Major Honours

1909
The first formally elected club executive was chosen at a meeting in the Leys Institute Hall in Ponsonby on 30 July 1909. Mr TA Thompson presided and James Carlaw was elected the first chairman with Barry Brigham the secretary and Percy Ussher club treasurer. Charlie dunning, Arthur Carlaw, J Stanaway, Harry Oakley and S Buick made up the club's executive.

The details of most of the early games have not been recorded but it is known that in 1909, Ponsonby played Newton on 18 August at Victoria Park in front of a crowd of 4,000, winning 16-6 and also met North Shore and City. As many as 32 players passed through the ponsonby ranks in 1909, clear evidence of the growth of the sport and the number of games the fledgling clubs were arranging amongst themselves. Carlaw and MacDonald became the club's first New Zealand representatives when chosen to tour Australia.

1910
The first Annual Meeting of the club was held on 15 March 1910. Ponsonby had drawn some of its initial personnel from the old Herne Bay Rugby Club and they had been followed by some of the best known Ponsonby rugby players.

The Auckland Rugby League was formed on 6 April 1910 when a meeting was held in the Suffolk Hotel on College Hill. Clubs in attendance were Po9nsonby, Newton and North Shore along with a representative of the Rotorua District League. Northcote affiliated at the second meeting and City at the third. Arthur Carlaw and Barry Brigham were the Ponsonby delegates at the meeting while Brigham and Ussher were appointed Auckland delegates to the New Zealand rugby League.

The first competition game was played on the old Takapuna Racecourse. In that season, Ponsonby entered on senior and one junior team. City won the inaugural Auckland senior championship with Ponsonby runners-up. The Ponsonby team which played in the first official championship game was Syd Riley, S Cole, Arthur Carlaw, Scotch MacDonald (captain), Charlie Dunning, H Bettis, Harry Oakley, J Chorley, Billy Tyler, W Doran, Tom Lynch, H Robertson and H Fricker. In the first competition match, Ponsonby went down to Newton 12-6. Eight Ponsonby players, Arthur Carlaw, Charlie Dunning, Scotch MacDonald, J Chorley, H Fricker, S Cole, J Stanaway and Syd Riley gained selection in the first ever representative sides put out by the Auckland Rugby League. The first match was played against Rotorua at Victoria Park on 11 June. As the new Auckland jerseys were ready in time the team borrowed a set from Ponsonby. In addition, Chorley, MacDonald and Dunning, who was the captain, won places in the in the New Zealand team which played England.

1911
At the 1911 Annual Meeting Charlie Savory joined the club as a playing member, Savory, who represented Auckland, New Zealand and Australasia, was involved in a incident without parallel in in New Zealand Rugby League.

In a match against Manukau Rovers at Onehunga, a player named Clark was kicked and during the enquiry that followed the ARL found Savory responsible. They handed him a lifetime ban but Savory appealed to the NZ Council who upheld the appeal and reinstated him. They then dismissed the entire ARL Board from office for their handling of the affair. Savory was killed at Gallipoli during the First World War.

1912
By 1912 the club had expanded as was fielding teams in senior, second, third (two teams) and fourth grades. Club league was played at Eden Park in 1912, Ponsonby beating Manukau 19-5 in front of 5,000 spectators in the first series of matches staged. there.

1914
In 1914 the league held a grand final fir the first time to find its champion team, North Shore beating Ponsonby
13-2 at Victoria Park in front of a crowd of almost 7,000.

1917
In 1917 Ponies won the championship for the first time and also captured their first Roope Rooster title. There was no Champion of Champions match until 1924.
A seven-a-side tournament was staged for the war effort. In the final at Victoria Park, a crowd of 12,500 saw City defeat Ponsonby 9-7.

1918
The club repeated their championship success and also travelled to Christchurch and played local champions Sydenham, winning the Thacker Shield, the first national inter-club competition which has been played for on a challenge basis since the 1913 season.

1919
Ponsonby became the first club to win the Auckland championship on three succesive occasions.

The Auckland Rugby League acquired the area then known as Ah Chee's market garden. This became Carlaw Park (named after ARL chairman James Carlaw) which became the property of the ARL on 1 January 1921. Carlaw2 had been president of Ponsonby for eight years before accepting the position of chairman of the ARL's management committee in 1918.

