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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Western Suburbs Magpies |
| Nickname(s) | The Fibros, The Cherry Pickers, Wests, Western Suburbs, The Magpies |
| Colours | White Black |
| Founded | 4 February 1908 (foundation club) |
| Exited | formed joint venture in 2000 with Balmain Tigers |
| Former details | |
| Competition | NSWRL/ARL, NRL |
| 1999 | 17th of 17 |
| Records | |
| Premierships | 4 – 1930, 1934, 1948, 1952 |
| Runners-up | 8 – 1918, 1925, 1932, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963 |
| Minor premierships | 5 – 1930, 1948, 1952, 1961, 1978 |
| Wooden spoons | 18 – 1908*,[1] 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1933, 1940, 1942, 1953, 1955, 1971, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1998, 1999 |
The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) is an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as the club is commonly referred to, was one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia. The club, as a sole entity, departed the top-flight competition in 1999 after forming a 50–50 joint venture with Balmain Tigers to form the Wests Tigers. The club currently fields sides in the NSW State Cup (Canterbury Cup), Ron Massey Cup (Opens),[2] S.G. Ball Cup (Under 19's) and Harold Matthews Cup (Under 17's) competitions.
Campbelltown Stadium, which has a capacity of 18,000, is the club's home stadium.
- ^ Whiticker & Collis 2006, p. 120
- ^ "The Club - Western Suburbs Magpies". www.westsmagpies.com.au.