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| Full name | Mount Albert-Ponsonby AFC | ||
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| Founded | 1931 | ||
| Ground | Anderson Park, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Chairman | Jason Conquer | ||
| Manager | Darren White | ||
| League | NRFL Championship | ||
| 2024 | NRFL Championship, 8th of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
Mount Albert-Ponsonby is a semi-professional association football club in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand.
The club is an amalgamated between Mount Albert FC and Ponsonby in 1971. [1] Ponsonby had previously won the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournament, in 1927 [2] and 1933. [3]
The club won play-off series to earn a place in the 1971 National Soccer League. [4] The team were briefly known, during their second season in the league, as Auckland City FC after getting support from Eden AFC [5] [6] [Note 1]
Mount Albert-Ponsonby current home ground is Anderson Park, Mt Albert, Auckland. The team's current kit colours are Blue with a Gold trim for the home kit, and Red for the away kit.
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