Major Honours		New Zealand Representatives: 1909-1920
Championships Roope Roster	1917, 1918, 1919, 1917	R MacDonald A Carlaw C Dunning J Chorley C Savory G Gillett S Riley A Hardgrave C Webb J Clark T McLymont W Walsh S Lowrie	1909, 1910, 1911 1909, 1912, 1913 1910, 1911, 1912 1910 1911, 1913, 1914 1911 1912 (NZ v Auckland) 1912, 1914 1912, 1913 1913, 1919 1919 1919 1919
1909 The first formally elected club executive was chosen at a meeting in the Leys Institute Hall in Ponsonby on 30 July 1909. Mr TA Thompson presided and James Carlaw was elected the first chairman with Barry Brigham the secretary and Percy Ussher club treasurer. Charlie dunning, Arthur Carlaw, J Stanaway, Harry Oakley and S Buick made up the club's executive. The details of most of the early games have not been recorded but it is known that in 1909, Ponsonby played Newton on 18 August at Victoria Park in front of a crowd of 4,000, winning 16-6 and also met North Shore and City. As many as 32 players passed through the ponsonby ranks in 1909, clear evidence of the growth of the sport and the number of games the fledgling clubs were arranging amongst themselves. Carlaw and MacDonald became the club's first New Zealand representatives when chosen to tour Australia. 1910 The first Annual Meeting of the club was held on 15 March 1910. Ponsonby had drawn some of its initial personnel from the old Herne Bay Rugby Club and they had been followed by some of the best known Ponsonby rugby players. The Auckland Rugby League was formed on 6 April 1910 when a meeting was held in the Suffolk Hotel on College Hill. Clubs in attendance were Po9nsonby, Newton and North Shore along with a representative of the Rotorua District League. Northcote affiliated at the second meeting and City at the third. Arthur Carlaw and Barry Brigham were the Ponsonby delegates at the meeting while Brigham and Ussher were appointed Auckland delegates to the New Zealand rugby League. The first competition game was played on the old Takapuna Racecourse. In that season, Ponsonby entered on senior and one junior team. City won the inaugural Auckland senior championship with Ponsonby runners-up. The Ponsonby team which played in the first official championship game was Syd Riley, S Cole, Arthur Carlaw, Scotch MacDonald (captain), Charlie Dunning, H Bettis, Harry Oakley, J Chorley, Billy Tyler, W Doran, Tom Lynch, H Robertson and H Fricker. In the first competition match, Ponsonby went down to Newton 12-6. Eight Ponsonby players, Arthur Carlaw, Charlie Dunning, Scotch MacDonald, J Chorley, H Fricker, S Cole, J Stanaway and Syd Riley gained selection in the first ever representative sides put out by the Auckland Rugby League. The first match was played against Rotorua at Victoria Park on 11 June. As the new Auckland jerseys were ready in time the team borrowed a set from Ponsonby. In addition, Chorley, MacDonald and Dunning, who was the captain, won places in the in the New Zealand team which played England. 1911 At the 1911 Annual Meeting Charlie Savory joined the club as a playing member, Savory, who represented Auckland, New Zealand and Australasia, was involved in a incident without parallel in in New Zealand Rugby League. In a match against Manukau Rovers at Onehunga, a player named Clark was kicked and during the enquiry that followed the ARL found Savory responsible. They handed him a lifetime ban but Savory appealed to the NZ Council who upheld the appeal and reinstated him. They then dismissed the entire ARL Board from office for their handling of the affair. Savory was killed at Gallipoli during the First World War. 1912 By 1912 the club had expanded as was fielding teams in senior, second, third (two teams) and fourth grades. Club league was played at Eden Park in 1912, Ponsonby beating Manukau 19-5 in front of 5,000 spectators in the first series of matches staged. there. 1914 In 1914 the league held a grand final fir the first time to find its champion team, North Shore beating Ponsonby 13-2 at Victoria Park in front of a crowd of almost 7,000. 1917 In 1917 Ponies won the championship for the first time and also captured their first Roope Rooster title. There was no Champion of Champions match until 1924. A seven-a-side tournament was staged for the war effort. In the final at Victoria Park, a crowd of 12,500 saw City defeat Ponsonby 9-7. 1918 The club repeated their championship success and also travelled to Christchurch and played local champions Sydenham, winning the Thacker Shield, the first national inter-club competition which has been played for on a challenge basis since the 1913 season. 1919 Ponsonby became the first club to win the Auckland championship on three succesive occasions. The Auckland Rugby League acquired the area then known as Ah Chee's market garden. This became Carlaw Park (named after ARL chairman James Carlaw) which became the property of the ARL on 1 January 1921. Carlaw2 had been president of Ponsonby for eight years before accepting the position of chairman of the ARL's management committee in 1918.