| 1908 NSWRFL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New South Wales Rugby Football League |
| Duration | 20 April to 29 August |
| Teams | 9 |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Points scored | 1108 |
| Premiers |  South Sydney (1st title) |
| Minor Premiers | South Sydney (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Eastern Suburbs |
| Wooden spoon |  Western Suburbs (1st spoon) |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Horrie Miller (47) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Horrie Miller (15) |
| Disbanded |  Cumberland |
| Second Grade | |
| Number of teams | 8 (1 withdrew) |
| Premiers | Eastern Suburbs |
| Third Grade | |
| Number of teams | 8 (2 withdrew) |
| Premiers | Sydney |
| Runners-up | Drummoyne |
The 1908 NSWRFL season was the inaugural season of the New South Wales Rugby Football League's premiership, Australia's first rugby league football club competition, in which nine clubs (eight from Sydney and one from Newcastle) competed from April till August 1908. The season culminated in the first premiership final, for the Royal Agricultural Society Challenge Shield, which was contested by Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney.[1] In 1908 the NSWRFL also assembled a New South Wales representative team for the first ever interstate series against Queensland, and towards the end of the season, the NSWRFL's leading players were absent, having been selected to go on the first Kangaroo tour of Great Britain.
- ^ Premiership Roll of Honour Archived 11 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine at rl1908.com