🏆 Club Honours
Celebrating over a century of football excellence in the Hunter Valley.
Major Club Honours
First Grade
- Newcastle Premiership – 1912, 1924 (shared), 1927
- Newcastle Premiership Senior Trophies – 1925, 1926
- State Association Premiership – 1928, 1929
- State League Premiership – Northern Division – 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958
- State League Champions – 1954, 1956, 1958
- Northern NSW Premierships:
- 1st Division Minor & Major Premiers – 1960
- 2nd Division Minor Premiers – 1977
- 2nd Division Major Premiers – 1986, 1987
- 2nd Division Minor & Major Premiers – 1988
- 2nd Division Minor Premiers – 1992
- 2nd Division Major Premiers – 1993
- Ascot Cup (Joint winners with Newcastle Austral) – 1960
- Benchmark Cup – 1989
- Daniels Cup – 1958
- Ellis Cup – 1911, 1912, 1927, 1960
- Hampden Cup – 1910
- Hemmings Cup – 1909
- Kerr Cup – 1923, 1927
- Northern Cup – 1933
- Nurse Cup – 1920
- Plummer Cup – 1954, 1960
- Richardson Cup (U21's) – 1923, 1925
- State Association Cup – 1929
- Stevenson Cup – 1925, 1927, 1939, 1954
Reserve Grade
- South Maitland Premiers – 1931
- State League Northern Division – Minor Premiers & Alliance Cup – 1948
- State League Northern Division Minor & Major Premiers – 1955
- Northern NSW – 2nd Division Major Premiers – 1966
- Northern NSW – 1st Division Minor Premiers – 1972
- Northern NSW – 2nd Division Minor Premiers – 1988
Under 18's
- Under 18's – South Maitland Premiers – 1924
- Under 18's – 2nd Division Minor Premiers – 1985
- 4th Grade – South Maitland Premiers – 1924
Senior Women
- All Age Women – D Division Major Premiers – 2003
- All Age Women – D Division Minor & Major Premiers – 2004
- All Age Women – B Division Minor Premiers – 2006
Junior Boys
- Under 12 – Super Youth League Major Premiers – 1994
- Under 16 – Super Youth League Major Premiers – 1995
- Under 14 – Premier Youth League Major Premiers – 1996
- Under 15 – Premier Youth League Major Premiers – 1997
Junior Women
- Under 16 Girls – Minor & Major Premiers – 1997, 1998, 1999
- Under 16 Girls – Major Premiers – 2000
- Under 16 Girls – A Division Minor & Major Premiers – 2006
- Under 14 Girls – Minor & Major Premiers – 2001
- Under 14 Girls – B Division Minor Premiers – 2006
Senior Women
- All Age Women – D Division Minor & Major Premiers – 2004
- All Age Women – B Division Minor Premiers – 2006
Junior Boys
- Under 12 – Super Youth League Major Premiers – 1994
- Under 15 – Premier Youth League Major Premiers – 1997
Junior Girls
- Under 16 Girls – Minor & Major Premiers – 1997, 1998, 1999
- Under 14 Girls – B Division Minor Premiers – 2006
Australian Representatives
Cessnock is proud of the impressive list of its players who have gone on to play for Australia.
Australian Representatives
- Cliff Almond
- John Barr
- Les Brown
- Jack Drinkwater
- Jack 'Digger' Evans
- Jim Harden
- Lo Hearne
- Eddie Hodge
- Jack Lennard
- Perce Lennard
- William Lonergan
- Roy McNaughton
- Amber Neilson
- Kevin O'Neill
- Jim Orr
- Greg Owens
- Phil Peters
- John Pettigrew
- Alec Purdon
- John Roberts
- George Rowe
- George Russell
- Lorissa Stevens
- Jack Taylor
- Cec Williams
- Ern Williams
- Clayton Zane
Other notable Australian representatives include Alec Heaney and Bobby Austin.
Other State & Representative Levels
- John Bond
- Derek Bright
- Bill Brown
- Les Burnett
- Danny Burt
- E Callaghan
- J Clarke
- F Corrigan
- Tom Durie
- William Edwards
- Dave Evans
- Len Falk
- H George
- Warren Halverson
- C Hamilton
- Roy Harden
- Neil Henderson
- James Hogg
- John Hogg
- W Howe
- Michael Hughes
- G Humphris
- Bill Inglis
- Phil Johns
- Roy Johns
- Theo Jurd
- George Kiers
- Graham King
- J Laird
- Reg Lennard
- Harold Lonsdale
- K McLennan
- J Marshall
- W Mathieson
- Cec Mowatt
- Jim Nelson
- Harro Otto
- A Park
- Jim Porteus
- Ned Price
- George Rennex
- Albert Simmonds
- Tom Sneddon
- Michael Southworth
- J Strang
- Charlie Thompson
- Gordon Thomson
- Jimmy Thomson Snr
- Billy Thomson
- William Victor
- Jack Wallace
- T Wardrop
- Bill Whitelaw
- Jack Wilkinson
- George Williams
- Matt Willoughby
Life Members
Recognising those whose dedication and service have left a lasting legacy at Cessnock City Hornets FC.
- Stephen Allen
- Shaun Anderson
- Rodney Bower
- Neville Broadbent
- Les Chappell
- Norm Clifton
- Frank Croxen*
- R Drinkwater*
- Jack 'Digger' Evans*
- T Fields
- Bronwyn Grant
- Pat Hawes
- John Hogg
- David 'Dubby' Jeffries*
- David Johns
- Ray Jones
- Dennis King
- Stuart Lang
- Perce Lennard*
- Stan Main
- Paul Marks
- Bobby Morris
- John Munro
- Iain Neilson
- Russell O'Hearn
- Phil Peters*
- Jim Porteus
- Kevin Price
- Robert Richardson
- Jim Scane*
- Clarrie Smith*
- Michael Southworth
- William Thomson
- Brian Williams
- Cliff Almond
- John Barr
- Howard Branch
- Tony Butler
- J Clay*
- Bert Cockbain*
- Jack Drinkwater*
- William 'Bildo' Edwards
- Garry Fairlie
- Dorrie Glenn*
- Ron Haddow
- James Hogg
- Michael Hughes
- Allan Johns
- Jim Johnson*
- Thomas 'Taff' Jones*
- Graham King
- Jack Lennard*
- Brian Lindsay
- William Main
- Phillip Marks
- Jeff Morton
- Jim Nelson*
- Andrew O'Hearn
- Kevin O'Neill
- John Pettigrew
- Stephen Price
- George 'Tup' Rennex*
- Darren Rockley
- Bryce Simpson
- Colin Somerville
- Ron Steele*
- Mark Trowbridge
- David Workman
* Denotes deceased members