Brisbane Premiership Top Four
Tier 1 -- 1920 to 2021 (100 seasons)
The List | Rankings (1920 to 2021)
This listing covers the top tier of Brisbane football:
Season |
No. of teams |
First |
Second |
Third |
Fourth |
1920 |
9 |
Corinthians |
Thistle |
Pineapple Rovers |
Queens Park |
1921 |
8 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
Bundamba Rangers |
Thistle |
Corinthians |
1922 |
10 |
Bundamba Rangers |
Thistle |
Blackstone Rovers |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
1923 |
6 |
Thistle |
Bundamba Rangers |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
Brisbane City |
1924 |
6 |
Pineapple Rovers |
Bundamba Rangers |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
Thistle |
1925 |
6 |
Pineapple Rovers |
Thistle |
Shafston Rovers |
Dinmore Wanderers |
1926 |
8 |
Blackstone Rovers |
Thistle |
Bundamba Rangers |
Latrobe |
1927 |
8 |
Bundamba Rangers |
Shafston Rovers |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
Blackstone Rovers |
1928 |
9 |
Bundamba Rangers |
Latrobe |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
Blackstone Rovers |
1929 |
8 |
Latrobe |
Bundamba Rangers |
St Helens |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
1930 |
8 |
Latrobe |
Pineapple Rovers |
YMCA |
Norman Park |
1931 |
6 |
Latrobe |
YMCA |
Norman Park |
Toowong |
1932 |
6 |
Latrobe |
YMCA |
Pineapple Rovers |
Norman Park |
1933 |
6 |
Latrobe |
Toowong |
YMCA |
Pineapple Rovers |
1934 |
8 |
YMCA |
Shafston Rovers |
Latrobe |
Toombul United |
1935 |
8 |
Latrobe |
Shafston Rovers |
YMCA |
Milton |
1936 |
8 |
YMCA |
Latrobe |
Shafston Rovers |
Milton |
1937 |
14 |
Bundamba Rangers |
Booval Stars |
YMCA |
Corinthians |
1938 |
12 |
Bundamba Rangers |
St Helens |
Booval Stars |
Oxley United |
1939 |
8 |
Bundamba Rangers |
YMCA |
Booval Stars |
Latrobe |
1940 |
8 |
Corinthians |
YMCA |
Blackstone Rovers |
Latrobe |
1941 |
8 |
Blackstone Rovers |
St Helens |
Bundamba Rangers |
Eastern Suburbs |
1942 to 1943 -- Football suspended during World War 2 |
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1944 |
6 |
St Helens |
Eastern Suburbs |
Blackstone Rovers |
YMCA |
1945 |
10 |
St Helens |
Eastern Suburbs |
Corinthians |
Blackstone Rovers |
1946 |
10 |
YMCA |
Blackstone Rovers |
St Helens |
Corinthians |
1947 |
10 |
St Helens |
YMCA |
Corinthians |
Bundamba Rangers |
1948 |
8 |
St Helens |
Corinthians |
Bundamba Rangers |
Thistle |
1949 |
8 |
Corinthians |
St Helens |
Blackstone Rovers |
YMCA |
1950 |
8 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
Thistle |
Bundamba Rangers |
St Helens |
1951 |
8 |
Easts United |
Blackstone Rovers |
Caledonians |
Thistle |
1952 |
10 |
Corinthians |
Bundamba Rangers |
Caledonians |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
1953 |
10 |
Blackstone Rovers |
Thistle |
Caledonians |
Bundamba Rangers |
1954 |
10 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
St Helens |
Thistle |
Easts United |
1955 |
10 |
Bundamba Rangers |
St Helens |
Easts United |
Thistle |
1956 |
10 |
St Helens |
Bundamba Rangers |
Easts United |
YMCA |
1957 |
10 |
Bundamba Rangers |
St Helens |
Easts United |
Blackstone Rovers |
1958 |
10 |
Oxley United |
St Helens |
Hellenic |
Bundamba Rangers |
1959 |
10 |
Annerley |
Oxley United |
Hellenic |
St Helens |
1960 |
10 |
Hellenic |
Annerley |
Azzurri |
Bundamba Rangers |
1961 |
10 |
Hellenic |
Azzurri |
St Helens |
Oxley United |
1962 |
10 |
Hellenic |
Azzurri |
Oxley United |
Merton Rovers |
1963 |
10 |
Hellenic |
Azzurri |
Latrobe |
Merton Rovers |
1964 |
8 |
Latrobe |
Merton Rovers |
Grange Thistle |
Hellenic |
1965 |
8 |
Hellenic |
Latrobe |
Coalstars |
Merton Rovers |
1966 |
8 |
Latrobe-Western Suburbs |
Merton Rovers |
Hellenic |
St Helens |
1967 |
8 |
Latrobe-Western Suburbs |
Hellenic |
Hollandia-Inala |
Coalstars |
1968 |
10 |
Hollandia-Inala |
Azzurri |
Merton Rovers |
St Helens United |
1969 |
10 |
Hellenic |
Hollandia-Inala |
Azzurri |
Grange Thistle |
1970 |
10 |
Azzurri |
Merton Rovers |
Hellenic |
Bardon Latrobe |
1971 |
10 |
Azzurri |
Merton Rovers |
Bardon Latrobe |
Hellenic |
1972 |
10 |
Hellenic |
Merton Rovers |
Hollandia-Inala |
