 Brand Cup Final 'the longest match in history ...'

The Brand Cup donated by Arthur Brand, a local pharmacist, was an end-of-season competition played on a knock-out basis. The 1951 Brand Cup final was between North Lismore Marauders and Methodist United. The first game, played on Saturday 25 August, was abandoned at 5:45 pm due to bad light after more than 2 hours play. The teams had played 90 minutes of normal time, and 2 sets of 20 minutes extra time. The score was 2-all at full time and 2-all when the game was abandoned. Goalscorers for North Lismore Marauders were S Miles and Cyril Mayo, whilst A Watson scored both goals for Methodist United. The game attracted more than 1,000 and possibly up to 1,500 fans with gate proceeds of more than 100 pounds being donated to the North Coast Children's Home.
The replay was played on Saturday 15 September. Both clubs made changes with North Lismore Marauders bringing in forwards Dirk Brouwer and Bill Owens, and Methodist United including local baseball star Reg Baxter. Owens, who had been called up for army training was given special leave to play and flown in specially for the game. North Lismore Marauders won the replay 3–1 and their only-ever trophy in Lismore football history. Goalscorers for North Lismore Marauders were ironically, Bill Owens and Dirk Brouwer, whilst Allan Halls scored for Methodist United.

1951 – Establishment of Breakaway Casino District Soccer Association

In March 1951 following a decision by the Lismore District Soccer Association to limit its boundaries to a radius of 25 miles from the Lismore Post Office, there were murmurings of a breakaway association centred on Casino. The proposed new association would encompass juniors and up to 7 senior teams: Casino, Bonalbo, Mallanganee, Dyraaba and Kyogle.

1954 – Drowning of LDSA Secretary, Cliff Burrows

In July 1950 the Caledonians club from Brisbane visited Lismore to play the Far North Coast representative side. Cliff Burrows, a member of the Caledonians side was so impressed by Lismore that he returned to live there. Burrows, originally from the Leeds area in England, played for Eastwood United from 1950 to 1953 and was captain of the Church of Christ Crusaders side in 1954. Burrows was good enough to play for the Lismore City and Lismore representative sides against the Sutherland Shire Casuals and Grafton in 1954. Burrows also refereed.
In June 1954 Burrows was elected Secretary of the Lismore District Soccer Association following the resignation of Mr Allan Halls. In September the same year, tragedy struck when Burrows drowned whilst surfing at Ballina Lighthouse Beach. Burrows was buried at Lismore Memorial Gardens on Skyline Road, Goonellabah.
The LDSA opened a fund to condition his grave and provide a suitable epitaph. In September 1955 a memorial was unveiled at Burrows' grave.

1957 – Visit by Eastern Athletic (Hong Kong)

In July 1957 a team described in the local press as the Chinese national team but actually Eastern Athletic from Hong Kong visited Lismore to play a Lismore District Soccer Association XI. This was the first time an International or State side had visited the Northern Rivers region of NSW. Eastern Athletic were a good side; in the week before playing the Lismore XI they drew 2-all with Australia and beat Queensland 5–3 in Brisbane.
The week leading up to the game was marred by injury. Firstly, the referee assigned to the game, Allan Halls from Lismore, was concussed in a car accident and there was some doubt he would take charge of the match. Secondly, Bill Smith the captain and central defender of the Lismore XI was injured playing for his club, Eastwood United the weekend before the game, and forced to withdraw. Bill Mullins of Grafton replaced Smith as captain.
Eastern Athletic soundly defeated the Lismore XI 6–0 at Oakes Oval, Lismore after it was 4–0 at half-time. The visitors put on a "display of precision football" on "a wet, slippery ground" with a "greasy ball" in front of a crowd of 1,500 paying £300. According to the local newspaper the best players for the Lismore XI were R Parkhouse, Bill Mullins, Eric Moss, Charlie Kostic & L Orchard.
The Lismore XI, selected from the Lismore region and including players from Grafton and Casino was:

R Parkhouse, Gary Kuehne, Bill Mullins, Eric Moss, Charlie Kostic, L Orchard, Barry Neaves, B McPherson, A Lee, W van Beers and F Laing

The match officials were:

Referee - Allan Halls
Linesmen - K Goudie, G Hayward

Eastern Athletic exists to this day, re-badged as Eastern Sports Club and currently playing in the Hong Kong Premier League.

1958 – Formation of Lismore Thistles

On Friday 31 January 1958 a meeting was held at the Boy's Hostel in Lismore to form a new club to play in Lismore & District Soccer Football Association competitions.
The meeting appointed Warren Bancroft as Chairman. Others present at the meeting were to become stalwarts of the Lismore Thistles club including John Ryan, Barry Neaves, Lance Goldsmith, Nooky Lavis and Jim Rixon.
The meeting also agreed on:

A club name - Thistles Soccer Club
Club colours - Royal blue & white
Club emblem - A thistle within a shield

In 1958, Lismore Thistles first season it had 1 team with twenty registered players playing in the First Division.

1961 – Formation of Richmond Rovers

In 1960 Goonellabah Stars won the treble of ANZAC Cup, Premiership and Grand Final. Goonellabah Stars beat Lismore Thistles 4–3 in the grand final to win the Cyril Mayo Memorial Cup; the goalscorers being Goonellabah Stars - E Scurr, Earle McPherson, Athol Parmenter and Bill Harris, and for Lismore Thistles - R Lavis 3 goals. This was the third time in succession Goonellabah Stars had won the Cyril Mayo Memorial Cup since its donation in 1958.
In 1961 Irishman Bill Harris left Goonellabah Stars, the most successful club in the competition, to form a new club; Richmond Rovers. Harris' motivation was to "foster younger players... create more interest in the code by expanding the competition, which he saw as lopsided due to Goonellabah Stars dominance". Harris was a former Irish schoolboy representative and English 1st Division player who had moved to Lismore in 1957 via Melbourne.
Richmond Rovers became the 5th team in the Senior competition joining Casino Rovers, Eastwood United, Goonellabah Stars and Lismore Thistles. In their first game, an ANZAC Cup-tie, Richmond Rovers were beaten 7–0 by Lismore Thistles and in their first fixture game were beaten 2–1 by Casino Rovers. In its first season Richmond Rovers also fielded 2 junior teams; an Under-16 and an Under-14.
Members of the original Richmond Rovers side were: John Gava, Carl Ross, J Handley, David Flynn, D Cassis, M Bright, John Morrissey, Bill Harris, John Serone, G Perkins, John Farry, Doug Edwards, Theo Donaldson, Barry Neaves and Arthur Maloney.

1961 – Visit by Fijian National Team

In May and June 1961 the Fijian national team toured the Eastern States of Australia and played regional and State teams including a North Coast team at Oakes Oval, Lismore.
On Sunday 4 June in "greasy, treacherous conditions" the Fijians were "too fast" for the locals, winning 8–2 after it was 5–0 at half-time. Jim Smith scored both goals for the North Coast. Officials voted R Helmond, the North Coast goalkeeper as the best of the local players, whilst the local newspaper also praised Eddie Laycock and Jim Smith. The game was watched by a crowd of 2,500
The local newspaper noted the North Coast captain Bill Harris was the only North Coast player not born in Australia. The team included 8 players from Lismore, 2 from Murwillumbah and 1 from Macksville:

R Helmood, Eddie Laycock, J Craven, Bill Smith, Earl McPherson, Ron Fiore, B Dawson, Bill Harris, Jim Smith, Ron Phillips and E Crooks. Reserves were R Burns, J Gassner, W Van Meurick, A Parmenter and G Lavis.

The Fijians played 15 games on tour, winning 8, drawing 1 and losing 6 whilst scoring 76 goals and conceding 65. Some of the games against regional sides were cricket scores: Fiji 14 - Riverina 0, Fiji 12 - Goulburn Districts 1, Fiji 9 - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area 2.

1966 – Fall of Goonellabah Stars (1949-65)

Goonellabah Stars, sometimes referred to as Goonellabah Gold Stars were established in 1949 and were part of the revival of football in the Lismore district after a 10-year absence. In its first season Goonellabah Stars fielded a senior team and an Under 16 team in the Wilcher Cup competition. Goonellabah Stars were the dominant club during their 17 years in senior competitions, with some of the region's best players and winning honours on 26 occasions:

9 ANZAC Cups - 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1964
10 premierships - 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964
7 grand finals - 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962

In 1966 Goonellabah Stars seniors suddenly disappeared, although they continued as a junior club.

1949 Season

In their first season in 1949 Goonellabah Stars went trophyless coming 4th in the premiership and getting knocked out of the finals series by Lismore City. Players in the 1949 season included: K Packham, J Teale, N Manitta, C Wagner, J Roach, L White, L Duff, N Adams, R Allen, A Andrews, K Bryant, J Doyle, R Packham, A Baker.

1953 Season – 3rd Premiership, 2nd ANZAC Cup

1953 - Final Table - Seniors

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points	Arthur Brand Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Goonellabah Stars	14	12	1	1	69	15	25	First Round	Goonellabah Stars 3 defeated Casino Rebels 2 at Oakes Oval	Goonellabah Stars - Barry McPherson, J Cravigan, T Sharpe Casino Rebels - G Snow, own goal
2nd	Eastwood United	14	12	0	2	44	14	24	First Round	Methodist United 3 defeated Goonellabah Rangers 0	Methodist United - M Marsh, A Watson
3rd	Methodist United	14	10	2	2	52	23	22	First Round	Crusaders 1 defeated Mallanganee 0 after extra time at Nielson Park, East Lismore	Crusaders - R Beaumont
4th	Mallanganee	14	5	2	7	23	48	12	First Round	Eastwood United - Bye
5th	Crusaders	14	4	2	8	19	44	10	Semi-final	Eastwood United 1 defeated Methodist United 0 at Lismore Recreation Ground No 3	Eastwood United - own goal
6th	Goonellabah Rangers	14	4	1	9	18	50	9	Semi-final	Crusaders 3 defeated Goonellabah Stars 2 at Lismore Recreation Ground No 3	Crusaders - Max Wagner, R Beaumont, V Pushae Goonellabah Stars - J Cravigan, McDermott
7th	Casino Rebels	14	3	0	11	16	47	6	Final	Eastwood United 1 defeated Crusaders 0 at Oakes Oval	Eastwood United - Bill Stark

1963 Season – 9th Premiership, 8th ANZAC Cup

In 1963 Goonellabah Stars won their 9th premiership by 1 point from Lismore Thistles. Goonellabah Stars clinched the premiership in the last round of fixtures, beating last-placed Wallaroos 4-2 after Goonellabah Stars were trailing 2-1 until midway through the second half. A goal by 16-year old Robbie Donaldson and 2 late goals by Earl McPherson gave Goonellabah Stars the win and the premiership. Goalscorers for Goonellabah Stars were Earl McPherson and Robbie Donaldson and for Wallaroos J Battese and Geoff Gray.
1963 - Final Table - 1st Division

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		Finals	Results	Goalscorers
Premiers	Goonellabah Stars	20	14	1	5	76	48	29		Semi-final	Goonellabah Stars 2 drew Eastwood United 2 after extra time	Goonellabah Stars - Earl McPherson, Arthur Maloney Eastwood United - Jim Matthews, Bob Helmood
2nd	Lismore Thistles	20	13	2	5	68	36	28		Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 5 defeated Casino Rovers 2	Lismore Thistles - Bill Mulford, Garry Jones, Ray Lavis, Ken McDonald Casino Rovers - P Mortenson, C Grennan
3rd	Casino Rovers	20	9	3	8	50	52	21		Semi-final Replay	Goonellabah Stars 4 defeated Eastwood United 3 after extra time	Goonellabah Stars - Arthur Maloney, Athol Parmenter Eastwood United - Jim Matthews, F Bignill
4th	Eastwood United	20	8	3	9	68	70	19		Grand Final	Lismore Thistles 3 defeated Goonellabah Stars 1	Lismore Thistles - Bill Mulford, Ray Lavis Goonellabah Stars - Earl McPherson
5th	Richmond Rovers	20	6	3	11	53	68	15	-	-	-	-
6th	Wallaroos	20	3	2	15	35	78	8	-	-	-	-

1964 Season - 10th Premiership

1964 - Final Table - Seniors

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		Finals	Results	Goalscorers
Premiers	Goonellabah Stars	20	13	4	3	59	35	30		Semi-final	Goonellabah Stars 5 defeated Eastwood United 2	Goonellabah Stars - Nicky Sourry, Ron Fiore, Geoff Rose Eastwood United - E Laycock, J Toshack
2nd	Richmond Rovers	20	14	1	5	65	31	29		Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 4 defeated Lismore Thistles 0	Richmond Rovers - Dick Latta, Bill Harris
3rd	Lismore Thistles	20	11	4	5	56	32	26		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers 3 defeated Goonellabah Stars 2	Richmond Rovers - Alec Mathews, Dave Flynn, Dick Latta Goonellabah Stars - Nicky Sourry, Arthur Maloney
4th	Eastwood United	20	11	3	5	76	53	25	-	-	-	-
5th	Lismore City	20	4	0	16	38	104	8	-	-	-	-
6th	Casino Rovers	20	1	0	19	28	67	2	-	-	-	-

1965 – Eastwood United Wins Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points	1965 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Eastwood United	19	16	1	2	76	26	+50	33	Seeded team	Eastwood United automatically qualified for Semi-final
2nd	Lismore Thistles	19	11	3	5	69	29	+40	25	Seeded team	Lismore Thistles automatically qualified for Semi-final
3rd	Richmond Rovers	19	11	3	5	71	38	+33	25	Quarter-final	Richmond Rovers defeated Grafton City on forfeit
4th	Goonellabah Stars	19	7	3	9	55	55	0	17	Quarter-final	Goonellabah Stars 4 defeated Lismore City 2 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Goonellabah Stars - John Teale, Nicky Sourry, W Van Beers, Own goal Lismore City - John Battese, W Tulk
5th	Grafton City	19	4	3	12	32	74	-42	11	Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 3 defeated Goonellabah Stars 2 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Dick Latta, Other goalscorer unknown Goonellabah Stars - Athol Parmenter
6th	Lismore City	19	0	3	16	24	105	-81	3	Semi-final	Eastwood United 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Eastwood United - John Toshack, Own goal
										Final	Eastwood United 5 defeated Richmond Rovers 2 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Eastwood United - John Toshack, Dick Morrissey, Own goals Richmond Rovers - Alec Matthews, Dick Latta

1966 – Lismore Thistles Win Premiership, Eastwood United Win Cyril Mayo Cup With Record Score

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points	1966 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Lismore Thistles No 1	15	13	0	2	73	19	26	Seeded team	Lismore Thistles No 1 went straight to Semi-final stage
2nd	Eastwood United	15	11	0	4	75	22	22	Seeded team	Eastwood United went straight to Semi-final stage
3rd	Italo-Australian Stars	15	9	1	5	69	41	19	Quarter-final	Italo-Australian Stars 5 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo-Australian Stars - Ken Orr, W Murphy, B Gilligan Richmond Rovers - A Matthews
4th	Casino	15	4	1	10	27	89	9	Quarter-final	Casino 7 defeated Lismore Thistles No 2 3 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Casino - J Gelzinns, I Wilson, J Lendrigan, M Bell, L Crethar Lismore Thistles No 2 - K Theuerkauf, G Daley
5th	Lismore Thistles No 2	15	3	1	11	45	86	7	Semi-final	Eastwood United 5 defeated Casino 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	No details available
6th	Richmond Rovers	15	3	1	11	34	66	7	Semi-final	Lismore Thistles No 1 3 defeated Italo-Australian Stars 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles No 1 - Bob Smedley Italo-Australian Stars - Ken Orr
									Final	Eastwood United 10 defeated Lismore Thistles No 1 2 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Eastwood United - Orchard, Matthews, Bob Helmood, Athol Parmenter Lismore Thistles No 1 - Thompson, Bob Smedley

1969 – Eastwood United Win 8th Premiership, Italo Stars Win 2nd Cyril Mayo Cup

Position	Club	Points		1969 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Eastwood United	25		Semi-final	Italo Stars 6 defeated Richmond Rovers 2 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Brian Lee, Gary Wagner, Unknown Richmond Rovers - Cormack
2nd	Italo Stars	21		Semi-final	Lismore Thistles defeated Eastwood United on forfeit @ Oakes Oval, Lismore *
3rd	Lismore Thistles	20		Final	Italo Stars 4 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Robert Ellis, Gary Wagner Lismore Thistles - Max Thompson
4th	Richmond Rovers	4	-	-	-	-

* The Eastwood United team walked-off the field in the 40th minute of the first half after 3 of their players had been sent-off by the referee Jack Pressick in the 30th minute of play. At the time of the walk-off Lismore Thistles were leading 2-0.

