This is an annual football competition played by teams from Sydney, Australia based boys high schools who are members of the AAGPS
History The official football competition commenced in 1988 1st Grade The Wanderers' Cup for AAGPS Soccer presented in 1988 by The King's School to mark the first school-based game of Soccer in Australia between The King's School and The Gentlemen Wanderers played in Parramatta on 14 August 1880. 2nd Grade GPS 2nd Soccer XI Premiership first awarded in 1988. From 2015 onwards, a GPS Plate competition was established and is played in Term 2 prior to the Premiership.
Results
1988 to 1999 + ResultsYear1st Grade2nd Grade 1988St Joseph'sSt Joseph's 1989NewingtonShore 1990GrammarHigh,Newington 1991High, NewingtonNewington 1992NewingtonHigh 1993HighGrammar 1994St Joseph'sHigh 1995HighNewington 1996NewingtonNewington 1997St Joseph'sNewington 1998Newington,GrammarSt Joseph's 1999St Ignatius'St Ignatius'
Year 2000 onwards + ResultsYear1st Grade2nd Grade 2000RiverviewRiverview 2001RiverviewHigh 2002RiverviewRiverview 2003RiverviewNewington 2004GrammarGrammar 2005ShoreShore 2006NewingtonKings, Newington, Riverview 2007RiverviewRiverview 2008RiverviewRiverview 2009RiverviewNewington 2010RiverviewRiverview 2011ScotsNewington 2012St Joseph'sSt Joseph's 2013RiverviewNewington 2014NewingtonRiverview 2015ShoreNewington 2016ShoreRiverview2017Riverview, NewingtonRiverview2018RiverviewNewington2019RiverviewScots2020RiverviewGrammar2021*Cancelled due to Covid-19 *Cancelled due to Covid-192022St Joseph'sRiverview2023St Joseph'sNewington2024HighGrammar2025Newington(Undefeated)Newington
2012 marked the 25th anniversary of AAGPS Football with St Joseph's College repeating the same feat that they achieved in the very first season of AAGPS in 1988, that is, taking out both the First and Seconds Competitions.
GPS Plate Competition
Competition commenced in 2015 with all metropolitan schools competing for the 1st XI and 2nd XI GPS ‘Plate’ trophy. The competition is played in Term 2 prior to the Premiership Rounds.
* Schools are divided into two Pools comprising four teams.
* Each school plays in the Preliminary Rounds.
* Schools are ranked after the preliminary Rounds to determine the finals by playing the correspondingly ranked team in the other pool +1st Grade2nd Grade2015St Joseph'sRiverview, Newington2016NewingtonNewington2017Newington Newington2018RiverviewNewington2019GrammarNewington2020*Cancelled due to Covid-19* Cancelled due to Covid-192021GrammarGrammar2022RiverviewScots2023NewingtonGrammar2024NewingtonKings2025Scots
See also Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales AAGPS (NSW) Rugby AAGPS (NSW) Basketball Head of the River (New South Wales)
References
GPS Results Archive
External links GPS website