1911 Auckland Rugby League season

The 1911 Auckland Rugby League season was the second full organised club season in Auckland following the 1910 Auckland Rugby League season. City Rovers won the title again after winning it in the competitions inaugural year.

The club season commenced on 20 May, with the start of the competition for the Myers Cup. City Rovers were crowned champions after defeating Ponsonby United in the final 36–15 which was required due to both teams being within 2 points of each other as the competition entered its closing stages. The competition at the time and for decades to come often did not complete full round robins. When a team held an unassailable lead over their nearest rivals, the competition was often concluded at that point. Ponsonby and City had already met twice during the season, but rather than ending the round-robin with round 10—when Ponsonby would have had a bye and City likely would have had an easy win over wooden spooners Eden Ramblers—the Auckland Rugby League decided to have the two top teams play off for the title a week early, rather than prolong the competition.

The City side featured Albert Asher, Alex Stanaway, Jim Rukutai, and Bob Mitchell, while Ponsonby had Charlie Savory, Charles Dunning and Arthur Carlaw.

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