1971 – Establishment of Reserve Grade

In 1970 5 teams from 4 clubs competed in Lismore District Soccer Association's senior competition; Eastwood United, Italo Stars, Lismore Thistles A, Lismore Thistles B and Richmond Rovers. In 1971 a Reserve Grade competition was established to give a surplus of senior players a game in the absence of any lower divisions or alternative clubs to the 4 existing Lismore clubs.
The inaugural Reserve Grade competition comprised 5 teams; Casino, Eastwood United, Italo Stars, Lismore Thistles B and Lismore Thistles Green. The first Reserve Grade premiers and grand final winners were Lismore Thistles B who defeated Eastwood United 6-2 in the grand final replay after the first grand final was locked at 3-all after extra time.
The final table, finals results and goalscorers for the 1971 Reserve Grade competition:

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		1971 Reserve Grade Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Lismore Thistles B	15	14	0	1	59	24	28		Semi-final	Eastwood United 5 defeated Italo Stars 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Eastwood United - W McDonald, I Matthews, J Morrissey, L Jones Italo Stars - M Smitzer
2nd	Eastwood United	15	9	1	5	50	42	19		Semi-final	Lismore Thistles B 4 defeated Casino 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - K Theurerkauf, R Lavis, W Nicholl
3rd	Casino	15	8	2	5	43	28	18		Grand Final	Lismore Thistles B 3 drew with Eastwood United 3 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - K Theurerkauf, M Clarke, R Lavis Eastwood United - W McDonald, L James, T Mathews
4th	Italo Stars	15	8	1	6	27	25	17		Grand Final Replay	Lismore Thistles B 6 defeated Eastwood United 2 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Neil Burgess, M Clarke, Other goalscorers unknown Eastwood United - John Morrissey, Other goalscorer unknown
5th	Lismore Thistles Green	15	4	0	11	20	80	8	-	-	-	-

1970 to 1974 – Lismore Thistles Win Every Cyril Mayo Cup (for the Grand Final)

In 1974 Lismore Thistles created a new record by winning their 5th consecutive Cyril Mayo Cup for winning the grand final. In doing so Lismore Thistles became masters of the finals knock-out format because only once during this period did they win the premiership. Lismore Thistles' record was equalled by Italo Stars when they won 5 consecutive Cyril Mayo Cups from 1977 to 1981.

1970 Season

Eastwood United won the 1970 premiership their 6th premiership.

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		1970 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Eastwood United	14	12	1	1	66	19	25		First Round	Richmond Rovers 6 defeated Lismore Thistles B 4 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Cormack, Watts, De Koster, Own goal Lismore Thistles B - Ray Lavis, Reeves, Behan, Own goal
2nd	Lismore Thistles A	14	11	2	1	79	12	24		Semi-final	Lismore Thistles A 4 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles A - Kel Riordan, Max Thompson
3rd	Italo Stars	14	7	1	6	46	36	15		Semi-final	Eastwood United 3 defeated Italo Stars 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Eastwood United - Dick Latta, Unknown
4th	Richmond Rovers	14	7	0	7	38	54	14		Grand Final	Lismore Thistles A 5 defeated Eastwood United 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles A - Kel Riordan, Kevin Theurerkauf, Unknown Eastwood United - Dick Morrissey
5th	Lismore Thistles B	14	3	0	11	8	88	6	-	-	-	-
6th	Italo Stars Reserves *	14	0	0	14	0	33	0	-	-	-	-

* Italo Stars Reserves withdrew from the competition in early-June. All games after their withdrawal have been recorded as a win for their opponent and a 0-0 scoreline.

1971 Season

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points	1971 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Eastwood United	15	9	3	3	55	34	21	Semi-final	Lismore Thistles A 5 defeated Richmond Rovers 2 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Terry Woods, Ian McDonald Richmond Rovers - Marshall Hall, Own goal
2nd	Lismore Thistles A	15	8	4	3	44	30	20	Semi-final	Eastwood United 1 versus Italo Stars 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Eastwood United - Dick Latta Italo Stars - Unknown
3rd	Italo Stars	15	8	3	4	45	29	19	Semi-final Replay	Eastwood United defeated Italo Stars	No match details available
4th	Richmond Rovers	15	0	0	15	27	79	0	Grand Final	Lismore Thistles 4 drew with Eastwood United 4 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Terry Woods, Gary Thompson Eastwood United - John Orchard, Dick Morrissey, Dick Latta
									Grand Final 1st Replay	Lismore Thistles 1 drew with Eastwood United after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Terry Woods Eastwood United - Unknown
									Grand Final 2nd Replay	Lismore Thistles 2 defeated Eastwood United 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Robert Ellis, Terry Woods Eastwood United - John Orchard

1971 – A-Grade Grand Final ... "longest grand final in the history of Lismore soccer"

The 1971 A-Grade grand final was both history-making and constitution-changing. Under Lismore District Soccer Association rules of the time it was not possible to have joint champions.
The 1971 A-Grade premiers in a 4-team competition were Eastwood United by 1 point from Lismore Thistles A. The grand final was replayed twice before a winner could be found and was described as a "marathon" and the "longest grand final in the history of Lismore soccer":

21 August @ Oakes Oval - Lismore Thistles A 4 - Eastwood United 4 after extra time. Goalscorers were Terry Woods and Gary Thompson for Lismore Thistles and Dick Morrissey, Dick Latta and John Orchard for Eastwood United.
28 August @ Oakes Oval - Lismore Thistles A 1 - Eastwood United 1 after extra time. Goalscorers were Terry Woods for Lismore Thistles and unknown for Eastwood United.
25 September @ Oakes Oval - Lismore Thistles A 2 defeated Eastwood United 1. Goalscorers were Robert Ellis and Terry Woods for Lismore Thistles and John Orchard for Eastwood United.

The Lismore District Soccer Association committee met after the second draw to decide whether to replay the grand final or declare Lismore Thistles A and Eastwood United joint champions. Voting was deadlocked and the then Association president, Jim Underhill used his casting vote to support a replay. As Underhill explained after the meeting, it was unconstitutional to have joint champions.
Incredibly on Saturday, 11 September Eastwood United played Italo Stars in the final of the Ampol Silver Ball, winning 5-2. Goalscorers were John Orchard, Dick Morrissey, Dick Latta and Peter Irwin for Eastwood United and Robby Pollock and John Percival for Italo Stars. Eastwood United also won the 1971 ANZAC Cup beating Lismore Thistles A 5-2 in the final. Goalscorers were Peter Keyes, Bob Kennedy and Jim Matthews for Eastwood United and Gary Thompson and Bob Lavis for Lismore Thistles.

1972 Season

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points	1972 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Italo Stars	15	13	0	2	72	22	26	Quarter Final	Richmond Rovers 10 defeated South Lismore 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - R Donaldson, Kevin Watts, G Butts, P Morgan, A Wilson, Other goalscorers - Unknown
2nd	Eastwood United	15	11	1	3	55	37	23	Quarter Final	Lismore Thistles 2 defeated Italo Stars 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Neil Hanna, Neil Burgess Italo Stars - Phillip Bawden
3rd	Lismore Thistles	15	10	0	5	54	37	20	Quarter Final	Eastwood United - Bye
4th	Richmond Rovers	15	7	1	7	42	35	15	Quarter Final	Lismore Thistles Civics - Bye
5th	South Lismore	15	1	1	13	27	73	3	Semi-final	Eastwood United 6 defeated Lismore Thistles Civics 2	Eastwood United - G Latta, J Orchard Lismore Thistles Civics - R Winterbon, G O'Brien
6th	Lismore Thistles Civics	15	1	1	13	19	66	3	Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 5 defeated Richmond Rovers 4 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Neil Hanna, Kel Riordan, Terry Woods Richmond Rovers - A Wilson, P Morgan
									Grand Final	Lismore Thistles 2 defeated Eastwood United 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Unknown, Terry Woods Eastwood United - Jim Matthews

1972 – A Year of Growth

The 1972 season was a year of growth for the Lismore District Soccer Association with a number of new, existing and former clubs being admitted to its competitions. Total player registrations reached 1,681 including 1,435 juniors and 246 seniors. This compared with the Lismore-based Richmond River Junior Rugby League which had 1,250 registered junior players.
In March Richmond Rovers defeated Tumbulgum 1-0 in a women's game and is the first evidence of women's football on the Northern Rivers. A women's competition would be established by the Lismore District Soccer Association in 1974.
New Clubs

Alstonville - formed in 1972, under-8's only
Lismore Teachers College - seniors only

Existing Clubs

Ballina - formed in 1971, 7 junior teams only

Former Clubs

Casino United
Casino Rovers
Nimbin - juniors and seniors re-admitted after some years absence

The A-Grade and Reserve Grade competitions were renamed Division 1 and Division 2 respectively. The number of Division 1 teams increased by 2 to 6 with the admission of South Lismore and Lismore Thistles fielding 2 teams and the number of Division 2 clubs increased by 5 to make a 10-team competition.
The Division 1 trophies were shared around:

Eastwood United retained the ANZAC Cup after drawing 2-all with Italo Stars
Italo Stars won their first premiership since their formation in 1966
Lismore Thistles defeated Eastwood United 2-1 in the grand final to win their 3rd successive championship. Goalscorers were Michael Clarke and Terry Woods for Lismore Thistles and Jim Matthews for Eastwood United.

The grand final teams were:

Lismore Thistles	Position	Eastwood United
P Bartolo	Goalkeeper	I Tyler
B Lee	Right Back	W Tulk
P Nott	Left Back	R Ditton
T Woods	Right Half	Geoff Gaggin
M Thompson	Centre Half	J Coster
R Eather	Left Half	S McDonough
N Hanna	Right Wing	M Wilson
M Edwards	Inside Right	K Orr
Kel Riordan	Centre Forward	R Latta
I McDonald	Inside Left	J Orchard
Neil Burgess	Left Wing	J Matthews
M Clarke G Hale	Reserves	J Bird M McLean

Division 2 trophies were won by:

Premiership - Lismore Thistles Colts
Grand Final - Italo Stars defeated Eastwood United 4-1
1973 – 1st Division Final Table & Finals Results

In 1973 Lismore Thistles won the premiership-grand final double; their 5th premiership and 5th Cyril Mayo Cup after entering senior competitions in 1958. 1973 was their 4th Cyril Mayo Cup victory in a row.
Lismore Thistles won the premiership easily from Italo Stars, who were at least 7 points behind. It's unclear the final margin as Italo Stars-Eastwood United's last fixture of the season was forfeited, but it's unclear which club forfeited.
Lismore Thistles lost just once and drew three times during the 1973 season:

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		1973 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Lismore Thistles	17	13	3	1	64	30	29		Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 5 defeated Italo Stars 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Terry Woods, Neil Hanna, Ross Winterbon, Neil Burgess Italo Stars - Kevin Watts
2nd	Italo Stars*	17	10	0	6	72	46	20		Semi-final	Eastwood United 4 defeated Richmond Rovers 2 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Eastwood United - John Orchard, Geoff Gaggin, G Latta Richmond Rovers - S Harris, A Wilson
3rd	Eastwood United*	17	6	2	8	57	50	14		Grand Final	Lismore Thistles 2 defeated Eastwood United 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Neil Hanna, Terry Woods Eastwood United - Mark Wilson
4th	Richmond Rovers	17	1	1	15	41	108	3	-	-	-	-

* The Italo Stars-Eastwood United fixture scheduled to be played 1 September was forfeited, but it's unclear which club forfeited.

1974 Finals Results

1974 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 2 defeated Eastwood United 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Philip Geary, Ian McDonald Eastwood United - R Kennedy
Semi-final	Italo Stars 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Graham Eather, Phillip Parkes Richmond Rovers - Armin Sandmann
Grand Final	Lismore Thistles 4 defeated Italo Stars 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Neil Burgess, Terry Woods, Michael Clarke, Ross Winterbon

1972 – Visit by Dundee FCThe Northern Star, 24 May 1972The Northern Star, 25 May 1972

In May 1972 Dundee FC toured Australia and New Zealand. On that tour they played Australia in Adelaide, NSW and Queensland.
Dundee FC played a Northern Rivers representative side at Oakes Oval, Lismore on Wednesday night 24 May 1972. A crowd of more than 4,000 saw Dundee FC beat the locals 16–1. Some of the adjectives used to describe Dundee FC's performance were "world class" and "incredible". Goal scorers for Dundee FC were Jocky Scott, John Gray, John Duncan, Ian Scott, Bobby Wilson, Duncan Lambie, Doug Houston, Gordon Wallace and George Stewart. The Northern Rivers goal was scored by Gordon Bryant near full-time. Two awards were made to Northern Rivers players after the game - Dick Latta and Phillip Bawden.
The Northern Rivers squad for this game was:

Goalkeeper - Trevor Rainbow
Fullbacks - John Percival, Peter Nott, Robbie Donaldson
Halfbacks - Max Thompson, Terry Woods, Gordon Bryant, Allan Hampton
Forwards - Devinder Singh, John Orchard, Dick Morrissey, Phillip Bawden, Dick Latta
Coach - Armin Sandmann

Two players were forced to withdraw from the squad in the week leading up to the game due to injury; Ian Monaghan and Kevin Lollback.
Jack Pressick, Secretary of the Northern Rivers Soccer Federation, was the driving force in arranging this game. Pressick, having noted that Dundee FC's itinerary had one unconfirmed date and venue, contacted the Australian Soccer Federation and suggested a match at Lismore. Pressick's suggestion was wholeheartedly supported provided Dundee FC's asking price of $4,500 could be guaranteed. Pressick and Jim Underhill, President of the Lismore District Soccer Association raised the funds from local businesses and businessmen.

1974 – Women's Football Arrives

In May 1974 the Lismore District Soccer Association approved its first women's competition. Six teams nominated including:

Lismore Thistles
College of Advanced Education /Teacher's College
Lismore High School
St Vincent's Hospital

The historic first game in a 10-game season was played on Saturday, 25 May 1974 at Richmond River High School with CAE/Teacher's College beating Lismore Thistles 3–0. Goalscorers for CAE/Teacher's College were D Allen, L Worland and G Schubert.

1977 to 1981 – Italo Stars Win Every Cyril Mayo Cup (for the Grand Final)

From 1977 to 1981 Italo Stars won every Cyril Mayo Cup and in doing so equalled Lismore Thistles record of 5 successive Cyril Mayo Cups. During this 5-year period Italo Stars also won every ANZAC Cup and 2 premierships in 1977 and 1978:

Treble - 2 in 1977 and 1978
Cup Double - 5 in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981
Premiership-Grand Final Double - 2 in 1977 and 1978
1977 – 1st & 2nd Division Final Table

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		1977 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
1st Division Premiers	Italo Stars	21	19	2	0	118	11	40		Minor Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 4 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Terry Woods, Tony Roder, Ian McDonald, Unknown Richmond Rovers - South
1st Division 2nd	Lismore Thistles	20	16	2	2	95	19	34		Major Semi-final	Italo Stars 2 defeated Eastwood United 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Mike Stevens, Gary Northcote Eastwood United - Binna Pollard
1st Division 3rd	Eastwood United	20	15	3	2	79	31	33		Grand Final	Italo Stars 3 defeated Lismore Thistles 2 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Greg Sharpe, Peter Wiblen Lismore Thistles - Terry Woods, Ian McDonald
1st Division 4th	Richmond Rovers	21	10	4	7	65	55	24	-	-	-	-
1st Division 5th	Lismore Thistles Civics	21	11	1	9	64	53	23	-	-	-	-
2nd Division Premiers	Ballina	21	9	5	7	52	50	23	-	-	-	-
2nd Division 2nd	Eastwood City	21	8	2	11	59	86	18	-	-	-	-
2nd Division 3rd	Italo Hotspurs	21	8	1	12	44	80	17	-	-	-	-
2nd Division 4th	Nimbin	21	7	0	14	34	66	14	-	-	-	-
2nd Division 5th	Lismore Thistles United	21	4	1	16	43	92	9	-	-	-	-
2nd Division 6th	Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education	21	3	2	16	21	75	8	-	-	-	-
2nd Division 7th	Richmond Rovers	21	2	3	16	38	94	7	-	-	-	-

1978 – 1st Division Final Table

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points	1978 Cyril Mayo Knock-out Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Italo Stars	15	10	2	3	44	27	22	Quarter-final	Richmond Rovers 4 defeated Ballina 0 @ Saunders Oval, Ballina	Richmond Rovers - Unknown
2nd	Lismore Thistles	14	8	3	3	38	12	19	Quarter-final	Lismore Thistles 1 defeated Goonellabah 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Jeff Edwards
3rd	Goonellabah	15	8	3	4	25	24	19	Quarter-final	Italo Stars - Bye
4th	Eastwood United	14	7	4	3	54	27	18	Quarter-final	Eastwood United - Bye
5th	Richmond Rovers	15	4	2	9	28	36	10	Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 4 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Phillip Hicks, Burgess, Jeff Edwards Richmond Rovers - Brendan Buckett
6th	Ballina	15	0	0	15	14	77	0	Semi-final	Italo Stars 3 defeated Eastwood United 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Russell Storti, Garry Northcote Eastwood United - Andy Stevens
									Grand Final	Italo Stars 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Greg Sharpe, Russell Storti Lismore Thistles - Terry Woods

1979 – 1st Division Final Table & Cyril Mayo Knock-out Cup Results

Position	Club	Points	1979 Cyril Mayo Knock-out Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Eastwood United	36	Quarter-final	Clarence Valley 3 defeated Richmond Rovers 2 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Clarence Valley - Micky Miner, Greg Pullen Richmond Rovers - Paul Aitken, Stuart Harris
2nd	Italo Stars	33	Quarter-final	Goonellabah 1 defeated South Lismore 1 on penalties after full-time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Goonellabah - Ian McDonald South Lismore - Noel Field
3rd	Goonellabah	33	Quarter-final	Italo Stars 2 defeated Eastwood United 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Russell Storti, Ken McPherson
4th	Lismore Thistles	22	Quarter-final	Lismore Thistles - Bye
5th	Richmond Rovers	18	Semi-final	Clarence Valley 2 defeated Goonellabah 1 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Clarence Valley - Tony Blanch, Own goal Goonellabah - Peter Warren
6th	South Lismore	14	Semi-final	Italo Stars 4 defeated Lismore Thistles 3 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Rod Dargie, Russell Storti Lismore Thistles - Murray Edwards, Jeff Edwards
7th	Clarence Valley	10	Final	Italo Stars defeated Clarence Valley @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	No details available

