# Guildford Owls

The Guildford Owls are a rugby league club based in Guildford, New South Wales, Australia. They have previously competed in the Ron Massey Cup, the Sydney Shield and have also competed in the Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League.

## History

Guildford were founded in 1953 although the leagues club at Guildford was founded much earlier in the 1920s.
Guildford have spent much of their existence playing in the lower leagues of the New South Wales Rugby League competitions. One of Parramatta's greatest ever players, Brett Kenny grew up playing as a Guildford junior.
In 1991, Guildford won the Ron Massey Cup which was then known as the Metropolitan Cup. In 2018, the Sydney Shield side reached the grand final against East Campbelltown Eagles but were defeated 32-22 at Leichhardt Oval.

## Notable players

* John Mowbray (1959-68 Western Suburbs)
* Mick Pattison (1978-80 & 1983-84 Parramatta Eels, 1981-82 South Sydney Rabbitohs, and 1985-86 Illawarra Steelers)
* Brett Kenny (1980-93 Parramatta Eels)
* Tim Mannah (2009-19 Parramatta Eels)
* Jon Mannah (2009-12 Parramatta Eels & Cronulla)
* Jake Foster (2010-14 Canberra Raiders & Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
* Daniel Tupou (2012- Sydney Roosters)
* Manase Fainu (2018- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
* Tevita Funa (2020-2022 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles & New South Wales Waratahs)
* Samuela Fainu (2023- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles & Wests Tigers)
* Sione Fainu (2024- Wests Tigers)
* Latu Fainu (2024- Wests Tigers)

## Honours

* Ron Massey Cup Winners
       1991
* Sydney Shield Runners Up
       2018

## Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions

In three different time-periods, Guildford has entered teams in lower tier competitions run by the New South Wales Rugby League. The win–loss–draw record in the table below does not include Finals Series matches.
| Year | Competition | Pos | Plyd | W | L | D | B | For | Agst | Diff | Pts | Finals Position |
| 1963 | Inter-District | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | | 161 | 81 | 80 | 24 | Finalist |
| 1964 | Second Division | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 68 | 211 | 24 | |
| 1965 | Second Division | 6 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 201 | 9 | 19 | |
| 1990 | Metropolitan Cup | 4 | | | | | | | | | 18 | Semi-Finalist |
| 1991 | Metropolitan Cup | 1 | | | | | | | | | 25 | Premiers |
| 1992 | Metropolitan Cup | 7 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 286 | 299 | -13 | 18 | |
| 1993 | Metropolitan Cup | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 311 | 234 | 77 | 26 | Finalist |
| 1994 | Metropolitan Cup | 5 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 417 | -7 | 20 | |
| 1995 | Metropolitan Cup | 4 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 365 | 397 | -32 | 25 | |
| 1996 | Metropolitan Cup | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 406 | 294 | 112 | 27 | Semi-Finalist |
| 1997 | Metropolitan Cup | 2 | 14 | | | | | | | | 20 | |
| 1998 | Metropolitan Cup | 6 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 338 | 340 | -2 | 16 | |
| 1999 | Metropolitan Cup | 4 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | | 424 | 347 | 77 | 19 | Semi-Finalist |
| 2000 | Metropolitan Cup | 7 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 358 | -104 | 8 | |
| 2001 | Metropolitan Cup | 5 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 388 | 440 | -52 | 24 | |
| 2002 | Metropolitan Cup | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 329 | 2 | 16 | Finalist |
| 2003 | Jim Beam Cup | 7 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 500 | 569 | -69 | 20 | |
| 2013 | Ron Massey Cup | 9 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 565 | 734 | -169 | 18 | |
| 2014 | Ron Massey Cup | 6 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 594 | 536 | 58 | 24 | Last 6 Semi-Finalist |
| 2015 | Ron Massey Cup | 5 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 529 | 543 | -14 | 23 | Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist |
| 2016 | Ron Massey Cup | 7 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 518 | 445 | 73 | 23 | Last 6 Semi-Finalist |
| 2017 | Ron Massey Cup | 5 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 430 | 388 | 42 | 33 | Last 4 Preliminary Finalist |
| 2018 | Ron Massey Cup | 5 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 455 | 351 | 104 | 26 | Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist |
| 2019 | Ron Massey Cup | 5 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 472 | 492 | -20 | 25 | Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist |
| 2020 | Ron Massey Cup | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Competition Cancelled |