North Shore United AFC

North Shore United

Full name	North Shore United Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Shore
Founded	1886;138 years ago (1886)
Ground	Allen Hill Stadium, Devonport, North Shore
Chairman	Mike Fox
Coach	Dave Fahy
League	NRFL Championship
2023	NRFL Championship, 6th of 12
Home colours Away colours

North Shore United Association Football Club is an amateur football club based in the North Shore, Auckland. They compete in the NRFL Championship, after being relegated in 2022.

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. ^{[1] [2]} 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. ^[2] 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. North Shore United reached the semi-finals of the 2021 competition, but decided to withdraw due to the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[6]

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, Ian Ormond, Heremaia Ngata, Wynton Rufer, and Keith Hobbs.

Current squad

As of 13 June 2021 ^[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player —   NZL Roshan Kumar —   NZL Ryan Elder —   NZL Kris Carpenter —   NZL Clarke Foulds —   NZL Brynn Sinclair —   NZL Tristan Prattley —   NZL Kris Naicker —   GHA Emmanuel Darkwa —   GHA Godwin Darkwa —   NZL Jake Porter —   NZL Harry Lissington

No. Pos. Nation Player —   ZIM Tafara Chawira —   WAL Tom Shaw —   NZL Matt Wood —   NZL Oscar Ramsay —   NZL Harrison Bolton-Roberts —   SRB Marko Memedović —   NZL Roussin N'Koy —   NZL Joseph Lee —   NZL Adyn Kettle —   NZL Tinashe Marowa —   JAM Horace James

Honours

• New Zealand National Soccer League (Level 1)
  • Champions (2): 1977, 1994 ^[8]
  • Runners-up: 1975, 1982, 1983
• Northern League (Level 2)
  • Champions (3): 1973, ^[9] 2001, 2019 ^{[10] [11]}
  • Runners-up: 1971 ^[12]
• Auckland provincial championship
  • Champions (14): 1902, 1906, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1938, 1947, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 ^[8]
• Chatham Cup
  • Champions (6): 1952 (shared), 1960, 1963, 1967, 1979, 1986
  • Runners-up: 1926, 1959, 1961, 1973, 1975, 1995
• Club of Pioneers member as of 2017 ^[13]

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. "NSU will not play Chatham Cup Semi Final". North Shore United AFC. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
7. "2021 Northern and Central League Player Lists". New Zealand Football . Retrieved 15 June 2021.
8. "New Zealand — List of Champions". RSSSF . Retrieved 26 April 2021.
9. "1973 Northern League". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
10. "Auckland Football Federation - LOTTO NRFL 2019". Auckland Football. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
11. NRFL, LOTTO (30 August 2019). "Congratulations @NSUAFC_Officialpic.twitter.com/gHBwmHuSdV". @LOTTONRFL. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
12. "1971 Rothmans Northern League". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
13. Hilton, Tony, (1991) An Association with Football, Auckland: New Zealand Football Association, p. 17. ISBN   0-473-01291-X

External links

• Official website

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.