1980 – Lismore Plays Wellington (New Zealand)

In September 1980 a Lismore side played Wellington at Oakes Oval. The Wellington side included 4 New Zealand internationals; Barry Pickering, Keith Barton, Jeff Strom and Michael Simeonoff. The weekend before the Lismore game, Wellington beat Clarence Valley 5-0 in Grafton before a crowd of 300. Wellington defeated Lismore 4-0, the goalscorers being Paul Vanderbreggen and Costa Leonadis.
The Lismore squad and officials for the game were:

Player	Position	Club
Craig Hamshaw	Goalkeeper	Italo Stars
Peter Harris	Goalkeeper	Goonellabah
Gil Bryen	Back	Italo Stars
Greg Sharpe	Back	Italo Stars
Ross Winterbon	Back	Eastwood United
Bruce Harris	Back	Eastwood United
Noel Fields	Midfielder	South Lismore
Murray Edwards	Midfielder	Eastwood United
Michael Riley	Midfielder	Eastwood United
Rob Stevens	Forward	Richmond Rovers
Peter Wiblen	Forward	Eastwood United
Brendan Buckett	Forward	Lismore Thistles
Tony Perkins	Forward	Italo Stars
Andy Anderson	Forward	Italo Stars
Keith Harris	Team Manager

1980 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Quarter-final	Lismore Thistles 7 defeated Ballina 0 @ Thistles Park, East Lismore
Quarter-final	Italo Stars 2 defeated South Lismore 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore
Quarter-final	Richmond Rovers 10 defeated Clarence Valley 0 @
Quarter-final	Eastwood United 6 defeated Goonellabah 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore
Semi-final	Italo Stars 6 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore
Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 2 defeated Eastwood United 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore
Final	Italo Stars 1 defeated Lismore Thistles 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore

1981 – Eastwood United Premiership, Italo Stars Cyril Mayo Cup

1981 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Minor Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 4 defeated Lismore Thistles 2 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Steven Campbell, Neil Burgess, Ian Brown Lismore Thistles - Jeff Edwards
Major Semi-final	Eastwood United 1 defeated Italo Stars 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Eastwood United - David Burgess
Preliminary Final	Italo Stars 3 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Russell Storti, Own goal
Grand Final	Italo Stars 2 defeated Eastwood United 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Ron Forder, Kevin Wilson

1982 – Eastwood United Win Premiership & Ballina Make Finals For First Time

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		1982 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Eastwood United	21	17	2	2	56	16	53		Minor Semi-final	Ballina 1 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Ballina - Peter Leeson
2nd	Lismore Thistles	21	10	10	1	36	20	40		Major Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 1 defeated Eastwood United 0 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Jeff Edwards
3rd	Richmond Rovers	21	11	2	8	43	29	35		Preliminary Final	Eastwood United 2 defeated Ballina 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Eastwood United - John Wraights
4th	Ballina	21	10	3	8	38	39	33		Grand Final	Lismore Thistles defeated Eastwood United on penalties @ Oakes Oval, Lismore
5th	Italo Stars	21	9	3	9	37	34	30	-	-	-	-
6th	Alstonvilla	21	7	2	12	27	42	23	-	-	-	-
7th	Goonellabah	21	4	3	14	32	46	15	-	-	-	-
8th	South Lismore	21	2	3	16	20	54	9	-	-	-	-

1983 – Goonellabah Wins Their First Premiership & ANZAC Cup

After being formed as a junior club in 1969, Goonellabah first entered a senior team in the 1972 Division 2 competition, coming 2nd last. In 1982 they came 2nd last in First Division. 1983 would be a break-out year as they won the ANZAC Cup and 1st Division premiership for the first time with virtually the same team as 1982.
In April Goonellabah won their first ANZAC Cup 1-0 against Eastwood United with Robert Pearce scoring with full-time looming.
The 1983 premiership was a season-long race between Goonellabah and the defending premiers Eastwood United. Going into the final round the Armin Sandmann coached Goonellabah led by 2 points needing a win against 3rd-placed Lismore Thistles to be certain of their first premiership. Goonellabah won 1-0 making Eastwood United's 9-1 thrashing of South Lismore inconsequential.
Eastwood United had revenge when they defeated Goonellabah 3-0 in the major semi-final, the goalscorers being John Wraights, Ken McPherson and Dennis Wiblen. Goonellabah's season came to an end when beaten 1-0 by Lismore Thistles in the preliminary final, the goalscorer being Neil Harris. The Jack Jarvis coached Eastwood United won their 8th grand final defeating Lismore Thistles 2-0 at a windy Oakes Oval, the goalscorers being Darren Laycock and John Wraights.

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		1983 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Goonellabah	16	14	1	1	39	14	+ 25	43		Minor Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 5 defeated Italo Stars 1 @ Thistles Park, East Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Mick Riley, Tony Roder, Jeff Edwards, Neil Harris Italo Stars - Unknown
2nd	Eastwood United	16	13	2	1	53	7	+ 46	41		Major Semi-final	Eastwood United 3 defeated Goonellabah 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Eastwood United - John Wraights, Ken McPherson, Dennis Wiblen
3rd	Lismore Thistles	16	11	2	3	41	18	+ 23	35		Preliminary Final	Lismore Thistles 1 defeated Goonallabah 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Neil Harris
4th	Italo Stars	16	7	5	4	34	27	+ 7	26		Grand Final	Eastwood United 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Eastwood United - Darren Laycock, John Wraights
5th	Ballina	16	6	2	8	31	27	+ 4	20	-	-	-	-
6th	Richmond Rovers	16	6	0	10	21	31	- 10	18	-	-	-	-
7th	Alstonvilla	16	5	2	9	21	30	- 9	17	-	-	-	-
8th	South Lismore	16	1	2	13	20	51	- 31	5	-	-	-	-
9th	Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education	16	1	0	15	9	64	- 55	3	-	-	-	-

1984 – A Year of Change

1984 was a year of change with the Lismore District Soccer Association and its committees being replaced by a company, Lismore & District Soccer Pty Ltd and elected board members with responsibility for administering soccer in the Lismore region. In addition two Lismore-based clubs, Italo Stars and South Lismore merged to create a new club, Souths Stars United. Souths Stars United had immediate success, winning the 1984 ANZAC Cup and First Division premiership.
In the ANZAC Cup Souths Stars United defeated Eastwood United 2-1 at Oakes Oval in front of 400 fans and after almost 2 hours of play. Midway through the first half Souths Stars United's Brett Towner pounced on a defensive mix-up to give Souths Stars a 1-0 half-time lead. Eastwood United equalised late in the second half thanks to a Ken McPherson penalty, making it 1-all at full-time. In the first period of extra-time Kevin Wilson headed home the winner to clinch the trophy. Man of the match, selected by referee Dean Mohammed and linesmen Dick Morrissey and Ted Cavanagh, was Brett Towner of Souths Stars United.
The First Division premiership was a two-club race between Souths Stars United and Eastwood United with Souths Stars taking out the trophy by 3 points:

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		1984 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Souths Stars United	18	15	1	2	54	11	46		First Round	Souths Stars United 3 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 @ Lismore Italo-Australian Sports & Recreation Club, Barrow Lane, Lismore	Souths Stars – Greg Sharpe, Brett Towner, Own goal Lismore Thistles – Jeff Edwards
2nd	Eastwood United	18	14	1	3	49	18	43		First Round	Eastwood United 1 defeated Goonellabah 0 @ Oakes Oval	Eastwood United – Ken McPherson
3rd	Lismore Thistles	18	9	3	6	37	23	30		Second Round	Souths Stars United 10 defeated Goonellabah 1 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Souths Stars United – Kevin Wilson, Brett Towner, Chris McPherson Goonellabah – Unknown
4th	Goonellabah	18	8	3	7	33	34	27		Second Round	Eastwood United 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 0 @ Oakes Oval	Eastwood United – Wayne Ianna, Dave Condon
5th	Richmond Rovers	18	7	4	7	26	28	25		Finals Points	Souths Stars United - 6 points Eastwood United - 6 points Lismore Thistles - 0 points Goonellabah - 0 points	-
6th	Ballina	18	8	1	9	30	35	25		Grand Final	Eastwood United won on penalties against Souths Stars United	Eastwood United – Ken McPherson, Dave Condon Souths Stars United – Hugh Naisby, Peter Jensen, Wayne Storti
7th	Casino	18	5	3	10	19	33	18	-	-	-	-
8th	Alstonvilla	18	5	3	10	19	33	18	-	-	-	-
9th	Mullumbimby	18	4	1	13	22	51	13	-	-	-	-
10th	Bangalow	18	3	3	12	18	42	12	-	-	-	-

1985 – Eastwood United Becomes Lismore Workers

During the 1985 season Eastwood United became a member of the Lismore Workers Club Sports Trust and from 1 June their senior teams were re-badged as Lismore Workers Soccer Club. To avoid confusion Eastwood United's 10 junior teams retained the Eastwood United name until the 1986 season. Eastwood United joined 18 other sporting clubs including the rugby league club in joining the Lismore Workers Sports Trust.
Lismore Workers Soccer Club retained the same executive as that previously elected at its annual general meeting:

President - Andy Stevens
Vice-President - Rod Thomas
Secretary - Glen Hart
Treasurer - Janice Ianna
1985 Premier Division Final Table

Position	Club	Points
Premiers	Lismore Thistles	52
2nd	Lismore Workers	41
3rd	Mullumbimby	36
4th	South Stars	32
5th	Casino	24
6th	Richmond Rovers	20
7th	Bangalow	13
8th	Alstonvilla	10
9th	Goonellabah	12
10th	Ballina	6

Eastwood United were defending champions having beaten Souths Stars United on penalties after extra time in the 1984 grand final. Goalscorers in the 1984 grand final were Ken McPherson and Dave Condon for Eastwood United and Hugh Naisby, Peter Jenson and Wayne Storti for Souths Stars United. However, in 1985 Lismore Workers came second to undefeated premiers Lismore Thistles and made the grand final against Lismore Thistles after a new and confusing finals format in which the top 6 teams played 4 semi-final rounds.
In the Lismore Real Estate Premier Division grand final Lismore Thistles completed the 1985 season undefeated and won their 9th championship, beating Lismore Workers 1-0 with a first half goal by Tony Roder.

1986 – Richmond Rovers Celebrate 25 Years With A Premiership-Championship Double

In 1986 Richmond Rovers celebrated 25 years. To add to the celebrations they won the 1986 Premier Division premiership and grand final. These were their 2nd premiership and 3rd championship.
Richmond Rovers was established by Bill Harris in 1961 and in their first season fielded 3 teams; a senior men's team and 2 junior teams. By 1986 Richmond Rovers had grown to 22 teams; 5 men's teams, 2 women's teams and 15 junior teams.
Richmond Rovers comfortably won the 10-team premiership by 7 points from a logjam of teams equal on 33 points and only separated by goal difference including Maclean, Lismore Thistles and Alstonvilla:

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		1986 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Richmond Rovers	18	12	4	2	46	21	+25	40		Elimination Semi-final	Mullumbimby 2 defeated Alstonvilla 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Mullumbimby - Unknown
2nd	Maclean	18	10	3	5	57	26	+31	33		Qualifying Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 3 defeated Maclean 2 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Phillip Hicks, Steve Morrissey, Graeme Prior Maclean - Gary Northcote
3rd	Lismore Thistles	18	9	6	3	42	20	+22	33		Minor Semi-final	Mullumbimby 2 defeated Maclean 1 after extra time @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Mullumbimby - Peter Bywater, Unknown Maclean - Unknown
4th	Alstonvilla	18	10	3	5	40	34	+6	33		Major Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 3 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Phillip Hicks, Steve Morrissey, Mick Riley
5th	Mullumbimby	18	8	8	2	36	25	+11	32		Preliminary Final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Mullumbimby 1 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Stephen Bugden, Ian Brown Mullumbimby - Sulcs
6th	Bangalow	18	7	8	3	31	19	+12	29		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Ian Brown, John Bugden Lismore Thistles - Steve Morrissey
7th	Ballina	18	6	1	11	25	46	-21	19	-	-	-	-
8th	Goonellabah	18	3	4	11	27	46	-19	13	-	-	-	-
9th	Italo Stars	18	3	3	12	23	54	-31	12	-	-	-	-
10th	Lismore Workers	18	2	0	16	10	46	-36	6	-	-	-	-

Richmond Rovers took the hard route to the grand final, being beaten 3-0 in the major semi-final by Lismore Thistles at Oakes Oval before overcoming Mullumbimby 2-1 after extra time in the preliminary final. Mullumbimby scored in the 1st half with a goal by Sulcs and led until deep into the 2nd half before a late Stephen Bugden goal forced the game into extra time. Ian Brown scored Richmond Rovers winner in extra time to give them a grand final berth against Lismore Thistles at Oakes Oval.
The grand final at Oakes Oval was deadlocked 1-all at full-time after first half goals from an Ian Brown header for Richmond Rovers and a Steve Morrissey equaliser for Lismore Thistles. In extra time Richmond Rovers' captain John Bugden hammered home the winner for a perfect finale to their 25th anniversary celebrations.
The squads and coaches for the grand final were:

Richmond Rovers	Lismore Thistles
John Bugden	Graeme Prior
Peter Montgomery	John Noble
Ian Brown	Scott Gilmore
Jamie Maher	Terry Dwyer
Darren Maher	Mick Gooley
Robert Armbruster	Richard Nind
Stephen Bugden	Leo Rossitto
Craig Kennedy	Jeff Edwards
Noel Field	Phillip Hicks
Tony Perkins	Mick Riley
Craig Hamshaw	Steve Morrissey
Wally Edwards	Craig Watson
Phillip Darragh	Neil Harris
Peter Wappett	Rodney Lees
Brian Bugden	Darryl Riley
	Martin Scott
	Mark Riley

1987 – Lismore Thistles Win Premiership, Richmond Rovers Win Cyril Mayo Cup

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		1987 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Lismore Thistles	14	10	1	3	49	16	31		Elimination Preliminary Final	Bangalow 1 defeated Alstonvilla 0 @ Saunders Oval, Ballina	Bangalow - Robert Parkes
2nd	Ballina	14	7	5	2	33	21	26		Major Preliminary Final	Richmond Rovers 1 defeated Ballina 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Darren Maher
3rd	Richmond Rovers	14	8	2	4	21	18	26		Minor Semi-final	Bangalow 2 defeated Ballina 0 @ Crawford Oval, Alstonville	Bangalow - Paul Clarke
4th	Bangalow	14	6	4	4	35	20	22		Major Semi-final	Richmond Rovers defeated Lismore Thistles 4-3 on penalties @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Peter Wappett, Craig Hamshaw Lismore Thistles - Jeff Edwards, Peter Morrissey
5th	Alstonvilla	14	6	4	4	24	20	22		Preliminary Final	Bangalow 1 defeated Lismore Thistles 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Bangalow - Robert Parkes
6th	Maclean	14	6	0	8	38	38	18		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers 4 defeated Bangalow 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Noel Fields, Peter Wappett, Stephen Bugden Bangalow - Lyle Wheeler
7th	Brunswick Heads	14	2	1	11	10	47	7	-	-	-	-
8th	Italo Stars	14	0	5	9	7	35	5	-	-	-	-

1988 – Italo Stars Win Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		1988 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Italo Stars	22	17	2	3	54	17	+37	53		Elimination Preliminary Final	Lismore Workers 2 defeated Goonellabah 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Workers - Ken McPherson
2nd	Lismore Thistles	22	15	3	4	37	18	+19	48		Major Preliminary Final	Lismore Thistles 3 defeated South Lismore 2 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Steve Morrissey, Jeff Edwards, Mick Gooley South Lismore - Terry Dwyer, Mark Goodall
3rd	South Lismore	22	15	1	6	53	24	+29	46		Minor Semi-final	South Lismore 3 defeated Lismore Workers 2 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	South Lismore - Dave Prosser, Geoff Marshall, Darryl Gray Lismore Workers - Andrew Pierce, Penalty
4th	Lismore Workers	21*	13	4	4	57	16	+41	43		Major Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 1 defeated Italo Stars 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Philip Hicks
5th	Goonellabah	22	12	1	9	37	41	-4	37		Preliminary Final	Italo Stars 3 defeated South Lismore 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Chris McPherson, Steven Fredericks, Own goal South Lismore - Rodney Hyde
6th	Ballina	22	9	2	11	30	40	-10	29		Grand Final	Italo Stars defeated Lismore Thistles 7-6 on penalties @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Steven Fredericks Lismore Thistles - Unknown
7th	Grafton	21*	8	3	10	30	42	-12	27	-	-	-	-
8th	Casino	22	7	5	10	39	42	-3	26	-	-	-	-
9th	Richmond Rovers	22	5	9	8	21	29	-8	24	-	-	-	-
10th	Alstonvilla	22	7	2	13	27	55	-28	23	-	-	-	-
11th	Bangalow	22	3	5	14	27	48	-21	14	-	-	-	-
12th	Brunswick Valley	22	1	1	20	16	56	-40	4	-	-	-	-

* The final game of the season, a deferred game between Lismore Workers and Grafton wasn't played by mutual agreement

