▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁s occer ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁two - year ▁absence ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Premier ▁League ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Winter ▁Super ▁League ▁Prem iers hip - Ch ampion ship ▁double ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁A val a ' s ▁strong ▁performances ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁Le agues ▁and ▁their ▁strong ▁crowd ▁attend ances ▁didn ' t ▁go ▁un not iced ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁offered ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Soccer ▁League ; ▁however ▁they ▁decl ined ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁administration ▁within ▁the ▁Soccer ▁Australia ▁sector ▁and ▁the ▁large ▁financial ▁bur den ▁it ▁would ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁club , ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁clubs ▁within ▁the ▁league ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁finan cially ▁struggling . ▁A val a ▁returned ▁to ▁top ▁flight ▁action ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁under going ▁a ▁name ▁change ▁to ▁Bon ny rig g ▁White ▁E ag les ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁season , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁Division ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁pick ing ▁up ▁both ▁a ▁premi ership ▁and ▁championship ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁Super ▁League , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Bon ny rig g ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Premier ▁League , ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁highest ▁league ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁They ▁quickly ▁picked ▁up ▁more ▁hon ours ▁by ▁claim ing ▁their ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁ 5