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Football league
| Country |  New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) |
| Number of clubs | 5 |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |
| Promotion to | FootballSouth Premier League |
| Current champions | Queens park (8th title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Thistle (21 titles) |
| Current: Donald Gray 2022 | |
The Donald Gray Memorial Cup is the premier men's football competition in Southland, New Zealand. It sits below the Southern Football Premier League and above Southland Division 1.
Current clubs
As of 2024 season.
| Team | Location | Stadium | 2024 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gore Wanderers | Gore | Hyde Park | 2nd |
| Old Boys | Invercargill | Waverley Park | 4th |
| Queens Park (2) | Invercargill | Surrey Park | 1st |
| Southland United | Invercargill | ILT Football Turf | — |
| Thistle | Invercargill | ILT Football Turf | 3rd |
| Waihopai | Invercargill | Surrey Park | 5th |
- (2) — Denotes club's second team
Past winners
- List of winners from 1950-2009
- List of winners from 2003–
- 1950 - Brigadiers
- 1951 - Brigadiers
- 1952 - Brigadiers
- 1953 - Brigadiers & Thistle FC
- 1954 - Brigadiers
- 1955 - Thistle FC
- 1956 - Brigadiers
- 1957 - Hotspurs
- 1958 - Brigadiers
- 1959 - Invercargill Rovers
- 1960 - Thistle FC
- 1961 - Thistle FC
- 1962 - Thistle FC
- 1963 - Thistle FC
- 1964 - Thistle FC
- 1965 - Thistle FC
- 1966 - Thistle FC
- 1967 - Invercargill United
- 1968 - Invercargill United
- 1969 - Thistle FC
- 1970 - Thistle FC
- 1971 - Thistle FC
- 1972 - Thistle FC & Invercargill United
- 1973 - Thistle FC
- 1974 - Southland Boys' High School
- 1975 - Southland Boys' High School
- 1976 - Thistle FC
- 1977 - Thistle FC
- 1978 - Queens Park AFC
- 1979 - Old Boys' AFC
- 1980 - Invercargill United
- 1981 - Invercargill United
- 1982 - Thistle FC
- 1983 - Gore Wanderers
- 1984 - Thistle FC
- 1985 - Old Boys' AFC
- 1986 - Waihopai
- 1987 - Southland Marist
- 1988 - Old Boys' AFC
- 1989 - Queens Park AFC
- 1990 - Thistle FC
- 1991 - Invercargill United
- 1992 - Queens Park AFC
- 1993 - Thistle FC
- 1994 - Queenstown Rovers
- 1995 - Queenstown Rovers
- 1996 - Queenstown Rovers
- 1997 - Invercargill United
- 1998 - Southend United
- 1999 - Queenstown Rovers
- 2000 - Queenstown Rovers
- 2001 - Waihopai
- 2002 - Waihopai
- 2003 - Waihopai
- 2004 - Queens Park AFC
- 2005 - Southend United
- 2006 - Queens Park AFC
- 2007 - Southend United
- 2008 - Queens Park AFC
- 2009 - Old Boys' AFC
- 2010 - Old Boys' AFC
- 2011 - Old Boys' AFC
- 2012 - Old Boys' AFC
- 2013 - Southend United
- 2014 - Old Boys' AFC
- 2015 - Queenstown Rovers
- 2016 - Old Boys' AFC
- 2017 - Gore Wanderers
- 2018 - Gore Wanderers
- 2019 - Old Boys' AFC
- 2020 - Queens Park AFC
- 2021 - Queens Park AFC
- 2022 - Thistle FC
- 2023 - Old Boys' AFC
- 2024 - Queens Park AFC
References
- "Donald Gray 2022".
- "Still plenty to play for in DG". Otago Daily Times Online News. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- "Southland Football Honours List" (PDF). Southland Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "Southland Football Annual Awards Recipients from 2003". Southland Football. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- Savory, Logan (23 August 2020). "Queens Park holds its nerve to win first Donald Gray title since 2008". Southland Times. Stuff. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- Montgomery, Chris (15 September 2022). "What will 2023 bring for the Donald Gray competition". Southland Express. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- Montgomery, Chris (31 August 2023). "Old Boys lift trophy after decisive victory". Southland Express. Retrieved 10 September 2023.