1989 – Lismore Workers Win Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		1989 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Lismore Workers	18	12	6	0	36	13	+23	42		Knock-out Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 2 defeated Ballina 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Gerald Pollard, Mick Gooley
2nd	Italo Stars	18	10	4	4	30	12	+18	34		Major Semi-final	Italo Stars 3 defeated Casino 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Unknown
3rd	Casino	18	9	5	4	38	16	+22	32		Minor Semi-final	Casino 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Casino - Unknown Lismore Thistles - Unknown
4th	Lismore Thistles	18	8	7	3	30	13	+17	31		Major Semi-final	Italo Stars 2 defeated Lismore Workers 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Kevin Wilson, Norm Snow Lismore Workers - Peter Wiblen
5th	Ballina	18	8	5	5	37	30	+7	29		Preliminary Final	Lismore Workers defeated Casino 5-3 on penalties @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Workers - John Wraight Casino - Unknown
6th	Richmond Rovers	18	7	5	6	24	23	+1	26		Grand Final	Lismore Workers defeated Italo Stars 4-3 on penalties @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Workers - John Wraight Italo Stars - Anthony Gaggin
7th	South Lismore	18	4	6	8	19	30	-11	18	-	-	-	-
8th	Grafton	18	4	3	11	17	32	-15	15	-	-	-	-
9th	Goonellabah	18	3	3	12	19	48	-29	12	-	-	-	-
10th	Alstonville	18	1	4	13	17	50	-33	7	-	-	-	-

1990 – Lismore Workers Win 2nd Successive Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		1990 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Lismore Workers	18	12	2	4	37	21	+16	38		5th Place Play-off	South Lismore 1 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 @ Thistles Park, East Lismore	South Lismore - Unknown
2nd	Italo Stars	18	11	3	4	42	18	+24	36		Sudden Death Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 2 defeated South Lismore 0 @ Nesbitt Park, Goonellabah	Lismore Thistles - James Hay, Doug Boardman
3rd	Casino	18	10	4	4	27	23	+4	34		Major Semi-final	Italo Stars 1 defeated Casino 0 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Italo Stars - Jason Thatcher
4th	Lismore Thistles	18	9	5	4	33	15	+18	32		Minor Semi-final	Casino 3 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Casino - Gary Smith, Dennis Westerman Lismore Thistles - Glen Harley
5th	South Lismore	18	7	7	4	27	22	+5	28		Major Semi-final	Lismore Workers 2 defeated Italo Stars 0 @ Thistles Park, East Lismore	Lismore Workers - Andrew Pierce, Wayne Ianna
6th	Richmond Rovers	18	8	4	6	25	23	+2	28		Preliminary Final	Italo Stars 2 defeated Casino 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Italo Stars - Gary Underhill, Jason Thatcher
7th	Ballina	18	6	3	9	23	35	-12	21		Grand Final	Lismore Workers 1 defeated Italo Stars 0 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Lismore Workers - Andy Thomas
8th	Byron Bay	18	3	4	11	24	34	-10	13	-	-	-	-
9th	Goonellabah	18	2	5	11	17	39	-22	11	-	-	-	-
10th	Grafton	18	3	1	14	13	38	-25	10	-	-	-	-

1991 – Lismore Thistles Win Premiership; History Made as Cyril Mayo Cup Shared By Lismore Thistles & Richmond Rovers

1992 – Lismore Thistles Undefeated in Winning Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		1992 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Lismore Thistles	18	18	0	0	44	5	+39	54		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 1 defeated Italo Stars 0 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Richmond Rovers - Craig Hamshaw
2nd	South Lismore	18	11	4	3	29	12	+17	37		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Lismore Workers 1 defeated South Lismore 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Workers - Dave Condon
3rd	Lismore Workers	18	9	6	3	39	18	+21	33		Minor Semi-final	South Lismore 4 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	South Lismore - Bruce Mourhaus, Brett Towner, Chris Cherry
4th	Richmond Rovers	18	8	6	4	35	22	+13	30		Major Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 4 defeated Lismore Workers 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Steve Morrissey, Anthony Nind, Doug Boardman
5th	Italo Stars	18	6	5	7	20	20	0	23		Preliminary Final	South Lismore 3 defeated Lismore Workers 2 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	South Lismore - Brett Towner, Scott Allen Lismore Workers - Steve Fredericks, Own goal
6th	Goonellabah	18	4	7	7	22	30	-8	19		Grand Final	Lismore Thistles 0 drew with South Lismore 0 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore
7th	Casino	18	4	5	9	22	30	-8	17		Grand Final Replay	Lismore Thistles 2 defeated South Lismore 1 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Steve Morrissey South Lismore - Bruce Mourhaus
8th	Brunswick Valley	18	4	3	11	18	47	-29	15	-	-	-	-
9th	Byron Bay	18	3	3	12	19	41	-22	12	-	-	-	-
10th	Nimbin Headers	18	0	7	11	16	39	-23	7	-	-	-	-

1993 – South Lismore Premiership-Grand Final Double

South Lismore established its first senior team in 1972 when they entered the old Division 1 finishing 2nd last in a 6-team competition.
In 1992 South Lismore came 2nd to premiers Lismore Thistles in Premier Division. In their first grand final appearance South Lismore were beaten 2-1 by Lismore Thistles after extra time in the grand final replay after the first game ended 0-0 after extra time.
In 1993 the John Percival coached South Lismore won the Premier Division premiership-grand final double. After winning the premiership for the first time by a point from Lismore Workers after a dramatic final round they won the grand final in similarly dramatic fashion when they defeated Lismore Workers 2-1 after extra time.
Going into the last round of fixtures Lismore Workers were leading South Lismore by a point. In the last round Lismore Workers drew 1-1 with second last-placed Italo Stars and South Lismore defeated Goonellabah 2-0 to win their first ever premiership. The final table was:

Position	Club	Points		1993 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	South Lismore	38 points		5th Place Play-off	Byron Bay 3 defeated Ballina 1 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Byron Bay - Tony Wilson, Craig Hutchison, Marty Jaegers Ballina - Ian Haynes
2nd	Lismore Workers	37		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Goonellabah defeated Byron Bay 7-6 on penalties @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Goonellabah - Tony McLean, Matt Lampard Byron Bay - Glen Godbee, Tony Wilson
3rd	Lismore Thistles	34		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Lismore Workers 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 with a golden goal in extra time @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Lismore Workers - Mick Geartner, Sam Tancred Lismore Thistles - Leo Rositto
4th	Goonellabah	29		Minor Semi-final	Goonellabah defeated Lismore Thistles 4-3 on penalties @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Goonellabah - Tony McLean Lismore Thistles - Darren Beardow, Mick Gooley
5th	Ballina	29		Major Semi-final	Lismore Workers 2 defeated South Lismore 1 with a golden goal in extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Workers - Sam Tancred South Lismore - Brett Towner
6th	Byron Bay	29		Preliminary Final	South Lismore 1 defeated Goonellabah 0 with a golden goal in extra time @ Crawford Park, Alstonville	South Lismore - Bruce Mourhaus
7th	Casino	16		Grand Final	South Lismore 2 defeated Lismore Workers 1 with a golden goal in extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	South Lismore - Brett Towner Lismore Workers - Tony Marquart
8th	Richmond Rovers	16	-	-	-	-
9th	Italo Stars	14	-	-	-	-
10th	Nimbin Headers	5	-	-	-	-

South Lismore lost the major semi-final to Lismore Workers 2-1 after extra time before beating Goonellabah 1-0 after extra time in the preliminary final to make their second successive Premier Division grand final.
The grand final was played under lights at Oakes Oval. Lismore Workers took the lead in the first half thanks to a goal by Tony Marquart. With 2 minutes of normal time remaining Brett Towner scored for South Lismore to force the game into extra time. During extra time a free kick from Troy Percival was blocked by Lismore Workers' goalkeeper Graham Nesbitt into the path of Brett Towner who scored to give South Lismore a 2-1 win and their first grand final success.
The South Lismore squad for the grand final was:

Player	Position
Shane Hunter	Goalkeeper
Matt Bastion	Sweeper
Scott Allen	Stopper
Dave Turnage	Left Back
Paul Hampson	Right Back
Jamie Maher	Central Midfielder
Jason Percival	Central Midfielder
Todd Franks	Right Midfielder
Troy Percival	Left Midfielder
Bruce Mourhaus	Striker
Brett Towner	Striker
John Bryant	Reserve
Gary Williams	Reserve
Haydon Smith	Reserve Goalkeeper
Darren Maher	Reserve
Matthew Poles	Reserve
Ray Sanders	Reserve

1994 – Goonellabah Win Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		1994 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venue	Goalscorers
Premiers	Goonellabah	18	13	2	3	41	13	+28	41		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Byron Bay defeated Richmond Rovers 6-5 on penalties @ Saunders Park, Ballina
2nd	Lismore Workers	18	13	2	3	36	17	+19	41		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Lismore Workers 3 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Workers - Paul Wiltshire, Alan Donadel, John Wraight Lismore Thistles - Darren Beardow
3rd	Lismore Thistles	18	12	4	2	32	17	+15	40		Minor Semi-final	Byron Bay 3 defeated Lismore Thistles 0 @ Crawford Oval, Alstonville	Byron Bay - Gavin Peel, Brent Simpson, Craig Hutchison
4th	Byron Bay	18	12	4	2	27	13	+14	40		Major Semi-final	Goonellabah 1 defeated Lismore Workers 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Goonellabah - John Newton
5th	Richmond Rovers	18	8	3	7	31	26	+5	27		Preliminary Final	Lismore Workers 2 defeated Byron Bay 0 @ Jeff Schneider Field, Bangalow	Lismore Workers - Anthony Alvos, Shane Ianna
6th	South Lismore	18	5	5	8	20	21	-1	20		Grand Final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Lismore Workers 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Goonellabah - Martin Sommerville Lismore Workers - Andrew Pearce
7th	Italo Stars	18	5	1	12	19	32	-13	16	-	-	-	-
8th	Casino	18	4	2	12	22	38	-16	14	-	-	-	-
9th	Maclean	18	3	3	12	21	48	-27	12	-	-	-	-
10th	Ballina	18	0	4	14	18	42	-24	4	-	-	-	-

1995 – Goonellabah Win Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double ... Again

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		1995 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Goonellabah	22	19	1	2	54	8	58		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Ballina 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Thistles Park, East Lismore	Ballina - Justin Stockham Richmond Rovers - Josh Taylor
2nd	Lismore Workers	22	15	2	5	54	19	47		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Lismore Workers 3 defeated Lismore Thistles 2 @ Oakes Oval	Lismore Workers - Brad Bosworth, Shane Ianna Lismore Thistles - Graham Prior, Darren Beardow
3rd	Lismore Thistles	22	12	8	2	39	16	44		Minor Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 3 defeated Ballina 1 @ Crawford Park, Alstonville	Lismore Thistles - Jeremy Pollard, Darren Beardow Ballina - Phil Dalli
4th	Richmond Rovers	22	11	7	4	46	27	40		Major Semi-final	Lismore Workers defeated Goonellabah 3-2 on penalties @ Caniaba Street, South Lismore
5th	Ballina	22	7	6	9	18	33	27		Preliminary Final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 after extra time @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Goonellabah - Own goal, Jim Phillips Lismore Thistles - Rod Kirkland
6th	South Lismore	22	7	5	10	25	36	26		Grand Final	Goonellabah 3 defeated Lismore Workers 2 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Goonellabah - Jim Phillips, Phil Cook Lismore Workers - John Wraight
7th	Maclean	22	7	4	11	25	37	25	-	-	-	-
8th	Grafton	22	6	5	11	25	39	23	-	-	-	-
9th	Byron Bay	22	5	7	10	33	47	22	-	-	-	-
10th	Casino	22	5	4	13	35	57	19	-	-	-	-
11th	Alstonville	22	4	5	13	15	29	17	-	-	-	-
12th	Italo Stars	22	3	8	11	22	43	17	-	-	-	-

1996 – Lismore Workers Win 13th Premiership-Richmond Rovers Win 6th Cyril Mayo Cup

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		1996 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Lismore Workers	22	18	0	4	52	13	+39	54		Minor Preliminary Final	Lismore Thistles 5 defeated South Lismore 1 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Craig Kennedy, Anthony Nind, Brett Beardow, David Burns South Lismore - Todd Franks
2nd	Richmond Rovers	22	15	3	4	52	18	+34	48		Major Preliminary Final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Goonellabah 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Josh Taylor
3rd	Goonellabah	22	14	3	5	68	27	+41	45		Minor Semi-final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Goonellabah - Shane Wilson, Jim Phillips Lismore Thistles - Michael Nind
4th	South Lismore	22	13	6	3	48	21	+27	45		Major Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 1 defeated Lismore Workers 0 @ Thistles Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Andrew Newett
5th	Lismore Thistles	22	11	6	5	37	20	+17	39		Preliminary Final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Lismore Workers 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Goonellabah - Matthew Lampard, Matthew Olley
6th	Byron Bay	22	8	5	9	34	40	-6	28		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Goonellabah 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Josh Taylor, Mark Coster Goonellabah - Matthew Olley
7th	Grafton	22	9	2	11	30	42	-12	29	-	-	-	-
8th	Ballina	22	8	2	12	22	37	-15	26	-	-	-	-
9th	Nimbin Headers	22	5	5	12	20	51	-31	20	-	-	-	-
10th	Casino	22	3	6	13	15	39	-24	15	-	-	-	-
11th	Maclean	22	4	3	15	27	52	-25	15	-	-	-	-
12th	Alstonville	22	2	3	17	17	62	-45	9	-	-	-	-

1997 – Casino Take Cyril Out of Lismore For the First Time in Almost 50 Years

In 1997 Casino won their first grand final and became the first club from outside Lismore to win the Cyril Mayo Cup for the Premier Division championship in almost 50 years. The long-defunct Casino Rebels won the inaugural grand final and the Arthur Brand Cup in 1950 in a disputed grand final replay against Eastwood United.
In 1997 Casino finished on equal points with Lismore Workers but second on goal difference in the 12-team Premier Division:

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Points		1997 Finals	Results & Venues	Scorers
Premiers	Lismore Workers	22	15	3	4	48		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 2 defeated Byron Bay 0 @ Bangalow Recreation Reserve	Lismore Thistles - Chris Harley, Todd Franks
2nd	Casino	22	15	3	4	48		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Casino 1 defeated Goonellabah 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Casino - Ken Reichmann
3rd	Goonellabah	22	13	5	4	44		Minor Semi-final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Goonellabah - Leo Silva, Greg Huxtable
4th	Lismore Thistles	22	11	5	6	38		Major Semi-final	Casino 1 defeated Lismore Workers 0 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Casino - Dave Hood
5th	Byron Bay	22	10	5	7	35		Preliminary Final	Lismore Workers 1 defeated Goonellabah 0 after extra time @ Thistles Park, East Lismore	Lismore Workers - Glen Gilchrist
6th	Italo Stars	22	10	4	8	34		Grand Final	Casino 2 defeated Lismore Workers 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Casino - Stewart Coughran, Paul Wiltshire Lismore Workers - Brad Bosworth
7th	Maclean	22	9	4	9	31	-	-	-	-
8th	Ballina	22	9	2	11	29	-	-	-	-
9th	South Lismore	22	8	4	10	28	-	-	-	-
10th	Richmond Rovers	22	7	4	11	25	-	-	-	-
11th	Grafton	22	4	1	17	13	-	-	-	-
12th	Nimbin Headers	22	1	0	21	3	-	-	-	-

In the major preliminary semi-final Casino defeated Goonellabah 1-0 at a packed Oakes Oval thanks to a Ken Reichmann chip over Goonellabah's goalkeeper Paul Hickey. This game was played as a curtain-raiser to a pre-season Ericcson Cup game between Brisbane Strikers and Marconi which attracted more than 5,000 fans.
In the major semi-final at Weston Park, Casino defeated Lismore Workers 1-0 with a first half goal by Dave Hood, and made history by reaching their first ever grand final. Lismore Workers reached the grand final after defeating Goonellabah 1-0 in the preliminary final after a 108th minute extra time goal by Glen Gilchrist.
The grand final between Casino and Lismore Workers was played at a water-logged Oakes Oval. A wild storm including rain, wind and thunder forced the players off the field after 10 minutes of play. After a 40-minute break the players returned to a drenched surface. Casino scored first when sweeper Stewart Coughran drove a free-kick from just outside the penalty box, around the wall and past goalkeeper Justin Marks. Soon after scoring Coughran was stretchered off with an ankle injury, briefly returned but was substituted before half-time and played no further part in the game. With 15 minutes remaining Paul Wiltshire made it 2-0 to Casino when he scored with a "venomous" shot from 20 metres. With 5 minutes to go Lismore Workers scored with a Brad Bosworth headed goal from a corner. But Casino held on to win the grand final 2-1. The player of the match was Casino's Wayne Mortimer.
The squads, coaches and support staff for the grand final were:

Casino Cobras' Squad	Player	Lismore Workers' Squad	Player
Goalkeeper	Joel Renshaw	Goalkeeper	Justin Marks
Left Back	John Hartley	Sweeper	Brad Bosworth
Right Back	Mal Kenny	Central Defender	Jason Toniello
Sweeper	Stewart Coughran	Central Defender	Matthew Walsh
Stopper	Shane Hogan	Left Wing-back	Wayne Marchant
Left Midfield	Scott Bruni	Right Wing-back	Matthew Clegg
Right Midfield	Dave Hood	Central Midfield	Mark Foster
Central Midfield	Paul Wiltshire	Central Midfield	Steve Fredericks
Central Midfield & Coach	Jeff Hogan	Central Midfield	Jason Monk
Striker	Wayne Mortimer	Attacking Midfield	Anthony Alvos
Striker	Nathan Scully	Striker	John Wraight
Reserve	Terry Blasche	Striker	Glen Gilchrist
Reserve	Scott Creighton	Reserve	Barry Manning
Reserve	Rohan Coe	Reserve	Craig Wiblin
Reserve	Tim Miller	Reserve	Adam Morrisey
Reserve	Glen Armstrong	Reserve Goalkeeper	Andrew McGregor
Coach	Jeff Hogan	Coach	Graham Bird
Manager	Tony McAteer	Manager	John Walsh
Strapper	Gary Shepard	Strapper	Robert Donadel

1997 – Matildas Beaten by Classy Chinese

In November 1997 the Matildas played China at Oakes Oval, Lismore as part of a Tri-Series involving China, New Zealand and Australia.
A crowd of more than 3,000 saw the Chinese team win 3-0 with the 3 first half goals, the goalscorers being Shui Qingxia, Sun Qingmei and Zhao Lihong. The local press were glowing of the Chinese team... their "silken touch,... superb ball skills, such a desire to be the best".
The game was historic because it was the first game China had played in Australia, and for the inclusion of Lismore local Lisa Casagrande in the Australian team. Unfortunately Casagrande was replaced late in the first half due to calf cramps.
In the curtain-raiser the Soccer Far North Coast Under-16 girls team defeated the Coffs Harbour Under-16 girls team 4-1. Goalscorers for Soccer Far North Coast were Martene Edwards, Amy Brown and Olivia Brisby with Katrina Byrnes scoring for Coffs Harbour.
The winner of the Matilda for a Day competition run by The Northern Star newspaper including a Matildas playing strip, match ball and spending game day with the team was Kym Butts of South Gundurimba.

