Bill McKinlay Park

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Bill McKinlay Park
Bill McKinlay Park
Former namesIreland Road Domain (1902–1976)
Location3 Ireland Road, Auckland, New Zealand
Coordinates 36°53′59″S174°50′56″E / 36.899588°S 174.848903°E / -36.899588; 174.848903
Public transit Panmure
Owner Auckland Council
OperatorAuckland Council
Capacity 1,000
Field size104 by 68 metres (113.7 yd × 74.4 yd)
SurfaceArtificial Turf
Construction
Opened1902;122 years ago (1902)
Renovated2010–11
Construction cost NZD$500,000 (2010–2011)
Tenants
Mt Wellington RFC (–1954)
Mount Wellington AFC (1952–1999)
Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC (2000–present)
Eastern Suburbs AFC (2016–2018)
Website
http://www.billmckinlaypark.co.nz/

Bill McKinlay Park, (formerly Ireland Road Domain) is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Mount Wellington in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used for football matches and is the home stadium of NRF League One side Uni-Mount Bohemian. [1] Eastern Suburbs also used Bill McKinlay Park for their New Zealand Football Championship games between 2016 and 2018. [2]

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Bill McKinlay has hosted seven international friendlies and the 1983 Chatham Cup Final Replay. [3]

History

In 1902, Bill McKinlay Park was opened under the control of the Mt Wellington Domain Board. Ireland Road Domain used to host sports days, rodeos and carnivals on their grounds. In 1954 the board made the decision to give exclusive access of the ground to Mount Wellington AFC, meaning Mt Wellington RFC no longer had use of the ground. Between 1961 and 1968, changing rooms, an upstairs lounge and the clubrooms were completed. [4]

In 1976, Bill and Joe McKinlay passed away suddenly. Mount Wellington AFC asked the Mt Wellington Borough Council to change the name of the ground to its current name, Bill McKinlay Park, in Bill's honour. In 2006, Mt Wellington Stadium Charitable Trust was formed to assess the option of developing Bill McKinlay Park into a multi-use, all-weather stadium. In 2010, a NZD$500,000 facility partnership grant was approved, allowing the Mt Wellington Stadium Charitable Trust to construct an artificial turf. The turf was completed in 2011, installed by Tiger Turf and tested to a FIFA 2* standard. [5]

International matches

Bill McKinlay Park has hosted several international matches, including a Tri-Nations Series between New Zealand, Australia and North Korea. This series was part of the build up to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Canada. [6] [7]

In 1982, Bill McKinlay Park also hosted a cross code series of rugby and football where the All Blacks played the All Whites. [8]

20 August 1980Friendly New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bill Munro (New Zealand)
15 April 1985Friendly New Zealand B  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–0 1982 All Whites Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand)
7 June 1985Friendly New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bill Munro (New Zealand)
7 February 2007Friendly New Zealand B  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Auckland, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)
20 February 2010Friendly New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Report Garriock Soccerball shade.svg37'
De Vanna Soccerball shade.svg49'
Khamis Soccerball shade.svg84'		Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
8 February 2015Tri-Nations New Zealand Women  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Women Auckland, New Zealand
Report
  • Wi Jong-sim Soccerball shade.svg22'
Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
10 February 2015Tri-Nations North Korea Women  Flag of North Korea.svg1–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Women Auckland, New Zealand
Kim Yun-Mi Soccerball shade.svg14' Report Polkinghorne Soccerball shade.svg11'
Heyman Soccerball shade.svg37'		Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
12 February 2015Tri-Nations New Zealand Women  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Women Auckland, New Zealand
Gregorius Soccerball shade.svg57', 83' Report van Egmond Soccerball shade.svg9'
Heyman Soccerball shade.svg12'
Foord Soccerball shade.svg29'		Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Eastern Suburbs AFC". Eastern Suburbs AFC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Chatham Cup flashback: When the final was controversially staged in Gisborne". friendsoffootballnz.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "A little about us…". Bill McKinlay Park. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bill McKinlay Park Synthetic Football Turf". TigerTurf. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Football Ferns to host top-level teams". New Zealand Herald . 18 January 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Football Ferns beaten 3-2 by Australia in physical Auckland encounter". Stuff . 12 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "When the All Whites took on rugby's All Blacks". friendsoffootballnz.com. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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