Nomads United

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Nomads United
Nomads United Logo.jpg
Full nameNomads United Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Nomads
The Blues
Founded17 January 1910;115 years ago (1910-01-17) [1]
GroundTulett Park, Christchurch
ChairmanSteve Daly [2]
Head coachMatt Jansen [3]
League Southern League
2024 Southern League, 6th of 10
Website https://www.nomadsafc.org
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Nomads United is an association football club based in Casebrook, Christchurch, New Zealand. The club competes in the Southern League, the second tier of New Zealand football. Founded in 1910, the club play their home games at Tulett Park. [4] It won its first major honour, The English Cup in 1914 and have since won it 10 more times.

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History

Nomads were a prominent team in early New Zealand football, reaching the later rounds of the Chatham Cup on several occasions and reaching the final in 1931. Though no longer the force they were in the early years of organised football in the country, the team again reached the final in 1963, although their best result in recent years has been to reach the quarter-finals in 2007.

Nomads United was founded in 1910 as Nomads FC in eastern Christchurch with an original intention of operating from temporary headquarters in one suburb after another, to foster local interest in the sport. At the time, football was in its infancy in New Zealand, with Nomads being only the fourth club founded in the South Island. [5] The club colours of red, white, and blue date from these early days and were taken in honour of the then colours of prominent English team Chelsea.

Nomads had several home grounds during their early years, including English Park, Richmond Park, and - after amalgamation with Shirley FC in the 1960s - Malvern Park and McFarlane Park in Shirley. For some time after this merger the team were known as Shirley/Nomads. [5] The club moved from Shirley to Casebrook in 1969, settling permanently at Tulett Park, and in 1972 the club changed its name to Nomads United AFC. In 1975 a women's team was added to the roster of teams at Nomads United. Despite financial problems during the early 1980s, Nomads United have survived and remain the second-oldest team in the Christchurch area. In 2021 Nomads United were promoted to the Southern League where they remain currently.

Players

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Regan Frame
2 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Thomas Stewart
3 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Joshua Collett
4 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Luca Macleod-Watts
5 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Daniel Metherell
6 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL William Holland
7 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Angus Mcintyre
8 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Jacob Anderson
10 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Caleb Cottom
11 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Harry Bushell
12 FW Flag of Cuba.svg  CUB Samuel Robinson
13 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Cooper Goldsmith
14 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Memphis Vaszilyko
15 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Will McKee
16 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Joshua Litt
17 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Cody Johnson
18 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Luca Greasley
19 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Caleb Johnson
20 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Jack Lanigan
21 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Guy Reeves

Honours

Nomads A.F.C. Honours
TypeCompetitionTitlesSeasons
Domestic Canterbury Championship 12016
English Cup 111914, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1960, 1962, 1963, 2006, 2008

References

  1. "Team History – Introduction".
  2. "Club Committee".
  3. "Football Staff".
  4. "Club History".
  5. 1 2 vflnet Nomads United page
Kate Sheppard Cup
Preceded by
Inaugural
Winner
1994 Women's Knockout Cup
Succeeded by