1998 – 50th Season

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		1998 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Goonellabah	22	14	6	2	51	24	+27	48		Knock-out Semi-final	Ballina 3 defeated Italo Stars 1 @ Colley Park, Casino	Ballina - Justin Stockham, Troy Percival, Danny Vincent Italo Stars - Unknown
2nd	Lismore Workers	22	13	7	2	47	23	+24	46		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Lismore Workers 1 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 @ Colley Park, Casino	Lismore Workers - Paul Wiltshire
3rd	Richmond Rovers	22	12	6	4	35	29	+6	42		Minor Semi-final	Richmond Rovers defeated Ballina on penalties @ Nielson Park, East Lismore
4th	Italo Stars	22	11	5	6	35	33	+2	38		Major Semi-final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Lismore Workers 1 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Goonellabah - Matthew Lampard, Adam Hughes Lismore Workers - Brad Bosworth
5th	Ballina	22	11	3	8	47	34	+13	36		Preliminary Final	Richmond Rovers 4 defeated Lismore Workers 2 @ Lismore Italo-Australian Sports & Recreation Club, Barrow Lane, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Mark Coster, Jamie Maher, Andrew Witchard, Robbie Armbruster Lismore Workers - Jeremy Wraight, John Wraight
6th	Casino	22	10	6	6	46	36	+10	36		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers defeated Goonellabah on penalties @ Oakes Oval, Lismore
7th	Lismore Thistles	22	9	7	6	46	32	+14	34	-	-	-	-
8th	Byron Bay	22	4	7	11	28	35	-7	19	-	-	-	-
9th	Maclean	22	4	7	11	30	48	-18	19	-	-	-	-
10th	Southern Cross University	22	6	1	15	30	52	- 22	19	-	-	-	-
11th	South Lismore	22	3	6	13	35	49	-14	15	-	-	-	-
12th	Alstonville	22	2	5	15	18	53	-35	11	-	-	-	-

1999 – Premiership Leaves Lismore for the First Time Ever

In 1999 Maclean re-wrote FFNC record books by becoming the first club from outside Lismore to win the top grade premiership in its 51-year history. Maclean and Goonellabah finished equal on points, with Maclean's superior goal difference clinching their first premiership.
The 1999 premier division finals were reduced to 4 teams due to time constraints and ground unavailability following a wet season where many games were washed out.

Position	Club	Points		1999 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Maclean	39		Semi-final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Italo Stars 1 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Goonellabah - Matthew Prior, Adam Hughes Italo Stars - Mark Maslen
2nd	Goonellabah	39		Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 1 defeated Maclean 0 @ Yamba Sporting Complex	Richmond Rovers - Brendan Matthews
3rd	Italo Stars	37		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers 1 defeated Goonellabah 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Josh Saye
4th	Richmond Rovers	35	-	-	-	-
5th	Ballina	34	-	-	-	-
6th	Lismore Thistles	33	-	-	-	-
7th	South Lismore	29	-	-	-	-
8th	Southern Cross University	28	-	-	-	-
9th	Lismore Workers	24	-	-	-	-
10th	Byron Bay	13	-	-	-	-
11th	Bangalow	2	-	-	-	-

2000 – Italo Stars Win Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

Position	Club	Points		2000 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Italo Stars	40		Elimination Semi-final	Maclean 4 defeated Lismore Workers 2 @ Richards Oval, Lismore	Maclean - Gary Carmichael, Kevin Crofton, Daniel Fong Lismore Workers - Unknown
2nd	Southern Cross University	36		Preliminary Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 3 defeated Southern Cross University 2 after extra time @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Richmond Rovers - Ian McGregor, Mark Greentree, Tim Sheridan Southern Cross University - Todd Patch
3rd	Richmond Rovers	34		Minor Semi-final	Southern Cross University 4 defeated Maclean 2 @ Maurie Ryan Field, Southern Cross University, Lismore	Southern Cross University - Scott Collins, Todd Patch, Radan Sturm Maclean - Gary Carmichael, Unknown
4th	Lismore Workers	34		Major Semi-final	Italo Stars 1 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 @ Lismore Italo-Australian Sports & Recreation Club, Barrow Lane, Lismore	Italo Stars - Own goal
5th	Maclean	32		Preliminary Final	Southern Cross University 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 after extra time @ Caniaba Street, South Lismore	Southern Cross University - Dean Stensholm, Stewart Coughran Richmond Rovers - Mark Greentree
6th	Lismore Thistles	32		Final	Italo Stars defeated Southern Cross University on penalties @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Todd Gava Southern Cross University - Radan Sturm
7th	Ballina	30	-	-	-	-
8th	Goonellabah	26	-	-	-	-
9th	Byron Bay	24	-	-	-	-
10th	Casino	17	-	-	-	-
11th	South Lismore	6	-	-	-	-

2001 – Maclean Win Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double Including First Cyril Mayo Cup

Position	Club	Points		2001 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Maclean	53		Elimination Semi-final	Byron Bay 3 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 @ Byron Recreation Ground	Byron Bay - Todd Knaus, Jed Wright, Bruce Morhaus Lismore Thistles - Darren Beardow
2nd	Italo Stars	45		Major Semi-final	Italo Stars 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Lismore Italo-Australian Sports & Recreation Club, Barrow Lane, Lismore	Italo Stars - Jeremy Pollard, Nick Harris Richmond Rovers - Zenon Kowalczyk
3rd	Richmond Rovers	43		Minor Semi-final	Byron Bay 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Richards Oval, Lismore	Byron Bay - Unknown Richmond Rovers - Unknown
4th	Byron Bay	42		Major Semi-final	Maclean 2 defeated Italo Stars 0 @ Wherrett Park, Maclean	Maclean - Daniel Fung, Aaron Bylos
5th	Lismore Thistles	33		Preliminary Final	Byron Bay 2 defeated Italo Stars 1 @ Lismore Italo-Australian Sports & Recreation Club, Barrow Lane, Lismore	Byron Bay - Luke Glanz, Glen Sheldrick Italo Stars - Mark Maslen
6th	Ballina	32		Grand Final	Maclean 3 defeated Byron Bay 2 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Maclean - Aaron Bylos, Kevin Crofton, Own goal Byron Bay - Aaron Richter-Steers, Nathan Jones
7th	Southern Cross University	30	-	-	-	-
8th	Casino	29	-	-	-	-
9th	Lismore Workers	29	-	-	-	-
10th	Alstonville	14	-	-	-	-
11th	South Lismore	12	-	-	-	-
12th	Goonellabah	10	-	-	-	-

2001 – Matildas Play France in Lismore

In January 2001 the Matildas played France at Oakes Oval, Lismore. This was the second time the Matildas had played in Lismore, having played China at Oakes Oval in November 1997.
This was the second game in the 3 match Australia Cup series; the first game being played at the Coffs Harbour International Stadium and the final game at Carrara Stadium.
A crowd of 2,350 saw a hard, physical game end in a 1–1 draw. The Matildas took a late lead when in the 86th minute Kim Revell latched onto a through ball from Sharon Black and slipped her shot past the French goalkeeper. France equalised soon after in the 88th minute when Stephanie Mugneret Beghe blasted home after a cut-back from the bye-line.
The curtain-raiser between Soccer Far North Coast Under-17's and New England Under-17's also ended in a 1-1 draw. The goalscorer for Soccer Far North Coast was Hollie Jarrett after great lead-up play by Megan Janezic. Samantha Dowse of Goonellabah won the Matilda For A Day competition run The Northern Star newspaper which included a Matildas playing strip, match ball and spending the day with the Matildas.

2002 – Italo Stars Win ANZAC Cup-Premiership Double, Richmond Rovers Win Cyril Mayo Cup

Position	Club	Points		2002 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Italo Stars	50		Elimination Semi-final	Ballina 3 defeated Lismore Workers 2 @ Saunders Oval, Ballina	Ballina - Paul Kirkland, Rod Troughton, Justin Stockham Lismore Workers - Anthony Alvos, Tom Guttormsen
2nd	Byron Bay	49		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 1 defeated Byron Bay 0 @ Byron Recreation Ground	Richmond Rovers - Andrew Gray
3rd	Richmond Rovers	46		Minor Semi-final	Ballina 1 defeated Byron Bay 0 @ Byron Recreation Ground	Ballina - Clint Colless
4th	Ballina	40		Major Semi-final	Italo Stars 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Lismore Italo-Australian Sports & Recreation Club, Barrow Lane, Lismore	Italo Stars - Max Latimer, Craig Wiblen Richmond Rovers - Luke McAnelly
5th	Lismore Workers	39		Preliminary Final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Ballina 1 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Luke McAnelly, Troy Matthews Ballina - Christian Watson
6th	Lismore Thistles	31		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers 3 defeated Italo Stars 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Steve Arnett, Brett Lane, Chris Matthews Italo Stars - Craig Wiblen
7th	Maclean	27	-	-	-	-
8th	Casino	27	-	-	-	-
9th	Alstonville	22	-	-	-	-
10th	Southern Cross University	21	-	-	-	-
11th	Goonellabah	18	-	-	-	-
12th	South Lismore	6	-	-	-	-

2003 – Italo Stars Are Undefeated Premiers & Champions

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		2003 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Italo Stars	18	15	3	0	46	14	+32	48		Minor Preliminary Final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Lismore Workers 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Josh Saye, Troy Matthews
2nd	Ballina	18	12	4	2	39	18	+21	40		Major Preliminary Final	Byron Bay 1 defeated Ballina 0 @ Saunders Oval, Ballina	Byron Bay - Jed Wright
3rd	Byron Bay	18	10	2	6	41	27	+14	32		Minor Semi-final	Ballina 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 @ Saunders Oval, Ballina	Ballina - Jordy Campbell, Christian Watson
4th	Richmond Rovers	18	8	4	6	40	31	+9	28		Major Semi-final	Italo Stars 2 defeated Byron Bay 1 @ Lismore Italo-Australian Sports & Recreation Club, Barrow Lane, Lismore	Italo Stars - Max Latimer Byron Bay - Floyd Pandava
5th	Lismore Workers	18	8	4	6	38	34	+4	28		Preliminary Final	Ballina 2 defeated Byron Bay 1 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Ballina - Clint Colless Byron Bay - Jens Walter
6th	Maclean	18	7	5	6	34	26	+8	26		Grand Final	Italo Stars 1 defeated Ballina 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Italo Stars - Clint Willoughby
7th	Alstonville	18	5	1	12	21	35	-14	16	-	-	-	-
8th	Casino	18	4	4	10	25	39	-14	16	-	-	-	-
9th	Lismore Thistles	18	4	2	12	21	43	-22	14	-	-	-	-
10th	Southern Cross University	18	2	1	15	16	54	-38	7	-	-	-	-

2004 – Richmond Rovers Win Premiership, Lismore Workers Win First Grand Final Since 1990

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		2004 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Richmond Rovers	18	11	5	2	48	27	+21	38		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Byron Bay 3 defeated Maclean 0 @ Wherrett Park, Maclean	Byron Bay - Nathan Jones, Ryan Gray, Aaron Richter-Steers
2nd	Lismore Workers	18	11	3	4	51	21	+30	36		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Lismore Workers 3 defeated Casino 0 @ Richards Oval, Lismore	Lismore Workers - Tom Guttormsen, John Wraight, Steve Morrissey
3rd	Casino	18	10	3	5	44	23	+21	33		Minor Semi-final	Byron Bay 1 defeated Casino 0 @ Colley Park, Casino	Byron Bay - Adam Bostock
4th	Maclean	18	9	4	5	47	29	+18	31		Major Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 3 defeated Lismore Workers 2 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Matthew Olley, Scott Coster Lismore Workers - Steve Morrissey, Zac Crowley
5th	Byron Bay	18	7	7	4	47	35	+12	28		Preliminary Final	Lismore Workers 2 defeated Byron Bay 0 @ Richards Oval, Lismore	Lismore Workers - Zac Crowley, Shane Banks
6th	Italo Stars	18	7	3	8	31	43	-12	24		Grand Final	Lismore Workers 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Workers - Lucas MacPherson, John Wraight Richmond Rovers - Matthew Olley
7th	Ballina	18	6	3	9	25	25	0	21	-	-	-	-
8th	Lismore Thistles	18	4	3	11	12	40	-28	15	-	-	-	-
9th	Bangalow	18	4	2	12	18	39	-21	14	-	-	-	-
10th	Alstonville	18	4	1	13	14	55	-41	13	-	-	-	-

2005 – A Season of Firsts; Goonellabah Wins Premiership In Their First Season Back in Premier League, Byron Bay Win Their First Grand Final (Cyril Mayo Cup)

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Points		2005 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Goonellabah	18	12	4	2	40		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Italo Stars 2 defeated Lismore Workers 0 @ Lismore Italo-Australian Sports & Recreation Club, Barrow Lane, Lismore	Italo Stars - Mark Maslen, Wayne Mortimer
2nd	Byron Bay	18	10	3	5	33		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Byron Bay 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 @ Byron Recreation Reserve	Byron Bay - Adam Bostock, Paul Bird
3rd	Richmond Rovers	18	9	5	4	32		Minor Semi-final	Italo Stars 1 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Italo Stars - Mark Maslen
4th	Italo Stars	18	9	4	5	31		Major Semi-final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Byron Bay 0 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Goonellabah - Ben Andrews, Peter O'Neill
5th	Lismore Workers	18	9	3	6	30		Preliminary Final	Byron Bay 4 defeated Italo Stars 1 @ Byron Recreation Reserve	Byron Bay - Paul Bird, Tom Ruhl, Bruce Morhaus Italo Stars - Max Latimer
6th	Ballina	18	8	5	5	29		Grand Final	Byron Bay 1 defeated Goonellabah 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Byron Bay - Shaun Packham
7th	Maclean	18	4	6	8	18	-	-	-	-
8th	Lismore Thistles	18	4	4	10	16	-	-	-	-
9th	Casino	18	5	1	12	16	-	-	-	-
10th	Bangalow	18	2	1	15	7	-	-	-	-

2006 – Byron Bay's First Premiership-Grand Final Double

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		2006 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Byron Bay	18	14	2	2	49	22	44		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Lennox Head 4 defeated Italo Stars 3 after extra time @ Skennars Heads Reserve	Lennox Head - Troy Percival, Rameesh Moaaz, Adrian Zakaras Italo Stars - Matt Weir, Wayne Mortimer, Own goal
2nd	Richmond Rovers	18	11	3	4	37	25	36		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 3 defeated Maclean 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Adam Gray, Chris Matthews, Russell Dent
3rd	Maclean	18	10	2	6	50	30	32		Minor Semi-final	Maclean 2 defeated Lennox Head 1 @ Wherrett Park, Maclean	Maclean - Grant Nielson Lennox Head - Troy Percival
4th	Lennox Head	18	10	2	6	43	30	32		Major Semi-final	Byron Bay defeated Richmond Rovers 3-1 on penalties @ Byron Recreation Reserve	Byron Bay - Jonathan Pierce, Tom Ruhl, Aaron Richter-Steers, Shaun Packham, Joel Rudgley Richmond Rovers - Aaron Heffernan, Adam Gray, Ian McGregor
5th	Italo Stars	18	8	2	8	41	36	26		Preliminary Final	Richmond Rovers 4 defeated Maclean 1 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Aaron Heffernan, Andrew Gray Maclean - Travis Armstrong
6th	Goonellabah	18	7	4	7	33	27	25		Grand Final	Byron Bay 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 after extra time @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Byron Bay - Bruce Morhaus, Tom Ruhl Richmond Rovers - Aaron Heffernan
7th	Lismore Workers	18	7	2	9	34	38	23	-	-	-	-
8th	Ballina	18	4	4	10	24	33	16	-	-	-	-
9th	Lismore Thistles	18	4	4	10	21	56	16	-	-	-	-
10th	Casino	18	1	3	14	11	47	6	-	-	-	-