Azzurri |
1973 |
12 |
Lions |
St George-Souths |
Merton-Easts |
Brisbane City |
1974 |
12 |
Lions |
Brisbane City |
St George-Souths |
Coalstars |
1975 |
12 |
Lions |
Brisbane City |
Merton-Easts |
North Brisbane |
1976 |
12 |
Brisbane City |
Lions |
Merton-Easts |
Redlands United |
1977 |
12 |
St George-Souths |
Southside Eagles |
Annerley |
Redlands United |
1978 |
12 |
Southside Eagles |
St George-Souths |
Ipswich United |
Mount Gravatt |
1979 |
12 |
Wynnum District |
Merton-Easts |
Mitchelton |
Annerley |
1980 |
12 |
Acacia Ridge |
Merton-Easts |
Mitchelton |
Darra United |
1981 |
12 |
Valley Trident |
Acacia Ridge |
Mitchelton |
Coalstars |
1982 |
15 |
Grange Thistle |
Mount Gravatt |
Sunnyside United |
Taringa Rovers |
1983 |
12 |
Mount Gravatt |
Olympic United |
Ipswich United |
Brisbane Lions (res.) |
1984 |
10 |
Mount Gravatt |
Ipswich United |
Grange Thistle |
Acacia Ridge |
1985 |
10 |
Ipswich United |
Brisbane Lions (res.) |
North Star |
Mount Gravatt |
1986 |
10 |
North Star |
Coalstars |
Mount Gravatt |
Eastern Suburbs |
1987 |
12 |
Brisbane Lions |
Brisbane City |
North Star |
Eastern Suburbs |
1988 |
12 |
Brisbane City |
North Star |
Coalstars |
Eastern Suburbs |
1989 |
12 |
North Star |
Brisbane Lions |
Brisbane City |
Pine Rivers United |
1990 |
12 |
Brisbane Lions |
Brisbane City |
North Star |
Pine Rivers United |
1991 |
12 |
Brisbane Lions |
Rochedale Rovers |
Pine Rivers United |
Eastern Suburbs |
1992 |
12 |
North Star |
Rochedale Rovers |
Brisbane Croatia SC |
Pine Rivers United |
1993 |
12 |
Taringa Rovers |
Rochedale Rovers |
Brisbane Lions |
North Star |
1994 |
12 |
North Star |
Brisbane Lions |
Taringa Rovers |
Rochedale Rovers |
1995 |
12 |
Brisbane City |
Rochedale Rovers |
Taringa Rovers |
Brisbane Lions |
1996 |
12 |
Brisbane Lions |
Rochedale Rovers |
Brisbane City |
Wynnum District |
1997 |
8 |
Brisbane City |
Bundaberg Waves |
Taringa Rovers |
Brisbane Lions |
1998 |
10 |
Brisbane City |
Rochedale Rovers |
Brisbane Lions |
Ipswich Knights |
1999 |
10 |
Rochedale Rovers |
Gold Coast City |
Brisbane Lions |
Brisbane City |
2000 |
10 |
Brisbane City |
Brisbane Lions |
Rochedale Rovers |
Gold Coast City |
2001 |
12 |
Wynnum District |
Brisbane City |
Brisbane Lions |
Rochedale Rovers |
2002 |
12 |
Queensland Lions |
Gold Coast City |
Brisbane City |
Taringa Rovers |
2003 |
12 |
Queensland Lions |
Brisbane City |
Pine Rivers United |
Palm Beach |
2004 |
12 |
Queensland Lions |
Pine Rivers United |
Rochedale Rovers |
Mitchelton |
2005 |
12 |
Palm Beach |
Rochedale Rovers |
Pine Rivers United |
Brisbane Strikers |
2006 |
12 |
Brisbane Strikers |
Rochedale Rovers |
Palm Beach |
Pine Rivers United |
2007 |
12 |
Rochedale Rovers |
Brisbane Strikers |
Palm Beach |
Pine Rivers United |
2008 |
12 |
Rochedale Rovers |
Peninsula Power |
Brisbane Strikers (res.) |
Brisbane City |
2009 |
13 |
Peninsula Power |
Rochedale Rovers |
Brisbane Wolves |
Capalaba |
2010 |
14 |
Rochedale Rovers |
Brisbane Wolves |
Capalaba |
Eastern Suburbs |
2011 |
14 |
Wolves FC |
Rochedale Rovers |
Olympic FC |
Peninsula Power |
2012 |
14 |
Redlands United |
Wolves FC |
Peninsula Power |
Rochedale Rovers |
2013 |
12 |
Lions FC |
Wolves FC |
Peninsula Power |
Rochedale Rovers |
2014 |
12 |
Wolves FC |
Peninsula Power |
Lions FC |
Eastern Suburbs |
2015 |
12 |
Lions FC |
Eastern Suburbs |
Mitchelton |
Peninsula Power |
2016 |
12 |
Lions FC |
Mitchelton |
Holland Park Hawks |
Peninsula Power |
2017 |
12 |
Rochedale Rovers |
Peninsula Power |
Lions FC |
Mitchelton |
2018 |
12 |
Albany Creek |
Grange Thistle |
University of Queensland |
The Gap |
2019 |
12 |
Albany Creek |
Toowong |
Taringa Rovers |
Bayside United |
2020 |
12 |
St George Willawong |
Albany Creek |
Toowong |
Grange Thistle |
2021 |
12 |
Albany Creek |
Bayside United |
The Lakes |
St George Willawong |
Notes:
The list above refers to the final premiership standings:
Reserves teams achieved top four rankings as follows:
The 1920 season was chosen at the start point because complete records exist back to this season. This may be expanded to earlier seasons after further research.
