Forrest Hill Milford United A.F.C.
 | |||
| Full name | Forrest Hill Milford United Association Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Swans | ||
| Founded | 1975 | ||
| Dissolved | 2020 (merged to become Northern Rovers) | ||
| Ground | Becroft Park, Forrest Hill, North Shore, New Zealand | ||
| League | NRFL Premier | ||
| 2020 | 8th | ||
|
| |||
Forrest Hill Milford United AFC was an amateur association football club from Forrest Hill, New Zealand. They last competed in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier 2020 season before they merged with Glenfield Rovers to form Northern Rovers.
History[]
The club was founded in 1975, ever since the club played in local championships and won two NRFL Division 1 titles.[citation needed]
Forrest Hill Milford reached the Quarter-Final of the 2009 Chatham Cup, where they were beaten by eventual champions Wellington Olympic 4–3.[citation needed]
In 2015, Forest Hill won the NRFL Division 1 title, finishing 5 points above 2nd placed Tauranga City United, and gaining promotion to the NRFL Premier.[1]
Again in 2019 the club won the NRFL Division 1 title, so gaining promotion to the 2020 NRFL Premier after being relegated from NRFL Premier in 2017.[citation needed]
In 2020 the club accepted an amalgamation proposal from Glenfield Rovers, to form the new club Northern Rovers, entering competitions from the 2021 season.[2]
Honours[]
- Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1
- Champions (2): 2015, 2019
References[]
- ^ "Ladder for NRFL 2015 Division 1". SportsTG. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Northern Rovers History". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
External links[]
  | This article about a New Zealand association football club is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Association football clubs in Auckland
- North Shore, New Zealand
- 1975 establishments in New Zealand
- New Zealand association football club stubs