2007 to 2011 – Richmond Rovers Dominate

From 2007 to 2011 Richmond Rovers won 10 of the 15 trophies on offer in Premier League and dominated the competition and opposition clubs:

ANZAC Shields - 2 in 2008 and 2009
Premierships - 4 in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011
Grand Finals - 4 in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010

In doing so Richmond Rovers won the treble in 2008 and 2009 and the Premiership-Grand Final double in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

2007 Premier League Table & Finals Results

4th Premiership, 10th Championship

Position	Club	Points		2007 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Richmond Rovers	40		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Goonellabah 3 defeated Maclean 0 @ Wherett Park, Maclean	Goonellabah - Steve Foster, Dave Annetts
2nd	Italo Stars	34		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Italo Stars 4 defeated Byron Bay 1 @ Italo-Australian Sports & Recreation Club, North Lismore	Italo Stars - Wayne Mortimer, Brenton Mumford, Max Latimer, Matt Pratten Byron Bay - Jonathan Pierce
3rd	Byron Bay	33		Minor Semi-final	Goonellabah 3 defeated Byron Bay 1 @ Byron Recreation Grounds	Goonellabah - Kale Hopper, Adam Barnes, Ben Andrews Byron Bay - Todd Knaus
4th	Maclean	30		Major Semi-final	Italo Stars won 7-6 on penalties against Richmond Rovers @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Italo Stars - Max Latimer Richmond Rovers - Ian McGregor, Ben Casagrande
5th	Goonellabah	28		Preliminary Final	Richmond Rovers defeated Goonellabah on penalties @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Ben Casagrande, Matthew Olley Goonellabah - Peter O'Neil
6th	Lennox Head	28		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers 1 defeated Italo Stars 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Troy Matthews
7th	Bangalow	24	-	-	-	-
8th	Ballina	21	-	-	-	-
9th	Lismore Workers	11	-	-	-	-
10th	Burringbar	4	-	-	-	-

2008 Premier League Table & Finals Results

5th Premiership, 11th Championship

Position	Club	Points		2008 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Richmond Rovers	34		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 3 defeated Italo Stars 1 @ Thistles Park, East Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Matt Parrish Italo Stars - Zac Innes
2nd	Lennox Head	33		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Lennox Head 1 defeated Ballina 0 @ Skennars Head Oval, Lennox Head	Lennox Head - Justin Stockham
3rd	Ballina	31		Minor Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 2 defeated Ballina 0 @ Saunders Oval, Ballina	Lismore Thistles - Matt Parrish, Tom Boland
4th	Lismore Thistles	30		Major Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 3 defeated Lennox Head 1 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Aaron Heffernan, Ben Casagrande Lennox Head - Rameesh Kassim
5th	Italo Stars	29 *		Preliminary Final	Lennox Head 1 defeated Lismore Thistles @ Skennars Head Oval, Lennox Head	Lennox Head - Peter Edwards
6th	Byron Bay	23		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers 3 defeated Lennox Head 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Brett Lane, Ian McGregor, Aaron Heffernan Lennox Head - Peter O'Neill
7th	Goonellabah	18	-	-	-	-
8th	Bangalow	15	-	-	-	-
9th	Lismore Workers	14	-	-	-	-
10th	Pottsville	12	-	-	-	-

* 9 point penalty for crowd misbehavior at the 2007 Grand Final

2009 Premier League Table & Finals Results

6th Premiership, 12th Championship

Position	Club	Points		2009 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Richmond Rovers	42		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Italo Stars 2 defeated Lismore Workers 0 @ Italo-Australian Sports & Recreation Club, North Lismore	Italo Stars - Own goal, Clint Willoughby
2nd	Goonellabah	37		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Byron Bay 0 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Goonellabah - Dave Annetts, Chris Matthews
3rd	Byron Bay	33		Minor Semi-final	Italo Stars 3 defeated Byron Bay 1 @ Byron Recreation Grounds	Italo Stars - Clint Willoughby, Max Latimer Byron Bay - Jordy Campbell
4th	Italo Stars	30		Major Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 5 defeated Goonellabah 2 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Troy Matthews, Ben Casagrande, Jonathan See, Andrew Marshall Goonellabah - Dave Annetts, Own goal
5th	Lismore Workers	28		Preliminary Final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Italo Stars 0 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Goonellabah - Dave Annetts, Ben Andrews
6th	Ballina	26		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers 3 defeated Goonellabah 1 @ Crozier Field, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Tim Casagrande, Own goal, Russell Dent Goonellabah - Own goal
7th	Bangalow	15	-	-	-	-
8th	Alstonville	12	-	-	-	-
9th	Lismore Thistles	12	-	-	-	-
10th	Lennox Head	11	-	-	-	-

2010 Premier League Table & Finals Resultshttp://ffnc.nnswf.fspdev.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/2010_Progress_Tables.pdf

13th Championship

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points		2010 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Goonellabah	18	16	1	1	61	16	49		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 3 defeated Ballina 1 @ Saunders Oval, Ballina	Lismore Thistles - Darren Beardow, Jake Nind, Brenton Parrish Ballina - Andrew Lundie
2nd	Richmond Rovers	18	14	0	4	55	29	42		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Pottsville Beach 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Scott Coster, Tim Sheridan
3rd	Pottsville Beach	18	10	3	5	45	34	33		Minor Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 5 defeated Pottsville 2 @ Koala Beach Sports Fields, Pottsville Beach	Lismore Thistles - Brenton Parrish, Jake Nind, Jakeb Speers Pottsville Beach - Josh McQueen, Mike Kolovos
4th	Ballina	18	7	4	7	35	37	25		Major Semi-final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Goonellabah - Own goal, Kale Hopper Richmond Rovers - Aaron Heffernan
5th	Lismore Thistles	18	7	3	8	34	48	24		Preliminary Final	Richmond Rovers 1 defeated Lismore Thistles 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Scott Coster
6th	Alstonville	18	5	7	6	34	32	22		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Goonellabah 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Aaron Heffernan, Tim Sheridan Goonellabah - Matt Dorigo
7th	Byron Bay	18	6	2	10	35	43	20	-	-	-	-
8th	Lismore Workers	18	5	3	10	26	40	18	-	-	-	-
9th	Italo Stars	18	2	6	10	17	30	12	-	-	-	-
10th	Bangalow	18	2	3	13	17	50	9	-	-	-	-

2011 Premier League Table & Finals Resultshttp://ffnc.nnswf.fspdev.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/Pointscore_Tables_2011.pdf

7th Premiership

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		2011 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Richmond Rovers	18	13	3	2	58	20	42		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Lismore Workers 3 defeated Byron Bay 1 @ Saunders Oval, Ballina	Lismore Workers - Shaun McDonald, Cameron Hyde Byron Bay - Kazuhiro Tsukamoto
2nd	Goonellabah	18	10	3	5	31	14	33		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Goonellabah - Cerys Hawkins, Sam Ireland Lismore Thistles - Matthew Parrish
3rd	Lismore Thistles	18	10	2	6	44	34	32		Minor Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 4 defeated Lismore Workers 0 @ Thistles Park, East Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Jakeb Speers, Matthew Parrish
4th	Byron Bay	18	8	6	4	35	22	30		Major Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 1 defeated Goonellabah 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Jonathan See
5th	Lismore Workers	18	8	4	6	43	26	28		Preliminary Final	Goonellabah 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Goonellabah - Dylan Rippon, Dave Annetts Lismore Thistles - Brenton Parrish
6th	Alstonville	18	6	2	10	27	38	20		Grand Final	Goonellabah 5 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Goonellabah - Sam Ireland, Cameron Rippon, Matt Dorigo, Dave Annetts, Cerys Hawkins
7th	Pottsville Beach	18	5	4	9	26	44	19	-	-	-	-
8th	Casino	18	6	1	11	26	46	19	-	-	-	-
9th	Italo Stars	18	5	3	10	20	38	18	-	-	-	-
10th	Ballina	18	3	4	11	19	47	13	-	-	-	-

2012 – Richmond Rovers Win Premiership, Lismore Workers Win First Cyril Since 2004

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		2012 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Richmond Rovers	18	14	1	3	62	21	+41	43		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Byron Bay 1 defeated Lismore Thistles 0 @ Byron Recreation Ground	Byron Bay - Aaron Richter-Steers
2nd	Lismore Workers	18	13	3	2	67	19	+48	42		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Lismore Workers 3 defeated Goonellabah 1 @ Richards Oval, Lismore	Lismore Workers - Max Harlan, Wayne Mortimer Goonellabah - Dave Annetts
3rd	Goonellabah	18	12	3	3	44	21	+23	39		Minor Semi-final	Goonellabah defeated Byron Bay on penalties @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Goonellabah - Batok Ring, Dave Annetts Byron Bay - Aaron Richter-Steers
4th	Byron Bay	18	9	3	6	50	35	+15	30		Major Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Lismore Workers 1 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Troy Matthews Lismore Workers - Max Harlan
5th	Lismore Thistles	18	9	2	7	44	29	+15	29		Preliminary Final	Lismore Workers 5 defeated Goonellabah 4 @ Richards Oval, Lismore	Lismore Workers - Steve Morrissey, Bill Latimer, Jay Keevers, Kurt Walker, Miller Goonellabah - Batok Ring, Dave Annetts
6th	Alstonville	18	8	2	8	43	32	+11	26		Grand Final	Lismore Workers 3 defeated Richmond Rovers 2 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Lismore Workers - Bill Latimer, Max Harlen, Kurt Walker Richmond Rovers - Kurt Brewer-Charles, Troy Matthews
7th	Lennox Head	18	6	2	10	33	51	-18	20	-	-	-	-
8th	Italo Stars	18	4	1	13	22	63	-41	13	-	-	-	-
9th	Casino	18	3	1	14	19	70	-51	10	-	-	-	-
10th	Ballina	18	3	0	15	14	57	-43	9	-	-	-	-

2013 – Lismore Thistles Win ANZAC Shield-Premiership Double

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		2013 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Lismore Thistles	18	13	3	2	43	16	42		Elimination Final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Bangalow 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Andrew Casagrande, Own goal
2nd	Byron Bay	18	12	2	4	72	26	38		Qualifying Final	Lismore Workers 2 defeated Byron Bay 0 @ Byron Recreation Grounds	Lismore Workers - Wayne Mortimer, Daniel Kelly
3rd	Lismore Workers	18	11	2	5	50	21	35		Minor Semi-final	Byron Bay 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Byron Recreation Grounds	Byron Bay - Sebastian Bell, Jonathan Pierce Richmond Rovers - Andrew Casagrande
4th	Richmond Rovers	18	10	4	4	56	27	34		Major Semi-final	Lismore Thistles defeated Lismore Workers on penalties @ Thistles Park, East Lismore
5th	Bangalow	18	11	0	7	33	22	33		Preliminary Final	Byron Bay 3 defeated Lismore Workers 1 @ Byron Recreation Grounds	Byron Bay - James Tomlinson, Herrick Schulaman Lismore Workers - Wayne Mortimer
6th	Alstonville	18	9	1	8	54	35	28		Grand Final	Byron Bay 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Byron Bay - Sam Owens Lismore Thistles - Matt Weir
7th	Lennox Head	18	4	3	11	28	60	15	-	-	-	-
8th	Goonellabah	18	4	3	11	31	66	15	-	-	-	-
9th	Italo Stars	18	2	4	12	27	75	10	-	-	-	-
10th	Casino	18	1	4	13	21	67	7	-	-	-	-

2014 – Byron Bay Premiership, Richmond Rovers Cyril Mayo Cuphttp://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=LADDER&compID=280757&c=1-8226-0-0-0

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		2014 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Byron Bay	18	15	0	3	65	15	45		Elimination Final	Lismore Thistles 1 defeated Alstonville 0 after extra time @ Thistles Park, East Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Matt Weir
2nd	Richmond Rovers	18	14	0	4	66	27	42		Qualifying Final	Richmond Rovers 1 defeated Lismore Workers @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Aaron Gray
3rd	Lismore Workers	18	13	2	3	51	25	41		Minor Semi-final	Lismore Thistles 2 defeated Lismore Workers 1 @ Richards Oval, Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Matt Weir Lismore Workers - Shaun McDonald
4th	Lismore Thistles	18	12	1	5	46	14	37		Major Semi-final	Byron Bay 4 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Byron Recreation Ground	Byron Bay - Kazi Tsukamato, James Tomlinson, Connor Cannon, Herrick Schulaman Richmond Rovers - Russell Dent
5th	Alstonville	18	10	0	8	46	28	30		Preliminary Final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 after extra time @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Brad Bugden, Josh Scicluna Lismore Thistles - Matt Armstrong
6th	Bangalow	18	8	2	8	33	31	26		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers defeated Byron Bay 9-8 on penalties @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Andrew Gray Byron Bay - Kazi Tsukamato
7th	Ballina	18	6	1	11	35	58	19	-	-	-	-
8th	Lennox Head	18	5	1	12	26	50	16	-	-	-	-
9th	Goonellabah	18	2	0	16	14	65	6	-	-	-	-
10th	Tintenbar/East Ballina	18	1	1	16	14	83	4	-	-	-	-

2015 – Byron Bay Premiershiphttp://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-8226-0-332610-0&a=LADDER

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		2015 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Byron Bay	18	15	2	1	63	18	47		Elimination Final	Lennox Head 3 defeated Goonellabah 0 @ Skennars Head Oval, Lennox Head	Lennox Head - Sam Ireland, Byron Milne, Ihsan Savran
2nd	Richmond Rovers	18	12	4	2	49	15	40		Qualifying Final	Richmond Rovers 1 defeated Lismore Workers 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Scott Flynn
3rd	Lismore Workers	18	9	4	5	42	33	31		Minor Semi-final	Lennox Head 2 defeated Lismore Workers 0 @ Richards Oval, Lismore	Lennox Head - Gus McDonnell, Byron Milne
4th	Lennox Head	18	9	4	5	43	37	31		Major Semi-final	Byron Bay 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Byron Recreation Ground	Byron Bay - Todd Knaus, James Tomlinson Richmond Rovers - Russell Dent
5th	Goonellabah	18	8	4	6	34	23	28		Preliminary Final	Richmond Rovers 4 defeated Lennox Head 1 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Kurt Walker, Andrew Casagrande, Jake Heffernan, Matthew Olley Lennox Head - Jervis Foley
6th	Lismore Thistles	18	6	4	8	40	35	22		Grand Final	Richmond Rovers defeated Byron Bay on penalties @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Bobby Bugden, Kurt Walker Byron Bay - Michael Kelly, James Tomlinson
7th	Alstonville	18	6	4	8	24	31	22	-	-	-	-
8th	Casino	18	4	3	11	25	49	15	-	-	-	-
9th	Bangalow	18	1	6	11	17	50	9	-	-	-	-
10th	Ballina	18	0	5	13	20	66	5	-	-	-	-

2016 – Bangalow Wins Their First Title: Cyril Mayo Cup

In 1987 in their first and until 2016 only grand final appearance Bangalow were convincingly beaten 4-1 by Richmond Rovers. Bangalow had made the grand final from 4th place, beating Alstonvilla, Ballina and Lismore Thistles.
In 2016 Bangalow won the Premier Division grand final 1-0 against the premiers Goonellabah, to win their first and so far only title.

2016 – Premier Division Final Table & Cyril Mayo Cup Results & Venues

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		2016 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Goonellabah	18	15	1	2	56	24	46		Minor Preliminary Semi-final	Byron Bay 2 defeated Lismore Workers 0 @ Byron Recreation Grounds	Byron Bay - Aaron Walker, Quinn McDonald
2nd	Richmond Rovers	18	13	2	3	68	18	41		Major Preliminary Semi-final	Bangalow 3 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Bangalow - Daniel Crisante, Bryn Hicks, Rory Devlin Richmond Rovers - Kurt Walker
3rd	Bangalow	18	13	1	4	55	30	40		Minor Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Byron Bay 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Andrew Gray, Russell Dent
4th	Byron Bay	18	12	2	4	61	16	38		Major Semi-final	Goonellabah 1 defeated Bangalow 1 on penalties @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Goonellabah - Lloyd Howard Bangalow - Joel Rudgley
5th	Lismore Workers	18	10	2	6	45	36	32		Preliminary Final	Bangalow 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Bangalow - Rory Devlin, Own goal Richmond Rovers - Jake Heffernan
6th	Lismore Thistles	18	8	1	9	34	34	25		Grand Final	Bangalow 1 defeated Goonellabah 0 @ Oakes Oval, Lismore	Bangalow - Rory Devlin
7th	Casino	18	4	2	12	27	56	14	-	-	-	-
8th	Alstonville	18	3	2	13	17	38	11	-	-	-	-
9th	Italo Stars	18	2	2	14	17	55	8	-	-	-	-
10th	Lennox Head	18	2	1	15	18	91	7	-	-	-	-

2017 – Byron Bay Wins the Treble & South Lismore Win 1st Division Double

In 2017 Byron Bay won its first ever treble and in doing so became the 8th team to achieve the feat.
In April Byron Bay won the ANZAC Shield beating Richmond Rovers 2-1 in the final at Oakes Oval. Aaron Walker scored both goals for Byron Bay before being sent-off in the 89th minute, whilst Kurt Walker scored for Richmond Rovers in the 65th minute. Joel Wood of Byron Bay was named player of the match.
Byron Bay won the premiership by 2 points from Richmond Rovers, losing only once during the season, a round 17 home loss to Richmond Rovers 1-2. This defeat meant that Byron Bay had to win their final fixture away to Alstonville to secure the premiership. A 5-2 win ensured Byron Bay's 4th premiership.
The Cyril Mayo Cup between Byron Bay and defending champions Bangalow was history-making, being contested for the first time ever by 2 clubs from the Byron Shire. It was also the first time since 2001 that both grand finalists were from outside Lismore. And for the first time since 2009 when the grand final was played at Crozier Field; the grand final wasn't played at Oakes Oval due to refurbishments. The game was played at Lismore Workers' home ground, Richards Oval in Lismore. A 10-man Byron Bay won the grand final 2-1 after Ben Ahearn was sent off in the 16th minute and extra time thanks to a double by player-of-the match Joel Wood.