Brisbane Tier 1 -- Rankings (1920 to 2021)
Rank |
Club |
First |
Second |
Third |
Fourth |
Total |
1 |
Lions FC |
14 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
31 |
2 |
Bardon Latrobe |
9 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
19 |
3 |
Brisbane City |
8 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
27 |
4 |
Bundamba Rangers |
8 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
22 |
5 |
St George-Souths |
8 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
18 |
6 |
St Helens United |
6 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
23 |
7 |
Rochedale Rovers |
5 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
21 |
8 |
Wolves FC |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
North Star |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
Corinthians |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
YMCA |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
15 |
12 |
Blackstone Rovers |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
13 |
Albany Creek |
3 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
14 |
Dinmore Bush Rats |
3 |
|
4 |
3 |
10 |
15 |
Grange Thistle |
2 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
19 |
16 |
Pineapple Rovers |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
17 |
Mount Gravatt |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
18 |
Eastern Suburbs |
1 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
20 |
19 |
Peninsula Power |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
20 |
Gold Coast City |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
21 |
Oxley United |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
22 |
Annerley |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
23 |
Brisbane Strikers |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
24 |
Acacia Ridge |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
25 |
Southside Eagles |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
26 |
Taringa Rovers |
1 |
|
4 |
2 |
7 |
27 |
Redlands United |
1 |
|
|
2 |
3 |
28 |
St George Willawong |
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
29 |
Valley Trident |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
30 |
Merton Rovers |
|
5 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
31 |
Shafston Rovers |
|
3 |
2 |
|
5 |
32 |
Toowong |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
33 |
Mitchelton |
|
1 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
34 |
Pine Rivers Athletic |
|
1 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
35 |
Coalstars |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
36 |
Booval Stars |
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
37 |
Olympic FC |
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
38 |
Bayside United |
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
39 |
Bundaberg |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
40 |
Caledonians |
|
|
3 |
|
3 |
41 |
Brisbane Knights |
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
42 |
Norman Park |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
43 |
Capalaba |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
44 |
Holland Park Hawks |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
45 |
The Lakes |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
46 |
University of Queensland |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
47 |
Milton |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
48 |
Brisbane City (1913-1928) |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
49 |
Darra United |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
50 |
Dinmore Wanderers |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
51 |
Ipswich Knights |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
52 |
North Brisbane |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
53 |
Queens Park |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
54 |
The Gap |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
55 |
Toombul United |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
400 |
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