| 1909 NSWRFL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New South Wales Rugby Football League |
| Teams | 8 |
| Matches played | 42 |
| Points scored | 975 |
| Premiers |  South Sydney (2nd title) |
| Minor Premiers | South Sydney (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Balmain |
| Wooden spoon |  Western Suburbs (1st spoon) |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Arthur Conlin (43) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Tommy Anderson (11) |
| Left to form local league |  Newcastle |
| Second Grade | |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Premiers |  Eastern Suburbs |
| Runners-up |  Glebe |
| Third Grade | |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Premiers | South Sydney Federal |
| Runners-up | Rozelle |
The 1909 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the second season of Sydney's top-level rugby league football competition, Australia's first. Eight teams contested during the season for the premiership and the Royal Agricultural Society Challenge Shield; seven teams from Sydney and one team from Newcastle, New South Wales.
At the beginning of the season, the nearly broke NSWRFL had met and kicked out its founders Henry Hoyle, Victor Trumper and J J Giltinan.[1] Part-way through the season, Edward Larkin was appointed full-time secretary of the NSWRFL.[2]
Also in 1909 north of the border, the Queensland Rugby Football League got its club competition started for the rebel football code of rugby league.
- ^ Heads, Ian. "Controversy" (PDF). League of Legends. National Museum of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ Cunneen, Chris (2001). The best ever Australian Sports Writing. Australia: Black Inc. p. 321. ISBN 1-86395-266-7. Retrieved 19 February 2011.