Auckland Thistle

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Auckland Thistle
Full nameThistle Football Club
Nickname(s)Thistle
Founded1903
Ground Auckland Domain

Auckland Thistle is an association football club in Auckland, New Zealand formed in 1903. [1] Thistle won its first Auckland Football Association championship in 1914. [2] The club disbanded in 1915 due to World War I until reforming in 1923. [3] Thistle won the Auckland Championship on seven occasions between 1925 and 1937. [4] In 1934 Thistle won the Auckland Championship and Chatham Cup.

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Chatham Cup
Preceded by Winner
1934 Chatham Cup
Succeeded by
  1. "Football". New Zealand Herald. 2 May 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. "Outdoor Sports - Association Football". The Observer. 17 October 1914. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2023.{{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  3. "Association Football - The Thistle Club". Auckland Star. 28 February 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. "New Zealand - List of Champions". Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

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