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points		2017 Finals	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Byron Bay	18	17	0	1	93	15	51		Elimination Final	Goonellabah 5 defeated Lismore Thistles 4 after extra time @ Weston Park, Goonellabah	Goonellabah - Kaiden Powell, Wayne Gordon, Lloyd Howard Lismore Thistles - Oscar Stahl, Nathan McCann, Chris Hunt, Max Hospers
2nd	Richmond Rovers	18	16	1	1	76	23	49		Qualifying Final	Bangalow 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Bangalow - Rory Devlin, Luke Wakefield
3rd	Bangalow	18	13	1	4	47	30	40		Minor Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 4 defeated Goonellabah 1 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Luke McWaide, Jonathan See, Kurt Walker Goonellabah - Kurt Stephens
4th	Goonellabah	18	9	2	7	54	34	29		Major Semi-final	Byron Bay 3 defeated Bangalow 1 @ Byron Recreation Grounds	Byron Bay - Gianluca Bongiovanni, Sam Owens, Joel Wood Bangalow - Scott Fuller
5th	Lismore Thistles	18	7	1	10	42	44	22		Preliminary Final	Bangalow 3 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Bangalow - Dayne Smith, Josh Cole, Sam Ireland Richmond Rovers - Kurt Walker
6th	Alstonville	18	6	0	12	31	49	18		Grand Final	Byron Bay 2 defeated Bangalow 1 after extra time @ Recreation Ground Number 12, Richards Oval, Lismore	Byron Bay - Joel Wood Bangalow - Sam Ireland
7th	Lennox Head	18	5	1	12	37	55	16	-	-	-	-
8th	Casino	18	5	1	12	27	74	16	-	-	-	-
9th	Lismore Workers	18	3	3	12	22	69	12	-	-	-	-
10th	Italo Stars	18	3	2	13	29	62	11	-	-	-	-

South Lismore were promoted to the 2018 Premier Division after winning the 2017 1st Division premiership by beating Ballina 3-1 at Saunders Oval, Ballina in the final fixture of the season. Going into that final fixture Ballina led South Lismore by 2 points and draw or win would be enough for Ballina to be promoted. However goals by Kaine Allan and Steve Morrissey in response to a Ben Coulter goal for Ballina gave South Lismore the win and the premiership. South Lismore won the premiership-grand final double by beating Shores United 3-1 in the grand final. South Lismore would be playing in the top division of FFNC competitions for the first time since 2002. South Lismore's 1st Division double was a triumph for their young coach, Cameron Hyde, who overcame a cancer diagnosis to guide his young team back into the Premier Division.

2018 – Lismore Workers & Italo Stars Depart the Premier Division

The 2018 season began with the sad realisation that the 2 most successful clubs in FFNC history, Lismore Workers and Italo Stars, would not be competing in Premier Division. Italo Stars were relegated to 1st Division after coming bottom in the 2017 Premier Division competition whilst Lismore Workers voluntarily opted to play in the Men's lower divisions. Between them Lismore Workers and Italo Stars have won 79 titles. Lismore Workers dropped 5 divisions to Division 5 whilst Italo Stars went back 1 division to 1st Division.
South Lismore returned to the Premier Division in 2018 after a 16-year absence after winning the 2017 1st Division premiership-grand final double. With the return of South Lismore, the self-demotion of Lismore Workers and the relegation of Italo Stars, the 2018 Premier Division competition has 9 clubs, a change from the tradition of 10 or even 12 clubs.
In April Lismore Thistles won their 3rd ANZAC Cup in 6 years and their 8th overall, beating Bangalow 3-0 at Crozier Field. Goalscorers were Oscar Stahl, Nick Albertini and Jye Wilson, with Stahl being named player of the match
In May Byron Bay announced that Byron Bay Council had approved its plans for a new clubhouse at its "spiritual home", Byron Recreation Grounds, with the clubhouse expected to be completed in 2019.
In July Richmond Rovers defeated Lennox Head 5-0 away and in doing so wrapped up their 9th premiership with 4 games to play in the 16-game home and away season.

2018 Premier Division – Final Table & Cyril Mayo Cup Resultshttp://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=LADDER&compID=486945&c=1-8226-0-0-0

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Points		2018 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Richmond Rovers	16	13	2	1	54	16	41		Elimination Final	Bangalow 3 defeated Lismore Thistles 0 @ Bangalow Recreation Ground	Bangalow - Sam Ireland, Luke Wakefield
2nd	Byron Bay	16	8	5	3	39	21	29		Qualifying Final	Byron Bay 1 defeated South Lismore 0 after extra time @ Byron Recreation Ground	Byron Bay - Matt Pike
3rd	South Lismore	16	7	6	3	30	19	27		Minor Semi-final	South Lismore 2 defeated Bangalow 1 @ Caniaba Street, South Lismore	South Lismore - Bob Mullenberg, Joel Goulding Bangalow -
4th	Bangalow	16	7	1	8	26	25	22		Major Semi-final	Richmond Rovers 2 defeated Byron Bay 0 @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Richmond Rovers - Jaiden Walker, Brad Bugden
5th	Lismore Thistles	16	5	5	6	32	28	20		Preliminary Final	Byron Bay 2 defeated South Lismore 0 @ Byron Recreation Ground	Byron Bay - Matt Pike, Ethan Archer
6th	Alstonville	16	5	4	7	27	28	19		Grand Final	Byron Bay 2 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 after extra time @ Crozier Field, Lismore	Byron Bay - Jonathan Pierce Richmond Rovers - Brad Bugden
7th	Goonellabah	16	4	5	7	18	20	17	-	-	-	-
8th	Lennox Head	16	4	2	10	20	47	14	-	-	-	-
9th	Casino	16	3	2	11	19	61	11	-	-	-	-

2019 – Bangalow Win First ANZAC Cup, Byron Bay Win Premiership & South Lismore Break 26 Year Trophy Drought

In April Bangalow won their first ANZAC Cup when they defeated Byron Bay 2-1 after extra time at Crozier Field, Lismore. This was their second trophy in FFNC history following their 2016 Cyril Mayo Cup triumph. Sam Ireland scored the winner for Bangalow in extra time after it was 1-1 at full-time. Goalscorers during normal time were Byron Milne for Bangalow and Ian McKellow for Byron Bay.
The 2019 Premier Division competition kicked off with just 8 clubs including a promoted Ballina which was found to be uncompetitive, losing all 21 games. Byron Bay won their 5th premiership at Nielson Park, East Lismore on a Wednesday night in August when they thrashed a disappointing Richmond Rovers 5-0 in a catch-up game. Byron Bay came from 2nd last after 5 rounds to win their 4th premiership in 6 seasons, winning 14 and losing just 2 of their final 16 fixtures.
South Lismore came second in the premiership but made amends by winning the Cyril Mayo Cup for the first time since their premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup double in 1993. South Lismore defeated premiers Byron Bay 2-1 with Noah Coleman scoring twice for South Lismore and winning the Terry Greedy medal for the player of the match. The grand final marked the end of an era with Damon Bell, the Byron Bay coach announcing his retirement during grand final week. During Bell's highly-successful 7-year reign Byron Bay won:

4 Premier League premierships
3 Cyril Mayo Cups
1 ANZAC Cup
the treble in 2018

In August FFNC flagged changes to the structure of senior competitions in 2020 aimed at re-invigorating and removing constraints at the top levels:

Men's Premier Division to be re-branded as Men's Premier League
Women's Premier Division to be re-branded as Women's Premier League
Men's Premier Reserves to be re-branded as the Championship League

The 2020 Men's Premier League will have 9 teams including the yet to be confirmed return of Maclean.

2019 - Premier Division Final Tablehttp://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=LADDER&compID=520721&c=1-8226-0-0-0 & Cyril Mayo Cup

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	For	Against	Goal Difference	Points		2019 Cyril Mayo Cup	Results & Venues	Goalscorers
Premiers	Byron Bay	21	15	1	5	64	24	+40	46		Elimination Final	Lismore Thistles defeated Bangalow 7-6 on penalties @ Jeff Schultz Field, Bangalow Recreation Ground
2nd	South Lismore	21	10	7	4	62	31	+31	37		Qualifying Final	South Lismore 4 defeated Richmond Rovers 1 @ Caniaba Street, South Lismore	South Lismore - Patrick Kable, Harry Armstrong, Murray Towner Richmond Rovers - Own goal
3rd	Richmond Rovers	21	11	4	6	43	32	+11	37		Minor Semi-final	Lismore Thistles defeated Richmond Rovers on penalties @ Nielson Park, East Lismore	Lismore Thistles - Kaleb Gooley Richmond Rovers - Jacob Heffernan
4th	Bangalow	21	11	1	9	40	27	+13	34		Major Semi-final	South Lismore defeated Byron Bay 4-2 on penalties @ Byron Recreation Grounds	South Lismore - Bob Mullenberg, Murray Towner, Patrick Kable Byron Bay - Rick Muir, Ben Ahern
5th	Lismore Thistles	21	10	4	7	37	40	-3	34		Preliminary Final	Byron Bay 2 defeated Lismore Thistles 1 after extra time @ Byron Recreation Grounds	Byron Bay - Lisandro Luaces, Jonathan Pierce Lismore Thistles - Matt Parrish
6th	Goonellabah	21	8	3	10	33	35	-2	27		Grand Final	South Lismore 2 defeated Byron Bay 1 @ Crozier Field, Lismore	South Lismore - Noah Coleman Byron Bay - Lisandro Luaces
7th	Alstonville	21	7	4	10	30	40	-10	25	-	-	-	-
8th	Ballina	21	0	0	21	8	88	-80	0	-	-	-	-

2020 — Belinda Wilson Appointed Byron Bay Premier Division Coach

In December 2019 Byron Bay announced Belinda Wilson, former Brisbane Roar W-League and Young Matildas coach would coach the Byron Bay Premier Division side for the 2020 season. This is the first time a female coach has been appointed to an FFNC Premier Division club.

Trophies

ANZAC Cup (from 1950-1971), ANZAC Shield (from 1972)

The first ANZAC Cup was played on Tuesday night 25 April 1950 as part of the ANZAC Day Sports Carnival. This carnival featured athletics, cycling, woodchopping, national dancing, rugby league and soccer. The ANZAC Cup was donated in 1949 by the Lismore RSL.
The inaugural ANZAC Cup kicked off at 8-30pm between Methodist United and North Lismore Marauders. In an "evenly contested" game played under "inadequate lighting" Methodist United won 1 - 0 thanks to a goal by M Bell. The teams and officials for the inaugural ANZAC Cup were:

Methodist United - M Santin, R Hill, K Stevenson, L Morley, Stan Pendrigh, George Chalmers, Fryer, M Bell, H Forster, Jack Dalmeyer, G Barnes
North Lismore Marauders - E Morgan, G Rogers, L Bryant, J Brady, Ossie Pomroy, H McDonald, J Docherty, Bill Driver, Bill Woolnough, R Bowen & K Matteson. Reserves - A Wakley, A Parker, G Kennedy, A Woolnough, A Manitta
Referee - Clarrie Richards
Linesmen - Jim Gooch, Charlie Thompson

In the early years the Cup was played between the Cup holders and a challenger decided by ballot. The Cup holders only had to draw to retain the Cup. For example, in 1951 the Cup holders Methodist United drew 3–3 all with the challengers Eastwood United, and retained the Cup. The date of the Cup also varied in the early years due to "inadequate lighting facilities" although it's now played on ANZAC Day or the weekend before or after ANZAC Day and usually at Oakes Oval, Lismore.
The record for the most ANZAC Cup wins is held by Lismore Workers with 19. However, the record for the most consecutive wins is held by Italo Stars which won the renamed ANZAC Shield for 9 consecutive years from 1973 to 1981 including 6 wins over the luckless Eastwood United:

1973 at Oakes Oval - Italo Stars 3 - Eastwood United 0
1974 at Nielson Park - Italo Stars 1 - Lismore Thistles 0
1975 at Oakes Oval - Italo Stars 0 - Eastwood United 0
1976 at Oakes Oval - Italo Stars 4 - Eastwood United 0
1977 at Nielson Park - Italo Stars 3 - Eastwood United 1
1978 at Oakes Oval - Italo Stars 1 - Goonellabah 0
1979 at Oakes Oval - Italo Stars 3 - Goonellabah 3
1980 at Oakes Oval - Italo Stars 2 - Eastwood United 2
1981 at Oakes Oval - Italo Stars 3 - Eastwood United 1

Special mention to the powerful Goonellabah Stars side of the 1950s which won their first ANZAC Cup in 1952 and then won it for the next 5 years:

1952 at Recreation Ground Number 3 - Goonellabah Stars 4, R McDermott ) - Methodist United 2
1953 at Oakes Oval - Goonellabah Stars 4 - Church of Christ Crusaders 0
1954 at Nielson Park - Goonellabah Stars 7, J Wraight - Methodist United 1
1955 at Oakes Oval - Goonellabah Stars 5, Ken Eastment ) - Church of Christ Crusaders 2
1956 at Oakes Oval - Goonellabah Stars 3 - Eastwood United 1
1957 at Recreation Ground Number 10 - Goonellabah Stars defeated Internationals
Cyril Mayo Cup (from 1958)

Cyril Mayo emigrated from England as a 17-year old in the early 1900s and settled in the North Rivers region. Cyril was a competent player for North Lismore and after his playing days were over took up refereeing.
Tragically Cyril was killed in a car crash in 1957. Cyril's wife Lucy commissioned a trophy to remember Cyril's contribution to the game, the Cyril Mayo Cup which has "become the most sought after piece of silverware in local soccer". The cup is awarded to the highest Men's Division grand final winner's also known as Champions. It was first awarded in 1958 to Goonellabah Stars following their 1 - 0 win over Eastwood United at Oakes Oval, Lismore. Ben Nielson was Goonellabah Star's goalscorer.
The cup was originally called the Cyril Mayo Memorial Challenge Cup but in more recent times has been referred to simply and affectionately as "Cyril".

Most Consecutive Cyril Mayo Cup Wins

The record for the most number of consecutive Cyril Mayo Cup wins is 5 and is jointly held by:

Lismore Thistles - 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Italo Stars - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Callan McMillan Memorial Shield (from 1978)https://www.echonews.com.au/news/grand-lady-presents-shield/790471/

In 1972 a young Scotsman Callan McMillan Junior left the country of his birth headed for Australia where he eventually settled in Lismore. An avid Glasgow Rangers supporter, Callan was soon involved in local football as a coach and member of the inaugural Far North Coast Amateur Soccer Association Committee in 1977.
Tragedy struck in December 1977 when Callan Junior drowned whilst trying to save a young girl. The local football community rallied to support Callan's family, and in 1978 the Callan McMillan Memorial Shield was struck to commemorate his contribution to the local game. The shield was presented to the winner of the women's knock-out competition.
In 1996 when the North Coast Women's Soccer Association and the Lismore District Soccer Association amalgamated, it was agreed that the shield be incorporated with the men's ANZAC Cup/Shield knockout competition held on ANZAC day.

