1909-1919 They were formed in 1909 when the
Auckland Rugby League competition was in its infancy, having its own first General Meeting that same season. They were officially born on the evening of 23 July 1909 when a meeting was held at the Devonport Council Chambers. The following people were elected officers for the inaugural season: President – Dr. Guinness, Vice Presidents – Dr. Bennett, Captain Pilkington, Mr W. Swinnerton, Mr. A. Goldwater, and Mr. D. W. McLean, Committee – Mr. F. Gladding, Mr. P. Gerrard, Mr. Clark, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Wells, and Mr. Powell, with Mr. A. J. Powley the Secretary and Treasurer.{{cite news They played in the first ever rugby league match between two Auckland club teams when they played
City Rovers at Eagleton's Paddock in
Epsom. North Shore put out a strong side and won the match by 44 points to 22.{{cite news They also played one match on the Devonport Domain that year against a combined town team which they won by 26 points to 10.{{cite news They then finished the year with a match against
Newton Rangers at Victoria Park on September 4. In
1913 North Shore won their first ever first grade championship. They finished the season with a 5 win, 1 draw, 1 loss record, with their 11 competition points three ahead of
Newton Rangers,
City Rovers, and
Ponsonby United all on 8. In 1914 North Shore was tied with
Ponsonby United after 9 rounds with 15 competition points each. This meant a final was required to find the champion. North Shore won by 13 points to 2 on Victoria Park before a crowd of 7,000.
1920-1929 tipped over The 1920s were a fairly mediocre decade for the North Shore senior side. They finished in the middle of the table most years, though in 1924
Marist Old Boys had 21 competition points and North Shore had 23 competition points but North Shore had played one extra game. The Auckland Rugby League decided that the two sides should meet in a final to decide the title. Marist won a gripping game 20–17 to deny North Shore their third first grade championship. is seated in the centre. To his left is Kiwi
Allan Seagar, standing behind him slightly to the right is his cousin, Kiwi,
Len Scott.North Shore won the first grade championship for the 3rd time in
1928. At this time it was named the Monteith Shield and was replaced by the Fox Memorial Shield in 1931. They had a 9 win, 3 loss record and finished 3 competition points ahead of the
Richmond Rovers. Auckland representative, Ernest Ruby is standing second from the right. The following year in 1929 they were tied with
Ponsonby United after the final round so a final was played however they lost 5–0 before 11,000 at
Carlaw Park.
1930-1939 which sealed the title.North Shore won the championship twice in the 1930s. The first was in
1932 while the second was in the following year when they went back to back with victory in
1933. Their teams included New Zealand international players such as
Len Scott,
Allan Seagar,
Dick Smith,
Bert Leatherbarrow, and
Albert Laing, as well as Auckland representatives Hugh Simpson, Ted Scott, Ernest Ruby, Horace Hunt, Leslie Oliff, Alf Smith, and John Donald. While Waikato and New Zealand player
James Jones joined the side in 1932.
North Shore v Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) In 1931 North Shore played against
Eastern Suburbs from Sydney. The match was played on October 10 at
Carlaw Park before a crowd of 17,000. North Shore lost a high scoring match by 41 points to 27.
North Shore & Marist Combined v Eastern Suburbs Then a week later on October 17 a combined North Shore and Marist side played the same opponent and won 14 to 13 before 15,000 at Carlaw Park.
North Shore v St George of St George chasing the ball with Bert Leatherbarrow and John Donald of Devonport following behind.In 1933 North Shore won the championship by one point from Marist. At the end of the season St George, who had finished runner up in the NSWRL championship toured New Zealand. In their first game on September 23 they played North Shore and won 17–8.
1940-1949 In 1940 North Shore won the Stormont Shield for the fourth time in their history. They defeated
Richmond Rovers 15–10 in the final at Carlaw Park in front of 5,000 spectators. North Shore won the Fox Memorial once again in 1941. ==Titles==