that earned them the Clayton Cup for the first time since 1951. 2000 Runners up 2001 Runners up 2002 Runners up 2003 Runners up 2005 First grade premiers against West Tamworth Lions 34–28 2005 the Bears won the Northern Division pre-season club championship, first grade major premiership, the minor premiership and the pre-Season Knockout. 2006 First grade premiers against Coonabarabran Unicorns 42–14 2007 First grade premiers against West Tamworth Lions 32–12 2008 First grade premiers against West Tamworth Lions 8–6 2009 Runners up 2011 Runners up 2012 Runners up 2013 Runners up 2014 saw the Bears win the first grade premiership against the Gunnedah Bulldogs, a feat that earned them the Clayton Cup for the first time since 1951. 2015 first grade premiers against West Tamworth Lions 46–25 2016 first grade premiers against West Tamworth Lions 36–12 2017 first grade premiers against Narrabri Blues 30–22 2018 first grade premiers against Gunnedah Bulldogs 34–28 2019 first grade premiers against Kootingal Roosters 40–4 a feat that earned them the Clayton cup for the third time, earning the title along with 3 other CRL as the most successful clubs for country league. North Tamworth bears have won 6 successive grand finals 2019 undefeated. Playing record Playing record compiled from scores published in the Rugby League Week. Sources 1 North Tamworth Bears History retrieved 14 July 2007 References External links http://northtamworthbears.leaguenet.com.au Tamworth, New South Wales New England (New South Wales) Rugby league teams in New South Wales Rugby clubs established in 1911 1911 establishments in Australia