FFNC Clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with Football Far North Coast:

Club	Date/Year of Formation	Nickname	Home Ground
Alstonville	1987 following the merger of Alstonville Junior Soccer Club and Alstonville Senior Soccer Club	Alstonvilla, Villa	Crawford Park & Geoff Watt Oval, Alstonville
Ballina	To be confirmed	Seahorses	Saunders Oval, Ballina
Bangalow	1970	The Bluedogs	Bangalow Recreation Ground
Burringbar	1992	The Bandits	Burringbar District Sports Club, Fourth Avenue
Byron Bay	1963, 1966, 1982	The Rams	Byron Recreation Grounds
Casino	1933	The Cobras	Colley Park, Casino
Dunoon	1994	United	Balzer Park, Dunoon Sports Club
Eureka	2012	The Biggest Little Club in NSW	Eureka Public School
Goonellabah	21 June 1969	The Hornets	Weston Park, Goonellabah
Italo Stars	1966	Stars	Lismore Italo-Australian Sports & Recreation Club, Barrow Lane, Lismore
Kyogle	To be advised	The Turkeys	Don Gully Oval, Kyogle
Lennox Head	1978, 1979	The Sharks	Skennars Head Oval, Lennox Head
Richmond Rovers	1961	Rovers	Bill Harris Field, Nielson Park, East Lismore
Lismore Thistles	31 January 1958	The Blues	John Ryan Field, Thistles Park, East Lismore
Lismore Workers	1949 as Eastwood United, 1985 as Lismore Workers	The Redmen	Recreation Ground Number 12, Richards Oval, Lismore
Nimbin	1985	The Headers	Nimbin Headers Sports Club, Cecil Street, Nimbin
Pottsville Beach	1994	The Panthers	Koala Beach Sports Fields, Tom Merchant Drive, Pottsville Beach
Shores United	To be advised	The Brownsnakes, The Redbacks	New Brighton Oval, Park Street, New Brighton & Shara Fields, Ocean Shores
South Lismore	1946	The Celtics, The Hoops	Caniaba Street, South Lismore
Suffolk Park	2012	The Phoenix	Beech Drive, Suffolk Park
TEBFC	1984	The Strikers	Tintenbar Grounds, Power Drive, Cumbalum
Tumbulgum	1959 after the Murwillumbah Rangers re-located to Tumbulgum	Rangers	Brian Breckenridge Field, Bawden Street, Tumbulgum
Uki	1994	The Pythons	Uki Sports Ground, Kyogle Road, Uki
Woodburn	1 March 1982	Wolves	Woodburn Park, Wagner Street, Woodburn

Former FFNC Clubs

The following teams were once part of competitions organised by Football Far North Coast and its predecessors:

Kingscliff
Maclean Bobcats
Murwillumbah Saints
Tweed Heads
Goonellabah Stars - in existence from 1949 to 1965, became Italian-Australian Stars in 1966
Goolmangar
Dungarubba
Woodlawn College
Coraki
Evans Head
Bonalbo
Southern Cross University
Methodist United OK
North Lismore Marauders
Tyalgum Taipans
Honours - Women

Honours - Men

Honours - Men (Summary)

The Treble

Women
The treble has been achieved by 5 clubs on at least 10 occasions :

Club	Season
Lismore Workers	2002, 2005
Lennox Head	2008
Alstonville	2010, 2011, 2012
Bangalow	2014, 2015, 2016
Lismore Thistles	2018

Men
The treble has been achieved by 5 clubs on 8 occasions. In 2017, Byron Bay became the first club to win four trophies: the traditional treble plus the Summer Youth League.

Club	Season
Goonellabah Stars	1955, 1960
Italo Stars	1977, 1978
Lismore Workers	1990
Richmond Rovers	2008, 2009
Byron Bay	2017

Awards

2019 Awards https://footballfarnorthcoast.com.au/football-far-north-coast-celebrates-with-the-community/

Player of the Year

Women - Elsa Mangan
Men - Patrick Kable

Golden Boot

Women - Olivia Collins - 17 goals
Women - Catherine North - 31 goals
Men - Lisandro Luaces - 24 goals
Men - Glen Godbee - 33 goals

Women's Premier Team of the Year

1 Arky Ryall
2 Violet Innes
3 Brittney Webster
4 Natalia Brooker
5 Maddie Green
6 Chelsea Coleman
7 Elsa Mangan
8 Laura Marlowe
9 Jessie Jordan
10 Lisa Bolt
11 Olivia Collins
Coach - Thaya Evenden

Men's Premier Team of the Year

1 Pierce Essery
2 Jeremy Perkins
3 James Tomlinson
4 Shayne Smith
5 Bobby Bugden
6 Joel Rudgley
7 Oscar Stahl
8 Patrick Kable
9 Diego Vasquez
10 Jye Wilson
11 Lisandro Luaces
Coach - Damon Bell

Referee of the Year

Connor Johnston

Birmingham Dedication to Football Award

Wally Edwards

Club Championship

Byron Bay
2018 Awardshttps://footballfarnorthcoast.com.au/2018-ffnc-senior-awards-night/

Player of the Year

Women - Keea Parrish
Men - Jonathon See

Golden Boot

Women - Stephanie Foreman
Women - Joyce De Wit
Men - Jonathon See
Men - Harrison Langford

Team of the Year - Women's Premier

Goalkeeper - Karoline Verrall
Defenders - Thaya Evenden, Breanna Gatt, Brooke Sheehan, Brittany Webster
Midfielders - Lisa Bolt, Zoe Corbett, Elsa Mangan, Caitlin Moss
Strikers - Stephanie Foreman, Keea Parrish
Coach - Paul Albertini

Team of the Year - Men's Premier

Goalkeeper - Chris Jones
Defenders - Patrick Kable, Shayne Smith, James Tomlinson, Gabe Vidler
Midfielders - Bob Mullenburg, Tom Pitman, Oscar Stahl, Kurt Walker
Strikers - Jonathan Pierce, Jonathon See
Coach - Cameron Hyde

Referee of the Year

Anthony Smith

Birmingham Dedication to Football

Brian Breckenridge

Club Championship

Alstonville
2017 Awards

Player of the Year

Women - Hollie Jarrett
Men - Kaiden Powell

Golden Boot

Women - Hollie Jarrett - 19 goals
Men - Joel Wood

Team of the Year
Women

Goalkeeper - Karoline Verrall
Defenders - Erin Huntsman, Claudia Hewitt, Miranda Sochacki, Thaya Evenden
Midfielders - Elsa Mangan, Caitlan Moss, Jess Woolfe, Jenna Lees
Strikers - Keea Parrish, Hollie Jarrett
Coach - Mick Smith

Men

Goalkeeper - Chris Jones
Defenders - James Tomlinson, Shayne Smith, Daniel Flynn, Jay Keevers
Midfielders - Russell Dent, Kaiden Powell, Sam Shepherd, Ben Ahern
Strikers - Aaron Walker, Dean Casey
Coach - Damon Bell

Referee of the Year

Anthony Smith

Birmingham Dedication to Football Award

Jason Toniello

Club Championship

Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley
2016 Awards

Player of the Year

Women - Hollie Jarrett
Men - Joel Rudgley

Golden Boot Awards

Women - Hollie Jarrett - 21 goals
Women - Tara Bayles - 33 goals
Men - Aaron Walker - 23 goals
Men - Adam Church - 30 goals

FFNC Premiership Team of the Year
Women

Goalkeeper - Karoline Verral
Defenders - Karina Young, Isabelle Braly, Brooke Sheehan, Claudia Hewitt
Midfielders - Elsa Mangan, Laani Winkler-Harding, Emily McCann
Strikers - Hollie Jarrett, Jade Bianchetti, Chelsea Coleman
Coach - Mick Smith

Men

Joel Rudgley, Josh Cole, Sam Ireland
James Tomlinson
Brad Robertson, Matt Graham, Kurt Stephens
Jay Keevers
Shane Smith, Russell Dent, Jonathon See

Referee of the Year

Anthony Smith

Birmingham Dedication to Football Award

The Hanigan Family

Club Championship

Richmond Rovers
2015 Awards

Player of the Year

Women - Jade Bianchetti
Men - Byron Milne

Golden Boot

Women - Jade Bianchetti - 40 goals
Men - Byron Milne

Teams of the Year
Women

Goalkeeper - Simone Stroet
Defenders - Bree Minikin, Isabele Braly, Brooke Sheehan, Jess Woolf
Midfielders - Hollie Jarrett, Elsa Mangan, Chelsea Coleman
Strikers - Keea Parrish, Emily McCann, Jade Bianchetti
Coach - Mick Smith

Men
Referee of the Year

Anthony Smith

Birmingham Dedication to Football Award

Matthew Wiltshire

Club Championship

Byron Bay
2014 Awards

Player of the Year

Women - Jade Bianchetti
Men - Jonathon See

Golden Boot Awards

Women - Jade Bianchetti - 40 goals
Women - Stephanie Foreman - 54 goals
Men - Jonathon See - 28 goals
Men - Sam Tomlinson & Eduardo Divanna - 28 goals

Teams of the Year
Women

Goalkeeper - Georgia Spencer
Defenders - Tanika Hand, Karina Young, Sarah Duley, Laura St Ruth
Midfielders - Jessica Woolfe, Elsa Mangan, Rose Argent
Strikers - Jade Bianchetti, Serena Mangan, Hollie Jarrett
Coach - Luke McWaide

Men

Goalkeeper - Brad Robertson
Defenders - Eamon Banks, Jay Keevers, Max Hospers, Shaun Packham
Midfielders - Kurt Walker, Russell Dent, Connor Cannon
Strikers - Jonathon See, Kazi Tsukamoto, Liam Giles
Coach - Brian Bugden

Referee of the Year

Stuart Bradley

Birmingham Dedication to Soccer Award

Glenn Rose

Club Championship

Richmond Rovers
2013 Awards

Player of the Year

Women - Jade Bianchetti
Men - Dean Casey

Golden Boot Awards

Women - Jade Bianchetti - 28 goals
Women - Tiaharna Close - 34 goals
Men - Sebastian Bell - 28 goals
Men - Gou Brummel Huis - 34 goals

Teams of the Year
Women

Goalkeeper - Karoline Verrall
Brooke Sheehan, Hannah Sheehan, Sarah Flower, Georgia Keen, Jenna Lees, Isabelle Pratt, Chelsea Coleman, Jade Bianchetti, Abbie Heffernan, Hollie Jarrett
Coach - Paul Hanigan

Men

Goalkeeper - Brad Robertson
Eamon Banks, Max Toovey, Max Hospers, Shaun Packham, Kurt Walker, Darren Beardow, Joel Rudgley, Jonathon See, Dean Casey, Sebastian Bell
Coach - Paul Parmenter

Referee of the Year

Jared Seiffert

Birmingham Dedication to Soccer

Rob Sheehan

Club Championship

Lismore Thistles
2012 Awards

Player of the Year

Women - Hollie Jarrett
Men - Martin Kelleher

Golden Boot Awards

Women - Jade Bianchetti - 23 goals
Women - Tiaharna Close - 37 goals
Men - Martin Kelleher - 18 goals
Men - Phil Courtney - 39 goals

Team of the Year
Women

Goalkeeper - Sophie Thomson
Jade Bianchetti, Kendall Brazendale, Chelsea Coleman, Ellie Fryer, Abbie Heffernan, Hollie Jarrett, Georgia Keen, Brooke Sheehan, Laani Winkler-Harding, Kim Wraight
Coach - David Weaver

Men

Goalkeeper - Bryce Walley
Eamon Banks, Richard Hanna, Max Hospers, Martin Kelleher, Luke McWaide, Wayne Mortimer, Baithok Ring, Sam Robson, Joel Saye, Kurt Walker
Coach - Troy Taylor

Referee of the Year

Stuart Bradley

Birmingham Dedication to Soccer

Paul Albertini

Club Championship

Goonellabah
2011 Awards

Player of the Year

Women - Abbie Heffernan & Teneille Shaw
Men - Matt Olley

Golden Boot Award

Women - Chelsea Coleman & Hollie Jarrett - 25 goals
Men - Matt Olley

Team of the Year
Women

Goalkeeper - Sophie Thompson
Defenders - Tenielle Shaw, Ellie Fryer, Maria Wilson
Midfielders - Sarah Flower, Brooke Sheehan, Elsa Mangan, Deanna Thomson
Strikers - Hollie Jarrett, Abbie Heffernan, Chelsea Coleman, Tegan Blanch
Coach - Rob Sheehan

Men

Goalkeeper - Lucas Wagland
Defenders - Max Hospers, Mitchell Flower, Joel Saye
Midfielders - Dave Lonie, Kurt Walker, Ian Mcgregor, Matt Dorigo
Strikers - Kazuhiro Tsukamoto, Wayne Mortimer, Matt Olley
Coach - Scott Collis

Referee of the Year

Luke Mackney

Club Championship

Bangalow
2010 Awards

Player of the Year

Women - Sarah Flower
Men - Dave Annetts

Golden Boot

Women - Chelsea Coleman - 28 goals
Women - Tiaharna Close - 43 goals
Men - Dave Annetts - 23 goals
Men - Steven Clifford - 25 goals

Teams of the Year
Women

1. Tegan Blanch, 2. Christy Hopley, 3. Renee Cowan, 4. Laura St Ruth, 5. Josie Bancroft, 6. Ellie Fryer, 7. Ruby Edwards, 8. Sarah Flower, 9. Chloe Dunsmore, 10. Chelsea Coleman, 11. Hollie Jarrett
Coach of the Year - Corey Loft

Men

1. Brad Robertson, 2. Mitchell Flower, 3. Dane Seymour, 4. Dylan Rippon, 5. Paul Pomroy, 6. Anthony Alvos, 7. Daniel Baxter-Wright, 8. Aaron Heffernan, 9. Jonathon See, 10. Dave Annetts, 11. Dave Lonie
Coach of the Year - Dave Lonie

Referee of the Year

Adam Coupe

Birmingham Dedication to Football

Steve Towner

Club Championship

Richmond Rovers

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Football Far North Coast

Men's Premier League/First Division History

History of Association Football in Northern NSW

1911 – First Evidence

1932 – First Lismore Club & Competition

Le Clare Cup

1949 Revival

1950 – Formation of Eastwood Unitedhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/99074665

1950 Brand Cup Final (Casino Rebels Win the Final But Not the Cup!)

1951 Brand Cup Final 'the longest match in history ...'

1951 – Establishment of Breakaway Casino District Soccer Association

1954 – Drowning of LDSA Secretary, Cliff Burrows

1957 – Visit by Eastern Athletic (Hong Kong)

1958 – Formation of Lismore Thistles

1961 – Formation of Richmond Rovers

1961 – Visit by Fijian National Team

1966 – Fall of Goonellabah Stars (1949-65)

1949 Season

1953 Season – 3rd Premiership, 2nd ANZAC Cup

1963 Season – 9th Premiership, 8th ANZAC Cup

1964 Season - 10th Premiership

1965 – Eastwood United Wins Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

1966 – Lismore Thistles Win Premiership, Eastwood United Win Cyril Mayo Cup With Record Score

1969 – Eastwood United Win 8th Premiership, Italo Stars Win 2nd Cyril Mayo Cup

1971 – Establishment of Reserve Grade

1970 to 1974 – Lismore Thistles Win Every Cyril Mayo Cup (for the Grand Final)

1970 Season

1971 Season

1971 – A-Grade Grand Final ... "longest grand final in the history of Lismore soccer"

1972 Season

1972 – A Year of Growth

1973 – 1st Division Final Table & Finals Results

1974 Finals Results

1972 – Visit by Dundee FCThe Northern Star, 24 May 1972The Northern Star, 25 May 1972

1974 – Women's Football Arrives

1977 to 1981 – Italo Stars Win Every Cyril Mayo Cup (for the Grand Final)

1977 – 1st & 2nd Division Final Table

1978 – 1st Division Final Table

1979 – 1st Division Final Table & Cyril Mayo Knock-out Cup Results

1980 – Lismore Plays Wellington (New Zealand)

1981 – Eastwood United Premiership, Italo Stars Cyril Mayo Cup

1982 – Eastwood United Win Premiership & Ballina Make Finals For First Time

1983 – Goonellabah Wins Their First Premiership & ANZAC Cup

1984 – A Year of Change

1985 – Eastwood United Becomes Lismore Workers

1985 Premier Division Final Table

1986 – Richmond Rovers Celebrate 25 Years With A Premiership-Championship Double

1987 – Lismore Thistles Win Premiership, Richmond Rovers Win Cyril Mayo Cup

1988 – Italo Stars Win Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

1989 – Lismore Workers Win Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

1990 – Lismore Workers Win 2nd Successive Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

1991 – Lismore Thistles Win Premiership; History Made as Cyril Mayo Cup Shared By Lismore Thistles & Richmond Rovers

1992 – Lismore Thistles Undefeated in Winning Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

1993 – South Lismore Premiership-Grand Final Double

1994 – Goonellabah Win Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

1995 – Goonellabah Win Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double ... Again

1996 – Lismore Workers Win 13th Premiership-Richmond Rovers Win 6th Cyril Mayo Cup

1997 – Casino Take Cyril Out of Lismore For the First Time in Almost 50 Years

1997 – Matildas Beaten by Classy Chinese

1998 – 50th Season

1999 – Premiership Leaves Lismore for the First Time Ever

2000 – Italo Stars Win Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double

2001 – Maclean Win Premiership-Cyril Mayo Cup Double Including First Cyril Mayo Cup

2001 – Matildas Play France in Lismore

2002 – Italo Stars Win ANZAC Cup-Premiership Double, Richmond Rovers Win Cyril Mayo Cup

2003 – Italo Stars Are Undefeated Premiers & Champions

2004 – Richmond Rovers Win Premiership, Lismore Workers Win First Grand Final Since 1990

2005 – A Season of Firsts; Goonellabah Wins Premiership In Their First Season Back in Premier League, Byron Bay Win Their First Grand Final (Cyril Mayo Cup)

2006 – Byron Bay's First Premiership-Grand Final Double

2007 to 2011 – Richmond Rovers Dominate

2007 Premier League Table & Finals Results

2008 Premier League Table & Finals Results

2009 Premier League Table & Finals Results

2010 Premier League Table & Finals Resultshttp://ffnc.nnswf.fspdev.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/2010_Progress_Tables.pdf

2011 Premier League Table & Finals Resultshttp://ffnc.nnswf.fspdev.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/05/Pointscore_Tables_2011.pdf

2012 – Richmond Rovers Win Premiership, Lismore Workers Win First Cyril Since 2004

2013 – Lismore Thistles Win ANZAC Shield-Premiership Double

2014 – Byron Bay Premiership, Richmond Rovers Cyril Mayo Cuphttp://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=LADDER&compID=280757&c=1-8226-0-0-0

2015 – Byron Bay Premiershiphttp://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-8226-0-332610-0&a=LADDER

2016 – Bangalow Wins Their First Title: Cyril Mayo Cup