North Shore United AFC

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Full nameNorth Shore United Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Shore
Founded1886
GroundAllen Hill Stadium, Devonport, North Shore
ChairmanSteve Browning
CoachMalcolm McPherson
LeagueNorthern League
20191st (champions)

North Shore United Association Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in the North Shore, Auckland. They compete in the Northern League, where they last won the competition in 2019.

Their home ground is Allen Hill Stadium, which is located in the suburb of Devonport.

History[]

The Club was founded in 1886, making it the oldest football club in New Zealand and Oceania.[1] North Shore United was originally formed as North Shore in 1886 and in 1933 amalgamated with Belmont, taking the present name.[2]

As the result of a sponsorship deal with camera distributor Hanimex, the team was known from 1979 to 1985 as Hanimex United or, unofficially, as Hanimex North Shore United.[3]

Achievements[]

North Shore United is one of New Zealand's oldest and most successful football clubs.[citation needed] In addition to numerous provincial and regional titles, North Shore United won the National Soccer League in 1977, the New Zealand Superclub League in 1994 and finished as the runner-up three times (1975, 1982, 1983). They also came runner-up in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 (2012), promoting them to the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 the following season.[citation needed] The club was promoted to the NRFL Premier in 2018 as runners-up.[4][5]

North Shore United also has a proud Chatham Cup record, having won the competition on six occasions in 1952 (shared), 1960, 1963, 1967, 1979, and 1986. They also finished as the runner-up six times in 1926 (as North Shore), 1959, 1961, 1973, 1985, and 1995.

Players[]

Many prominent members of the New Zealand national football team have also played for North Shore United. These players include Jason Batty, Duncan Cole, Adrian Elrick, Mark Elrick, Robert Ironside, Darren McClennan, Iain Ormond, Heremaia Ngata, Wynton Rufer, and Keith Hobbs.

Current squad[]

As of 13 June 2021[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— Croatia CRO Silvio Rodić
— New Zealand NZL Roshan Kumar
— New Zealand NZL Ryan Elder
— New Zealand NZL Kris Carpenter
— New Zealand NZL Clarke Foulds
— New Zealand NZL Brynn Sinclair
— New Zealand NZL Tristan Prattley
— New Zealand NZL Kris Naicker
— Ghana GHA Emmanuel Darkwa
— Ghana GHA Godwin Darkwa
— New Zealand NZL Jake Porter
— New Zealand NZL Harry Lissington
No. Pos. Nation Player
— Zimbabwe ZIM Tafara Chawira
— Wales WAL Tom Shaw
— New Zealand NZL Matt Wood
— New Zealand NZL Oscar Ramsay
— New Zealand NZL Harrison Bolton-Roberts
— Serbia SRB Marko Memedović
— New Zealand NZL Roussin N'Koy
— New Zealand NZL Joseph Lee
— New Zealand NZL Adyn Kettle
— New Zealand NZL Tinashe Marowa
— Jamaica JAM Horace James

Honours[]

  • Northern League (Level 2)
  • Auckland provincial championship
    • Champions (14): 1902, 1906, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1938, 1947, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Football – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. ^ "North Shore United". www.ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Hanimex North Shore vs Dunedin City - Fuji Film Stadium - Rothmans Soccer League - 04 September 1983 - 1983 - Faint fold marks". Your Football Programme. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Lotto NRFL 2018". Auckland Football Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Into prem league with game in hand" (PDF). The Devonport Flagstaff. 24 August 2018. p. 47. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. ^ "2021 Northern and Central League Player Lists". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "New Zealand - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ^ "1973 Northern League". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Auckland Football Federation - LOTTO NRFL 2019". Auckland Football. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  10. ^ NRFL, LOTTO (30 August 2019). "Congratulations @NSUAFC_Officialpic.twitter.com/gHBwmHuSdV". @LOTTONRFL. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ^ "1971 Rothmans Northern League". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  12. ^ Hilton, Tony, (1991) An Association with Football, Auckland: New Zealand Football Association, p. 17. ISBN 0-473-01291-X

External links[]

Chatham Cup
Preceded by
Eastern Suburbs 		Shared with Western*
1952 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
Eastern Suburbs
Preceded by
Northern 		Winner
1960 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
Northern
Preceded by
Hamilton Technical Old Boys 		Winner
1963 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
Mount Roskill
Preceded by
Miramar Rangers 		Winner
1967 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
Eastern Suburbs
Preceded by
Manurewa 		Winner
1979 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
Mount Wellington
Preceded by
Napier City Rovers 		Winner
1986 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
Gisborne City
*In the days prior to penalty shootouts and replays, tied matches were decided on the number of corners won. With the score and number of corners equal, it was decided that the trophy would be shared between the two sides. This was the only time in the competition this was to happen; replays were introduced to settle tied finals thereafter.[1]
  1. ^ Hilton, Tony (1 January 1991). An Association With Soccer The NZFA celebrates its first 100 years. Auckland: New Zealand Football. ISBN 978-0473012915.
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